Management of Post-traumatic Sawhney's Type II Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis with Functional Physiotherapy Appliance: A Case Report by Prajakta Anadeo, Ashish Saxena, Vilas Newaskar, Bharat Maheshwari

“…At the 6-month follow-up, the child exhibited significant improvement in mouth opening, underscoring the effectiveness of Shekar's appliance in promoting functional recovery. …”
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USE OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES IN REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH POST-STROKE HEMIPARESIS by Faisal Saghir, Galina Мratskova

“…Results and discussion: Our review of the scientific literature showed evidence of the benefits of the inclusion of assistive technology devices in the rehabilitation of post-stroke hemiparesis. We found data indicating improvement in the upper and lower limb function, increased postural stability and benefits for gait, and as well as improvement of the recovery process. …”
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Use of computer stimulating programs in patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment by S. V. Prokopenko, T. V. Dyadyuk, E. Yu. Mozheyko, A. F. Bezdenezhnykh, T. D. Koryagina, T. S. Anay-Ool

“…At the same time, not only trained functions (attention, memory), but also other cognitive indicators improved. …”
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Post‐operative injection of hydrolyzed collagen peptides shows anti‐inflammatory effect in patients with femoroacetabular impingement improving the early recovery by Enrico Tassinari, Andrea Minerba, Tommaso Basile, Alessio Bucciarelli, Francesco Traina, Brunella Grigolo, Stefano Zaffagnini, Eleonora Olivotto

“…Both treatments did not show any statistically significant difference in hip function and pain. High expression of inflammatory molecules in SFs was correlated with the worst post‐operative articular function. …”
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Effects of LED Irradiation and Non-Thermal Plasma Treatment on Horned Pansy During Flowering: Enhancing Yield and Functional Quality of Edible Flowers by Silvia Locatelli, Giampaolo Zanin, Paolo Sambo, Carlo Nicoletto

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Improving Health and Well-Being of People With Post–COVID-19 Consequences in South Africa: Situation Analysis and Pilot Intervention Design by Nicole Audrey Glover, Farzana Sathar, Pride Mokome, Nkululeko Mathabela, Sipokazi Taleni, Sarah Alexandra van Blydenstein, Anna-Maria Mekota, Salome Charalambous, Andrea Rachow, Olena Ivanova

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to assess the needs, preferences, challenges, and existing interventions for individuals with post–COVID-19 symptoms. Based on this, we aimed to develop a context-adapted intervention to improve the overall health and well-being of individuals with post–COVID-19 complications. …”
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Exploiting Chestnut Biochar as a Functional and Circular Ingredient in Weaned Piglet Diets by Luciana Rossi, Sara Frazzini, Matteo Santoru, Benedetta Canala, Irene Ferri, Alessandra Moscatelli, Elisabetta Onelli, Matteo Dell’Anno, Salvatore Pilu, Serena Reggi

“…Conclusions: The inclusion of 1% biochar in the diets of post-weaning piglets can improve the health status of the animals. …”
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Investigating microvascular outcomes with ischemic preconditioning and passive stretch by Sarah A. Fenn, Ward C. Dobbs, Maxwell K. Walker, Britton C. Scheuermann, Jacob T. Caldwell

“…We hypothesized that PS would lead to greater improvements in vascular function and oxidative capacity than IPC. …”
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Home Spirometry for Post-COVID Recovery: A Clinical Validation Study of an Ultrasonic Device by Asli Gorek Dilektasli, Ayten Odabas, Ismet Polat, Abdurrahman Dogan, Guven Ozkaya, Ozge Aydin Guclu, Nilufer Aylin Acet Ozturk, Funda Coskun, Mehmet Karadag

“…This study evaluated the validity of an ultrasonic home-based spirometer for monitoring lung function in post-COVID-19 pneumonia patients over 12 weeks. …”
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Predictive Factors for Morphological and Functional Improvements in Long-Lasting Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Treated with Photodynamic Therapy by Maciej Gawęcki, Krzysztof Kiciński, Jan Kucharczuk, Monika Gołębiowska-Bogaj, Andrzej Grzybowski

“…The goal of our study was to evaluate the morphological and functional effects of PDT in patients with long-lasting CSCR and determine the related predictive factors for improvement. …”
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Early Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Exerts Neuroprotective Effects and Improves Motor Functions in Hemiparkinsonian Rats by Tsung-Hsun Hsieh, Xiao-Kuo He, Hui-Hua Liu, Jia-Jin J. Chen, Chih-Wei Peng, Hao-Li Liu, Alexander Rotenberg, Ko-Ting Chen, Ming-Yuan Chang, Yung-Hsiao Chiang, Pi-Kai Chang, Chi-Wei Kuo

