Browsing by Subject "Physical Therapy Modalities"

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    Efficacy of epley maneuver on quality of life of elderly patients with subjective BPPV
    (AVES, 2019) Uz U.; Uz D.; Akdal G.; Çelik O.
    OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the repositioning maneuver on quality of life in elderly patients with dizziness and/or vertigo. MATERIALS and METHODS: This controlled, prospective randomized clinical trial was conducted in elderly patients aged 65 years and above with a positive history of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), presence of vertigo, and no observable nystagmus during the Dix-Hallpike test, so-called Subjective BPPV (S-BPPV). Individuals were evaluated by visual analog scale (VAS) and dizziness handicap inventory (DHI). Groups were defined as treatment (treated with Epley maneuver bilaterally) or no treatment control (no treatment modality or canalith repositioning maneu-ver). Ten days after the first assessment, all patients were reassessed using VAS and DHI. RESULTS: A total of 50 patients were randomized into two groups: 25 to the treatment group, and 25 to the control group. No significant differences were observed for baseline VAS and total DHI scores between the groups (p=0.636, p=0.846, respectively). On the other hand, after the reassessment, VAS and total DHI scores were both significantly reduced in the treatment group (p<0.001, p<0.001, respectively), but no reduction in either score was found in the control group (p=0.216, p=0.731, respectively). CONCLUSION: This study showed that elderly patients with S-BPPV benefit from the Epley maneuver, in particular global and disease-specific quality of life. © 2019, AVES. All rights reserved.
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    Investigation of physical playfulness in physiotherapy students
    (BioMed Central Ltd, 2023) Karaali H.K.; Ozcan O.
    Background: Physiotherapists show a positive attitude towards playing games in order to be a role model for pediatric patients and to increase the success of therapy. The aim of the present study is to investigate the physical playfulness of physiotherapy students and the relationship of physical playfulness and individual and environmental factors. Methods: The sociodemographic data, regular physical activity habits of the students were examined as well as their computer game playing status and duration. “Attitudes of 18–22 Age Adults for Playing Games That Contain Physical Activity” scale was used for assessing playfulness. Results: A total of 268 students participated in the study. Among the game proneness scale subsections, the highest score was obtained in the Social Adjustment while the lowest scores were obtained in the “Desire to Play Game” and “To take pleasure from playing game” subsections. Male students scored higher in “Risk Taking and “To take pleasure from playing game” in comparison with the female students. There was a statistically significant difference between physical activity habits and “Game Compassion”, “Risk Taking”, “Social Adjustment” and “To take pleasure from playing game scores”. Conclusion: Physiotherapy students were found to be more playful, particularly in terms of social adaptation. Men take more risks in the plays and also play the games more enjoyable. Students with regular physical activity habits were more playful overall. The present study suggests that monitoring physical activity levels, computer games types might be beneficial for evaluating the playfulness. © 2023, BioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature.