Effectiveness of Active Rehabilitation Program on Sports Hernia: Randomized Control Trial

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether an active rehabilitation program that involves repetitive effortful muscle contractions, including core stability, balancing exercises, progressive resistance exercises, and running activities, after a sports hernia, is effective. METHODS: Forty soccer players with sports hernias were randomly divided into two equal groups: group A (active rehabilitation program) and group B (conventional treatment). The methods of assessment included a visual analog scale (VAS) and hip internal and external range of motion assessments. Group A received conventional treatment (heat, massage, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, and mobilization) plus an active rehabilitation program, while group B received only conventional treatment. Three treatment sessions were given each week for 2 months. Evaluations were performed pre- and post-treatment. RESULTS: A decrease in VAS was seen in both groups at the end of treatment, 80.25% in group A and 41.93% in group B. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (p=0.0001), whereas there were no statistical differences in internal and external rotation between the groups at the end of treatment (p>0.05). After treatment, an improvement in outcome measures of group A compared to group B (p=0.01) was seen. Thirteen patients in group A and only three patients in group B returned to sports activities without groin pain. CONCLUSION: Active rehabilitation was effective for sports hernia management measured by a decrease in pain and the return to sports.

Program Design of Motor Imagery with Regular Rhythm / 中国康复理论与实践

Objective:To propose a motor imagery paradigm with regular rhythm to improve the accuracy of classification in brain-computer interface based on motor imagery. Methods:Ten untrained healthy subjects were asked to image the movement guided by the picture accompanied with regular rhythm. The common spatial pattern feature extraction algorithm and Fisher classifier were used for classification, and compared with the traditional paradigm and the motor imagery paradigm accompanying with irregular rhythm. Results:More desynchronization was found as motor imagery with regular rhythm, while the classification accuracy improved. Conclusion:Motor imagery with regular rhythm gives a new idea for active rehabilitation training based on brain-computer interface.

Program Design of Motor Imagery with Regular Rhythm / 中国康复理论与实践

Objective:To propose a motor imagery paradigm with regular rhythm to improve the accuracy of classification in brain-computer interface based on motor imagery. Methods:Ten untrained healthy subjects were asked to image the movement guided by the picture accompanied with regular rhythm. The common spatial pattern feature extraction algorithm and Fisher classifier were used for classification, and compared with the traditional paradigm and the motor imagery paradigm accompanying with irregular rhythm. Results:More desynchronization was found as motor imagery with regular rhythm, while the classification accuracy improved. Conclusion:Motor imagery with regular rhythm gives a new idea for active rehabilitation training based on brain-computer interface.

Analgesia of Femoral Nerve Block on Knee Stiffness in Rehabilitation Training after Surgery / 中国康复理论与实践

@#ObjectiveTo compare the effect of rehabilitation training after surgical intervention of knee stiffness (SIKS) between femoral nerve block (FNB) and epidural nerve block (ENB).Methods60 patients undergoing SIKS at one knee joint were randomly assigned to two groups: 40 patients accepting a catheter for FNB in group A and 20 patients accepting a catheter for ENB in group B. All patients participated in passive rehabilitation therapy (PRT) and active rehabilitation therapy (ART) at 12 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours, and 48 hours after operation. 10 ml of lidocaine were applied via these catheters before rehabilitation therapy. The visual analogue score (VAS) for pain in PRT, the time needed from the end of PRT to the start of ART, and the incidence of side effects such as hypotension or nausea were recorded.ResultsThere was no significant difference in VAS between groups A and B. The time needed from the end of PRT to the start of ART in group A was significantly less than that of group B. The incidence of hypotension or nausea in group A was significantly less than those of group B.ConclusionFNB provides the same analgesic effect as ENB, has less time needed from the end of PRT to the start of ART, and lowers incidence of hypotension or nausea.