To late Professor Jung Soon Shin, Sir, we always felt that you would be with us as our mentor to the end. Now that you have suddenly left us, it seems as though our world is caving in and the sky is falling down. Why did you depart your loving family and your disciples so soon? You were a great support to us in this world, but as now you have left for heaven, we, with broken heartedness, are of...

The aim of this project is to develop a rehabilitation robot intended for use in a non-specialised or domestic setting. Robots have been shown to have a positive effect on limb rehabilitation and developing rehabilitation robots for use outside of specialist rehabilitation centres could be beneficial in terms of access to, intensity and cost of treatment. The device is intended for the rehabili...

One of our challenges as physiatrists is to define and describe the uniqueness of our specialty. This challenge is evident when colleagues from other disciplines ask about physiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, physical and rehabilitative medicine, or rehabilitation medicine, depending on how we name our specialty. During the past decade I have had many opportunities to contemplate, l...

AS THE POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES CONtinues to age, society will be faced with increasing numbers of older drivers, some of whom may be cognitively impaired. In their role identifying cognitive impairment and caring for these patients, physicians will increasingly face the need to assess risk and intervene, if necessary. However, research has yet to determine the level of cognitive impairm...

Driving with upper extremity immobilization can be potentially dangerous. The aim of this article is to review current medical literature, state laws, and guidelines on driving with upper extremity immobilization and appraise the available evidence. A literature search was conducted to identify citations related to driving with upper extremity immobilization and included a law literature search...

BACKGROUND Older drivers aged ≥70 years old have among the highest rates of motor vehicle collisions (MVC) compared to other age groups. Driving is a highly visual task, and older adults have a high prevalence of vision impairment compared to other ages. Most studies addressing visual risk factors for MVCs by older drivers utilize vehicle accident reports as the primary outcome, an approach wit...

The UK Functional Assessment Measure (UKFIM+FAM) is the principal outcome measure for the UK Rehabilitation Outcomes Collaborative (UKROC) national database for specialist rehabilitation. Previously validated in a mixed neurorehabilitation cohort, this study is the first to explore its psychometric properties in a stroke population, and compare left and right hemispheric strokes (LHS vs RHS). W...

Juan Carlos Mirabal Requena1* and Belkis Alvarez Escobar2 Author Affiliations 1Master in Natural Medicine Bioenergetics, Second Degree Specialist Comprehensive General Medicine, First Physical Rehabilitation, Assistant Principal Professor, Researcher, Sancti Spíritus University of Medical Sciences, Rector, Spíritus, Cuba 2Master Satisfactory Longevity, Added Methodological Department, Received:...

BACKGROUND There are no studies describing the clinical outcomes of a residential, multidisciplinary team (MDT) rehabilitation intervention for patients with prearthritic hip pain. The aim of this cohort study was to describe the functional and physical outcomes of multidisciplinary residential rehabilitation for UK military personnel with prearthritic hip pain. METHODS Participants (N=40) wi...

evaluation of the factors associated with treatment process of leukemia and comparison with current related approaches in developed countries can present a good indicator to assess the weak and strong points in healthcare system of our country in leukemia treatment. the objective of this research is general and specific description of the challenges and shortcomings in iranian healthcare system...