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Falls prevention advice and visual feedback to those at risk of falling : study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2013
Studies have shown that functional strength and balance exercises can reduce the risk of falling in older people if they are done on a regular basis.
Baillie, Lynne, Rowe, Philip, Skelton, Dawn, Uzor, Stephen   +3 more
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Standardizing Visual Rehabilitation using Simple Virtual Tests

2019 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), 2019
Many different visual rehabilitation approaches are being utilized to offer visual information to the blind. User proficiency and functional ability are currently evaluated either via ad-hoc tests or via standardized visual tests which are not sensitive ...
S. Maidenbaum, A. Amedi
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Memory Rehabilitation Strategies in Nonsurgical Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Review [PDF]

, 2017
open8siPeople with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) who have not undergone epilepsy surgery often complain of memory deficits. Cognitive re- habilitation is employed as a remedial intervention in clinical settings, but research is limited and findings ...
Alderighi, Marzia, Bosco, Anna, Del Felice, Alessandra, Grisafi, Davide, Martinato, Matteo, Masiero, Stefano, Sander, Josemir W., Thompson, Pamela J.   +7 more
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Visual cue training to improve walking and turning after stroke:a study protocol for a multi-centre, single blind randomised pilot trial [PDF]

, 2013
Visual information comprises one of the most salient sources of information used to control walking and the dependence on vision to maintain dynamic stability increases following a stroke.
Alan, Wing, Hollands, Kristen L, Jowett, Sue, Pelton, Trudy, Sackley, Catherine, van Vliet, Paulette, Whitham, Diane, Wimperis, Andrew   +7 more
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Influences of 12-Week Physical Activity Interventions on TMS Measures of Cortical Network Inhibition and Upper Extremity Motor Performance in Older Adults—A Feasibility Study

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2018
Objective: Data from previous cross-sectional studies have shown that an increased level of physical fitness is associated with improved motor dexterity across the lifespan. In addition, physical fitness is positively associated with increased laterality
Keith M. McGregor, Keith M. McGregor, Bruce Crosson, Bruce Crosson, Kevin Mammino, Javier Omar, Paul S. García, Paul S. García, Joe R. Nocera, Joe R. Nocera   +9 more
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Fitting Tips and Visual Rehabilitation of Irregular Cornea with a New Design of Corneoscleral Contact Lens: Objective and Subjective Evaluation

Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018
Objectives To study the fitting and the visual rehabilitation obtained with a corneoscleral contact lens, namely, Rose K2 XL in patients with irregular cornea.
W. A. Abou Samra, A. Badawi, H. Kishk, Ayman Abd El Ghafar, M. Elwan, H. Abouelkheir   +5 more
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A systematic review of measures of self-reported adherence to unsupervised home-based rehabilitation exercise programmes, and their psychometric properties [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Adherence is an important factor contributing to the effectiveness of exercise-based rehabilitation. However, there appears to be a lack of reliable, validated measures to assess self-reported adherence to prescribed but unsupervised home ...
Alewijnse, Alexandre, AlGhurair, Barnowski, Bassett, Belza, Bennell, Borello-France, Borello-France, Brovold, Chen, Chen, Cockram, Courneya, Daly, Dobkin, Donesky-Cuenco, Duncan, Ettinger, Evangelista, Forkan, Fukuoka, Gallo, Gary, Hardage, Horne, Howard, Jack, Jurkiewicz, Khalil, Kim, King, King, Lavsa, Levy, Levy, Lyngcoln, Lysack, Mailloux, Mannion, Martin, Marzolini, McCarthy, Medina-Mirapeix, Michener, Milne, Mori, Morisky, Naci, Noble, Oka, Pickett, Prince, Rackwitz, Radtke, Resnick, Resnick, Resnick, Roddey, Sabatâe, Sackett, Saez, Salo, Salt, Schoo, Sluijs, Spink, Steinhilber, Terpstra, Terwee, Tooth, van Leer, van Poppel, Wang, White, Wilbur, Zagarins   +76 more
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Psychometric properties of the Chinese (Putonghua) version of the Oxford Cognitive Screen (OCS-P) in subacute poststroke patients without neglect [PDF]

, 2018
Background Oxford Cognitive Screen is designed for assessing cognitive functions of poststroke patients.This study was aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Chinese (Putonghua) version of theOxford Cognitive Screen-Putonghua (OCS-P) for use ...
Chan, Chetwyn C. H., Chen, Li-dian, Chien, Chi-wen, Demeyere, Nele, Hong, Wen-jun, Lau, Stephen C. L., Lee, Tatia M. C., Leung, Man-tak, Tao, Jing, Wong, Alex W. K., Yang, Shan-li   +10 more
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Intranasal Delivery of Apelin-13 Is Neuroprotective and Promotes Angiogenesis After Ischemic Stroke in Mice

ASN Neuro, 2015
Apelin is a peptide originally isolated from bovine stomach tissue extracts and identified as an endogenous ligand of the APJ receptor; recent work showed that apelin ameliorates the ischemic injury in the heart and the brain.
Dongdong Chen, Jinhwan Lee, Xiaohuan Gu, Ling Wei, Shan Ping Yu   +4 more
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Viewing Strategies in Children With Visual Impairment and Children With Normal Vision: A Systematic Scoping Review

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Viewing strategies are strategies used to support visual information processing. These strategies may differ between children with cerebral visual impairment (CVI), children with ocular visual impairment, and children with normal vision since visual ...
Anke Fonteyn-Vinke, Anke Fonteyn-Vinke, Bianca Huurneman, Bianca Huurneman, Frouke N. Boonstra, Frouke N. Boonstra, Frouke N. Boonstra   +6 more
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