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Rehabilitation Program for Orthopedic and Neurological Patients
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Rehabilitation Program for Orthopedic and Neurological Patients

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 2234

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Kaux Jean-François

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Department of Motor Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium
Interests: sport traumatology
Dr. Markos Sgantzos

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Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 382 21 Larissa, Greece
Interests: rehabilitation medicine
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The rehabilitation of orthopedic and neurological patients is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on helping individuals recover and regain their functional abilities after experiencing injuries, surgeries, or conditions related to the musculoskeletal system or nervous system. The primary goal of rehabilitation is to improve a patient's quality of life, enhance their independence, and maximize their physical as well as cognitive function.

We are sincerely inviting you to submit original research articles and reviews dealing with the rehabilitation process for patients who have undergone orthopedic surgeries, such as joint replacements, fractures, or ligament repairs, or those who have musculoskeletal injuries or conditions, such as osteoarthritis or back pain. Papers concerning patients' neurological conditions or injuries, such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson's disease, are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  1. Physical therapy.
  2. Occupational therapy.
  3. Rehabilitation exercises.
  4. Pain management.
  5. Speech and language therapy.
  6. Cognitive rehabilitation.
  7. Assistive technology.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Kaux Jean-François
Dr. Markos Sgantzos
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Healthcare is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • orthopedic rehabilitation
  • neurological rehabilitation
  • physical therapy
  • occupational therapy
  • rehabilitation exercises
  • speech and language therapy
  • cognitive rehabilitation
  • spinal cord injury
  • stroke

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Gait Analysis of Hemiparetic Adult Patients with a Quadripod Cane and a Rolling Cane
by Bérengère Maillard, Mohamed Boutaayamou, Helena Cassol, Laurence Pirnay and Jean-François Kaux
Healthcare 2024, 12(4), 464; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12040464 - 12 Feb 2024
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Stroke consequences include hemiparesis and difficulty walking. Several types of canes exist to overcome these alterations, but little data compares the quadripod cane and the rolling cane in hemiparetic patients. The objective of this work is twofold: to determine whether the gait speed—the [...] Read more.
Stroke consequences include hemiparesis and difficulty walking. Several types of canes exist to overcome these alterations, but little data compares the quadripod cane and the rolling cane in hemiparetic patients. The objective of this work is twofold: to determine whether the gait speed—the most often used parameter to assess gait performance—depends on the type of cane, and to establish which spatiotemporal parameters have the most influence. Thirty-four hemiparetic patients performed 10 m walking tests at comfortable and fast speed conditions, using both canes on two different days. To objectively analyze their gait patterns, we used a tri-axial Inertial Measurement Units (IMU)-based system to record the walking signals from which we extracted the gait spatiotemporal parameters. We particularly examined the speed, stride length, and durations of stance, swing, and double support phases. The results showed that hemiparetic patients walked faster with the rolling cane during both speed conditions. These speed increases could be explained by the decrease in the stance phase duration of the affected leg, the decrease in the double support duration, and the increase in cadence. Our findings suggest that the rolling cane allows safe and faster walking. Full article
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Language and Communication Interventions in People with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review
by Nefeli K. Dimitriou, Anastasia Nousia, Eleni-Nefeli Georgopoulou, Maria Martzoukou, Ioannis Liampas, Efthimios Dardiotis and Grigorios Nasios
Healthcare 2024, 12(7), 741; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12070741 - 29 Mar 2024
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Although language impairment is frequently observed in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (pwAD), targeted language rehabilitation is often overlooked. The present study reviews published evidence on the impact of language training, either alone or in combination with cognitive training, on cognitive outcomes in pwAD. [...] Read more.
Although language impairment is frequently observed in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (pwAD), targeted language rehabilitation is often overlooked. The present study reviews published evidence on the impact of language training, either alone or in combination with cognitive training, on cognitive outcomes in pwAD. A systematic search of PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane was carried out, including studies published from inception to November 2023. A total of eight research articles (four randomized controlled trials and four observational studies) met the inclusion criteria: six assessed language training combined with cognitive training and two evaluated language rehabilitation alone. Regarding language and non-language (mainly memory, attention, and executive functions) outcomes, there was a consensus among studies that language rehabilitation (alone or in combination with cognitive training) yields positive results. Some of the articles also explored the impact on patients’ and their caregivers’ quality of life, with all but one showing improvement. Consequently, the combination of language and cognitive training leads to improvements across various cognitive domains. However, limited evidence supports the value of sole language rehabilitation. This conclusion is influenced by heterogeneity among studies (different types and duration of interventions, small participant sets, various assessment tools), and, thus, further research is warranted. Full article
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