UNLABELLED The Motor Activity Log (MAL) assesses the spontaneous use of the most affected upper limb with the amount of use (AOU) and quality of movement (QOM) scales during daily activities in real environments in individuals with chronic stroke. OBJECTIVES This study translated the testing manual into Portuguese and assessed the inter-rater and test-retest reliabilities of the MAL, based up...

Population’s exponential growth along with drought has increased water resources limitation, especially in arid and semi-arid area. Therefore, the use of non-conventional water is an important tool for water resource management. If unconventional water has no negative impact on soil properties and water, it can be used for irrigation coupled with desertification projects. So, this paper tries t...

Enhancing recovery from stroke with effective rehabilitation interventions remains an elusive goal. Although intensive rehabilitation therapies such as constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) show promise, the intervention has not been deployed in routine clinical practice. Slow uptake of CIMT in routine clinical practice has been attributed to its large demand on professional resources and ...

Enhancing recovery from stroke with effective rehabilitation interventions remains an elusive goal. Although intensive rehabilitation therapies such as constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) show promise, the intervention has not been deployed in routine clinical practice. Slow uptake of CIMT in routine clinical practice has been attributed to its large demand on professional resources and ...

BACKGROUND Accidents are the most important public health challenges in our society. To prevent the accidents, the identification of their epidemiological features seems necessary. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to reveal the epidemiological features of accidents and their casualties in Qom province in 2010. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on 29426 injured pe...

PURPOSE Metabolic syndrome (MS) is characterized by a collection of interdependent disorders, including abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, hypertension, and diabetes. The current study aimed to estimate the prevalence of MS in Qom, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS A population-based screening program was conducted in the city of Qom, in 845 urban adult men over 25 years old in 2014. A...

In this study, we investigated the effects of dual-hemisphere transcranial direct current stimulation (dual-tDCS) of both the affected (anodal tDCS) and non-affected (cathodal tDCS) primary motor cortex, combined with peripheral neuromuscular electrical stimulation (PNMES), on the effectiveness of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) as a neurorehabilitation intervention in chronic stroke...

BACKGROUND Mental practice (MP) is a cognitive strategy which may improve the acquisition of motor skills and functional performance of athletes and individuals with neurological injuries. OBJECTIVE To determine whether an individualized, specific functional task-oriented MP, when added to conventional physical therapy (PT), promoted better learning of motor skills in daily functions in indiv...

BACKGROUND Substance abuse prevalence and the number of suicides among university students is less than public population; however the sensitivity of society regarding the occurrence of such damages among students puts special emphasis on appraising these variables. More than 30% of Iranian students study in Islamic Azad University. OBJECTIVES The current research aimed to appraise the vulner...