Facial palsy causes substantive disfiguration and functional deficit of the affected side of the face. Treatment of facial palsy differs and depends on the underlying cause. When facial palsy is…

The aim of this article is to present some characteristics of the competitive youth sport and to point out some negative aspects that represent possible health hazards to children and…

Overhead athletes typically experience anatomical and biomechanical adaptive changes in the dominant shoulders. Adaptations are divided in three main groups: changes in glenohumeral rotator range of motion, malposition and dyskinesis…

BACKGROUNDS. Ill-fitting footwear is an important risk factors for diabetic foot ulceration, especially in case of foot deformities and sensory neuropathy. The aims of the research were to investigate the…

BACKGROUNDS. Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women in Slovenia. At the end of the treatement breast cancer patients encount problems on multiple areas of functioning, this is why…

The rehabilitation system for re-learning of walking is aimed at gait training in patients with incomplete spinal cord injuries soon after the accident. It consists of three systems: actuation, sensory,…

Artificial ventilation means that the air is forced artificially – by apparatus (ventilator) – into the lungs of the patient who is unable to breathe for himself due to his…

The methods hitherto used to substitute the missing information about the position or weight transfer in spinal cord injured patients are presented, with a special emphasis being placed on the…

Pain is frequently one of the most dis­turbing symptoms of multiple sclerosis. It is caused by the disease process or its conse­quences, and may be one of the first symptorms…

The term »Sudeck« is usually heard in Slovene medical jargon to denote a rather frequent pain­ful complication after surgery or injury, which was officially named the complex regional pain syndrome…

The Jebsen hand function test is one of several tests available for hand function. The Slove­ne version of the test is based on its original British version. The Jebsen hand…

The authors report on a 40-year-old female patient with pain, paresthesias and hypesthesias involving the distal parts of the lower extremities. Standard electromyography revealed no abnormalities, while the assessment of…

Psychophysical tests, including ther­mometry and vibrametry, are used to assess sen­sory function of the specific sensory system. Since sensory tests measure subjective respons­es, and are therefore less objective, evaluation of…

In the paper methods and devices for measurement and evaluation of grasping in the rehabilitation environment are proposed. Investigation of grasping was divided into three phases: reaching to grasp an…

This article deals with the breathing function in patients with muscular and neuromuscular diseases. Described are the consequences of weakened respiratory muscles, such as abnormal values of pulmonary function tests,…

The cerebral cortex represents a relatively small part of the central nervous system. It con­tains a prodigious number of cells that lead our behaviour. In a general way, the central…

Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative neurological disease progressing by affecting the abil­ities of communication (verbal, non-verbal, written). These disorders are present in a half to three-fourths of patients. Parkinson’s disease…

The paper outlines the problem of objective assessment of the level of impaired consciousness, and stresses the simplicity and great informative value of Glasgow coma scale. It is an invaluable tool…

Topographic and clinical characteristics of spinal cord lesions caused by trauma and various diseases are described. Clinical localisation is based on the knowledge of functional anatomy and physiology. The author…

Assessment of pain, disability, and activity limitation was made with the Foot Function Index in healthy volunteers, diabetic patients without symptomatic neuropathy and diabetic patients with symptomatic neuropathy. The Foot…