Maculopathy caused by various fundus diseases in the late stage is a common cause of low vision. Medical technology is difficult to reverse the loss of macular function currently, so interventions that help improve the visual system, utilize residual visual function, and improve quality of life deserve attention. Damage to the fovea of the macula does not mean that the entire retinal function is impaired. There may be one or more retinal regions adjacent to the fovea that can serve as a fixation center. It is possible to form stable paracentral fixation, complete functional remodeling of the visual system, and effectively utilize residual visual function by taking appropriate training on these potential paracentral fixation points for most patients. In 2021, a clinical guideline has been published for low vision rehabilitation in China. In order to strengthen the precise management of diseases and develop a standard operating procedure for visual training specifically for patients with low vision due to macular disease, the National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases initiated and organized relevant domestic experts, utilizing the latest research experience at home and abroad, and through repeated discussions, this consensus (International Practice Guideline Registration Number: PREPARE-2023CN199) was formed as a reference for ophthalmologists, optometrists and rehabilitation physicians in their clinical research and practice.
ObjectiveTo explore the effect of early graded respiratory severe rehabilitation training for patients with mechanical ventilation under a multidisciplinary model.MethodsTwo hundred and thirty-six patients were surveyed, who were hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from June 3, 2019 to March 31, 2020. They were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, with 118 patients in each group. The observation group received rehabilitation training using early graded rehabilitation training under the mode of multidisciplinary cooperation, while the control group received routine respiratory rehabilitation training. Diaphragmatic excursion (DE) and diaphragmatic thickening fraction (DTF) of the patients before ventilator weaning were measured by ultrasound. The differences of DE, DTF, peak expiratory flow (PEF), maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP), success rate of withdrawal, duration of mechanical ventilation and intensive care unit (ICU) stay between the two groups were recorded and compared.ResultsAll evaluation indexes were statistically significant between the observation group and the control group (all P<0.05). There were interaction between oxygenation index, PEF, MIP, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Score, Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score and recovery time.ConclusionRehabilitation training on early graded severe respiratory diseases under a multidisciplinary model can improve the respiratory function of patients on mechanical ventilation and shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation and ICU stay.
The cleft lip and palate (CLP) is one of the most common craniofacial malformations in humans. We collected functional magnetic resonance data of 23 CLP patients before rehabilitation training (Bclp) and 23 CLP patients after rehabilitation training (Aclp), who were performing Chinese character pronunciation tasks, and performed brain activation analysis to explore the changes of brain mechanism in CLP patients after articulation disorder rehabilitation training. The study found that Aclp group had significant activation in the motor cortex, Broca area, Wernicke area and cerebellum. While the Bclp group had weak activation in the motor cortex with a small activation range. By comparing the differences and co-activated brain regions between the two groups, we found that rehabilitation training increased the activity level of negatively activated brain areas (cerebellum, left motor area, Wernicke area, etc.) to a positive level. At the same time, the activity level of weakly activated brain areas (right motor area, Broca area, etc.) was also increased. Rehabilitation training promoted the activity level of articulation-related brain regions. So that the activation intensity of articulation-related brain regions can be used as a quantifiable objective evaluation index to evaluate the effect of rehabilitation training, which is of great significance for the formulation of rehabilitation training programs.
