scholarly journals Mechanical loading influences the lumbar intervertebral disc. A cross‐sectional study in 308 athletes and 71 controls

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick J. Owen ◽  
Mika Hangai ◽  
Koji Kaneoka ◽  
Timo Rantalainen ◽  
Daniel L. Belavy
Keyword(s):  
Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Mechanical Loading ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Lumbar Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Autonomic and Motor Involvement among the Patients Presented with Prolapse Lumbar Intervertebral Disc

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-6
Author(s):  
Md Rustom Ali ◽  
Ayesha Afroz Chowdhury ◽  
Md. Farhad Ahmed ◽  
Md Ibrahim Khalil
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Motor Dysfunction ◽  
Bladder Function ◽  
Lumbar Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Extensor Hallucis Longus ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Medical University

Background: Involvement of autonomic and motor nervous system are very crucial for the patients suffering from prolapse lumbar intervertebral disc. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to see the involvement of autonomic and motor nervous system of the patients suffering from prolapse lumbar intervertebral disc. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out in the department of Neurosurgery at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh from March 2006 to October 2007 for a period of one and half year. Prolapse lumbar intervertebral disc (PLID) patients who were admitted in the Department Neurosurgery at BSMMU, Dhaka, Bangladesh after clinical and radiological evaluation were selected as study population. The involvement of autonomic and motor nervous system were examined among the patients suffering from prolapse lumbar intervertebral disc. Result: A total of 59 hospital-admitted cases of PLID were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 40.8±11.9 years and the lowest and highest ages were 21 and 65 years respectively. Majority of the patients had intact bladder function which was 57(94.9%) cases and the remaining 2(3.4%) cases had incontinence of urine. More than half (54.2%) of the subjects exhibited weak extensor hallucis longus test, while 30.5% had weak flexor digitalis longus test. Conclusion: In conclusion motor dysfunction is very high, but low rate of autonomic abnormalities are found among the patients suffering from prolapse lumbar intervertebral disc. Journal of Science Foundation, January 2020;18(1):3-6

Does a Graduate Course in Fluency Disorders Make a Difference?

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn R. Klein ◽  
Barbara J. Amster
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Graduate Course ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fluency Disorders ◽  
Introductory Course ◽  
Communicative Disorders

Abstract A study by Yaruss and Quesal (2002), based on responses from 134 of 239 ASHA accredited graduate programs, indicated that approximately 25% of graduate programs in the United States allow students to earn their degree without having coursework in fluency disorders and 66% of programs allow students to graduate without clinical experience treating people who stutter (PWS). It is not surprising that many clinicians report discomfort in treating PWS. This cross-sectional study compares differences in beliefs about the cause of stuttering between freshman undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory course in communicative disorders and graduate students enrolled and in the final weeks of a graduate course in fluency disorders.

Confidence toward vaccination as reported by parents of children admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross sectional study

Vacunas ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.M. AlGoraini ◽  
N.N. AlDujayn ◽  
M.A. AlRasheed ◽  
Y.E. Bashawri ◽  
S.S. Alsubaie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Conflict Avoidance in Old Age

GeroPsych ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia Oberhauser ◽  
Andreas B. Neubauer ◽  
Eva-Marie Kessler
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Conflict Avoidance ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adult Lifespan ◽  
Set Up

Abstract. Conflict avoidance increases across the adult lifespan. This cross-sectional study looks at conflict avoidance as part of a mechanism to regulate belongingness needs ( Sheldon, 2011 ). We assumed that older adults perceive more threats to their belongingness when they contemplate their future, and that they preventively react with avoidance coping. We set up a model predicting conflict avoidance that included perceptions of future nonbelonging, termed anticipated loneliness, and other predictors including sociodemographics, indicators of subjective well-being and perceived social support (N = 331, aged 40–87). Anticipated loneliness predicted conflict avoidance above all other predictors and partially mediated the age-association of conflict avoidance. Results suggest that belongingness regulation accounts may deepen our understanding of conflict avoidance in the second half of life.

Internalizing Behavior During the Transition from Childhood to Adolescence

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Vierhaus ◽  
Arnold Lohaus ◽  
Indra Shah
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Fourth Graders ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Second Graders ◽  
Internalizing Behavior ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The One

This investigation focuses on the question whether assessments of the development of internalizing behavior from childhood to adolescence are affected by the kind of research design (longitudinal versus cross-sectional). Two longitudinal samples of 432 second-graders and 366 fourth graders participated in a longitudinal study with subsequent measurements taken 1, 2, and 3 years later. A third sample consisting of 849 children covering the same range of grades participated in a cross-sectional study. The results show that the development of internalizing symptoms in girls – but not in boys – varies systematically with the research design. In girls, there is a decrease of internalizing symptoms (especially between the first two timepoints) in the longitudinal assessment, which may reflect, for example, the influence of strain during the first testing situation. Both longitudinal trajectories converge to a common trajectory from grade 2 to grade 7 when controlling for this “novelty-distress effect.” Moreover, when we control this effect, the slight but significant decrease characterizing the common trajectory becomes similar to the one obtained in the cross-sectional study. Therefore, trajectories based on longitudinal assessments may suggest more changes with regard to internalizing symptoms over time than actually take place, while trajectories based on cross-sectional data may be characterized by an increased level of internalizing symptoms. Theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed.

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