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Jun 2026
Leen De ConinckCorresponding author
Background A persistent gap remains between evidence-based health care and its application in routine practice. This challenge is particularly prominent in allied health professions like occupational therapy (OT), where interventions are complex, individualized and centred on patients' daily functio…
Feb 2026 DOI 10.14302/issn.2473-1005.jdoi-25-5935
Romulus Calin FodorCorresponding author
The aim of this article is to present alternative possibilities for corrective intervention using corticobasal implants, following the failure of treatment with two stage implant in cases of extensive edentulism, multi-segmented edentulism, and the development of peri-implantitis 1 at the level of t…
May 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9383.jhhr-22-4146
Ling WangCorresponding author
Early active mobilisation and rehabilitation in the intensive care unit (ICU) is being used to prevent the long-term functional consequences of critical illness, sepsis patients need early rehabilitation treatment. Individualized rehabilitation is a safe and effective approach for patients with seps…
Oct 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-20-3377
Lucy Amanya MutuliCorresponding author
Introduction Sub-optimal dietary intake patterns have a major detrimental impact on the nutritional status of an alcoholic. These patterns exacerbate the status of alcoholism and the functioning of the alcoholic’s body. Objective This study aimed to examine alcoholic’s dietary intake patterns. Metho…
Dec 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.2473-1005.jdoi-25-5870
Arthur Ferreira RibasCorresponding author
This narrative literature review investigates the clinical feasibility of maxillary sinus lift using the lateral window (or traumatic) technique, employing a grafting material composed of hydroxyapatite associated with beta-tricalcium phosphate. The study is based on the premise that bone resorption…
Dec 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-25-5849
Gülsüm YılmazCorresponding author
Bipolar disorder is a chronic condition marked by episodes of mania and depression, significant functional impairment, and challenges with treatment adherence. Current guidelines highlight the importance of both medication and psychosocial approaches in treatment. This review explores the primary ps…
Jan 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-23-4432
Ray MarksCorresponding author
Background Many older adults remain vulnerable to COVID-19 infections. They are also often at risk for frailty and poor health outcomes. Aim This exploratory review examines the correlates of long COVID and frailty and their association insofar as the older adult’s wellbeing may be jeopardized. Me…
Dec 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2766-8681.jcsr-22-4400
Tomoya HayashiCorresponding author
Tactile information plays an important role in human manipulation of objects; however, prosthetic limb placement or teleoperation requires the manipulation of alternative bodies in the absence of tactile sensations. To provide an alternative to tactile sensation, this study proposes and assesses a c…
Mar 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-21-3757
Yahya MuhammedCorresponding author
Background The pandemic has disrupted the lives of many globally including persons with disabilities. These disruptions are universal. However, the vulnerable communities are more affected. Purpose The study examines impacts on persons with disabilities to share knowledge and inform interventions th…
Nov 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2473-1005.jdoi-21-3988
Muhamad Abu-HusseinCorresponding author
Practice limited to Children's Dentistry, Aesthetics Dental Clinic, Athens, Greece
Edentulism is considered a poor health outcome and may compromise quality of life. Implant-supported overdentures provide a good opportunity for dentists to improve the quality of life and oral health. Atrophic mandible poses a significant challenge to successful oral rehabilitation with dental impla…
Dec 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2640-6403.jtrr-18-2442
A. PontiniCorresponding author
Background: Lyell Syndrome (TEN, Toxic epidermal necrolysis) represents a medical emergency particularly in pediatric patients in whom the massive skin damage can quickly lead to multi-organ dysfunction and death. Prompt restoration of the physiologic mucosal/cutaneous barrier is mandatory. The use…
Nov 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2578-8590.ipj-18-2505
Jaime HinzpeterCorresponding author
Study Design: Prospective study, simple crossover design. Background: Proprioception is a cornerstone for maintaining joint and postural stability. Dynamic stability is particularly emphasized within these components. This feature is important in the rehabilitation field. Therefore, the quest for el…
Aug 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-18-2246
Angelica StaniloiuCorresponding author
The psychiatric disease of dissociative amnesia is described and illustrated with case reports. It is emphasized that dissociative amnesia has a stress or trauma-related etiology and that affected individuals, contrary to the still dominant clinical belief, are frequently more severely and enduringl…
Jun 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-18-2110
Wei XuCorresponding author
Purpose: There are nearly 170,000 new cases of breast cancer in China every year, and this number is showing an increasing trend. Mental health plays an important role in promoting the physical rehabilitation of patients. Therefore, attention paid to their psychological problems needs to be reinforc…
May 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2381-862X.jwrh-18-2068
Brigitte Katshiete Mbuisi EaleCorresponding author
Background: The impact of sexual violence in any community is extremely devastating and women in the Eastern part of the Congo are no exception. Sexual violence not only affects the health of women, but it impacts their social life within the community too. Objective: The study aims to investigate t…
Apr 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-2279.ijha-18-2030
N. A. KiryanovCorresponding author
Introduction: The use of non-medicinal facilities for correcting processes in various pathological conditions is one of the most urgent problems of modern medicine. Purpose of the Work: To study the effect of low-intensity infrared laser radiation on reparative bone formation and angiogenesis in bon…
Dec 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9383.jhhr-17-1788
Sigita LesinskieneCorresponding author
Integration of music therapy into medical treatment facilities is very uneven in different countries. Scientific evidence of successful examples and sharing of good practices between countries is essential for the further development of music therapy and the improvement of the quality of complex med…
Apr 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-17-1483
Jon DorfmanCorresponding author
Background: Discharge disposition planning begins at admission and is frequently one of the first questions posed to healthcare providers by patients and families. We hypothesized that pre-injury functional status would predict discharge disposition. Methods: We linked prospective data from the Worc…
Mar 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-17-1420
Angela VivantiCorresponding author
Dehydration in acute care is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. However, no standard approach to hydration assessment exists in clinical settings. The pilot study aimed to explore total body water content as means for immediately assessing hydration status in clinical settings. Peopl…
Dec 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-15-701
Dao-Ming TongCorresponding author
This case contrasts reversible cerebral lesions with areas of irreversible necrosis following cardiorespiratory arrest. The authors discuss imaging evolution, mechanisms of hypoxic–ischemic injury, and implications for prognostication and rehabilitation.