The pathophysiology of erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy (RP) is believed to include neuropraxia, which leads to temporarily reduced oxygenation and subsequent structural changes in penile tissue. This results in veno-occlusive dysfunction, therefore, penile rehabilitation programmes focus on tissue oxygenation. Animal studies support the use of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to assess the feasibility of the early implementation of a swallowing rehabilitation program in tracheostomized patients under mechanical ventilation with dysphagia. METHODS This prospective study was conducted in the intensive care units of a university hospital. We included hemodynamically stable patients under mechanical ventilation for at least 4...

UNLABELLED Chan DK, Lonsdale C, Ho PY, Yung PS, Chan KM. Patient motivation and adherence to postsurgery rehabilitation exercise recommendations: the influence of physiotherapists' autonomy-supportive behaviors. OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of physiotherapists' autonomy-supportive behaviors on patients' motivation and rehabilitation adherence after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reco...

CONTEXT Erectile dysfunction (ED) represents one of the most common long-term side effects in patients with clinically localized prostate cancer (PCa) undergoing nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy (RP). OBJECTIVE To analyze the role of penile rehabilitation in the recovery of erectile function (EF) after nerve-sparing RP. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS Penile rehabilitation is defined as the use of an...

In Japan, restorative rehabilitation units were introduced into the healthcare system in 2000. This policy brought structural changes to our inpatient medical services. Three types of medical facilities -namely, acute care hospital, restorative rehabilitation hospital, and chronic care hospital - are now clearly differentiated according to the health condition of inpatients and the medical proc...

Background: Developmental delay is one of the most common problems of children referred to pediatric neurology clinics. While there are reports on rehabilitation and its effects, limited studies are available to delineate pharmacotherapy of such children. Because many children with developmental delay have abnormal findings in electroencephalography, we aimed to treat a group of these children,...

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY This study reports on the results of the quality assurance programme of the statutory health insurance funds in medical rehabilitation (QS Reha programme) and on the further development of the programme in 2007 to 2008. By October 2008, a total of 240 rehabilitation centres with 283 specialised departments were participating in the QS-Reha programme. METHODOLOGY To meas...

BACKGROUND Cardiac rehabilitation is an evidence-based health service model for providing secondary prevention strategies following an acute cardiac event. In spite of the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation, there are striking cultural and ethnic disparities with regard to access to and usage of these programmes. OBJECTIVE To investigate the challenges in providing cardiac rehabilitation to c...