objectives: to compare the effectiveness of two treatment methods of ‘combination pharmacological treatment and treadmill training’ and ‘pharmacological treatment’ on management of multiple sclerosis (ms) female patients. methods: in this quasi experimental and interventional study a sample of 20 ms patients (mean age: 36.75 years) with expanded disability status scale scores (edss) 1.0 to 4.0 ...

Micturition is a complex process under both involuntary and voluntary control. A variety of pathological conditions, as well as certain surgical and anesthetic procedures cause urinary retention, which may have long lasting consequences. Patients undergoing ambulatory surgery have traditionally been required to void prior to discharge; however, this practice is increasingly being questioned. Ul...

. One of the most important tasks of general physicians is the management of outpatients in health centers and clinics. Bedside teaching and ambulatory traiing are however, limited to hospital clinics in short courses without enough supervision. This study aimed to evaluate the attitude of general practitioners working in health centers of Guilan University of medical sciences toward ambulatory...

BACKGROUND To investigate the follow-up course of developmental profiles in preschool children with spastic quadriplegic (SQ) cerebral palsy (CP) who had varying ambulatory abilities. METHODS Forty-eight children with SQ CP between 1 and 5 years old were classified into 2 groups, the ambulatory and non-ambulatory groups, based on Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels durin...

background: improvement of medical education is necessary for meeting health care demands. participation of private practice physicians in ambulatory care training is an effective method for enhancing medical students' skills. purpose: this study was undertaken to determine clinical professors' views about participation of physicians with private office in ambulatory care training. methods: par...

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Control of infection after a failed two-stage TKA is not always possible, and the resolution of infection may require an above-knee amputation (AKA) or a the-knee (KF). The purpose of this review is to determine which treatment method (AKA or KF) yields better function and ambulatory status for patients...