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{"title":"Determining the Compliance with the Guidelines of Physio-Therapists’ Knowledge Levels and Attitudes Regarding the Treatment Approach of Early Osteoarthritic Patients in Turkey","authors":"Gizem ERGEZEN, Gulay Aras BAYRAM, Ioan-Cosmin BOCA","doi":"10.61215/rjpt.2023.29.50.52","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61215/rjpt.2023.29.50.52","url":null,"abstract":"\"To evaluate the compliance with the current evidence-based perspective by revealing the evaluation and treatment approaches, knowledge levels and treatment preferences in early knee osteoarthritis rehabilitation from physiotherapists in Turkey; Methods: A 2-part questionnaire (30 questions, 5 minutes filling time) was created by researchers. The questionnaire was sent to 112 physiotherapists via Google Forms to the mobile application group of the Turkish Physiotherapists Association; Results: The evaluation methods preferred by physiotherapists at the first physiotherapy visit are palpation (100%), muscle strength (100%) and gait analysis (94.64%). Their preferences for a single basic treatment application are electrophysical agents (EPA) use (25.89%), strengthening exercises (24.11%), and weight control (18.75%). Additional method preferences are EPA (79.46%), cold application (70.54%) and weight control (56.25%). Strengthening exercises are always preferred by 71.43%. Physiotherapists gave written (77.68%) and verbal (62.5%) information to the patients and declared that they made all these choices mostly in the light of their experience-based skills (54.46%); Conclusion: The results of our study identify the evidence-to-practice gap amongst of physiotherapists in Turkey that can lead to non-evidence-based or non-guided practice behaviors for the treatment of patients with knee osteoarthritis.\"","PeriodicalId":473602,"journal":{"name":"Romanian Journal of Physical Therapy","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135749701","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":"Relationship between Health Locus of Control with Pain, Physical Function and Treatment Satisfaction in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis","authors":"Oluseun A. FAPOJUWO, Sunday R. AKINBO, David O. OREKOYA","doi":"10.61215/rjpt.2023.29.50.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61215/rjpt.2023.29.50.22","url":null,"abstract":"https://cloud.uoradea.ro/index.php/s/5dRyx4sAkP88fqe","PeriodicalId":473602,"journal":{"name":"Romanian Journal of Physical Therapy","volume":"126 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135750018","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":"Study Regarding the Identification of Sport Teams Injuries at University of Oradea","authors":"Anca-Cristina POP, Dana Ioana CRISTEA, Raluca FULGESCU, Mihai Ionel ILLE, Dorina IANC","doi":"10.61215/rjpt.2023.29.51.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61215/rjpt.2023.29.51.14","url":null,"abstract":"Sports injuries have long been recognized as a global health problem that requires a public health approach to reduce their impact. The aims of this study were to evaluate the incidence of injuries in university athletes. Methods: 70 students registered in the Oradea University Sports Club, from different sports branches, were included in the study. We apply the NCAA Injury Surveillance System adapted for Romania, by native English speakers and English language experts to ensure the cultural adaptation and efficient transposition. Results: The questionnaire results show that all subjects have suffered at least one accident since practicing sports at the University and injury occurred in competition for 40% or in practice for 60% of the respondents. The data show that 31.11% of the respondents practicing performance sports were injured in the first half of training, 26.67% in the second part of training, 24.44% of the surveyed respondents were injured in the first game, 11.11% in the second game, 4.44% in the third game, and only 2.23% were injured during the warm-up. At the level of the lower limb, most injuries were to the knee and ankle. Regarding the knee structures that were injured, 14.28% of the survey participants mentioned the collateral ligament, 21.43% anterior cruciate ligament, 7.14% posterior cruciate ligament, 42.86% meniscus and 14.29% patella and/or patellar tendon. Discussion: The main causes of these can be insufficient time allocated to the recovery after the effort, the lack of special recovery procedures and the inadequate warming up of the athletes. As a result, in order to prevent them, the physical training program should aim to increase the flexibility of the muscles, toning the muscles, increasing the mobility of the joints and training the stabilizing muscles. Conclusions: Following the analysis of the applied questionnaire, it was found that most injuries were suffered at the level of the knee and ankle, among team sports, and at the level of the upper part of the foot and heel, among athletes.","PeriodicalId":473602,"journal":{"name":"Romanian Journal of Physical Therapy","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135006759","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":"Mobile Nine-Hole Peg Test Application in Healthy Older Adults: A Pilot Study","authors":"Busra Cataltas, Nilufer ETISLI-KORKMAZ, Zahid CATALTAS","doi":"10.61215/rjpt.2023.29.50.