EFFECTIVENESS OF KINESIOLOGIC TAPE APPLICATION IN ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES

Background: In our study, it was aimed to research the effect of kinesiological tape on pain, shoulder movement angles, and daily life activities. Methods: The control group (n:15) was applied with classical physiotherapy program including ultrasound, tens and exercise. The experiment group (n:15) was applied kinesiological-tape for seven days in addition to classical physiotherapy and rehabilitation program. Pretreatment and post-treatment pains of the patients were measured by using Visual Analog Scale (VAS), the goniometer was used to measure the shoulder ranges, Constant-Murley measured daily life activity levels, and DASH-T measured shoulder disability level. Results: As the VAS scores of the control group inactivity reduced by 11,21 points, the scores of the experiment group decreased by 24,53 points. The difference in scores between the two groups is significant statistically (p0,05). For shoulder movement opening, all records of the experiment group are significantly better than that of the control group, except the flexion increase. Conclusion: Kinesiological tape application ensuring a reduction in pain for rotator cuff injury in a shorter period is a treatment also providing significantly better results in shoulder movement recovery, increase in functionality, and a decrease in disability

Validity of the Turkish version of the Kujala patellofemoral score in patellofemoral pain syndrome

Objectives: Patellofemoral pain syndrome is one of the most common knee problems, with major effects on quality of life and function. The Kujala patellofemoral score is a functional evaluation instrument to evaluate knee problems related to the patellofemoral system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of the Turkish version of the Kujala patellofemoral score in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome

The effects of Mulligan's mobilization with movement technique in patients with lateral epicondylitis

BACKGROUND: Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is a common problem of the arm. Mulligan has proposed the use of mobilization with movement for LE

Health related quality of life and perception of deformity in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

BACKGROUND: Quality of life and cosmethic appearance have gained importance as outcomes in AIS treatment. Improving aesthetic appearance and quality of life are defined as the primary aims of scoliosis treatment by health professionals. Studies that assess and compare the different treatment results in the field of quality of life and cosmethics are some what limited

Turkish Version Study of "Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire" (PDQL)

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate Turkish transcultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of " Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire" (PDQL), which has been developed to assess the quality of life of patients with Parkinson's disease

Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the 39-item Parkinson Disease Questionnaire = A 39 tételes Parkinson-kór-kérdőív török nyelvű változatának megbízhatósága és validitása

Background and purpose – This study aims to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish Version of the 39-item Parkin- son Disease Questionnaire. Methods – A total of 100 patients with Par- kinson’s disease who were admitted to the outpatient neurology clinic in Koc University and Istanbul University were enrolled. 39- item Parkinson Disease Questionnaire, Par- kinson Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire, Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, Hoehn-Yahr Scale, and Short Form Health Survey-36 were administered to all partici- pants. 39-item Parkinson Disease Question- naire was repeated 2 weeks later. Results – The internal consistency coeffi- cient of the 39-item Parkinson Disease Ques- tionnaire was 0.957. Test-retest correlation ranged between r = 0.693-0.979. Reliability of Turkish version of the 39-item Parkinson Disease Questionnaire was found to be very high with the exclusion of one item (30th item). The scale was found to be consistent over time and correlated positively with Hoehn-Yahr Scale, and negatively with Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, Par- kinson Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire, and Short Form Health Survey-36. Conclusion – Turkish version of the 39-item Parkinson Disease Questionnaire, with the exclusion of the 30th item can be used reli- ably in assessing the quality of life of Parkin- son’s patients. | Háttér és cél – A tanulmány célja a 39 téte- les Parkinson-kór-kérdőív török nyelvű vál- tozata megbízhatóságának és validitásának elemzése volt. Módszerek – Összesen 100 Parkinson-kó- ros beteget vontunk be, akiket a Koc Egye- tem és az Isztambuli Egyetem neurológiai ambulanciájára vettek fel. Minden résztvevő kitöltötte a 39 tételes Parkinson-kór kérdő- ívet, a Parkinson-kór életminőségi kérdőívet, az Egyesített Parkinson-kór pontozó skálát, a Hoehn–Yahr-skálát és a 36 tételes Egész- ségfelmérés rövid formáját. A 39 tételes Par- kinson-kór kérdőív kitöltését 2 héttel később megismételték. Eredmények – A 39 tételes Parkinson- kór kérdőív belső konzisztencia-együtt- hatója 0,957 volt. A teszt-reteszt korreláció r = 0,693 és 0,979 között mozgott. A 39 té- teles Parkinson-kór kérdőív török nyelvű változatának megbízhatósága nagyon magasnak bizonyult, egy tétel (a 30. tétel) kivételével. A skála időben konzisztensnek bi- zonyult, és pozitívan korrelált a Hoehn–Yahr- skálával, míg negatívan korrelált az Egyesített Parkinson-kór pontozóskálával, a Parkinson- kór életminőségi kérdőívvel és a 36 tételes Egészségfelmérés rövid formájával. Következtetés – A 39 tételes Parkinson-kór kérdőív török változata a 30. tétel kizárásával megbízhatóan használható a Parkinson-kó- ros betegek életminőségének felmérésére