Muğla Sitki Koçman University

This study looked at whether a home-based exercise and education program helps children with cerebral palsy recover better after leg tendon release surgery. Forty children aged 4 to 18 who could walk took part. The program aimed to improve movement, reduce pain and fear of fallin…

This study tested whether a single injection of numbing medicine near the ribs (called a rhomboid intercostal block) could lower the chance of long-term pain after mastectomy. 254 women having breast cancer surgery were split into two groups: one got the nerve block, the other di…

This study looked at whether a specific exercise program (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) helps people recover better after total knee replacement surgery compared to usual care. Fifty patients aged 60 and older were evaluated on pain, balance, movement, and function. …

This study looked at whether adding proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) exercises to standard care helps people who had a hip replacement. Sixty patients, all at least 60 years old and six weeks past surgery, took part. The goal was to see if these exercises could imp…

This study looked at whether adding supervised motor control exercises to standard care helps people who had lumbar decompression surgery. 51 adults who were 3 months past surgery took part. One group did standard stretching and strengthening, while the other group also did exerc…

This study tested a comprehensive training program for 50 adults who had knee replacement surgery. The program included pain management, relaxation, breathing exercises, massage, and fall prevention training. Participants received face-to-face training and video support, and thei…

This study looked at 217 adults who had abdominal surgery to see how the way doctors cut and stitched the belly wall affected the chance of getting a hernia later. Researchers compared a newer "small-bite" stitching method with the usual technique and tracked patients for a year.…

This study looked at 1,000 adults who had a severe type of heart attack (STEMI). Researchers checked their nutritional status using two simple blood-based scores (CONUT and PNI) at the time of hospital admission. The goal was to see if these scores could predict who would have be…