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Physical Therapy Modalities (8):
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Physical Therapy Modalities
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Valid patient-based outcome instruments are necessary for comprehensive patient care that focuses on all aspects of health, from impairments to participation restrictions.
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PMID: 21828379
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MMW Fortschritte der Medizin (153)22 2011
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New England Journal of Medicine (364)21 2011
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We stratified 408 participants who had had a stroke 2 months earlier according to the extent of walking impairment--moderate (able to walk 0.4 to <0.8 m per second) or severe (able to walk <0.4 m per second)--and randomly assigned them to one of three training groups. One group received training on...
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PMID: 21612471
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MMW Fortschritte der Medizin (153)19 2011
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The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the management of soft-tissue injuries such as ankle sprains is well established in both minor-injury and pre-hospital environments. There is much debate, however, over whether NSAIDs delay healing and contribute to long-term joint instabil...
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PMID: 21675467
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We have developed a Mobile Instrument for Motion Instruction and Correction (MIMIC) that enables an expert (i.e., physical therapist) to map his/her movements to a trainee (i.e., patient) in a hands-free fashion. MIMIC comprises an Expert Module (EM) and a Trainee Module (TM). Both the EM and TM are...
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PMID: 21511568
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The prevalence of the risk factors and the risk of cardiac failure are both increasing in China. This might be the consequence of the changes of the life conditions (emigration to the urban areas, changes in the diet and life style, lack of physical exercise, etc.). The wide range of...
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PMID: 21681670
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether depression influences treatment outcomes and to identify predictors of symptom resolution among women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP).
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PMID: 21376168
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Dupuytren's disease is a fibroproliferative condition involving the superficial palmar fascia, leading to a progressive and irreversible flexion of the fingers. In literature, there are different opinions regarding the phenobarbital, a common antiepileptic drug, and its effective role in the genesis...
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PMID: 21528776
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Le infezioni in medicina : rivista periodica di eziologia, epidemiologia, diagnostica, clinica e terapia delle patologie infettive (19)1 2011
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We present a rare case of spinal hydatid disease. The patient was a 38-year-old housewife with a vertebral echinococcosis revealed by acute paraplegia of the legs. Medical treatment with albendazole and surgical intervention improved the clinical symptoms. This case is emblematic both for the unusua...
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PMID: 21471745
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Kinderkrankenschwester : Organ der Sektion Kinderkrankenpflege / Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Sozialpadiatrie und Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kinderheilkunde (30)3 2011
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: Although conservative care is the standard intervention for infants with torticollis, the variation in intervention content and format proposed in the literature reflects the lack of clear understanding of this population's needs. The objective was to identify factors assessed by pediatricians and...
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PMID: 21829118
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Acta Chirurgica Belgica (111)1 2011
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We present two cases of high-pressure injection hand injuries due to paint and sand. The patients were managed operatively and switch to intensive physiotherapeutic training, with excellent outcome....
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PMID: 21520789
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A newly designed Spinal Cord Unit (SCU) was set up at the Orthopedic Traumatology Center (OTC), Turin, Italy, in July 2007. With the relocation of the SCU came the need to reorganize and improve the delivery of its services. The study reported here is a preliminary part of a project entitled 'Experim...
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PMID: 21528629
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Hallux valgus is a progressive exertional metatarsal disturbance altering the kinematics of walking. It may be accompanied by other problems of the foot, such as hammer toe or flatfoot syndrome, symptoms of metatarsalgia or arthrosis of the small joints of the foot. Conservative treatment aims to rea...
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PMID: 21972589
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The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of pain (p) in adults and their preference for pain treatment, by using questionnaire.
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PMID: 21341149
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Bratislavske lekarske listy (112)3 2011
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In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of rehabilitation in patients with acute transverse myelitis (ATM).
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PMID: 21452769
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Nursing Times (107)14 2011
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To compare the direct medical costs of clinically diagnosed patients with fibromyalgia with the medical costs of matched controls during a 4-yr period and to assess the impact of a fibromyalgia treatment program on healthcare utilization and associated medical costs.
A retrospective comparison of ec...
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PMID: 20975520
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The aim of this study was to compare anatomic and functional improvements in zone II and zone V flexor tendon injuries and to determine the effect of injury level on disability.
Seventeen patients (53 digits) with zone V and 14 patients (25 digits) with repaired zone II flexor tendon injuries were e...
