Context: We sought to describe our experience with the Hybrid Assistive Limb® (HAL®) for active knee extension and voluntary ambulation with remaining muscle activity in a patient with complete paraplegia after spinal cord injury.
Findings: A 30-year-old man with complete paraplegia used the HAL® for 1 month (10 sessions) using his remaining muscle activity, including hip flexor and upper limb activity. Electromyography was used to evaluate muscle activity of the gluteus maximus, tensor fascia lata, quadriceps femoris, and hamstring muscles in synchronization with the Vicon motion capture system. A HAL® session included a knee extension session with the hip flexor and voluntary gait with upper limb activity. After using the HAL® for one month, the patient’s manual muscle hip flexor scores improved from 1/5 to 2/5 for the right and from 2/5 to 3/5 for the left knee, and from 0/5 to 1/5 for the extension of both knees.
Conclusion/clinical relevance: Knee extension sessions with HAL®, and hip flexor and upper-limb-triggered HAL® ambulation seem a safe and feasible option in a patient with complete paraplegia due to spinal cord injury. 相似文献
Introduction As many as one quarter of all cancer survivors report traumatic stress symptoms from cancer-related experiences. While the
majority of these patients do not meet the criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), there is growing evidence that
subsyndromal symptoms can significantly contribute to functional impairment and negative health outcomes. Treatment options
for the hallmark symptoms of traumatic stress—unpleasant, intrusive thoughts and avoidant behaviors—have not been well investigated
for the cancer survivorship population.
Materials and methods Seven female cancer survivors with traumatic stress symptoms from cancer-related experiences and no other major psychopathology,
were enrolled to receive three sessions of Neuro-Emotional Technique (NET), a brief, targeted treatment that combines traditional
desensitization principles with complementary modalities.
Results Psychological outcome measures (Impact of Event Scale (IES) and Subjective Units of Distress (SUD) and physiological measures
(Heart Rate (HR) and Skin Conductance Level (SCL) demonstrated the following changes: 71% on IES, 88% SUD, 74% on HR, and
65% on SCL following the intervention. Statistically significant changes were observed for all four parameters, and effect
size g for proportion improved were 0.50 each for IES, SUD, and HR, and 0.20 for SCL.
Conclusions These cases suggest feasibility of the NET intervention for cancer-related traumatic stress and the potential for change in
symptoms and physiological reactivity. Further investigation is needed to determine the specific and long-term effects of
such an approach.
Implications for cancer survivors Traumatic stress from cancer-related experiences might represent a constellation of symptoms that are amenable to brief, targeted
interventions.
This study was supported by the O.N.E. Research Foundation 相似文献
Single trial amplitude, latency jitter, and electroencephalographic (EEG) power were examined as sources of the group difference in averaged P300 amplitude among 15 traumatically brain injured and 20 control individuals in an auditory oddball paradigm. Mean amplitude of the individual trials was highly correlated with the amplitude of the averaged P300, with little additional unique variance attributable to latency jitter or EEG power. The group difference in P300 amplitude was also explained by the mean amplitude of the single trials. These results support the robustness of the event-related potential averaging technique within the paradigm used. 相似文献
Abstract Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty have become recognized procedures for the treatment of vertebral fractures, especially in patients
with osteoporosis. In most cases of osteoporotic spinal vertebral fracture in elderly patients, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)
cement is used to fill the defect and stabilize the vertebral body. The techniques of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty differ
in the possibility of realignment and reconstruction of the vertebral body and spinal column. Long-term results in terms of
integration of the cement and bioreactivity of the vertebral body are still lacking; so, these procedures are still no options
in the treatment of younger patients. Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty show different success in the management of fresh traumatic
spine fractures. The acute traumatic vertebral fracture has to be classified sensitively, to find the right indication for
cement augmentation. Mild acute compression fractures can be treated by vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty, severe compression
and burst fractures by combination of internal fixation and kyphoplasty. The indications for use of biological or osteoinductive
cement in spinal fracture management must still be regarded as restricted owing to the lack of basic biomechanical research
data. Such cement should not be used except in clinical studies. 相似文献
Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is a neurologic condition that presents with bilateral lower extremity weakness and sensory loss associated with bowel and bladder dysfunction. Whereas the time of onset may be hours to days, the time to either partial or complete recovery may require months. The etiology is varied and may be idiopathic. Laboratory and radiographic evaluation may be nonrevealing. Corticosteriods have been used for treatment, but their efficacy is controversial. As illustrated by this case report, the essential aspect of the initial management of ATM is the elimination of potentially treatable causes. 相似文献