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Abstract: Available Approaches to Combining Traditional and Modern Medicine in China

Journal of Intellectual Disability - Diagnosis and Treatment

Available Approaches to Combining Traditional and Modern Medicine in China - Pages 97-101

Wang Haiyan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2019.07.03.5

Published: 06 August 2019

 

Abstract: The search for the best possible form of interaction between modern and traditional medicine in China is quite a controversial issue. It is established that there is a number of social and philosophical viewpoints concerning the problem of integration of modern and traditional medicine, including the following: their integration is impossible; Chinese and modern medicine can be combined in terms of mutual complementation in treatment practice; the integration is quite likely. The author proves that an important prerequisite for the solution to this problem is understanding of the role of the worldview factor and traditions of the Chinese population. The search for the ways to integrate traditional and modern medicine is possible only provided that there is necessary political support from the state.

Keywords: Traditions of the population, medicines, integration, Chinese medicine, political system, culture, globalization.

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Abstract: Exercise-Based VRT Shows Benefits in Balance and Postural Stability in Adult Patients with Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction

Journal of Intellectual Disability - Diagnosis and Treatment

Exercise-Based VRT Shows Benefits in Balance and Postural Stability in Adult Patients with Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction - Pages 102-108

Kambiz Ahmadi Angali, Elham Maraghi, Arash Bayat, Nader Saki and Golshan Mirmomeni

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2019.07.03.6
Published: 06 August 2019

 

Abstract: Background and Objective: Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) is an exercise-based program designed to improve balance function and alleviate problems related to dizziness, including vestibular hypofunction. This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of VRT exercises on balance function in adults with unilateral vestibular hypofunction (UVH).

Methods: Thirty-one patients (mean age: 39.48 (±10.96) years old) with confirmed UVH participated in this study. The VRT program consisted of habituation and adaptation exercises in combination with gait and balance exercises. The handicapping influences of dizziness were measured with a dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) scale to measure the level of respondent’s performance on physical, emotional, and functional dimensions. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was also used to rate the severity of dizziness symptoms. The DHI and VAS scales were assessed pre-intervention and post-intervention at one, two, and four weeks follow-ups after the last rehabilitation session.

Results: An analysis of variance showed a significant reduction and a consequent improvement in DHI scores after vestibular exercises in all domains: emotional, physical and functional (p < 0.001). The mean total DHI score significantly decreased by 15 points after one week, 24 points after two weeks and 15 points after four weeks of the last VRT session. The mean baseline VAS score was 7.71 (±0.91) that significantly decreased at one, two, and four weeks post-intervention to 4.81 (±0.73), 3.77 (±0.61), and 3.16 (±0.97), respectively (p<0.001).

Conclusion: The exercise-based VRT shows benefits for adult patients with chronic dizziness concerning improvement in the vertigo symptom scale, fall risk, balance and emotional status.

Keywords: Vestibular rehabilitation, Adult, Unilateral vestibular dysfunction.

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Abstract: Comparison of Fundamental Frequency between Monolingual and Bilingual Children with a Cochlear Implant

Journal of Intellectual Disability - Diagnosis and Treatment

Comparison of Fundamental Frequency between Monolingual and Bilingual Children with a Cochlear Implant - Pages 109-113

Arash Bayat, Soheila Nikakhlagh, Ehsan Naderifar, Parisa Majlesi, Negin Moradi, Majid Karimi, Hossein Bagheripour, Manzar Majlesi and Nader Saki

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2019.07.03.7
Published: 06 August 2019

 

Abstract: Background and Objective: Cochlear implantation influences acoustical and perceptual characteristics of voice in CI children. However, there is limited knowledge of the type and amount of influence of multilingualism on these characteristics of voice in CI children. The present study aimed to comparatively investigate fundamental frequency (F0) between two groups of bilinguals and monolinguals in children who recently underwent CI.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional comparative study conducted on Persian-Arabic bilingual children (n=25) and monolingual Persian children (n=25) matched in age and gender. All children had congenitally profound hearing loss and received a unilateral CI before the age of two years. The participants were asked to sustain the vowel /a/ and vowel /e/ on a single breath for 4 seconds, and the F0 value was measured using Praat software. For each participant, the F0 was measured three times and then averaged as mean F0.

Results: Our findings indicated no significant differences in terms of mean F0 for the vowels of /a/ and /e/ in monolingual and bilingual groups (p>0.05).

Conclusion: Bilingual Persian-Arab children with CI display vocal characteristics that are largely comparable with those of their monolingual Persian peers with CI.

Keywords: Cochlear Implant, Fundamental frequency, Children, Bilingual, Monolingual.

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Abstract: Case Study of Teaching Meta Communicative Competence Issues in Learners with ID

Journal of Intellectual Disability - Diagnosis and Treatment

Case Study of Teaching Meta Communicative Competence Issues in Learners with ID - Pages 114-118

Saimkulova Sholpan, Chaklikova Assel, S.A. Odanova, R. Rakhmatova and Kapessova Taniya

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2019.07.03.8
Published: 06 August 2019

 

Abstract: Nowadays, the fact of lack of knowledge of bilingualism due to the changed volume ratio in the teaching of writing is becoming more and more apparent, especially to learners with intellectual disabilities. The emergence of complex processes marks this fact is interference and convergence of speech, which are sources of better speaking and writing in bilingualism.

The purpose of the study is to identify the specific difficulties of teaching writing to younger bilingual schoolchildren with ID and to develop a productive speech therapy system for the prevention and correction of violations of higher mental functions that they have.

The object of research is the features of teaching children with speech deficiency and with ID to writing in bilingual conditions.

The subject of the research is the process of preventing and overcoming problems in the bilingual conditions of teaching children with speech and ID functions deficiency.

Keywords: Case study, bilinguals, aspects, learners, special needs, ID.

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