Abstract Patients with spinal cord injuries are prone to knee hydrarthrosis (also known as “water on the knee”), which can cause pain, functional impairment and the restriction of social activities….
Abstract Introduction Cancer patients are living longer with deficiencies and functional impairments requiring often typically a care in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR). Objective To examine the care of cancer…
Abstract Objective We sought to establish whether chronic neck pain patients suffering from vertigo and instability have true balance disorders. Patients and methods Ninety-two patients having suffered from chronic neck…
Abstract Aims To study how physicians caring for adult patients presenting a chronic mental disturbance take account of the difficulties of their patients’ children under 18. Method Exploratory and qualitative…
Abstract Introduction Wandering is a behavioural disorder, which occurs in Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. People who wander are at risk of physical harm and untimely death. Moreover, wandering behaviour…
Abstract Most studies of functional outcomes in hemiplegic stroke patients use standard disability rating scales (such as the Barthel Index). However, planning the allocation of assistance and resources requires additional…
Abstract The European Community is based on a series of treaties and legal decisions, which result from preliminary documents prepared long before by different organizations and lobbies. The European union…
Abstract Objective To analyse contraceptive methods and the extent of screening for breast and cervical cancer in women with neuromuscular disease, compare these results with data and guidelines for the…
Abstract Introduction During the first two years of life, hypotonia may be the only symptom of a central or peripheral nervous system disorder. We propose to assess the sensitivity of…
Le système sanitaire français met en place une politique nationale en faveur de l’éducation thérapeutique du patient (ETP) . Les circulaires d’avril 2008 inscrivent l’éducation thérapeutique dans les missions des services…
