Assessment of balance and proprioception in patients with total knee arthroplasty

To assess posture stability using Computerized Dynamic Posturography [CDP] in patients with both unilateral and bilateral total knee arthroplasty [TKA] and to study the Berg balance scale [BBS] as balance functional impairment of patients with TKA one and three months after rehabilitation training program. A total of 30 patients with TKA 18 with unilateral and 12 with bilateral TKA with a mean age of 58 +/- 5.5 years they were 22 females and 8 males They were collected three months after doing the operation. Ten age and sex matched healthy volunteers as a controls group All patients were examined clinically and neurologically and postural assessment was done for patients and controls then patients received a rehabilitation training program for three months Patients were evaluated for postural stability using the BBS and dynamic posturography one and 3 months after rehabilitation training program. Our data demonstrated that there was a statistically significant increase in Berge balance scale three months after treatment in patients with TKA Moreover, a high significant increase was observed for the composite equilibrium score [ES] after three months. Both unilateral and bilateral TKA patients showed improvements in balance, stability and function after a balance training program for 3 months

Role of low frequency ultrasound in localized obesity

When it comes to reducing the volume of adipose tissue and improving shape, besides a proper diet combined to appropriate regular exercises, the approach has been so far the use of surgery involving obviously relatively invasive procedure. Clinical evaluation of a non - invasive treatment using low frequency ultrasound [LFUS] to improve shape and contour by reducing circumference and volume of areas with localized fat. One hundred patients carried out in this study their age ranged between 21 to 53 years and they were 80 females and 20 males. All patients subjected to complete history taking, general and musculoskeletal examinations and laboratory investigations [liver and renal functions and lipid profile before and after treatment] All patients then treated with low frequency ultrasound [LFUS], one session per week for sex sessions, the treated areas were the abdomen, hips and thighs and arms in females and only abdomen in males. All patients showed high significant circumference reduction within the treated area after 6 sessions, the mean reduction for abdomen was [6.37 cm in males and 6.9 cm in females] and for thighs was 5.5 cm and for arms was 4.75 cm. There was no significant changes in weight and lipid profile before and after treatment and no adverse effects were detected. The risk of currently available invasive procedures in body reshaping motivate a need for safer and non - invasive technologies for improving the appearance of body contours. A new device Proslimelt has been developed to reduce adipose tissue non - invasively