WebLog Journal of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Background: Children with histories of extreme prematurity and congenital hypotonia often present with delayed motor development and gait instability. Positional vestibular dysfunction may be underrecognized in this population, and standard canalith repositioning maneuvers are frequently not feasible for toddlers.

Case Presentation: This case report describes a 3-year-old child born at 23 weeks gestation with congenital hypotonia and delayed…

The rapid proliferation of smartphone and digital device usage among young and working age adults has created a silent epidemic of technology-driven musculoskeletal disorders (tech MSDs), yet preventive interventions remain underexplored in clinical practice. This prospective, longitudinal cohort study combined with a randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigates the biomechanical consequences of technology-driven postural dysfunction and evaluates the efficacy of physiotherapy-led…

Peripheral nerve Injuries in children, particularly those involving the median nerve and radial artery, represent complex and functionally significant conditions. Damage to these structures can lead to profound deficits in fine motor coordination, precision grip, sensory discrimination, and overall hand function. Early and well-structured rehabilitation is essential to prevent long-term complications and to maximize functional recovery, especially considering the high degree of…

Background: Post-operative recovery after total knee replacement (TKR) remains challenging, with persistent deficits in proprioception, quadriceps weakness, altered gait mechanics, and chronic pain affecting quality of life in up to 20% of patients.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an integrated multimodal rehabilitation program combining neuromuscular training, sensorimotor training, functional strengthening, and pain neuroscience…

Sarcopenia manifests as age-related skeletal muscle loss accompanied by progressive mitochondrial dysfunction, impaired myokine signaling, and epigenetic aging—yet few randomized controlled trials explore physiotherapy's capacity to reverse these molecular hallmarks. This double-blind parallel RCT evaluated a 12-week mechanobiology-optimized progressive resistance protocol versus stretching control in 80 community-dwelling sarcopenic adults (aged 65-75 years, EWGSOP2 criteria). Primary…

Aims: Most of the rehabilitation assessments concentrate on a unidimensional approach which focuses on challenging and measuring either the executive function (cognitive) components of the task or on its motor components of fallers. This study aimed to assess dynamic balance tasks with and without cognitively load in elderly non-fallers.

Methods: Totally 30 elderly participants with age of 65.57 ± 4.00 were included in the study. Non fallers were…

Background: Stroke is defined as the immediate loss of neurological function caused by an interruption of the blood supply to the brain or because of the bursting of blood vessels in the brain. A major problem that has been encountered and recorded by clinicians after a stroke attack is depression, which has been found out in almost 33% of patients, and is termed as post-stroke depression (PSD). The balance in gait impairment in stroke patients affects the functional…

Moya Moya Disease (MMD) is a rare, chronic, and progressive cerebrovascular disorder characterized by the bilateral, stenotic occlusion of the terminal portions of the internal carotid arteries and the proximal parts of the anterior and middle cerebral arteries [1]. This progressive narrowing leads to the formation of a fine, collateral vascular network at the base of the brain, visualized on angiography as a "puff of smoke"—the Japanese term from which the disease derives its name [2]. The…