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| Titre : | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2015/5. - 2015 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/05/2015 |
Dépouillements
Article
Objective
To evaluate the effect of dry needling into a myofascial trigger point (MTrP) in the lower trapezius muscle of patients with mechanical idiopathic neck pain.
Design
A single-center, randomized, double-blinded controlled study.
Settin[...]
Article
Objectives
To examine the frequency and factors associated with patients with stroke in Australian hospitals receiving documented rehabilitation assessments; to examine the criteria used when rehabilitation was not recommended; and to examine w[...]
Article
Objective
To examine the influence of facility and aggregate patient characteristics of inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) on performance-based rehabilitation outcomes in a national sample of IRFs treating Medicare beneficiaries with hi[...]
Article
Objective
To determine unique associations of suicidal ideation (SI) and lifetime suicide attempts (SAs) in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
Design
Cross-sectional analysis.
Setting
Outpatient.
Participants
Individuals with SCI (N=[...]
Article
Objective
To examine the effects of communication skills training on physiotherapists' supportive behavior during clinical practice.
Design
Randomized trial.
Setting
Hospital outpatient physiotherapy clinics.
Participants
Physiotherapists (N[...]
Article
Objective
To assess if a 12-week exercise intervention to improve aerobic fitness, muscle strength, and core stability also had an impact on fatigue, pain, activity, and participation in adults with Pompe disease, an inherited neuromuscular dis[...]
Article
Objective
To identify patient characteristics that influence physiotherapist's decisions on enrollment and attendance in a structured aerobic exercise program early after stroke.
Design
Retrospective chart review.
Setting
Rehabilitation hospi[...]
Article
Objective
To evaluate whether adding functional exercise training to standard physiotherapy during residential slow-stream rehabilitation (SSR) improves discharge outcomes and functional ability.
Design
Randomized controlled trial.
Setting
A [...]
Article
Objective
To determine the association between the severity of femoral condylar cartilage erosion resulting from knee osteoarthritis (OA) by an ultrasonographic grading system and the clinical symptoms and functions.
Design
Cross-sectional stu[...]
Article
Objective
To investigate whether ultrasonographic measurement of the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the intrinsic hand muscles can be used to predict muscle strength in a valid and reliable manner, and to determine if this method can be used for[...]
Article
Objectives
To (1) determine whether acceleration metrics derived from monitoring outside of treatment are responsive to change in upper extremity (UE) function; and secondarily to (2) compare metric values during task-specific training and wh[...]
Article
Objective
To evaluate the immediate effect of repetitive wrist extension on grip strength in patients with distal radial fracture.
Design
Interventional study.
Setting
Patients who were admitted to a hospital department of occupational therap[...]
Article
Objectives
To explore the factor structure of the Kessler Foundation Neglect Assessment Process (KF-NAP), and evaluate the prevalence and clinical significance of spatial neglect among stroke survivors.
Design
Inception cohort.
Setting
Inpati[...]
Article
Objectives
To investigate (1) the intrarater, interrater, and test-retest reliability of the times and scores generated in the parallel walk test (PWT); (2) their correlations with impairments and activity limitations of individuals with stroke[...]
Article
Objective
To test a novel intervention to train swallowing to occur in the midexpiratory to low expiratory phase of quiet breathing to improve swallowing safety and efficiency.
Design
Safety and efficacy nonrandomized controlled trial with 1-m[...]
Article
Objective
To assess differences between manual wheelchairs and 3 pushrim-activated power-assisted wheelchairs (PAPAWs): Servomatic A and B and E-motion.
Design
Repeated measures.
Setting
Rehabilitation hospital.
Participants
Volunteers with [...]
Article
Objective
To describe bowel management and its outcomes in individuals living with a spinal cord injury (SCI) for at least 10 years.
Design
Cross-sectional multicenter study.
Setting
Dutch community.
Participants
Individuals (N=258; age rang[...]
Article
Objectives
To determine whether self-efficacy longitudinally predicts 2 types of perceived cognitive impairment (PCI) in multiple sclerosis (MS): general cognitive functioning and executive functioning; and secondarily to assess whether self-ef[...]
Article
Objective
To identify the predictors for successful neurodynamic management in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome.
Design
Prospective cohort, prediction rule study.
Setting
Hospital.
Participants
Patients with patellofemoral pain syn[...]
Article
Ramp-Related Incidents Involving Wheeled Mobility Device Users During Transit Bus Boarding/Alighting
Objectives
To estimate the prevalence of wheeled mobility device (WhMD) ramp-related incidents while boarding/alighting a public transit bus and to determine whether the frequency of incidents is less when the ramp slope meets the proposed Amer[...]
Article
Objective
To investigate the effect of functional electrical stimulation (FES) in improving activity and to investigate whether FES is more effective than training alone.
Data Sources
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Ovid Medlin[...]
Article
Objective
To evaluate current evidence of the effectiveness of dry needling of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) associated with neck and shoulder pain.
Data Sources
PubMed, EBSCO, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, ScienceDirect, The Cochrane L[...]
Article
Objective
To examine the utility of the Abbreviated Westmead Post-traumatic Amnesia Scale, which includes the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and 3 picture cards used to measure amnesia, in identifying the presence or absence of posttraumatic amnesia [...]
Article
There is substantial interest in mechanisms for measuring, reporting, and improving the quality of health care, including postacute care (PAC) and rehabilitation. Unfortunately, current activities generally are either too narrow or too poorly sp[...]
Article
After stroke, people often have difficulty moving one arm and hand, but movement can improve with considerable practice. Arm movements may need to be repeated upwards of 2500 times for a person to approach his/her peak level of motor function.1 [...]
