[Comparison of leg muscles electromyography during gait in pescavus and planus in men aged 20-28 years]

Variations in lower limb structure can cause movement dysfunction and gait impairment. Since, pescavus and planus are common disorders of the foot; we decided to compare the electromyography of the leg muscles of men with pesplanus and pescavus during gait by using forceplate and EMG. In this semi-experimental study, 30 subjects were assigned randomly to pescavus, planus and rectus groups. Five forward walking trials were recorded for each subject [measured by forceplates embedded in the walkway]. We used matlab and SPSS software for data analysis. P=0.05 was considered significant. To compare the variables between the groups, we used one-way ANOVA and Tukey post-hoc tests. EMG activities of the soleus and gastrocnemius muscles in stance phase between the 3 groups did not show any significant differences [P>0.05], but the activity of the fibularislongus muscle during the first double stance and second double stance showed significant differences between the groups[P<0.05]. Also, we found significant differences between the groups in relation to the activity of the tibialis anterior muscle during the whole stance phase [P<0.05]. The changes in the normal structure of the foot might affect the function of the muscles during daily and sport activities that can cause changes in the pattern of injuries. This study can help better organization of the rehabilitation programs and activities for those with abnormal foot types

Frequency of intestinal parasites on mental disabilities in rehabilitation centers in Ardabil city at 2011

Background:Although all the advances of medical science has come to achieve, parasitic infections including intestinal parasites in many countries especially in developing countries, is a health problem; according to the annual fees paid by that the World Health Organization and governments to eliminate, prevent and treat them, their existence is still visible. In this study the prevalence of intestinal parasite in mental disability community in Ardabil city will be studied

Material and methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study with was design to detect the prevalence of intestinal parasites on the 216 cases of mental disability under the Social Welfare Organization in Ardabil city, with methods of direct smear, formalin ether concentration method and Modified ziehl-neelsen staining

Results:_From 216 patients 95 samples [44%] were infected with at least one parasite including Blastocystis hominis 41 cases [19%], Entamoeba coli cyst 25 cases [11.6%], Giardia cyst 18 cases [8.3%], Trichuris trichura egg 2 cases [0.9%] and contemporary infection with two parasite Entamoeba coli / Blastocystis hominis cysts and_ Entamoeba coli / Iodamoeba butschili cysts 4 [1.9%] and 3 [1.4%] cases respectively. In 0.5% of cases we found Entamoeba coli cyst with 4 nuclei cysts

Conclusion:_According to the results, levels of intestinal parasitic infections in mental disability community in the Ardabil city in compare to other communities was higher that need to pay more attention of the authorities