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Global Efforts to Reduce Paediatric Cancer Care Disparities in Radiotherapy: A Decade Change

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We present an update on the status, needs and challenges faced by paediatric imaging and radiotherapy (RT) programmes globally after a previous survey conducted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 10 years prior. Methods We developed and distributed a 121‐question survey to radiation oncologists, medical physicists and ...
Raymond B. Mailhot Vega, Daniel J. Indelicato, Jeanette Parkes, Natia Esiashvili, Josué Hernández Benítez, Miriam Mikhail‐Lette, Olivera Cirajc Bjelac, Daniel Berger, Eva Ciurana, Yavuz Anacak, Lisbeth Cordero‐Mendez   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence base for physiotherapy/physical therapy: A specialty-based quantitative trend analysis of articles

Saudi Journal for Health Sciences, 2013
Background: Physiotherapy or Physical therapy (PT) grew as an allied health professional specialty originally under the field of Medicine, but later took its evolution as a paramedical service - both individually and as part of Rehabilitation. Objective of Study: To quantitatively explore the existing evidence base for physiotherapy/physical therapy in
SenthilParamasivam Kumar, Vaishali Sisodia, Anup Kumar   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Neuropsychological and Educational Outcomes in Shwachman–Diamond Syndrome—A Report From the North American Shwachman–Diamond Syndrome Registry

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Shwachman–Diamond syndrome (SDS) is a rare autosomal recessive ribosomopathy characterized by bone marrow failure and multisystem involvement, with emerging evidence of associated neurocognitive impairment. Methods We conducted a retrospective study of 240 individuals with biallelic Shwachman–Bodian–Diamond syndrome (SBDS) mutations
Jane Koo, Melissa Gerstle, Leah Cheng, Richard Cooper, Katherine Coyne, Claire Dusa, Naomi E. Joffe, Diana Schwarz, Sarah Steltz, Akiko Shimamura, Kasiani C. Myers, Thea Quinton   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment of orgasmic urinary incontinence with physical therapy and weight loss

Medicina, 2014
Importance of the problem: Orgasmic urinary incontinence (OUI) is an uncommon finding among other types of urinary leakage. Treatment of this condition is not established.
Thaiana B. Duarte, Marilia Bonacin, Cristine J. H. Ferreira, Lúcia A. Silva Lara, Luiz Gustavo O. Brito   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is Postural Control Different in Boys and Girls? Comparison Between Sex

Fisioterapia e Pesquisa, 2021
The purpose of this study was to compare the postural control between eight-year-old boys and girls, considering the nutritional classification and level of physical activity.
Jessica Caroliny de Jesus Neves, Aryane Karoline Vital Souza, Dirce Shizuko Fujisawa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship between pulmonary function, functional independence, and trunk control in patients with stroke

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Stroke often leads to abnormalities in muscle tone, posture, and motor control that may compromise voluntary motor function, thus affecting the motor control required for maintaining the synergy of both peripheral and respiratory muscles.
Rafaela Sant’anna dos SANTOS, Sara Carolina Fontoura DALL’ALBA, Soraia Genebra Ibrahim FORGIARINI, Daniele ROSSATO, Alexandre Simões DIAS, Luiz Alberto FORGIARINI JUNIOR   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

What is the evidence to support early supervised exercise therapy after primary total knee replacement? A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019
Background Total knee replacement (TKR) patients participate in early supervised exercise therapy programs, despite a lack of evidence for such programs or the optimal type, duration or frequency to provide the best clinical outcomes.
Larissa Nicole Sattler, Wayne Anthony Hing, Christopher John Vertullo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Neurofunctional Physical Therapy on the Quality of Sleep of Individuals with Parkinson's Disease: Case Series

Sleep Science, 2023
Objective Sleep disorders are disabling and highly prevalent comorbidities in Parkinson's disease (PD). This study's objective was to verify the effectiveness of neurofunctional physiotherapy in sleep quality, objectively and subjectively ...
Rogério José de Souza, Isabela Andrelino de Almeida Shigaki, Marcelle Brandão Terra, Natália Mariano Barboza, Maria Eduarda Brandão Bueno, Arthur Eumann Mesas, Suhaila Mahmoud Smaili   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The physical therapy and society summit (PASS) meeting: observations and opportunities [PDF]

, 2010
journal articleThe construct of delivering high-quality and cost-effective health care is in flux, and the profession must strategically plan how to meet the needs of society.
Kigin, Colleen M.; Rogers, Mary M.; Wolf, Steven L., Ward, Robert Scott   +1 more
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