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  1. TheraTogs promotes proprioceptive sense of a child with cerebral palsy and improves abnormal muscle tone, posture alignment, balance, and gait. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy ...

    Authors: Shamekh Mohamed El-Shamy and Ehab Mohamed Abd El Kafy
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2021 26:12
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  2. Muscle weakness is a widespread problem in children with Erb’s palsy as it can cause changes in muscle architecture parameters, which can be detected by ultrasonography. This study was conducted to determine t...

    Authors: Ahmed Saad Awad, Mostafa Soliman Ali and Mohamed Ismail Elassal
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2021 26:11
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  5. CAPOS syndrome (cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pescavus, optic atrophy, and sensorineural hearing loss) is a rare congenital autosomal dominant disorder. The resulting neurological sequelae of impairments are p...

    Authors: Shailesh Gardas and Aishwarya Mahajan
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2021 26:8
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  7. Hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP) enormously affects the quadriceps and hamstring muscles. It causes weakness in the affected lower-extremity muscles in addition to muscle imbalance and inadequate power productio...

    Authors: Rania G. Hegazy, Amr Almaz Abdel-aziem, Eman I. El Hadidy and Yosra M. Ali
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2021 26:6
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  9. A decrease in muscular activation of the knee and ankle is one of the primary reasons for pes planus. The muscle strength of the knee and ankle in patients with pes planus may affect the performance tests whic...

    Authors: Serkan Bakırhan, Nuray Elibol, Mehmet Özkeskin and Fatih Özden
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2021 26:4
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  10. The pain, fear of movement, and disability are interrelated parameters that may adversely affect the individual in terms of medical and social aspects. This relationship has not been well studied in shoulder p...

    Authors: Fatih Özden, Nazan Tuğay, Özgür Nadiye Karaman, Cem Yalın Kilinç and Baki Umut Tuğay
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2021 26:2
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  11. Handgrip strength (HGS) and pinch strengths (PS) are the common measures to evaluate hand function and predict general health. Normative values of HGS, PS, and prediction equations of HGS for healthy young adu...

    Authors: Afaf Ahmed Mohamed Shaheen, Mohammed Taher Ahmed Omar and Olfat Ibrahim Ali
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2021 26:1
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  12. Physiotherapists are prone to develop work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Region wise distribution and frequency of work disturbance have been studied in physiotherapists but exploration of the pro...

    Authors: Vivek H. Ramanandi and Anjan R. Desai
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2021 26:3
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  14. Adequate and efficient standing postural balance is key for functional walking and handling abilities in children with spastic diplegia. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of kinesiotape applied on...

    Authors: Samar Sami Ibrahim, Emam Hassan EL-Negmy, Amina Salem Hindawii and Nahla M. Ibrahim
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2020 25:13
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  15. Social media has become an almost essential part of daily life, especially among college students. The wide use of social media by students makes it an attractive tool for educational institutions. Therefore, ...

    Authors: Afaf A. M. Shaheen, Fatim F. Alanazi, Lama B. Alrashid, Raghad A. Almadani, Shaden S. Altamrah, Shahad Z. Almusallam, Syamala Buragadda and Ganeswararao Melam
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2020 25:15
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  16. Children with Down syndrome (DS) are characterized by hypotonia resulting in reduced grip and pinch strength. This study aimed to investigate the influence of shoulder stabilization exercises on hand grip stre...

    Authors: Noha Elserty and Eman Wagdy
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2020 25:14
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  18. Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are at risk for respiratory dysfunction. Early initiation of pulmonary rehabilitation in addition to conventional physical therapy may result in improvement and maintenance of...

    Authors: Eman H. El Banna, Eman I. El Hadidy and Walaa M. Ali
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2020 25:18
    Content type: Review Published on:

  19. A frequent complaint by stroke patients presenting for physiotherapy was perceived shortness of the affected lower limb and inability to weight bear onto the affected side. So, the present study aimed to evalu...

    Authors: Shailesh Gardas and Hemakshi Shah
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2020 25:12
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  20. Myofascial trigger point (MTrP) plays a major role in the genesis of mechanical neck pain, which may lead to chronic disorders. The purpose of the study is to investigate and compare the effect of ice massage ...

    Authors: Heba Mohammed Moselhy Al-Najjar, Amal Hassan Mohammed and Dalia Mohammed Mosaad
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2020 25:10
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  21. Smartphone use has been associated with pain in the upper quadrant; however, the relationship between usage duration and low back pain is still unclear. This study investigated the association between continuo...

    Authors: Mina Magdy Wahba, Dina Othman Shokri Morsi Galal and Aliaa Rehan Youssef
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2020 25:11
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  22. Physiotherapy (PT) is a distinguished developing profession. It has a crucial role in treating temporomandibular disorders (TMD) as an effective intervention to reduce pain and improve TMD symptoms. Not all de...

    Authors: Afaf A. M. Shaheen, Hajar Alhajri, Noura Alrajeeb, Ruba Almoammar, Arwa Alyousef, Syamala Buragadda and Ganeswararao Melam
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2020 25:9
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  23. The treatment for children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) can lead to multiple adverse effects, including poor physical capacity and muscle weakness. This study aimed to determine whic...

    Authors: Doaa Mohamed, Faten Abd Alazim, Elham Salem, Nesreen Ali and Dina Elgalaly
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2020 25:3
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  24. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is one of the serious chronic rheumatic disorders in children and adolescents which results in less physical activities and restlessness hours than their peer. The study aim...

