Return to work for persons with traumatic brain injury.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to present the methodology, cohort demographics, and initial results of the Swedish SPinal Cord Injury Study on Cardiopulmonary and Autonomic Impairment (SPICA). DESIGN:The SPICA is based on the Swedish CArdioPulmonary BioImage Study, a study on cardiopulmonary diseases in a cohort o...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Hill M,Jörgensen S,Engström G,Persson M,Lexell J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a low-intensity, alternate-day, 12 wk quadriceps muscle-strengthening exercise program on muscle strength and muscle and motor unit integrity in 12 postpolio patients. Patients performed six to ten repetitions of a 5-s duration knee extension exercise with ankle w...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Agre JC,Rodriquez AA,Franke TM,Swiggum ER,Harmon RL,Curt JT

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate outcomes of patients participating in inpatient rehabilitation program after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. DESIGN:Medical records of 94 patients who received LVADs between January 1, 2008, and June 30, 2010, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, were...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Alsara O,Reeves RK,Pyfferoen MD,Trenary TL,Engen DJ,Vitse ML,Kessler SM,Kushwaha SS,Clavell AL,Thomas RJ,Lopez-Jimenez F,Park SJ,Perez-Terzic CM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A is the most common hereditary neuropathy. Affected individuals have a distal motor deficit, initially affecting the lower limbs and impairing walking performance. Isokinetic dynamometry can be used to objectively assess muscle strength of patients with neuromuscular disorders. No st...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Reynaud V,Morel C,Givron P,Clavelou P,Cornut-Chauvinc C,Pereira B,Taithe F,Coudeyre E

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the 10th annual report describing patients discharged from comprehensive medical rehabilitation programs in the United States that subscribe to the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation. The analysis included 298,973 complete records of first admission cases discharged alive from 676 facilities in 199...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Deutsch A,Fiedler RC,Granger CV,Russell CF

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of power assist wheels on the distance traveled by manual wheelchair users and analyze potential cofactors in the magnitude of response and to test the hypothesis that wheelers would travel significantly further with power assist wheels. DESIGN:A 16-wk A (Preintervention)-B (Interventi...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Levy CE,Buman MP,Chow JW,Tillman MD,Fournier KA,Giacobbi P Jr

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors conducted this cross-sectional study to assess the influence of submaximal exercise on postural stability as measured by computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) and compared this study's CDP results with clinical balance tests such as the Berg Balance Test and the Timed Up and Go test using a des...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Palm HG,van Uden C,Riesner HJ,Lang P,Friemert B

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patellofemoral pain syndrome, which accounts for 25% of all sports-related knee injuries, is multifactorial in origin. A combination of variables, including abnormal lower limb biomechanics, soft-tissue tightness, muscle weakness, and excessive exercise, may result in increased cartilage and subchondral bone stress, p...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Fredericson M,Yoon K

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report compares wrist supination and pronation and flexion and extension movements with the common body-powered prosthesis and a new biomechatronics prosthesis with regard to patient satisfaction and problems experienced with the prosthesis. Fifteen subjects with traumatic transradial amputation who used both pro...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Abd Razak NA,Abu Osman NA,Kamyab M,Wan Abas WA,Gholizadeh H

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Stroke is an acute neurologic dysfunction of vascular origin, characterized by loss of voluntary movement, sensory disturbances, and neurologic findings in the contralateral half of the body. Acute and long-term complications because of immobilization are seen in all organ systems. The aim of this study was t...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Sahin L,Ozoran K,Gündüz OH,Uçan H,Yücel M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:.As the life expectancy of individuals with spina bifida increases, a lifelong need for management of many health issues in a rehabilitation setting has emerged in recent years. Physiatrists, in consultation with a variety of adult specialists, are particularly well suited to manage the common musculoskeletal, skin, b...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Dicianno BE,Kurowski BG,Yang JM,Chancellor MB,Bejjani GK,Fairman AD,Lewis N,Sotirake J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We carried out a prospective study to determine the association between immobilization in the immediate postinjury period and the development of pressure ulcers in spinal cord-injured patients following their admission to Charity Hospital, New Orleans. Of 39 patients consecutively admitted to the hospital, 23 (59%) de...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Mawson AR,Biundo JJ Jr,Neville P,Linares HA,Winchester Y,Lopez A

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that the nerve fibers to the first and second lumbrical muscles are relatively spared in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome compared with the fibers to the abductor pollicis brevis. Latencies and amplitudes of the first lumbrical and the abductor pollicis brevis (APB) muscles were compared with...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Fitz WR,Mysiw WJ,Johnson EW

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare the effect of a 12-wk exercise therapy program and arthroscopic partial meniscectomy on knee strength and functional performance in middle-aged patients with degenerative meniscus tears. DESIGN:A total of 82 patients (mean age, 49 yrs; 35% women) with a symptomatic, unila...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Stensrud S,Risberg MA,Roos EM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An obstacle course, consisting of a series of 12 simulated functional tasks, has been developed to aid in the evaluation of rehabilitation interventions for elderly individuals with balance and mobility dysfunction. The validity of the obstacle course as a measure of balance and functional mobility was tested by compa...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Means KM,Rodell DE,O'Sullivan PS

