Ensie Dehghani, Gholam Ali Ghasemi, Morteza Sadeghi
{"title":"Effects of Eight-week Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization Exercises on the Static and Dynamic Balance of Educable Mentally Retarded Female Students","authors":"Ensie Dehghani, Gholam Ali Ghasemi, Morteza Sadeghi","doi":"10.32598/sjrm.12.3.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/sjrm.12.3.12","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Aims Balance is an important factor in people with intellectual disability to have an independent life. These people are weak static and dynamic balance due to lack of development in their central nervous system, defects in the sensory-motor pathways, and having a sedentary life. This study aims to determine the effect of eight weeks of dynamic neuromuscular stabilization (DNS) exercises on static and dynamic balance of educable mentally retarded female students Methods In this study, participants were 26 educable mentally retarded female students aged 15-20 years (Mean age: 17.19±1.50 years, IQ: 61.15±6.07, weight: 58.9±12.73 kg, height: 157.92±6.07 cm) who were selected using purposive and convenience sampling methods and randomly divided into two groups of training (n=13) and control (n=13). Before and after training, their static balance and dynamic balance on the right and left feet were evaluated using a foot scan device. Subjects in the training group performed DNS exercises at 24 sessions, each session for 40 minutes. No intervention was provided to the control group; they performed their routine activities. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to analyze the data. The significance level was set at 0.05. Results After eight weeks of DNS exercises, the results showed a significant improvement in static balance (F=72.54, P=0.001), dynamic balance on the right foot (F=90.90, P=0.002) and dynamic balance on the left foot (F=61.58, P=0.001) in the training group compared to the pretest scores and compared to the control group. Conclusion DNS exercises can be used as an effective method to improve static and dynamic balance of educable mentally retarded female students.","PeriodicalId":32230,"journal":{"name":"Tibbi Tavanbakhshi","volume":"204 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135806690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Mind Simulation Method on Reducing Stuttering and Communication Attitude","authors":"Hamid Kamarzarin, Zahra Fallahi, Maryam Tehranizadeh","doi":"10.32598/sjrm.12.3.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/sjrm.12.3.14","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Aims Fluency disorder or stuttering is a Speech disorder in humans whose prevalence is higher at the ages before puberty. Mind simulation may be effective in reducing the severity of stuttering and some associated problems such as negative attitude towards communication. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of mind simulation method on reducing stuttering and improving communication attitude in children and adolescents with stuttering aged 7-16 years. Methods This is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test/post-test/follow-up design. Participants were 30 children and adolescents with stuttering aged 7-16 years (9 females and 21 males) referred to a psychology clinic in 2020. They completed DeNil and Brutten’s communication attitude test-revised (CAT-R) and Riley’s Stuttering Severity Instrument- 4(SSI-4) in the pre-test stage. Then, they underwent treatment by the Mind Simulation method for three months. Immediately after and one month after treatment, they completed the CAT-R and SSI-4 questionnaires again. Repeated Measure Analysis of Variance and Friedman Test were used to analyze the collected data. Results There was a significant difference between pre-test, post-test, and follow-up phases in stuttering severity (P=0.0001) and communication attitude (P=0.0001). The severity of stuttering decreased in the post-test and follow-up phases compared to the pre-test phase, while communication attitude improved in the post-test phase compared to the pre-test phase Conclusion The mind simulation method can reduce stuttering and improve communication attitude in children and adolescents with stuttering.","PeriodicalId":32230,"journal":{"name":"Tibbi Tavanbakhshi","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135806870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Navid Mirzakhanyaraghi, Mobina Mozafari, Shafagh Saei, Marzih Pashmdarfard, Akram Azad
{"title":"Predicting Students’ School Engagement Based on Communication Skills, Self-restraint, Perceived Parenting Style, and Sensory Processing","authors":"Navid Mirzakhanyaraghi, Mobina Mozafari, Shafagh Saei, Marzih Pashmdarfard, Akram Azad","doi":"10.32598/sjrm.12.3.