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61215/rjpt.2023.29.50.4","url":null,"abstract":"\"Hand functions slow down with aging. Hand functionality evaluation is important in defining the skill level in daily life activities and revealing the effectiveness of rehabilitation and role skills. The aim of this study was to evaluate the hand functionality of healthy older people by using the Mobile Nine-Hole Peg Test (M- NHPT). Methods: Dominant and non-dominant hand functionality of 15 participants were evaluated with M-NHPT. The Standardized Mini-Mental Test was used to determine their cognitive levels and participants’ functionality levels were examined by Duruöz Hand Index. Results: M-NHPT dominant and non-dominant sides were moderately correlated with NHPT (p<0.05) and non-dominant side with the Duruöz Hand Index (p<0.05). Discussions: M-NHPT is a valid and reliable method used to evaluate hand functions and fine motor skills. It was obtained that there was a significant relationship between M-NHPT and functionality. Using mobile applications could be an easy, cheap and accessible assessment method for the hand functionality evaluation in older adults. Conclusions: Future studies involving more elderly adults could clarify the effectiveness and reliability of M-NHPT with programs focused on examining the dexterity and functionality of older adults\"","PeriodicalId":473602,"journal":{"name":"Romanian Journal of Physical Therapy","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135749687","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":"Safety and Efficacy of High Molecular Weight Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Study","authors":"Mustafa SAHIN, Gizem ERGEZEN","doi":"10.61215/rjpt.2023.29.51.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61215/rjpt.2023.29.51.4","url":null,"abstract":"Intra-articular Hyaluronic acid (IAHA) injection provides intra-articular (IA) anti-inflammatory effect and improves synovial fluid flow dynamics and viscoelasticity. The aim of this prospective observational, clinical study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) (40mg/2ml) 3 times with one week interval for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA). Methods and materials: A total of 105 adults with OA were enrolled in the study. Each patient received 3 injection cycles of HA with one week interval. WOMAC OA Index was used to assess the effectiveness of injection and SF-36 to observe the change in quality of life. Physical examination was performed before injection and at the 3rd and 6th months following injection. Results: WOMAC score showed significant reduction from baseline (61.6) to 3rd treatment procedure visit (32.1), 3 months (16.2) and 6 months follow up visit (4.8) respectively (p<0.001). Significant improvement was observed in quality of life from baseline values to 3 month and 6 month follow up visit (p<.0001) Discussion: Studies have shown that HA is safe and well tolerated to achieve clinically significant improvement in patients with mild to moderate knee OA. It is presented that repeated IAHA injections are an effective treatment for knee OA, and reduce pain and contribute to recovery. It was concluded that HA with higher molecular weight improved pain more and suggested that the use of HA products may be effective in knee OA. A significant increase was observed in SF-36 parameters reporting quality of life with IAHA, and HMW-IAHA added to usual care is effective for knee OA in working individuals. Conclusion: Three weekly IA injections of HA provided pain relief and functional improvements with high treatment satisfaction in patients with painful knee OA lasted for a minimum 6 months.","PeriodicalId":473602,"journal":{"name":"Romanian Journal of Physical Therapy","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136373629","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":"Investigating the Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Reflexology on Balance and Sleep Quality in Geriatric Individuals","authors":"Ozden GOKCEK, Mine ARGALI DENIZ, Esra DOGRU HUZMELI, Ismet MELEK","doi":"10.61215/rjpt.2023.29.50.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61215/rjpt.2023.29.50.13","url":null,"abstract":"\"Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and reflexology can be effective in pain, balance and sleep problems in the elderly. Our study aimed to examine the effect of TENS and reflexology on balance and sleep quality in geriatric individuals. Materials and Method: 60 individuals with balance and sleep problems were included in our study and randomly divided into three groups: Reflexology (N=20), TENS (N=20) and control (N=20). All individuals were evaluated with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), and Tinetti Balance Test (TBT) method pre-treatment and post-treatment. Results: It was observed that there was a significant increase in BBS in the reflexology group after the treatment compared to the pre-treatment, while a decrease in pain and an increase in sleep quality were observed in the TENS group post-treatment. While the decrease in the risk of falling was seen in all three groups, the improvement in the risk of falling was mostly seen in the reflexology group. There was no statistical difference between the groups post-treatment (p&gt;0.05). Conclusion: We conclude that reflexology practice increased the balance and decreased the risk of falling. We think that reflexology application as an alternative treatment will reduce the symptoms.