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Trapezius myalgia or, more specifically, myofascial dysfunction of the upper trapezius mainly affects women performing jobs requiring prolonged low level activation of the muscle. This continuous low muscle load can be accompanied by a shift to a more anaerobic energy metabolism, causing pain. The aim of the ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： De Meulemeester K,Cagnie B,Van Dorpe J,Lammens M,Petrovic M,Calders P

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with endstage hip arthritis have poor ambulatory function. The aim of this study was to determine if perioperative exercise programs are well tolerated by these elderly patients and if a customized program can achieve an earlier recovery of normal ambulatory function after total hip arthroplasty. DE...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Wang AW,Gilbey HJ,Ackland TR

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) is a strong predictor of survival in cardiac patients. The aims of this study were to compare the effects of high interval training (HIT) to moderate continuous training (MCT) on VO2peak and to identify the safety of HIT in acute myocardial infarction patients with drug-eluting st...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Kim C,Choi HE,Lim MH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of the placement of a plate under the sole of the forefoot on the excitability of the soleus motoneuron pool in stance. DESIGN:While eight neurologically intact subjects remained in stance, a square plate (30 x 30 mm), either 3 mm or 6 mm in thickness, was placed under the left medi...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Hiraoka K

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can optimize beneficial effects induced by motor practice in patients with neurological disorders. However, possibly because of homeostatic regulation, the conditioning effects of tDCS are often imprecise and variable, limiting its therapeutic application. OBJE...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Baltar A,Nogueira F,Marques D,Carneiro M,Monte-Silva K

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was undertaken to demonstrate that the ankle frontal muscle power absorption and generation at push-off are related to the foot's initial position at heel-strike with respect to the body center of mass. DESIGN:Nineteen able-bodied male subjects participated in this study and were divided into two ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Sadeghi H,Allard P,Lachance R,Aissaoui R,Sadeghi S,Perrault R,Duhaime M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the sensitivity of median sensory nerve conduction tests performed by stimulating digital branches in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. DESIGN:A prospective study in 506 hands of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosed electrophysiologically. RESULTS:The sensitivity of median sensory n...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Aydin G,Keleş I,Ozbudak Demir S,Baysal AI

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the last report, two additional objective structured clinical examinations (PGY-2, PGY-3, and PGY-4, as well as incoming PGY-2) have been administered. As a result, our curriculum has been modified to strengthen physical examination skills, including specific workshops. Interrater reliability of evaluators has b...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Jain SS,DeLisa JA,Eyles MY,Nadler S,Kirshblum S,Smith A

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a criteria-based appraisal of systematic reviews on the effectiveness of physiotherapy and conductive education interventions in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Computerized bibliographic databases were searched without language restriction up to August 2007. Reviews on trials and descriptive studies w...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Anttila H,Suoranta J,Malmivaara A,Mäkelä M,Autti-Rämö I

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to assess the effects of single and multiple massage treatments on pressure-pain threshold (PPT) at myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in people with myofascial pain syndrome expressed as tension-type headache. DESIGN:Individuals (n = 62) with episodic or chronic tension-type headache were ra...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Moraska AF,Schmiege SJ,Mann JD,Butryn N,Krutsch JP

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nocebo effects refer to new or worsening symptoms that develop in response to negative health-related information, beliefs, and/or experiences. In recent years, research on concussion pathophysiology has significantly advanced. Through health campaigns and media coverage, emerging knowledge on the risks of this injury...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Polich G,Iaccarino MA,Kaptchuk TJ,Morales-Quezada L,Zafonte R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficle has been associated with diarrhea in hospitalized patients receiving antibiotic therapy and may be nosocomially acquired. Rehabilitation hospital inpatients may require frequent antibiotic intervention and are thus at risk, although few reports of epidemics at such centers have been published. Thi...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Yablon SA,Krotenberg R,Fruhmann K

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research training equips residents with the skills to consume and produce research evidence and deliver evidence-based care. Within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, studies have historically demonstrated low rates of resident research productivity. Although Canadian residency requirements mandate research partici...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Bateman EA,Teasell R

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of triamcinolone vs. dexamethasone used in transforaminal epidural steroid injections for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy. DESIGN:This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with cervical radiculopathy who underwent cervical transforaminal epidural s...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Shakir A,Ma V,Mehta B

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The 6-min walk test (6mWT) is widely used to assess physical performance in cardiac rehabilitation settings. Factors affecting the walked distance before starting physical training have been described, whereas information on factors affecting the increase of the walked distance after physical training is stil...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Polcaro P,Lova RM,Guarducci L,Conti AA,Zipoli R,Papucci M,Garuglieri S,Raimo D,Fattirolli F,Macchi C,Gensini GF

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00