    Authors: Mohamed Bedier Ibrahim, Mahmoud Labib, Hamed Khozamy and Wanees Mohamed Badawy
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2020 25:6
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  25. Tracheal intubation exposes mechanically ventilated patients to serious pulmonary complications such as ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). This study was conducted to compare the efficacy of manual hyperin...

    Authors: Basant H. Elrefaey and Mohamed S. Zidan
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2020 25:4
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  26. Range of motion (ROM) can be considered as one of the most commonly measured variables in musculoskeletal health care. When interpreting ROM, a common method is to compare obtained ROM values to normative data...

    Authors: Shimaa T. Abu El Kasem, Sobhy M. Aly, Ehab M. Kamel and Hisham M. Hussein
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2020 25:2
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  28. Nonspecific low back pain (LBP) in collegiate athletes is shown to be accompanied by poor core endurance. Consequently, trunk muscle stabilization exercises for lumbar instability are widely used. Virtual real...

    Authors: Osama Ragaa Abdelraouf, Amr Almaz Abdel-aziem, Ali Osman Selim and Olfat Ibrahim Ali
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2020 25:7
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  29. Forward head and rounded shoulder posture (FHRSP) is a common clinical postural misalignment. It leads to flexion posture of the spine which increases the amount of tension on the nerve roots, which inversely ...

    Authors: Dalia Mohammed Mosaad, Amr Almaz Abdel-aziem, Ghada Ismail Mohamed, Enas Anwr Abd-Elaty and Karima Salah Mohammed
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2020 25:5
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  30. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a cyclic disorder that affects social activities, interpersonal relationship, and educational productivity of adolescents. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effect of wh...

    Authors: Abeer M. ElDeeb, Hanaa K. Atta and Doaa A. Osman
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2020 25:1
    Content type: Original Research Article Published on:

  31. Quality improvement has become a central tenet of physiotherapy care. Quality indicators (QIs) as measurable elements of care have been used over the past 25 years to analyze and evaluate the quality of physio...

    Authors: Rob A.B. Oostendorp, J.W. Hans Elvers and Emiel van Trijffel
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2019 24:2402113
    Content type: Review article Published on:

  32. Walking aids and ankle–foot orthoses (AFOs) are designed to address gait problems. These devices are common among children with cerebral palsy (CP), as those children’s ability to ambulate is a big concern for...

    Authors: Walaa Abd El-Hakiem Abd El-Nabie, Heba G. Abd El Aziz and Shorouk Elshennawy
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2019 24:2402099
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  35. Postural instability and muscle fatigue are from elementary causes of deteriorations in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The aim of this study was to investigate the immediate effect of maximal treadmill wal...

    Authors: Walaa A. Abd El-Nabie and Maha A. Attia
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2019 24:2402079
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  36. The hip abductors and adductors play an important role in the stability of the hip and knee joints and knee injury risk. Menstrual cycle is associated with hormones fluctuations that may affect functions of mu...

    Authors: Abeer M. ElDeeb, Doaa M. Osman, Hanaa K. Atta and Hamada A. Hamada
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2019 24:2402072
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  37. Cellulite is a widespread problem involving women’s buttocks and thighs (85% of postadolescent women). It is characterized by an irregular, dimpled skin surface with thinning of the epidermis/dermis and presen...

    Authors: Haidy N. Ashem, Amira H. Draz and Amr A. Abdel-Aziem
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2019 24:2402066
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  38. Psoriasis is a common, immune-mediated, inflammatory disease that can affect all aspects of a person’s life including esthetic appearance, relationships with others, and psychological, social, and physical fun...

    Authors: Ereny S. Wahba
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2019 24:2402057
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  40. Hypertension is the most important risk factor that affects women in the early years of postmenopausal period. Approximately 30–50%of the women develop hypertension before starting the age of 60 years, and beg...

    Authors: Ghada E. El-Refaye and Hanaa A. Younis
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2019 24:2401040
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  46. Diabetes is a major health problem in nowadays’ society, as the number of patients with diabetes is growing continuously with their diabetic complications, especially kidney diseases, which is the most feared ...

    Authors: Abdel Raoof A. Neveen, El Nahas G. Nesreen, Marae K. Nadia and Galal M. Al Shaimaa
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2019 24:2401001
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  47. In the article titled, “Effect of kinesio taping therapy combined with breathing exercises on childbirth duration and labor pain: a randomized controlled trial” published in pages 23–31, issue 1, vol. 21 of Bu...

    Authors: Ghada E. El-Refaye, Engy M. El Nahas and Hassan O. Ghareeb
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2016 21:21020097
    Content type: Erratum Published on:

    The original article was published in Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2016 21:Art4

  48. The effectiveness of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is well established. However, ACS complicated by an orthopedic limitation, poses greater challenges to...

    Authors: Rashida Y. Bookwala, Abraham S. Babu, Arun G. Maiya, Tom Devasia and Barry A. Franklin
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2016 21:21020094
    Content type: Original article Published on:

  50. Trunk control can offer many solutions for posture and movement. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of using modified trunk belt on sitting and standing in diplegic children.

    Authors: Hend A. Wahsh, Kamal E. Shoukry and Nanees E. Mohamed
    Citation: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy 2016 21:21020068
    Content type: Original article Published on:
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