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Psychological assessment in post-bariatric plastic surgery: A scoping review by Angelica Cardoso Martins, Denise Nicodemo, Vanessa Yuri Suzuki, Sheila Souza Sales, Leonardo Montenegro Albuquerque

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Functional Outcomes of Patients with Ankylosed Elbow Managed with Fascia Lata Interposition Arthroplasty and Early Post-operative Active Motion Protocol by Emmanuelle Yap, Raymar Sibonga, Henry Jr Tabinas

“…This procedure usually requires extensive soft tissue stripping to free the elbow joint, an interposition graft, and post-operative immobilization. Objective: This study determined the functional outcomes of patients who underwent interposition arthroplasty of the elbow with early post-operative active motion exercise protocol, foregoing external fixation. …”
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Brain Functional Connectivity Significantly Improves After Surgical Eradication of Porto-Systemic Shunting in Pediatric Patients by Gianvincenzo Sparacia, Giuseppe Parla, Roberto Miraglia, Jean de Ville de Goyet

“…Conclusions: In this clinical model of isolated PSS (with absence of hepatic dysfunction), brain functional connectivity was altered even in young patients and in the absence of hyperammonemia; moreover, specific interventions to cancel out PSS consequently significantly improved brain functional connectivity.…”
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Partnership delivery of evidence-based therapy intervention to improve upper-limb function: a retrospective analysis by Anne Gordon, Erika Molteni, Tomoki Arichi, Jill Massey, Ben Siegle, Leanne Dreyer

“…Of caregivers surveyed, 97.85% would repeat the programme, and 100% would recommend it to others.Conclusions Evelina REACH is a clinically effective, goal-directed intensive activity-based therapy intervention that fosters lasting functional improvements in upper-limb use. Further research should explore optimal and scalable co-delivery models to enhance children’s access to evidence-based therapy in statutory healthcare.…”
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Healthy longevity-associated protein improves cardiac function in murine models of cardiomyopathy with preserved ejection fraction by Valeria Vincenza Alvino, Sadie Slater, Yan Qiu, Monica Cattaneo, Khaled Abdelsattar Kassem Mohammed, Seamus Gate, Vealmurugan Sekar, Annibale Alessandro Puca, Paolo Madeddu

“…In male diabetic mice, LAV-BPIFB4 therapy improved systolic function, microvascular density, and senescence, whereas the benefit was limited to systolic function in females. …”
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Lung recruitment maneuver improves right and left ventricular function in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome by Alexis Lambour, Yoann Zerbib, Pablo Mercado, Loay Kontar, Bertrand De Cagny, Julien Maizel, Michel Slama, Clément Brault

“…The RV free wall strain improved from -22 ± 10 to -25 ± 8% (p = 0.040). The cardiac index significantly increased from 2.1 ± 0.6 to 2.4 ± 0.7 L/min/m2 (p < 0.001) due to improved LV function, as demonstrated by a lower LV global longitudinal strain at PEEPpost (-16 ± 4% vs. -19 ± 3%, p = 0.002). …”
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Rectal misoprostol after cesarean delivery: does it affect recovery of bowel functions? A prospective randomized trial by N.K. Aref

“…Aim: To assess the efficacy of rectally administered misoprostol in the improvement of bowel function recovery after cesarean delivery (CD). …”
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Altered Functional Connectivity in Acute Ischemic Post-Stroke Non-Fluent Aphasia Based on fMRI-EEG Multimodal Fusion by Juehan Wang, Lin Mao, Hang Zhou, Shuang Wei, Tianfang Zhang, Haijun Li, Lingmei Ni, Shuyi Pan, Dazhi Guo, Daming Wang, Zuobing Chen

“…This study examined alterations in resting-state and task-state functional connectivity (FC) in patients with acute ischemic post-stroke nonfluent aphasia, using a combined resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and visuospatial working memory electroencephalography methodology. …”
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Psychological interventions for improvement of symptoms of post-stroke depression – study protocol of the depression-intervention study for optimization of reconvalesence after str... by Lino Braadt, Simone Fischer, Markus Naumann, Philipp Zickler, Thomas Schneider-Axmann, Laura Mühlich, Katharina Körber, Alexander Lassner, Wolfgang Strube, Astrid Röh, Alkomiet Hasan, Michael Ertl

“…Perspective Our aim is to provide proof-of-concept evidence for the efficacy of telepsychological need-adapted interventions for patients with post-stroke depression. Regular screening for PSD with implementation of a feasible treatment option could reduce the long-term prevalence of PSD and improve quality of life. …”
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