OBJECTIVE We determined the feasibility and outcomes of the Log Handwriting Program (Raynal, 1990), an 8-week training program based on task-specific practice of handwriting. METHOD We used a pretest-posttest design involving 16 first- and second-grade Australian students. Handwriting training sessions occurred in schools for 45 min per week over 8 weeks, in groups of 2 or 3. Weekly homework ...

The purpose of this study is that comparing the effects aquatic training to land training, decrease fat mass. 24 male students from UPIT Physical Education and Sport Departament were subjects study. do not practice any performance sport except loisir or exercises during faculty hours. same trainings testing facilities methods have been used for each evaluation lesson. Each lasted 45-70 minutes,...

OBJECTIVES The present study investigates the effect of workplace- versus home-based physical exercise on muscle reflex response to sudden trunk perturbation among healthcare workers. METHODS Two hundred female healthcare workers (age: 42 [SD 11], BMI: 24 [SD 4], and pain intensity: 3.1 [SD 2.2] on a scale of 0-10) from 18 departments at three hospitals were randomized at the cluster level to...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to find the effects of a visual perceptual intervention on visual-motor integration and activities of daily living performance of children with cerebral palsy as subjects. [Methods] This study was conducted with 56 children who were diagnosed as having cerebral palsy. The visual perceptual intervention was implemented for 8 weeks, 3 times a week, for 30 m...

[Purpose] To report the effects of consecutive application of stretching, Schroth, and strengthening exercises in an adult with idiopathic scoliosis. [Subject] A 26-year-old woman with idiopathic scoliosis, Cobb's angle of 20.51°, and back pain. [Methods] The exercise program consisted of 3 sessions: 10 minutes of stretching exercises, 20 minutes of Schroth exercises, and 10 minutes of strength...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to determine whether strength training programs for hip extensors and knee extensors improve gross motor function of children with cerebral palsy in Myanmar. [Subjects and Methods] Forty children (25 boys and 15 girls, mean age: 6.07 ± 2.74 years) from National Rehabilitation Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar, who had been diagnosed with spastic diplegic cerebral...

Background: Drug craving is a strong and resistant yearn to consume drugs, which, if not met, would be followed by psychological and physical suffering such as fatigue, anxiety, aggression, and depression. This study determined the effectiveness of mindfulness training and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) on drug craving and emotional self-regulation in addicted clients. Methods: It was a qu...