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PMID: 20975527
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Irish medical journal (104)7 2011
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Medicinski arhiv (65)2 2011
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The purpose of the paper was to assess physical recovery in post stroke patients.
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PMID: 21585186
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Neurology India (59)3 2011
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We report a lady who presented with progressive quadriparesis, with cervical extradural lesion on magnetic resonance imaging. She underwent decompression of the lesion and histological diagnosis of the lesion was Rosai-Dorfman disease. On one-year follow-up, she had complete improvement of the defic...
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PMID: 21743179
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Missouri medicine (108)3 2011
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The history and pathophysiology of the Female Athletic Triad is discussed along with the short-term and long-term complications. The work-up for hormonal abnormalities and specific treatment options are discussed. Also, nutrition and its affect on the Female Athletic Triad is mention...
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PMID: 21736076
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Vertical and torsional components occur from the horizontal semicircular canal, and the response to ampullopetal flow is greater than that to ampullofugal flow in every component.
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PMID: 21142901
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American Family Physician (82)11 2010
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Low back pain is a challenge in daily clinical activity. The prognosis for single episodes of acute pain is good, but many patients have persistent/recurrent illness, often characterized by a complex pattern of somatic, psychological and social factors. The aim of this article is to present the evid...
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PMID: 21109847
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Shoulder pain (usually non-traumatic) is the third most common cause of consultations for musculoskeletal pain in primary health care. This article discusses challenges within diagnostics and treatment of non-traumatic shoulder pain.
The article is based on literature identified through a non-system...
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PMID: 21052116
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Osteoarthritis is among the most common causes of functional disability and severe pain, and the prevalence of arthritic symptoms among adults is more than 50%. The article discusses epidemiology, pathology and treatment options.
The review is based on a non-systematic search in PubMed and the autho...
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PMID: 21052117
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Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) usually presents during pregnancy. About 25% of all pregnant women and 5% of all women suffer from postpartum lumbopelvic pain causing them to seek medical help. This article discusses possible causes, diagnostic aspects and treatment of PGP.
The paper is based on literature...
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PMID: 21052118
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DEMMI admission scores were normally distributed (mean 30.2, standard deviation 16.7) and other activity limitation instruments had either a floor or a ceiling effect. Evidence of convergent, discriminant and known groups validity for the DEMMI were obtained. The minimal detectable change with 90% c...
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PMID: 21031293
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Foot & Ankle International (31)11 2010
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We believe there is a restoration of more physiological gait patterns in patients who receive this postoperative regimen....
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PMID: 21189191
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We introduce constitutive treatment methods for the recovery of walking function in our clinical setting and the task-oriented rehabilitation strategies for adaptation of realistic walking systems....
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PMID: 21068461
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The aim of this study was to examine long-term changes in symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and in health-related quality of life in traumatized refugees 23 months after admission to multidisciplinary treatment. The study group comprised 45 persons admitted to the Reha...
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PMID: 21048474
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Characterizing therapy practice in stroke rehabilitation is not straightforward. It is multifactorial and takes into account the (1) type of therapy, (2) therapy activity, (3) therapy provider including extender personnel, (4) specific training in stroke, and (5) years of experience. Future research...
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PMID: 20962599
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We conclude that it is feasible and safe to administer active-passive bilateral therapy in a hospital setting....
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PMID: 20736818
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Etiology of hip arthroplasty is associated with amounts of rehabilitation care used and outcomes. After the initial postacute rehabilitation setting, patients continued to receive considerable amounts of therapy in various settings. It is important to look beyond a single setting of care to an entir...
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PMID: 20962601
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Our primary purpose was to investigate whether pain and disability outcomes differed based on treatment received (graded exercise or graded exposure). Our secondary purpose was to investigate if changes in selected psychological factors were associated with pain and disability outcomes.
Behavioral i...
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PMID: 20972340
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Substantial numbers of patients with posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (p-BPPV) have signs of utricular dysfunction at baseline. This improves after performing the canalith repositioning procedure.
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PMID: 20961271
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This research aims to explore patient satisfaction with ED physiotherapy within the Australian context by providing a qualitative perspective with in-depth exploration of the factors underlying patients' satisfaction. The physiotherapist was part of the Emergency Department Allied Health Team of soc...
