clinical application of laboratory gait analysis

... Biomechanical Concepts Pertinent to Gait 44 IV Normal Kinematic and Kinetic Parameters 46 V Clinical Application of Laboratory Gait Analysis 50 VI Gait Analysis Current Developments ... Fiona Dobson, and Jennifer McGinley I Gait Analysis in People with CP 248 II Classifications of Gait Patterns Using Gait Analysis in CP 251 III Gait Analysis in PD and HD 254 IV Huntington’s ... describe the current state -of- the-art of management of gait disorders in general and offer a guide to the management of certain specific problems that commonly affect gait in older adults, in patients...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 23:20

... leading causes of death, quality of life has become an important aspect in assessing the burden of disease Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) refers to an individual's perception of their own ... to analyze patterns of drug use in a population of illegal opioid users Drug Alcohol Depend 2006 Larsen K: Joint analysis of time-to-event and multiple binary indicators of latent classes Biometrics ... clinicians and clinical researchers often use "14 or more days" as a marker for clinical depression and anxiety disorders, and longer symptomatic durations are associated with higher levels of activity...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... = 0.037) or had a diagnosis of drug abuse (P = 0.001) A sensitivity analysis for the logistic analysis was conducted to examine for the impact of continuous coding of the prior antidepressant, ... Indiana, USA Page of 10 Authors’ contributions Concept and design WY, YZ, RR, RWS; acquisition of data WY, YZ, RR; analysis and interpretation of data WY, YZ, RR, RWS; drafting of the manuscript ... rather than cost-offsets unique to SNRIs In the light of these potential limitations, the results of this study need to be further replicated and extended using different types of studies in broader...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:23

... alignment of the Artemia ANT protein sequence with that of other species (Xenopus, Drosophila, mouse isoforms 1, 2, and 4, rat isoforms and 2, bovine isoforms 1, 2, 3, and 4, and human isoforms ... with the known structure of bovine ANT Comparison of the predicted three-dimensional structure of Artemia ANT with that of bovine ANT The structure of bovine ANT (isoform 1) is known (structure: ... well-characterized, inhibitors of ANT have also been reported [37] Mindful of (a) the well-established ligand profile of ANT, (b) the modulatory role of ANT in the mammalian PTP, and (c) the absence of a Ca2+-induced...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 00:20

... Walsh JP: GaitAnalysis: Theory and Application 1995:125-142 Blanke DJ, Hageman PA: Comparison of gait of young and elderly men Phys Ther 1989, 69:144-148 Hageman PA: Gait characteristics of healthy ... directions to complete the gait assessment were included (n = 503) Measures Gait Characteristics The GaitMat II™ system was used for the gait analysis [13] The GaitMat II™ consists of a 4-meter long walkway ... indicators of fear? J Am Geriatr Soc 1997, 45:313-320 Gabell A, Nayak USL: The effect of age and variability in gait Journal of Gerontology 1984, 39:662-666 Imms FJ, Edholm OG: Studies of gait and...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... apropulsive gait was defined by visual gait analysis where a patient failed to demonstrate a heel-to-toe gait during the propulsive phase of gait While the inter-rater reliability of visual gait analysis ... entire foot were obtained using the average of three mid -gait foot steps Statistical analysis This is secondary analysis of an existing data set The unit of analysis was the foot rather than the individual ... reliability of observational gait analysis data: Judgments of push-off in gait after stroke Phys Ther 2003, 83:146-160 Mueller MJ, Minor SD, Sahrmann SA, Schaaf JA, Strube MJ: Differences in the gait...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:23

... activity of NF-κB is up-regulated during the process of aging [11,12] The expression and activity of NF-κB was evaluated in fibroblasts from patients with ages ranging from 22 to 92 years of age ... critical regulator of neovascularization [18] HIF-1α is activated in the setting of hypoxia and promotes the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) [19] In the setting of myocardial ... of HIF-1α promotes local angiogenesis through the expression of VEGF In addition HIF-1α can induce the expression of stromal cellderived factor-1 (SDF-1) [20] SDF-1 enhances the recruitment of...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 08:22

... regression on a Q matrix of membership probabilities of N genotypes in each of K subgroups The Q matrix was computed using the Bayesian approach of Pritchard et al [19] Associations of haplotypes and ... 54% of the accessions Within the subset of two-rowed barleys, this haplotype is even more dominant showing a frequency of 88% (see previous pragraph) In case of BLZ1 and BPBF, 11% and 23% of the ... part of the model Tests of fixed effects were based on variance estimates using the restricted maximum likelihood (REML) method and denominator degrees of freedom approximated by the method of...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 03:21

... units prior to the development of RP two years later RP is often the first symptom of SSc and may start many years prior to development of SSc [2] Since cases of anti-RNAP III positive patients ... Oral Biology, University of Florida, 1395 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610-0424, USA 2Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer ... polymerase I/III were found in 21 patients (1.1% of 1,966); 18 Caucasians, African Americans, and of mixed ethnic background Sixteen of 21 cases had a diagnosis of SSc at the initial visit while did not...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 17:22