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/sjrm.12.3.10","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Aims Passion generally refers to the stimuli that shape a certain pattern of behavior. It can affects all aspects of a person’s life, including education and academic success. The present study aims to assess the predictability of school engagement based on communication skills, self-restraint, perceived parenting style, and sensory processing. Methods This is a descriptive-analytical study using the structural equation modeling (SEM).The study population consists of all secondary school students in Tehran (district 6). Sampling was done using purposive and convenience sampling methods. Using Cochran’s formula, the minimum sample size was obtained 385. Data collection tools were Baumrind’s parenting styles questionnaire, communication skills test-revised (CSTR), self-restraint scale, adolescent/adult sensory profile, and School Engagement Measure. To evaluate the SEM model, the significance level and path coefficients were investigated using the bootstrap method (re-sampling and sequential) and student’s t-test. Results Of 385 participants, 199 were girls (51.7%) and 186 were boys (48.3%), mostly aged 16 years (47.8%). Their mean age was 17.1±0.84 years. Results showed that the coefficient of determination (R2), Stone-Geisser’s Q2, and path coefficients were positive in all variables. The R2 value was 0.71, indicating that the independent variables together could predict 71% of school engagement. Conclusion Communication skills, self-restraint, perceived parenting style, and sensory processing are predictors of school engagement in students. Among these variables, communication skills have the highest effect.","PeriodicalId":32230,"journal":{"name":"Tibbi Tavanbakhshi","volume":"149 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135851607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amir Moghaddam, Seyedeh Saba Fani Yazdi, Mahdi Nabavinik
{"title":"Correlation Between the Scores of Common Balance Tests for Patients With Multiple Sclerosis","authors":"Amir Moghaddam, Seyedeh Saba Fani Yazdi, Mahdi Nabavinik","doi":"10.32598/sjrm.12.3.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/sjrm.12.3.15","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Aims One of the neurological challenges of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) is balance. Different balance tests are used for this purpose. This study aims to measure the association between the scores of common balance tests for patients with MS. Methods In this descriptive retrospective study, participants were 41 patients with MS (27 females and 14 males) with an expanded disability status scale score of 4.5 or less (Mean= 4.02±0.61). The balance tests including Berg balance test (BBS), functional reach test (FRT), activities-specific balance confidence (ABC) scale, timed up & go (TUG) test, dynamic gait index (DGI), modified Romberg test-open eyes (RMTO), modified Romberg test-closed eyes (RMTC), and dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) were randomly performed in two days with sufficient rest interval between them. Pearson correlation test was used to measure the relationship between their scores. Results The DGI score had a high and significant correlation with the scores of ABC scale, BBS, and FRT (P<0.001). Also, there was a high and significant correlation between the scores of ABC scale and BBS (P<0.001). The correlation between the scores of BBS and FRT test was also high and significant (P<0.001). Conclusion The BBS score، as one of the most widely used balance tests in patients with MS and other balance diseases، has a high correlation with the scores of DGI، ABC scale، and FRT. These tests are suggested as supplementary tests for BBS. The findings can help therapists and neurologists to choose valid balance tests at different conditions and levels of MS.","PeriodicalId":32230,"journal":{"name":"Tibbi Tavanbakhshi","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135851609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Cardio, Aerobic and Concurrent Rehabilitation on Hemodynamic and Biomechanical Indicators in Older Men With Coronary Artery Disease","authors":"Reza Amiri, Heydar Sadeghi, Zohreh Borhani Kakhki","doi":"10.32598/sjrm.12.3.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/sjrm.12.3.2","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Aims Nowadays, due to technological advances and sedentary or inactive lifestyle, non-communicable diseases have caused many health problems such as cardiovascular diseases. This study aims to examine the effect of two methods of aerobic training and concurrent training for cardiac rehabilitation on selected hemodynamic and biomechanical factors in older men with coronary artery disease. Methods This is a quasi-experimental causal-comparative study using the pre-test/post-test design. Participants were 24 older men with coronary artery disease, randomly divided into three groups of aerobic training, concurrent training, and control. They first underwent cardiac assessment using the echo Doppler device as well as sports performance test. Then, they were referred to the biomechanics laboratory of the Physical Medicine Center to start cardiac rehabilitation training. After 8 weeks of training, they underwent post-test assessments. The mean and standard deviation were used to describe the data. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to check the normality of data distribution and the Levene’s test was used to determine the homogeneity of variances. The paired t-test was used to assess between-group differences and independent t-test was used for assessing differences between pretest and post-test scores of the groups. The significance level was set at 0.05. Results Significant improvement was reported in functional capacity, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and resting heart rate after both aerobic and concurrent training methods (P<0.05), but no significant difference in diastolic blood pressure and systolic blood pressure were observed (P>0.05). The improvements were more in the concurrent training group. Conclusion Both cardiac rehabilitation methods (aerobic and concurrent training) can improve functional capacity, LVEF, and resting heart rate of older mean with coronary artery disease, where concurrent training is more effective.","PeriodicalId":32230,"journal":{"name":"Tibbi Tavanbakhshi","volume":"116 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135806874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marjan Asadi, Homan Mino-Nejad, Mohammad Hosein Alizade
