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Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Investigation the Effect of Rigid Taping on Knee and Hip Joint Kinematics in Chronic Stroke Patients With Knee Hyperextension Gait(Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2025) Korkusuz, Suleyman; Fil-Balkan, Ayla; Korkusuz, Busra Seckinogullari; Ozgoren, Nihat; Aritan, Serdar; Ceren, Ali Naim; Topcuoglu, Mehmet AkifBackground: Although stroke patients gain an advantage in gait due to the knee hyperextension that occurs during the stance phase, this situation disrupts the biomechanical structure of the knee and increases the risk of injury to the capsular and ligamentous structures. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of rigid taping on hyperextension control and pelvic kinematics in stroke patients with knee hyperextension during the stance phase of gait. Research question: Does rigid taping have an effect on hyperextension control and pelvic kinematics in stroke patients with knee hyperextension? Methods: Thirty stroke patients aged between 40 and 70 were included in this pre-postintervention study. Kinematic assessment of gait was performed using a motion analysis system (Vicon Ltd, Bilston). Then, the rigid taping was applied to the patients using the hyperextension taping technique, and the kinematic analysis of the gait was repeated with the motion analysis system. Results: It was found that the rigid taping for the knee hyperextension significantly reduced the knee hyperextension (p < 0.05). Additionally, it was observed that the rigid taping significantly reduced the pelvic retraction (p < 0.05). However, no change was observed in the pelvic drop with the rigid taping application. Significance: Our results showed that the rigid taping effectively controlled the knee hyperextension. It was thought that the rigid taping application contributed to reducing knee hyperextension and pelvic retraction because it mechanically gave the knee a flexion moment and provided proprioceptive input.Article Evaluation of Central Auditory Processing in Children with Developmental Dyslexia(Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2026) Begen, Senanur Kahraman; Ciyiltepe, Muge Muzeyyen; Arslan, BerkayObjective: Developmental dyslexia is a neurodevelopmental disorder primarily characterized by phonological and reading difficulties. This study aimed to investigate temporal auditory processing and dichotic listening performance in children with developmental dyslexia and to explore their potential contribution to reading-related difficulties. Methods: Sixty children aged 8-13 years participated in the study, including 30 children diagnosed with developmental dyslexia and 30 age-matched typically developing peers. Central auditory processing was assessed using the Staggered Spondaic Word (SSW) test for dichotic listening and the Frequency Pattern Test (FPT), Duration Pattern Test (DPT), and Random Gap Detection Test (RGDT) for temporal auditory processing. Results: Children with developmental dyslexia demonstrated significantly poorer performance than controls across all temporal and dichotic auditory processing measures (p < 0.05). In the SSW test, the greatest performance difference was observed in the left competing condition. Temporal processing deficits were evident in frequency discrimination, duration pattern recognition, and gap detection tasks. Conclusion: Children with developmental dyslexia exhibit weaknesses in temporal and dichotic auditory processing tasks. Given the linguistic demands inherent in some dichotic measures, these findings likely reflect an interaction between auditory and language-related processing rather than isolated auditory pathway dysfunction. Incorporating central auditory processing assessment into multidisciplinary dyslexia evaluations may contribute to more targeted diagnostic and intervention approaches.