\"","PeriodicalId":473602,"journal":{"name":"Romanian Journal of Physical Therapy","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135749727","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":"Effects of Comorbidity on Gait in Individuals with Stroke","authors":"Esra YILMAZ, Nilufer ETISLI-KORKMAZ","doi":"10.61215/rjpt.2023.29.50.33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61215/rjpt.2023.29.50.33","url":null,"abstract":"\"This study aimed to investigate the effect of comorbidity on gait in stroke individuals. Methods: Ten individuals who had a stroke and between the ages of 18 and 80 participated in the study. Demographic data form included demographic information, clinical status, the presence of aphasia, and pathological reflexes. The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) was used to evaluate the presence of comorbidity, and Timed Up and Go (TUG) was used for gait assessment. Results: It was seen that 5 of the participants were right hemiparetic and 7 of them were women. It was obtained that the disease duration was between 3.43 and 125.13 months, and just 2 participants were using an assistive device. The participants’ mean age was 58.10 ± 13.32 years, CCI score was 4.3 ± 2.11, and TUG score was 15.74 ± 4.91. No significant results were obtained from the regression analysis for the effect of comorbidity on gait, or from the correlation analysis (p &gt; 0.05). Conclusion: Individuals have gait problems due to various reasons after stroke. It was found that the comorbidities of the individuals did not affect their gait more than the stroke itself. The disorders and factors affecting gait parameters should be examined and awareness should be raised about the comorbidities associated with stroke or already existing comorbidities and their effects on gait in individuals with stroke. Future studies with more individuals whom were with different comorbidities are needed, to investigate the effects of comorbidities on walking.\"","PeriodicalId":473602,"journal":{"name":"Romanian Journal of Physical Therapy","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135750017","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 the Turkish Strategy Game Mangala on Cognitive Functions in Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Pilot Study","authors":"Aziz DENGIZ, Nilufer ETISLI-KORKMAZ, Aysegul KITIS","doi":"10.61215/rjpt.2023.29.50.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61215/rjpt.2023.29.50.43","url":null,"abstract":"\"Cognitive impairment is a common symptom of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Memory loss, difficulty completing familiar tasks, problems with language, disorientation to time and place, poor judgment, problems with abstract thinking, misplacing things, changes in mood and personality, and loss of initiative are some of the common symptoms of cognitive impairment in individuals with AD. This study aimed to examine the effect of the Turkish intelligence and strategy game Mangala on cognitive functions in individuals with AD. Material and Methods: Individuals with AD residing in the Denizli Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Center were included in this study. In addition to the demographic characteristics, the level of anxiety and general cognitive functions were assessed with Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HAD) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale (MoCA), respectively. Both the treatment and control groups had daily physiotherapy and rehabilitation sessions. Results: The mean age of the treatment (n=6) and control (n=6) group were 81.16±9.49 and 80±3.85 years. There was no significant difference between the groups before treatment(p>0.05). MoCA values improved significantly in the treatment group (p<0.05), and there was no significant difference between the groups (p>0.05). Discussions: According to the findings of our research, which examined the impact of Mangala on cognitive functions in individuals diagnosed with AD, it was observed that playing Mangala resulted in significant improvements in their cognitive abilities. In preventing cognitive decline in patients with AD, keeping the neural connections in the brain strong is needed. Games such as Mangala may play an important role in maintaining strong connections among these cognitive functions. Conclusions: Games, such as the Turkish intelligence and strategy game Mangala, that are easy-to-play, entertaining, and adaptable for patients with AD challenge working memory and mental agility, could be part of the rehabilitation plan for clinical practitioners working in this field.\"","PeriodicalId":473602,"journal":{"name":"Romanian Journal of Physical Therapy","volume":"75 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135750021","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}