introduction :  an ankle sprain is the most common injuries which due to damage to the proprioceptive receptors and decrease stability, the risk of re- injury is high. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of star excursion balance training on ankle sprain rehabilitation. materials and methods: sixteen non-professional athletes with history of unilateral ankle sprain which reporte...

background: cardiac rehabilitation is known as a powerful non-pharmacological approach for improving functional capacity, and left ventricular systolic function; however, some limited data have suggested an attenuation of the decline in diastolic function with this program. this study investigated the effect of high intensity aerobic exercise following coronary artery bypass surgery (cabg) on d...

During these last 30 years, cognitive rehabilitation has accomplished dramatic improvement. In this paper, we review progress in four main domains: the development of pragmatic and ecological approaches in neuropsychological rehabilitation; the development of computerised rehabilitation; rehabilitation of executive functions; cognitive rehabilitation in degenerative dementia. Finally, we presen...

I found your editorial entitled “Research and publishing in rehabili tation medicine” (1) very informative and interesting. However, I would like to suggest that, in addition to the recommendations made, emphasis should also be placed on the importance of the health economics perspective for this area of research. I make this suggestion on the basis of the findings from a review of the health e...

Immersive media environments assist in solving the realworld issues of presenting multimodal information and of responding to user reactions, such as with patients during stroke rehabilitation therapy. Embedding media in the experience creates a new perspective for both the therapist and the patient. It is in this perspective that creative implementation of the arts within technology flourishes...

this study investigated the effects of rehabilitation of sidewalks on improvement of the pedestrians’ mobility. in order to successfully achieve this, sidewalk characteristics were determined via previous studies, expert elicitation and field studies and seven parameters which are available in tehran’s sidewalks were chosen. these seven parameters were “side trees of sidewalks”, “width of sidew...

background: despite the positive outcomes reported with cardiac rehabilitation (cr), its impacts have been reported to be different from a region or country to another, which may be due to the different contents of rehabilitation programs. objectives: to investigate the effect of cr on cardiovascular risk factors. patients and methods: this is a retrospective cohort study on the data from imam ...

background: students often use social network sites and are willing to share information and communicate with teachers, colleagues and patients. despite the increase in the application of the social network sites as a tool for obtaining health knowledge, few studies have been conducted to evaluate the production and share of health information by rehabilitation students, especially in iran. the...

objectives: improvement in cancer care increases life expectancy of patients with cancer, most of whom have experienced prolonged episodes of fatigue during and after their treatment. this has been found to reduce the quality of life and increase morbidity and mortality of such patients. therefore, additional interventions are beneficial to improve overall quality of life as well as longevity. ...

this paper is based on a research carried out for evaluation of addict rehabilitation centers in iran. the research has been conducted by application of survey method, questionnaire technique and interview with help seekers (addicts) in qarchak varamin rehabilitation and de-addicion center in south- eastern of tehran. this study has been carried out in two stages of pre-treatment and rehabilita...