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PMID: 20869660
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Joint Bone Spine (77)5 2010
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We prospectively studied patients aged 18 years or older who had been on sick leave because of nonspecific low back pain for at least 3 months and whose job position was still open. The program was delivered on a day-hospital basis 5 days a week for 5 weeks. Patients were followed up for 1 year.
We...
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PMID: 20729122
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Joint Bone Spine (77)5 2010
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Despite the availability of practice guidelines for the management of knee osteoarthritis, inadequacies in practices of clinicians and patients have been found, leading to suboptimal outcomes. Literature has shown that simply disseminating management recommendations does not lead to adherence. Resea...
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PMID: 20851659
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These results may have infection control implications for other airborne infections, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome and tuberculosis, as well as for pandemic influenza infection....
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PMID: 20923611
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Dermatologic Clinics (28)4 2010
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Vulvodynia is a multifactorial chronic pain disorder that is distressing to the patient and exigent to the physician. Although the condition is common, it remains little understood, so patients remain undiagnosed and untreated or undertreated for many years. Although multiple therapies exist in the...
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PMID: 20883912
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Meniere disease includes symptoms of fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus, and subjective ear fullness accompanied by episodic vertigo. Along with these symptoms, patients with chronic Meniere often develop symptoms of disequilibrium and unsteadiness that extend beyond the episodic attacks and contrib...
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PMID: 20713248
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Cerebral palsy is the most common motor disability in childhood. Orthopedic care depends on the appreciation and the identification of muscle tone abnormalities and how they affect growth and development of the child. Abnormal muscle tone is a common diagnostic feature of cerebral palsy and can incl...
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PMID: 20868881
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Advances in medical and surgical care over the past 20 years have resulted in children who formerly would have died at birth or infancy now surviving well into adulthood, many with permanent physical disabilities, including those caused by cerebral palsy. Inadequate medical and surgical diagnoses an...
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PMID: 20868887
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La Revue du praticien (60)7 2010
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Sciatic pain is often misleading and establishing the link with a local muscular cause can be difficult and lead to errors, especially when faced with a young sportsman, with typical discogenic pain. Simple, specific and reproducible tests enable a better identification and treatment of a muscular c...
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PMID: 21033479
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Lower extremity motor scores improved from 0/50 to 4/50, bilateral hip flexors increased from grade 0/5 to 2/5, warranting injury re-classification from American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale A to C. Intensive physical therapy combined with robotic locomotor training was associated with...
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PMID: 20809063
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We also provide recommendations for exercise prescription in such programs.
A systematic search was performed on literature published between January 2006 and February 2010, using multiple combinations of intervention (eg, "exercise"), population (eg, "stroke"), and outcome (eg, "balance"). Criteria...
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PMID: 20716987
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Decreased functional walking capacity is a common consequence of stroke. Identifying practical and cost-effective methods to improve walking in individuals with stroke is an important goal of rehabilitation professionals.
Participants were 3 men with chronic (>6 month) stroke, who could walk on leve...
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PMID: 20716990
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We conducted a pilot feasibility study to compare the effects of task-related training on reaching with the paretic limb using each of 2 different techniques for providing feedback about trunk position. We hypothesized that the use of an auditory feedback signal in response to pressure (Sensor group...
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PMID: 20716988
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Research studies indicate that sitting balance ability is a substantial predictor of functional recovery after stroke. There are no gold standards for sitting balance assessment, and commonly used balance measures do not isolate sitting balance abilities. This study was designed to develop, pilot te...
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PMID: 20716989
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Orthopedics (33)9 2010
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Stiffness after total knee replacement (TKR) is a frustrating complication that has many possible causes. Although the definition of stiffness has changed over the years, most would agree that flexion <75° and a 15° lack of extension constitutes stiffness. The management of this potentially unsati...
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PMID: 20839673
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Orthopedics (33)9 2010
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We use intra-articular injections delivered directly into the soft tissue of the knee. Our current intra-articular injection is 60 mL of 0.5% ropivacaine with 0.5 mg of epinephrine. In patients with a normal renal function, 30 mg of ketorolac is added. The injection is administered throughout all of...
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PMID: 20839683
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Archives de Pédiatrie (17)9 2010
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Toe walking is a frequent situation for a clinic in pediatric orthopedic. It is, in most cases, an idiopathic trouble. Neurologic examination is very important to recognize spastic diplegia or neuromuscular disease. A contracture of the triceps can occur and will require a specific treatment from ph...
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PMID: 20709510
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