BACKGROUND Visual comorbidities are common in multiple sclerosis (MS) but the impact of visual comorbidities on visual disability is unknown. OBJECTIVE We assessed the impact of visual and vascular comorbidities on severity of visual disability in MS. METHODS In 2006, we queried participants of the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS) about cataracts, glaucoma, ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine whether low power laser therapy (Gallium-Arsenide) is useful or not for the therapy of chronic low back pain (LBP). STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS This study included 75 patients (laser + exercise-25, laser alone-25, and exercise alone-25) with LBP. Visual analogue scale (VAS), Schober test, flexion and lateral flexion measu...

In the past 25 years, the number of female forensic psychiatrists has increased dramatically. To assess whether there are gender differences in the practice patterns of forensic psychiatry experts, members of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law were surveyed during an annual business meeting. Women in the sample were shown to perform fewer categories of evaluation than men. Women wer...

OBJECTIVES Respiratory system disorders have an impact on daily living activities of subjects, resulting in disability. Data should be gathered on disability for health services. The present study aimed to review the records of patients with a respiratory disability report from our medical board, and contribute to the national and regional statistics on disability. MATERIAL AND METHODS We ret...

UNLABELLED ETIOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION: Causal factors related with cognitive disability are multiples and can be classified as follows: Genetic, acquired (congenital and developmental), environmental and sociocultural. Likewise, in relation to the classification, cognitive disability has as a common denominator a subnormal intellectual functioning level; nevertheless, the extent to which an in...

OBJECTIVE Service members undergoing disability evaluation are placed on the temporary disability retirement list (TDRL) when their disabling medical condition(s) may change in severity over time. Information is sparse on the epidemiology of the TDRL population and factors influencing time spent on the TDRL or changes in compensation ratings before final disability outcome. METHODS A cross-se...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to systematically review trial-based economic evaluations of manual therapy relative to other alternative interventions used for the management of musculoskeletal conditions. METHODS A comprehensive literature search was undertaken in major medical, health-related, science and health economic electronic databases. RESULTS Twenty-five publications wer...

Frozen shoulder is a major musculoskeletal illness in diabetic patients. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of shock wave and corticosteroid injection management frozen Fifty subjects with were divided randomly into group A (the intra-articular group) B that received 12 sessions therapy, while each patient both groups traditional physiotherapy program. The level pain disability, rang...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate objective physical performance measures as predictors of survival and subsequent disability in older patients with cancer. DESIGN Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING Health, Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study. PARTICIPANTS Four hundred twenty-nine individuals diagnosed with cancer during the first 6 years of follow-up of the Health ABC Study. MEASUREMENT...

ESTIMATES OF the number of disabled people in the United States vary substantially, according to the particular concept and method used. The terminology used to describe disability is frequently inconsistent, and considerable confusion exists about concepts, criteria, and operational definitions. Different terms are used to designate similar aspects of disability, and the same terms are sometim...