[Purpose] This study was conducted to quantify the effect of sling exercise therapy in the recovery of lumbosacral sagittal alignment (LSA) and in the control of low back pain. [Subjects and Methods] A total of 102 chronic low back pain patients were divided into two groups, a physical therapy group and a sling exercise group. In both groups, programs were conducted thrice a week for twelve wee...

Pain is the most common symptom of oral diseases. Pain perception in children is highly variable and unreliable due to poor communication. Therefore we designed a study to compare pain measurement techniques, that is, visual analogue scale (VAS) and Wong-Baker faces pain rating scale (WBFPS) among Delhi children aged 3 to 14 years undergoing dental extraction. Method. A cross-sectional study wa...

Background Preference weights for EQ-5D-3L based on visual analogue scale (VAS) has recently been developed in Iran. The aim of the current study was to compare performance of this value set against the UK VAS-based value set.   Methods The mean scores for all possible 243 health states were compared using Student t test. Absolute agreement and consistency were investigated using concordance co...

background health-related quality of life (hrqol) is used as a measure to valuate healthcare interventions and guide policy making. the euroqol eq-5d is a widely used generic preference-based instrument to measure health-related quality of life. objectives the objective of this study was to develop a value set of the eq-5d health states for an iranian population. patients and methods this study...

Our purpose was to construct and validate a new score taking into consideration the flaws of existing scores. Methods: A new score named Visual-Analogue-Scale Foot and Ankle (VAS FA) with the following features was constructed: questionnaire based on 20 subjective questions, Visual-Analogue-Scale (VAS) based rating, computerized evaluation. The score was validated in 121 subjects. For validatio...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of fibromyalgia, considering the immediate response of the visual analogue pain scale (VAS) as its primary outcome. METHODS Randomized, controlled, double-blind study including 36 patients with fibromyalgia (ACR 1990) selected from the outpatient rheumatology clinic, Santa Casa de Misericórdia, Ponta Grossa, PR. Twenty-one pat...

Hubungan Gambaran Ultrasonografi (USG) Ginjal Dengan Tingkat Nyeri Pada Pasien Nephrolithiasis Berdasarkan Visual, Analogue, Scale (VAS) Di RSUD Dr. H. Abdul Moeloek Provinsi Lampung. merupakan salah satu dari gangguan urologi yang disebabkan oleh pengendapan substansi mengandung komponen kristal dan matriks organik dalam air kemih hasil sisa sekresi tubuh dengan jumlah berlebihan di pelvis ata...

Background: Foot Fissure is one of the most common diseases of the foot. Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of aloe vera gel and lanolin oil on the healing process of foot fissure in the Saveh city. Methods: In this interventional study that performed on 94 patients with foot fissure in both feet, the demographic information questionnaire, dry feet clinical assessment ...