{"title":"Effect of Eight Weeks of Ai Chi exercise on Balance, Proprioception, and Performance of Elite Female Athletes with Functional Ankle Instability","authors":"Marjan Asadi, Homan Mino-Nejad, Mohammad Hosein Alizade","doi":"10.32598/sjrm.12.3.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/sjrm.12.3.9","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Aims Ai Chi is a new method of aquatic therapy and recommended in the rehabilitation of ankle injuries. Effect of the new Aichi method in the rehabilitation of ankle injuries is unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 8 weeks of Ai Chi exercises on balance, ankle joint proprioception and performance in elite female athletes with functional ankle instability.” Methods A total of 30 female volleyball, basketball, and handball players with functional ankle instability were divided into two groups of control (n=15; age: 21.9±1.22 years, height: 164.54±4.05 cm, weight: 61.19±7.40 kg, and BMI: 21.84±1.8 kg/m2) and training (n=15; age: 22.53±1.71 years, height: 165.07±5.18 cm, and weight: 59.45±8.82 kg, and BMI: 21.87±1.17 kg/m2). Before and after the exercise, the BIODEX balance system was used to evaluate the balance, a goniometer was used for proprioception evaluation, and the figure 8 hop test and side-to-side hop test were used to evaluate the performance. The training group performed Ai Chi exercises for eight weeks (twice per week, each for 30-60 min). Paired t-test and independent t-test were used to examine the between-group and within-group differences. Results Ai Chi exercises improved between-group and within-group changes of static and dynamic balance, proprioception, and performance in female athletes (P˂0.05). Conclusion Female athletes’ balance, proprioception and performance can be improved by performing Ai Chi exercises in water. Therefore, the use of these aquatic exercises is recommended along with other training methods, since they challenges the physiological systems involved in balance.","PeriodicalId":32230,"journal":{"name":"Tibbi Tavanbakhshi","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135806884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Karim Aali Sari Nasirlo, Farah Naderi, Rezvan Homaei, Behnam Makvandi
{"title":"Effect of Dialectic Behavior Therapy on Self-conscious Emotions and Family Quality of Life in Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disability","authors":"Karim Aali Sari Nasirlo, Farah Naderi, Rezvan Homaei, Behnam Makvandi","doi":"10.32598/sjrm.12.3.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/sjrm.12.3.3","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Aims having children with intellectual disability can cause psychological, emotional and social problems for the parents, especially mothers. The present study aims to examine the effect of dialectic behavior therapy (DBT) on self-conscious emotions and family quality of life (QoL) in mothers of children with intellectual disability. Methods This is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test/post-test/ follow-up design. The study population consists of all mothers of children with intellectual disability in Ardebil, Iran in 2021. Of these, 37 were selected using a purposive sampling method and randomly divided into intervention and control groups. The mothers in the intervention group received eight sessions of DBT for two months. Tangney et al.’s test of self-conscious affect and the beach center family QoL scale were used in this study. The data were analyzed using mixed ANOVA. Results The DBT had a significant effect on positive self-conscious affect (F=75.20; Eta squared=0.68; P=0001), negative self-conscious affect (F=45.19; Eta squared =0.56; P=0001) and family QoL (F=71.74; Eta squared=0.67; P=0001) in mothers. Conclusion The DBT can improve self-conscious emotions and family QoL in mothers of children with intellectual disability by employing techniques such as distress tolerance, mindfulness, and emotional regulation.","PeriodicalId":32230,"journal":{"name":"Tibbi Tavanbakhshi","volume":"174 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135806883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Aerobic Training on the Relationship Between Loading Rate and Quadriceps Muscle Activities in Men With Diabetic Neuropathy: A Clinical Trial","authors":"AmirAli Jafarnezhadgero, Elahe Mamashli, Ebrahim Noorian","doi":"10.32598/sjrm.12.3.