Browsing by Author "Erdoganoglu, Yildiz"

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Evaluation of Plantar Foot Sensation, Balance, Physical Performance, and Fear of Movement in Substance Use Disorders
(Amer Podiatric Med Assoc, 2020) Erdoganoglu, Yildiz; Sayaca, Cetin; Calik, Mahmut; Noyan, Cemal Onur; Cetin, Alptekin; Yertutanol, Duygu Kaya; Kaya, Defne
Background: Neuropathologic changes may occur in the nervous system due to long-term substance use, leading to functional disability with altering of balance. We know little about substance-related mechanisms that can cause movement disorders. This study investigated the effects of plantar foot sensation and balance on physical performance as an effect of substance use in detoxified patients. Methods: Twenty-three users of cannabis, volatile agents, or narcotic/stimulant agents alone or in combination for at least 1 year (mean age, 27.6 years) and 20 healthy volunteers (mean age, 24.6 years) were included. Participant evaluations were implemented immediately after the detoxification process with psychiatrist approval. Depression, state-trait anxiety, and fear of movement levels were evaluated with the Beck Depression Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia, respectively. Plantar foot sensations were evaluated with light touch, two-point discrimination, and vibration examinations. Balance was assessed with balance software and a balance board and force platform. Balance path, balance path distance, and center of pressure were recorded. Physical performance was evaluated with the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test in the final step. Results: There was a significant difference in two-point discrimination of patients versus controls (P < .05). Significant differences were also found in balance values, particularly in the sagittal direction (P < .05). TUG test results of patients compared with controls showed a negative influence on physical function (P < .05). Conclusions: Detailed examination should be performed to understand movement disorders in substance users. Herein, substance users had impaired two-point discrimination and sagittal balance reciprocally. Thus, customized physiotherapy approaches
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Investigation of the effectiveness of different exercise applications in women with chronic low back pain
(Turkey Assoc Physiotherapists, 2012) Erdoganoglu, Yildiz; Gunel, Mintaze Kerem; Cetin, Alp
Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of segmental stabilization exercises with traditional exercise approaches in female patients with chronic low back pain. Methods: The subjects were 66 women with a age range of 18-60 years who were diagnosed with chronic low back pain. The subjects were allocated to three groups: segmental stabilization group (1), Williams flexion exercise group (2), and control group (3) which included patients following a home exercise program. Subjects were assessed at the beginning of the treatment and at the end of the treatment which lasted for eight weeks for pain, posture analysis, flexibility, functional level, psychological state, X-Ray findings of lumbosacral area, and quality of life related to health. Results: There were significant improvements in all three groups regarding pain, functional level, psychological state, flexibility, and quality of life related to health scores (p<0.05), no differences at the X-Ray findings of lumbar area (p>0.05). There was no difference for pain, flexibility, functional level, psychological state and quality of life related to health when the groups were compared (p>0.05). There was a significant difference for physical performance between group 1 and 2; trunk muscle strength between group 1 and 3 and group 2 and 3; for lumbosacral angle between group 1 and 2 (p<0.05). Conclusion: All three approaches of exercise have improved pain, flexibility, functional level, psychological state, and quality of life related to health.
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Is Vitamin D Deficiency a Risk Factor for the Development of Statin-Induced Myalgia in Patients Receiving Statins?
(Baycinar Medical Publ-baycinar Tibbi Yayincilik, 2015) Tasoglu, Ozlem; Kutsal, Yesim Gokce; Tasoglu, Irfan; Ozdemir, Oya; Erdoganoglu, Yildiz
Objective: In recent years, discussions regarding the possibility of vitamin D deficiency playing a role in statin myopathy development have started. The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not there is a significant difference with respect to vitamin D levels and objective muscle strength measures in males with or without statin-induced myalgia. Material and Methods: This study includes 17 male patients with statin-induced myalgia and 23 male patients without statin-induced myalgia; the latter being matched with the former. 25-OH vitamin D levels of all patients were recorded. Body fat rates of the patients were studied with bio-impedance analysis. Visual analog scale and McGill-Melzack pain questionnaire were applied to the patients with myalgia. Gripping strength and isometric and isokinetic measurements on the biceps and quadriceps muscles of all patients were performed. Results: Mean vitamin D levels were above the sufficiency level in both of the groups, and there was no significant difference between them. When the measurements with the hand dynamometer and the isometric and isokinetic muscular strength analyses for both groups were compared, there was no statistically significant difference between them. Conclusion: In this study, it is demonstrated that vitamin D deficiency may not be a risk factor for the development of statin-induced myalgia; furthermore, there is no statistical difference between the objective muscle strength measures of male patients with or without statininduced myalgia.