Objective To explore the effectiveness of detailed physiotherapy in perioperative rehabilitation of patients undergoing thyroid cancer surgery with lymph node dissection. Methods A total of 97 patients with thyroid malignancy who underwent surgical treatment in West China Hospital of Sichuan University between February and June 2021 were selected and randomly divided into the trial group (n=50) and the control group (n=47). The patients in the trial group received detailed physiotherapy, and the patients in the control group received routine perioperative rehabilitation. The degree of pain within the operation area and the degree of neck and shoulder discomfort associated with surgery within 4 weeks, and the scores of Neck Dissection Impairment Index 4 weeks after surgery were compared between the two groups. The pain score, which was non-normally distributed, was described by median (lower quartile, upper quartile) and compared by generalized estimation equation; the discomfort score and score of Neck Dissection Impairment Index, which were normally distributed, were described by mean ± standard deviation, and the former was compared by multivariate analysis of variance, and the latter was compared by Student’s t-test. Results In the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th week after surgery, the pain scores within the operation area were 2.2 (1.7, 3.3), 1.5 (1.0, 2.2), 1.5 (0.0, 2.3), and 0.0 (0.0, 1.2), respectively in the trial group, and 3.4 (2.7, 5.2), 2.6 (1.5, 3.5), 2.4 (1.1, 3.4), and 1.5 (1.1, 2.0), respectively in the control group; the surgery-related neck and shoulder discomfort scores were 8.72±4.14, 5.28±2.98, 5.89±2.78, and 3.57±1.83, respectively in the trial group, and 10.56±5.30, 7.54±4.51, 7.37±3.49, and 5.05±2.59, respectively in the control group. Within 4 weeks after operation, the surgical-area pain scores and surgery-related neck and shoulder discomfort scores in the trial group were lower than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (Wald χ2=28.826, P<0.001; F=7.695, P=0.007). In the post-operative week 4, the Neck Dissection Impairment Index in the trial group was higher than that in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (75.23±20.40 vs. 63.83±19.52; t=2.809, P=0.006). Conclusion For patients undergoing thyroid cancer surgery with lymph node dissection, detailed physiotherapy intervention is more effective than routine perioperative rehabilitation.
Muscle fatigue has widespread application in the field of rehabilitation medicine. The paper studies the muscle fatigue using surface electromyogram (sEMG) in the background of rehabilitation training system. The sEMG and ventilatory threshold of vastus lateralis, rectus femoris and erector spinae are collected synchronously and the electromyogram fatigue threshold (EMGFT) of different sEMG was analyzed by increasing load cycling experiments of 10 healthy subjects. This paper also analyzes the effect of isotonic and isometric contraction on EMGFT. Results showed that the appeared time of EMGFT was earlier than that of ventilatory threshold in the incremental load cycling. While the differences were subtle and EMGFT was verified to be effective. EMGFT has been proven effective for different muscle contraction by comparing the EMGFT of vastus lateralis and erector spinae. EMGFT could be used to keep muscle injuries from overtraining in the process of rehabilitation. Therefore, EMGFT has a great significance for femoral shaft fractures’s fatigue monitoring in rehabilitation training.
Objective To research the relationship between decrease of serum surfactant protein D (SP-D) level reduced by pulmonary rehabilitation training and postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC). Methods From May 2015 through December 2015, 80 consecutive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with surgical treatment in West China Hospital, who were at least with a high risk factor, were randomly divided into two groups including a group R and a group C. There were 36 patients with 25 males and 11 females at age of 63.98±8.32 years in the group R and 44 patients with 32 males and 12 females at age of 64.58±6.71 years in the group C.The group R underwent an intensive preoperative pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) training for one week, and then with lobectomy. The group C underwent only lobectomy with conventional perioperative managements. Postoperative pulmonary complications, average days in hospital, other clinic data and the serum SP-D level in a series of time from the date of admission to discharge (5 time points) were analyzed. Results The incidence of PPC in the group R was 5.56%(2/36),which was lower than that in the group C (P=0.032). The descender of the serum SP-D level of the patients in the group R (30.75±5.57 ng/mlvs. 24.22±3.08 ng/ml) was more obvious than that in the group C (31.16±7.81 ng/mlvs. 30.29±5.80 ng/ml,P=0.012). The descender of the serum SP-D level of the patients with PPC was more obvious than that of patients without PPC (P=0.012). Conclusion The preoperative PR training could reduce the PPC of lung cancer surgery with high risk factors. The serum SP-D level could reflect the effect of preoperative pulmonary rehabilitation training.