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Alternative approach to evaluating lumbar lordosis on direct roentgenograms: Projection area per length squared
Kuru, Omer; Sahin, Bunyamin; Kaplan, Süleyman (Springer, 2008)Several methods have been described to evaluate the degree of lumbar lordosis. However, suggested methods have used non-standardized terminology and landmarks to measure the degree of lumbar lordosis. In the present study ... -
Are Illness Perceptions Associated With Disease Activity or Psychological Well-Being in Rheumatoid Arthritis? A Study With the Evidence of Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Ulus, Yasemin; Tander, Berna; Akyol, Yesim; Terzi, Yuksel; Zahiroglu, Yeliz; Sarisoy, Gokhan; Kuru, Omer (Turkish League Against Rheumatism, 2017)Objectives: This study aims to assess the factor structure of the Turkish Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the relationship of illness perceptions with disease ... -
Association between osteoporosis and polymorphisms of the IL-10 and TGF-beta genes in Turkish postmenopausal women
Tural, Sengul; Alayli, Gamze; Kara, Nurten; Tander, Berna; Bilgici, Ayhan; Kuru, Omer (Elsevier Science Inc, 2013)Osteoporosis is a multifactorial disease in which genetic determinants are modulated by hormonal, environmental and nutritional factors. The balance between bone resorption and bone formation seems to be regulated by a ... -
Association of Knee Muscle Strength with Lower Extremity Dysfunction in Patients with Osteoarthritis: a Comparison with Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Healthy Controls
Ulus, Yasemin; Savlik, Murat; Akyol, Yesim; Tander, Berna; Bilgici, Ayhan; Kuru, Omer (Turkish League Against Rheumatism, 2013)Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the relationship between knee muscle strength and lower limb dysfunction in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) in the lower limbs. Patients and methods: A total of 126 subjects including ... -
Association of work instability with fatigue and emotional status in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: comparison with healthy controls
Ulus, Yasemin; Akyol, Yesim; Bilgici, Ayhan; Kuru, Omer (Springer London Ltd, 2019)Introduction/ObjectiveAnkylosing spondylitis (AS) is usually seen in among younger person of working age and carries a significant economic burden. It was aimed to explore the relation of work instability with fatigue, ... -
Balance performance and fear of falling in older patients with diabetics: a comparative study with non-diabetic elderly
Tander, Berna; Atmaca, Aysegul; Ulus, Yasemin; Tura, Cigdem; Akyol, Yesim; Kuru, Omer (Baycinar Medical Publ-Baycinar Tibbi Yayincilik, 2016)Objectives: This study aims to evaluate balance performance and fear of falling (FOF) in older people with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) and the parameters affecting balance and FOF in older patients with DM. Patients ... -
Breast Cancer Surgery: Is it a Problem for the Upper Extremity?
Buyukakincak, Ozlem; Akyol, Yesim; Ozen, Necati; Ulus, Yasemin; Canturk, Ferhan; Tander, Berna; Kuru, Omer (Baycinar Medical Publ-Baycinar Tibbi Yayincilik, 2013)Objective: The aim of this study was to determine shoulder pain, range of motion (ROM), shoulder muscle strength (SMS), handgrip strength (HS), and the presence of lymphedema in patients who had undergone breast cancer ... -
Burden of Chronic Low Back Pain in the Turkish Population
Icagasioglu, Afitap; Yumusakhuylu, Yasemin; Ketenci, Aysegul; Toraman, Naciye Fusun; Kaymak Karatas, Gulcin; Kuru, Omer; Haliloglu, Sema (Baycinar Medical Publ-Baycinar Tibbi Yayincilik, 2015)Objective: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a great economic burden to the society mainly in terms of the large number of the lost work days and disability, and it appears to be growing. The economic burden of LBP in Turkey ... -
The Comparison of Knowledge Level and Awareness of Osteoporosis Between Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women
Akyol, Yesim; Ulus, Yasemin; Bilgici, Ayhan; Kuru, Omer (Galenos Yayincilik, 2020)Objective: Osteoporosis (OP) is an important common public health problem among postmenopausal women. It is significant to know the life styles which support the bone health in order to prevent the disease. Our aim was to ... -
Does microwave diathermy have an effect on clinical parameters in chronic low back pain? A randomized-controlled trial
