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Background and Objectives: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are among the most prevalent occupational health problems in healthcare professionals, particularly physiotherapists. Due to their frequent exposure to biomechanical stresses during manual therapy and patient handling, this study aimed to determine the prevale …
Background and Objectives: Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability globally. Successful recovery depends on reintegration to normal living (RNL); a synthesis of the drivers of RNL across global contexts remains incomplete. This study aimed to systematically map and synthesise evidence on the determinants, int …
Background and Objectives: Rehabilitation is a vital component of health systems and a fundamental human right, essential for enhancing the quality of life of people with disabilities. Despite its importance, many discontinue rehabilitation, leading to poorer health outcomes and increased social and economic burdens. T …
Background and Objectives: Policy interventions, particularly for health promotion and sickness prevention, is a crucial part of the public health strategy. Physical activity (PA) can be influenced by policies in a variety of ways. Parents’ knowledge and awareness of PA, sedentary behaviour (SB), and physical fitness ( …
Background and Objectives: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is frequent among female athletes and may be linked to altered breathing patterns and intra-abdominal pressure. This study compared spirometric indices between semi-professional female athletes with SUI and healthy peers. Methods: In a cross-sectional compara …
Background and Objectives: There are various tools to identify problems caused by swallowing disorders in people with total laryngectomy. In this study, the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the “swallowing outcomes after laryngectomy (SOAL) questionnaire” in laryngectomy patients were determined. Meth …
Background and Objectives: Limited valid scales have been developed in English to measure the self-efficacy and involvement of parents of hearing-impaired children in early interventions, like parental involvement and self-efficacy (SPISE) and early intervention parenting self-efficacy scale (EIPSES), and none exist in …
Background and Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the effects of optical correction of presbyopia on intraocular pressure (IOP) in newly diagnosed presbyopic individuals aged 40 to 50 years. While the physiological mechanisms underlying presbyopia and IOP regulation have been well documented independently, the int …
Background and Objectives: Diabetes is one of the most common metabolic disorders worldwide. A prevalent long-term complication of diabetes is diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), which is associated with severe pain, sensory loss, and an increased risk of ulcers and amputations. This study sought to compare the effec …
Background and Objectives: Cerebral palsy (CP) refers to a group of permanent disorders of posture and movement caused by non-progressive disturbances to the developing fetal or infant brain. The dominant clinical sign is the impairment of gross motor functions. Additionally, more than half of these children experience …