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/sjrm.12.3.5","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Aims The increase in loading rate is associated with lower limb injuries such as tibial stress fracture. Quadriceps muscle activities absorb ground reaction force (GRF) shocks by eccentric activation. This study aims to evaluate the effect of aerobic training on the relationship between loading rate and quadriceps muscle activities in men with diabetic neuropathy (DN). Methods In this double-blinded, randomized, controlled clinical trial, participants were 40 men with DN who were selected by a convenience sampling method and randomly divided into two groups of training (n=20, age: 54.9±7.3, body mass index: 28.4±5.4) and control (n=20; age: 54.1±7.3, body mass index: 28.5±5.1). The GRF data was recorded using a force plate system during walking. The electrical activity of selected lower limb muscles was recorded using electromyography method. The training group performed aerobic training for 12 weeks (three sessions per week). Results The results showed an increase in the negative relationship between vertical loading rate and vastus lateralis activities after training (P=0.028). The activities of vastus medialis and rectus femoris muscles showed no significant relationship with loading rate after training (P>0.05). Conclusion Aerobic training can improve the relationship between vastus lateralis muscle activity and vertical loading rate in men with DN.","PeriodicalId":32230,"journal":{"name":"Tibbi Tavanbakhshi","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135806876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing Persian Quick Speech in Noise With Words Containing High Frequency Phonemes: Determining its Validity and Equivalency","authors":"Farzaneh Fatahi, Atefeh Abolhasani Zeraatkar, Maryam Amiri Jahromi, Fahimeh Hajiabolhassan, Amirsalar Jafarpisheh, Nariman Rahbar, Elham Faghihzadeh","doi":"10.32598/sjrm.12.3.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/sjrm.12.3.1","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Aims The quick speech in noise (Q-SIN) test shows how difficult it is to perceive speech in noise by determining signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) loss. The lists with high-frequency words have a better ability to identify SNR loss which have been created in Persian. Although a Persian version of Q-SIN with emphasis on high frequency is available، but there is no Q-SIN lists with high-frequency words; therefore,this study aims to develop new lists and the lists with high-frequency words for Q-SIN test and determine their equivalency in normal-hearing people which was condcuted in Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Methods The sentences were first developed. Then, their content validity and face validity were determined. In this regard، 36 sentences were used to make new Q-SIN lists and 36 sentences were used to make Q-SIN lists with high-frequency words. Based on the Q-SIN test development criteria، six regular lists (lists 1-6) and six lists with high-frequency words (lists 7-12) were tested on 46 people (23 males and 23 females) aged 18-35 with normal hearing Results The content validity index for new and high-frequency words lists were 0. 74 and 0. 736، respectively. The equivalency test results showed that among the first 6 lists، the lists no. 1, 2, 3, and 4 were equal. Among the six lists with high-frequency words, the lists no. 7, 8, 10, 11 were equal. There was no gender differences between six regular lists and high-frequency lists (P>0.05). Conclusion The Q-SIN word lists with equivalency can be used for normal-hearing people in clinical practice.","PeriodicalId":32230,"journal":{"name":"Tibbi Tavanbakhshi","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135806882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Group-based Fallproof Program on Balance and Psychological Health of the Elderly With Different Ages","authors":"Pegah Rajabpour, Masoumeh Shojaei, Abdollah Ghasemi, Keyvan Molanorouzi","doi":"10.32598/sjrm.12.3.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/sjrm.12.3.6","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Aims Balance control is needed to walk and function independently. Decreased balance accompanied by fear of falling can have a negative effect on the mental and physical health of older adults. In this study, we aim to assess the effect of group-based Fallproof program on balance and psychological aspects of health in the elderly with different ages. Methods In this quasi-experimental study, the study population consists of all healthy community-dwelling older people in Tehran, Iran. Based to the inclusion criteria, 60 people aged 65-85 years were selected using a convenience sampling method from public recreational centers. They were divided into three age groups: 65-71, 72-78, and 79-85 years. All groups received a group-based Fallproof program for eight weeks, three times a week. The Symptoms Checklist-90-Revised was used to measure psychological problems, and the Fullerton Advanced Balance scale was used to identify balance problems in the pre-test and post-test phases. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to evaluate the normality of data distribution, and analysis of covariance was used to measure the mean differences between groups The significance level was set at 0.05. Results The results showed a significant improvement in balance and psychological health of all three groups after the intervention (P<0.001). The oldest group showed more significant improvement in all dependent variables when compared to other two groups. Therefore, older adults not only can benefit from exercise-based interventions, but also can achieve better physical and psychological results in short period by participating in group-based Fallproof program. Conclusion Eight weeks of group-based Fallproof program can be effective in improving balance and psychological health of the elderly and can be used along with other training protocols for improving balance problems of older adults.","PeriodicalId":32230,"journal":{"name":"Tibbi Tavanbakhshi","volume":"93 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135851608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}