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Background and aim: Health-related quality of life is an important index of outcome after stroke and may facilitate a broader description of stroke recovery. The objective of this study was to measure health-related quality of life in stroke patients in kermanshah city and determine of impact occupation status, gender and hemiplegics side of the body on the quality of life for stroke patients.

Materials and methods: The Method was descriptive-analytic and cross sectional. Fifty one stroke patients referred to comprehensive rehabilitation centers, occupational therapy, physical therapy ,speech therapy clinics and hospital centers of kermanshah city and  there was an interview with all patient. Quality of life was evaluated by 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36).

Results: In attending to the results of recent study, quality of life affected by stroke in total subscales of the (SF-36) but this increased in Role-Physical. Quality of life in these patients is dependent to the age, level of education and post-stroke duration.  

Conclusion: It seems that quality of life improves in stroke patients by passing the time.

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Background and Aim: One of the risk factors in sports injuries is inappropriate flexibility of muscles, which leads to pain, decrease range of motion and functional limitation in sport or daily activities and affects the athletes’ quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between flexibility of calf muscles and functional status of athletes with ankle injuries.
Materials and Methods: Thirty male athletes with ankle injuries (mean age ± SD, 22.63 ± 3.94 range: 18-40 years) participated in this study. Ankle dorsiflexion of affected and non-affected sides were measured with a goniometer. FAOS (Foot and Ankle Outcome Score) questionnaire was used to evaluate the functional status of ankle.
Results: The relationship between flexibility of calf muscles in the affected extremity, and total score of the functional questionnaire, was not statistically significant (P>0.05). While the relationship between the flexibility of muscles and functional questionnaire's total score in the non injured extremity was significant (P = 0.004, r = 0.51).
Conclusion: This study revealed that although the athletes who have more flexibility of calf muscles, show better functional status of ankle but there is not necessarily a relationship between inflexibility of the muscles and lowered functional status.