Durmus, Dilek; Ulus, Yasemin; Alayli, Gamze; Akyol, Yesim; Bilgici, Ayhan; Yazicioglu, Kamil; Kuru, Omer (Ios Press, 2014)OBJECTIVE: The aim of this trial was to investigate the effect of therapeutic microwave diathermy (MD) on pain, disability, trunk muscle strength, walking performance, mobility, quality of life (QOL), and depression in the ... -
Effectiveness of microwave diathermy on pain, functional capacity, muscle strength, quality of life, and depression in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome: a randomized placebo-controlled clinical study
Akyol, Yesim; Ulus, Yasemin; Durmus, Dilek; Canturk, Ferhan; Bilgici, Ayhan; Kuru, Omer; Bek, Yuksel (Springer Heidelberg, 2012)The aim of this clinical trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic MD on pain, functional capacity, muscle strength, quality of life, and depression in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS). A ... -
Effects of global postural reeducation exercise and anti-TNF treatments on disease activity, function, fatigue, mobility, sleep quality and depression in patients with active Ankylosing spondylitis: A prospective follow-up study
Coksevim, Neslihan Hezer; Durmus, Dilek; Kuru, Omer (Ios Press, 2018)OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of combination therapy with global postural reeducation exercise (GPR) and anti-TNF treatments on clinical parameters in patients with active Ankylosing ... -
Falls, fear of falling, and associated factors in ambulatory patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A comparative study with healthy controls
Akyol, Yesim; Ulus, Yasemin; Tander, Berna; Tomak, Leman; Zahiroglu, Yeliz; Bilgici, Ayhan; Kuru, Omer (Baycinar Medical Publ-Baycinar Tibbi Yayincilik, 2018)Objectives: This study aims to compare fall history and fear of falling (FOF) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and healthy controls and to evaluate associated factors for fall risk and FOF in patients with RA. ... -
How effective is a modified exercise program on its own or with back school in chronic low back pain? A randomized-controlled clinical trial
Durmus, Dilek; Unal, Mustafa; Kuru, Omer (Ios Press, 2014)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this trial is to search effectiveness of specifically adapted exercise programs on its own and with low back school on pain, disability, trunk and quadriceps muscle strength, walking ... -
The impact of the presence of fibromyalgia on fatigue in patients with psoriatic arthritis: comparison with controls
Ulus, Yasemin; Akyol, Yesim; Bilgici, Ayhan; Kuru, Omer (Bmc, 2019)Background Coexisting fibromyalgia (FM) to psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has been identified and it has been associated with more severe symptoms, impaired function, and greater disability. It was aimed to explore the effect ... -
Improvement in Work and Household Productivity for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with Anti-TNFs in Routine Clinical Practice in Turkey
Ataman, Sebnem; Kirnap, Mehmet; Seferoglu, Buminhan; Altay, Zuhal; Rezvani, Aylin; Kuru, Omer; Tan, Akinci (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)… -
Infliximab Treatment in Resistant Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Case Report
Durmaz, Yunus; Bilgici, Ayhan; Cil, Erhan Erdem; Kuru, Omer (Baycinar Medical Publ-Baycinar Tibbi Yayincilik, 2012)Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an uncommon neutrophilic dermatosis consisting of nodules and pustules that ulcerate. Pyoderma gangrenosum is associated with autoimmune disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease, ... -
Influence of patient training on persistence, compliance, and tolerability of different dosing frequency regimens of bisphosphonate therapy: An observational study in Turkish patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis
Akarirmak, Ulku; Kocyigit, Hikmet; Eskiyurt, Nurten; Esmaeilzadeh, Sina; Kuru, Omer; Yalcinkaya, Ebru Yilmaz; Irdesel, Jale (Turkish Assoc Orthopaedics Traumatology, 2016)Objective: In our study, we aimed to evaluate the influence of training on compliance and persistence with bisphosphonate treatment given on a weekly vs. monthly basis in postmenopausal osteoporosis patients. Methods: A ... -
Is phonophoresis effective in the treatment of chronic low back pain? A single-blind randomized controlled trial
Durmus, Dilek; Alayli, Gamze; Goktepe, Ahmet Salim; Taskaynatan, Mehmet Ali; Bilgici, Ayhan; Kuru, Omer (Springer Heidelberg, 2013)The aim of this trial is to investigate and compare the effects of phonophoresis (PP) and ultrasound (US) therapy on pain, disability, trunk muscle strength, walking performance, spinal mobility, quality of life (QOL), and ...
