Review Articles
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Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Weight loss or Physical activity? An updated narrative mini review of most recent review articles
Full text: English
(Papandreou, D.). Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver is the most common disease of the liver which may lead to steatohepatitis and cirrhosis if not treated properly. Most of the subjects with the disease are obese and insulin resistant while a very small percentage of them are lean. Current first line treatment focuses on weight loss and exercise.…
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Assessment instruments on children‘s internalizing behaviour: A review of their psychometric properties, functioning and applications
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(Efstratopoulou A. M.). The study aims to summarize assessment instruments for teachers and practitioners to record externalized and internalized problems in children. The author sampled articles on children‘s psychopathology over the last twenty-five years, selected checklists and rating scales with multiple citations, and reviewed their properties. Most instruments use teachers and parent-report forms. Only a…
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Lumbosacral Radiculitis. Pathophysiology, Examination and Physiotherapy Treatment with Neural Mobilization
Full text: Greek
(Efstathiou, M. & Stefanakis, M.). Lumbosacral radiculitis is characterised by increased mechanosensitivity of the lumbar and/or sciatic nerve root or roots and is the most common type of neuropathic pain. Some of the major causes include mechanical compression and inflammation of the nerve root. Mechanical compression can result from herniated discs, space-occupying lesions and spinal…