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Titre : | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2012/7. - 2012 |
Type de document : | Bulletin |
Paru le : | 01/07/2012 |
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Article
Objective
To evaluate the long-term effect on measures of forced vital capacity (FVC) before and after the introduction of regular lung volume recruitment (LVR) maneuvers (breath-stacking) in individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
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Article
Objective
To determine whether the combination of stochastic resonance (SR) electrical stimulation and a neoprene knee sleeve could improve center of pressure (COP) measures of postural sway during single-leg stance in those with knee osteoarth[...]
Article
Objectives
To investigate effects of bilateral training (BT) on ipsilesional arm dexterity and activity limitation; to explore clinical and demographic factors that influence training effects; and to explore relationships between contralesional[...]
Article
Objective
To compare the impacts of Tai Chi, a standard balance exercise program, and a video game balance board program on postural control and perceived falls risk.
Design
Randomized controlled trial.
Setting
Research laboratory.
Participan[...]
Article
Dong-Wook Rha ;
Seung-Ho Han ;
Hee-Jin Kim ;
et al.
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Objective
To evaluate the safety and accuracy of ultrasound (US)-guided needle insertion into the subscapularis using fresh cadavers.
Design
A needle was inserted into the subscapularis of adult human cadavers under US guidance using a lateral[...]
Article
Objective
To achieve a low respondent burden and increase the responsiveness of functional measurement by using an item response theory-based computer adaptive test (CAT), the Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC) CAT.
Design
Two-year [...]
Article
Chun Seong Min ;
Byungkwan Hwang ;
Jong-Hyock Park ;
et al., Auteur
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Objectives
To determine disparities in health examination rates between people with disabilities (PWD) and the general population (GP), and to investigate the sociodemographic factors influencing health examination rates in PWD.
Design
The stu[...]
Article
Objective
To investigate the relationship between a short walking test and a long walking test in patients with walking disability due to multiple sclerosis (MS) or stroke.
Design
Cross-sectional observational study.
Setting
University hospit[...]
Article
Objective
To investigate functional and physiological changes in swallowing performance of adults with chronic dysphagia after an exercise-based dysphagia therapy.
Design
Intervention study: before-after trial with 3-month follow-up evaluation[...]
Article
Objective
To investigate the determinants of limb preference for initiating compensatory stepping poststroke.
Design
Retrospective chart review.
Setting
Inpatient rehabilitation.
Participants
Convenience sample of individuals admitted to inp[...]
Article
Passive Mechanical Properties of Gastrocnemius Muscles of People With Ankle Contracture After Stroke
Kwah li khim ;
Robert Herbert ;
Lisa Harvey ;
et al.
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Objective
To investigate the mechanisms of contracture after stroke by comparing passive mechanical properties of gastrocnemius muscle-tendon units, muscle fascicles, and tendons in people with ankle contracture after stroke with control partic[...]
Article
Objective
To determine whether stroke patients who suffer from hemispatial neglect tend to stay in hospitals longer because they are prone to limb spasticity.
Design
Retrospective analysis of inpatient medical notes.
Setting
Inpatient neurore[...]
Article
Objectives
To develop a fitness index unlinked to resting heart rate and suitable for clinical use, and to obtain reference values of this new index for healthy subjects.
Design
Cross-sectional study.
Setting
Research laboratory.
Participants[...]
Article
Objective
To determine test-retest reliability and absolute and relative minimal detectable changes at the 95% confidence level (MDC95) of measures to detect postural balance and lower limb movements in individuals with chronic stroke who were [...]
Article
Objectives
To assess, within the context of Rasch analysis, (1) the internal validity and reliability of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) in a sample of rehabilitation patients with varied balance abilities; and (2) the comparability of the BBS mea[...]
Article
Objective
To identify which factors commonly associated with low back pain (LBP) and disability differ between college-aged persons with LBP and with no or minimal LBP.
Design
Clinical measurement, observational study. Subjects were assessed f[...]
Article
Shaun O'Leary ;
Gwendolen Jull ;
Mehwa Kim ;
et al.
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Objective
To determine whether changes in motor performance after a course of exercise in patients with mechanical neck pain (MNP) were dependent on the primary behavioral demand of the exercise performed.
Design
Randomized controlled trial.
S[...]
Article
Objective
To compare the results of Veterans Affairs' (VA's) initial traumatic brain injury (TBI) Clinical Reminder Screen with the more extensive second-level Comprehensive TBI Evaluation in a national sample.
Design
Criterion-standard.
Setti[...]
Article
Ashraf Gorgey ;
David Dolbow ;
David Gater, Auteur
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Objectives
To establish and validate prediction equations by using body weight to predict legs, trunk, and whole-body fat-free mass (FFM) in men with chronic complete spinal cord injury (SCI).
Design
Cross-sectional design.
Setting
Research s[...]
Article
David Berlowitz ;
Jo Spong ;
Ian Gordon ;
et al.
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Objective
To examine the relationships between injury severity, quality of life, sleep symptoms, objectively measured sleep, and sleep disorders in chronic tetraplegia.
Design
Cross-sectional survey.
Setting
Community.
Participants
People wi[...]
Article
Alessandro Picelli ;
Paola Bonetti ;
Carla Fontana ;
et al., Auteur
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Objective
To investigate the relationship between gastrocnemius muscle echo intensity and response to botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) in patients with spastic equinus foot resulting from stroke.
Design
Cohort study.
Setting
University hospita[...]
Article
K. Chang ;
Ssu-Yuan Chen ;
Wen-Shiang Chen ;
et al.
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Objectives
To compare the effectiveness of focused shock wave (FSW) therapy of different intensity levels and a new alternative, radial shock wave (RSW) for managing plantar fasciitis.
Data Sources
Electronic databases including MEDLINE and Pu[...]
Article
Objective
To update the Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (EBCPGs) on aerobic walking programs for the management of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.
Data Sources
A literature search was conducted using the electronic databases MEDLI[...]
Article
Objectives
To describe a unique specialized seating delivery model for children with disabilities that focuses on cost containment and environmental preservation. To determine whether this delivery model achieves cost containment.
Design
A ret[...]
Article
Karon Cook ;
Alyssa Bamer ;
Dagmar Amtmann ;
et al.
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Objective
To evaluate the measurement invariance of 6 self-report measures selected for an ongoing longitudinal study of individuals with spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy, postpolio syndrome, and multiple sclerosis.
Design
Participants c[...]
Article
Major surgery, including total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA), is followed by a convalescence period, during which the loss of muscle strength and function is considerable, especially early after surgery. In recent year[...]