... MPSA: manifestation profile simulation algorithm; N%: proportion of available information of pattern in dataset; N %-cutoff: proportion of optimized available information of pattern in dataset; ... for the management of arterial hypertension: The task force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) ... similarity) Clinical study analysis Frequencies of manifestations among patterns and in the whole sample were tabulated PDA was used for pattern differentiation and estimation of prevalence of each...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 14:20

... over first 24 hours of admission to ICU, year of admission, time of year of admission (by 28-day block to coincide with trainees' length of rotation), level of care at time of admission (full ... specialty of training into one of three groups: Internal Medicine (Internal Medi- Page of (page number not for citation purposes) In analysis of the entire cohort, only the identities of the admitting ... of other variables that may influence outcomes outside of the ICU Secondary outcomes consisted of in-hospital mortality, hospital LOS, number of invasive procedures performed and limitation of...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:21

... Cut-offs of continuous data was determined by evaluating the median results of the groups and deciding among the investigators clinical importance From the data, clinically relevant cut-offs ... Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) code of 070.44 and 070.54 During the period of study, 78 patients started on therapy Twenty four patients were not included in the study analysis ... complete treatment and evaluation Of these, 13 failed to return for follow-up, stopped because of adverse effects, for poor response, and because of death Finally, a total of 54 charts were reviewed...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:39

... with concurrent increases of total cholesterol levels (4, 5); thus, emphasizing the clinical importance of control of total cholesterol with a mild-to-moderate increase of physical activity among ... (0.035)* 0.022 (0.922) r: correlation coefficient of single linear regression analysis, β: correlation coefficient of multiple linear regression analysis adjusted for all the listed variables Age ... avenues for exploration of aspirin metabolism Our present results of improvement of aspirin effect with decreased total cholesterol may partly account for non-effectiveness of aspirin in cardiovascular...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:39

... Ethics Committee of the Nihon University School of Medicine and the Clinical Studies Committee of Nihon University Hospital [10] Table Characteristics of study participants Biochemical analysis Plasma ... underscores the clinical relevance of the relationship of age, gender, and BNP In both studies that used different assays, the effect of gender on BNP was substantial and independent of other factors ... assess the contribution of confounders (gender, BMI) [17] A value of P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant Figure A: Nucleotide sequence of the 5’-flanking region of the human NPPB gene...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 10:04

... previously that G/G of the PTPN11 gene encoding SHP-2 increased the risk of gastric atrophy among the seropositive subjects [18] The present study examined the association of a polymorphism of Gab1 with ... controls in which atrophy was present in only 10% of subjects (p

Ngày tải lên: 31/10/2012, 15:37

... (Biorad, USA), and the profile consisted of an initial melting step of at 94°C; followed by 35 cycles of 30 s at 94°C, 30 s at 61°C, and 30 s at 72°C; and a final elongation step of at 72°C The restriction ... consisted of a total of 50 unrelated male patients with past history of myocardial infarction (age ranged between 50-75 years) All patients and controls were living in the same geographic area of Northern ... 5-methyltetrahydrofolate as a carbon donor [6] This donor is synthesized by the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene from 5,10-methylene-tetrahydrofolate [9,10] Reduction in the activity of these...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 09:49

... predictor of onset and progression of clinical motor impairment Thus, Vgf could provide a biological index to predict and monitor the development of motor impairment in ALS before onset of clinical ... out of a total of 100 possible points ROC analysis was carried out to determine the sensitivity and specificity of Vgf in dissecting control vs ALS subjects Values are expressed as percent of ... operating characteristic (ROC) analysis (Figure 1A) Vgf CSF content decreased as a function of progression of muscle weakness characterized by an increasing number of affected muscle (segments)...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 10:52

... should be part of the routine evaluation of patients with clinically suspected WNV infection References Hayes EB, Gubler DJ West Nile virus: epidemiology and clinical features of an emerging ... present in almost 80% of patients with WNV infection associated with neurologic disease The unique pattern of multifocal chorioretinitis can help establish an early diagnosis of the disease while ... infection Ophthalmology 2004;111:2065-70 Garg S, Jampol LM Systemic and intraocular manifestations of West Nile virus infection Surv Ophthalmol 2005;50:3-13 http://www.medsci.org ...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 11:17

... queried our data base of implanted loop recorders We identified 150 patients who received ILR over a period of years for evaluation of unexplained nature of their syncope Out of these 150 patients ... it was a convulsive syncope We defined episodes of loss of consciousness as prolonged if they were > minutes The estimate of duration of loss of consciousness was obtained from the 107 people ... period of 9±3 months after rhythm directed therapy for recurrence of any syncope The information about the clinical symptoms was obtained from patient charts and physician letters The clinical...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 11:17

... and are most often applied in the clinical setting or the research clinical setting, not the food or product development laboratory One of the oldest questionnaires is the Profile of Mood States ... nature of the food experience We will return to the issue of hedonic asymmetry in the Discussion of this paper 1.3 Standardized mood questionnaires A number of standardized questionnaires of mood ... test (n of 100 or more) found some of the terms offensive, specifically when the original questionnaire included terms associated with depression and anxiety, and questioned the objective of the...

Ngày tải lên: 03/04/2013, 21:07