Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Background: Low back pain is highly prevalent and the main cause of years lived with disability (YLDs). We present the most up-to-date global, regional, and national data on prevalence and YLDs for low back pain from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2021. Methods: Population-based studie…

STUDY DESIGN: Validation of a translated, culturally adapted questionnaire. OBJECTIVES: To translate and culturally adapt the Turkish version of the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) (2.0), and to validate its use for assessing disability in Turkish patients with low back pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: The ODI is a r…

• DERAN OSKAY
• TÜLİN DÜGER

STUDY DESIGN: Validation of a translated, culturally adapted questionnaire. OBJECTIVES: To translate and culturally adapt the Turkish version of the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) (2.0), and to validate its use for assessing disability in Turkish patients with low back pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: The ODI is a r…

• KEMAL ÜRETEN
• TÜLİN DÜGER

The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) is a widely used measure of perceived health status. The aim of the present study was to adapt the NHP for use in Turkey and to test its psychometric properties. Following translation and testing for its face and content validity, 50 patients with osteoarthritis were interviewed on…

• AYŞE ADİLE KÜÇÜKDEVECİ
• ŞEHİM KUTLAY

Recently, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) released clinical criteria and a grading system for nociplastic pain affecting the musculoskeletal system. These criteria replaced the 2014 clinical criteria for predominant central sensitization (CS) pain and accounted for clinicians' need to identi…

• İSMAİL SARAÇOĞLU

AIM: This paper is a report of a study conducted to describe the prevalence and risk factors for lower back pain amongst a variety of Turkish hospital workers including nurses, physicians, physical therapists, technicians, secretaries and hospital aides. BACKGROUND: Hospital workers experience more low back pain than…

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• SALİH ÖZGÖÇMEN

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• AYHAN KAMANLI

The aim of this study was to adapt the modified Barthel Index for Turkey and to determine its reliability and validity. After the translation procedure, 50 stroke patients and 50 spinal cord injury patients, undergoing inpatient rehabilitation were assessed by the newly adapted index at admission and discharge. Reliab…

• AYŞE ADİLE KÜÇÜKDEVECİ

BACKGROUND: Healthcare professionals are often reluctant to deprescribe fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs). Lack of knowledge and skills form a significant barrier and furthermore, there is no consensus on which medications are considered as FRIDs despite several systematic reviews. To support clinicians in the manage…

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to develop a Turkish version of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and assess its reliability and validity. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Sixty healthy volunteers older than 65 years were included in to the study. Subjects who had lower extremity amputation, or were armchair or bedridden we…

• ASLI ÖZMADEN HANTAL

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