The Effect of Physical Activity on the Menstrual Cycle at Martial Art Putri at the University of Muhammadiyah Makassar

Menstruation is a factor that reflects a woman's functional potential which can be influenced by a number of variables including age, family history, socioeconomic status, education, physical activity, personality, exercise, weight, height, stress, infection, percentage of fat distribution and hormonal. Physical exercise or sports affect the menstrual cycle of the participants of  martial art Muhammadiyah. This study aims to determine the effect of physical activity on the menstrual cycle, namely female combatants in the martial art Muhammadiyah arts education. According to research conducted in a number of countries, including other developing countries, it is said that menstrual disorders are quite a problem faced by Hillard women and found that female students show more frequent problems with irregular menstruation.

Outcomes of Turco’S Procedure for Idiopathic Clubfoot Among Children at French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children from January 2011 to July 2016

Background: Clubfoot known as Congenital Talipes Equino Varus Deformity (CTEV) is one of the most common congenital foot deformities. Affect 1-2/1000 live births worldwide. Males are more affected with Club foot compared to female. Idiopathic clubfeet was considered 80% as isolated birth defects and 20% are syndromic or neurogenic. Objective: 1. To estimate the demographic characteristics of patients with clubfoot at FMIC, Kabul, Afghanistan from 2011 to July 2016. 2. To determine the outcomes of Turco’s Procedure for idiopathic clubfoot among children from 2011 to July 2016 at Paediatric Orthopaedic Department of FMIC, Kabul, Afghanistan.Methodology: A descriptive case series study design is used to determine the outcomes of Turco’s Procedure for idiopathic clubfoot among children at Paediatric Orthopaedic Department of French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children (FMIC), Kabul, Afghanistan during January 2011 to July 2016. Records of 99 participants with 151 feet who had undergone Turco’s procedure were clinically and radiologically assessed and followed for 3 years. Self-developed structured questionnaire was used by applying consecutive sampling technique. Age range of the study participants was from nine months to five years. The descriptive analysis was done, using SPSS Version 22. Mean and standard deviation (SD) were calculated for Quantitative continuous/discrete variables. Frequency and proportions were calculated for categorical variables. T- test for two independent samples and Chi-square test also were run for few variables.Result: Out of 99 participants, 67(67.7%) males and 32(32.3%) females were affected; males were affected twice as often as girls. 52 (52.5%) participants were bilaterally, 26 (26.3%) Right side and 21 (21.2%) were Left side affected. 25 (25.3%) participants had positive family history. Hospital length of stay at hospital was 1.7 days (1 to 7 days). Participant’s feet were assessed clinically and radiologically. The results showed that Turco’s procedure in 79.8% of participants was successful and 20.2% of them had developed some kinds of complications. Family satisfaction rate was 89% found in the study. Conclusion: Clubfoot is one of the most common congenital foot deformities and patients with idiopathic clubfoot can be successfully treated in most of the cases by Turco’s procedure; Outcome of the surgery will be better if patient gets treatment at appropriate age. Overall, an 80% success rate of Turco’s procedure was found in this study