Browsing by Author "Al Kafee, Abdullah"

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Analysis of the Quadratus Lumborum Muscle Activity on Leg Length Discrepancy: a Randomized Controlled Trial
(Ios Press, 2022) Eryigit, Sevim; Al Kafee, Abdullah; Akan, Aydin
BACKGROUND: Quadratus lumborum (QL) discrete region extensions might change depending on whether leg length discrepancy (LLD) individually has any extra erector spinae action in the lumbar spine, which can result in serious injury to the lower extremities and lumbar vertebrae. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to investigate the effect of QL muscle activity on LLD by using electromyography (EMG) signals. METHODS: The study employed a randomized controlled design. A total of 100 right-handed volunteers were included in this study. All participants were assessed manually by tape measurement for LLD. EMG signals were recorded during the resting and maximal isometric contraction positions to determine QL muscle activity. The power spectral density (PSD) methods were applied to compute EMG signals. RESULTS: In maximal isometric contraction position, comparing the short right LLD (Right side = 0.00064 +/- 0.00001, Left side = 0.00033 +/- 0.0006) and short left LLD (Right side = 0.00001 +/- 0.00008, Left side = 0.00017 +/- 0.0001), it was found that the short right LLD group had significantly increased PSD of EMG values. In resting position, the short right LLD (Right side = 0.0002 +/- 0.0073, Left side = -0.00016 +/- 0.0065) had significantly increased PSD of EMG compared to the short left LLD (Right side = 0.00004 +/- 0.0003, Left side = 0.0001 +/- 0.0008) values of the QL muscle activity. The results of both groups were also statistically significant (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The present study showed that it is possible to determine effective experimental interventions for functional LLD using EMG signal analysis of QL muscle activity on an asymptomatic normal population.
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Electrogastrography in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia, Joint Hypermobility, and Diabetic Gastroparesis
(Aves, 2022) Al Kafee, Abdullah; Cilaci, Talar; Kayar, Yusuf; Akan, Aydin
Background: Transcutaneous electrogastrography is a novel modality to assess the human stomach's gastric myoelectrical activity. The purpose of this study was to compare functional dyspepsia, joint hypermobility, and diabetic gastroparesis patients with healthy control subjects in terms of gastric motility abnormalities through electrogastrography evaluations, and to then evaluate the correlation among variations in their blood parameters. Methods: This study analyzed 120 subjects with functional dyspepsia (n = 30), joint hypermobility (n = 30), diabetic gastroparesis (n = 30), and control subjects (n = 30). The electrogastrography parameters included the dominant frequency, dominant power, power ratio, and instability coefficient, which were analyzed preprandially and postprandially. Although there are similar studies in the literature, there is no other study in which all groups have been studied together, as in our study. Results: The electrogastrography results showed that preprandial dominant frequency (P = .031*) dominant power (P = .047*) and instability coefficient (P = .043*) and postprandial dominant frequency (P = .041*) and dominant power (P = .035*) results were statistically significant among the functional dyspepsia, joint hypermobility, diabetic gastroparesis, and control groups. There was no significant difference found in terms of power ratio (P= .114) values. However, only glucose (P = .04*) and calcium (P = .04*) levels showed statistical significance. Several blood tests including hemoglobin (P = .032*) creatinine (P= .045*) calcium (P = .037*), potassium (P= .041*), white blood cells (P = .038*), and alanine aminotransferase (P = .031*) also showed correlation with the dominant frequency, power ratio, and instability coefficient parameters. Conclusions: This joint methodology demonstrated that it is possible to differentiate between functional dyspepsia, joint hypermobility, and diabetic gastroparesis patients from healthy subjects by using electrogastrogrophy. Moreover, the majority of patients showed dequate gastric motility in response to food.