Effects of regular exercise training on skeletal muscle contractile function.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the remote effect of acupuncture (AcP) on the pain intensity and the irritability of the myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle. DESIGN:Forty-five patients were equally divided into three groups: patients in the placebo control group received sham AcP, those in...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Chou LW,Hsieh YL,Chen HS,Hong CZ,Kao MJ,Han TI

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify relationships between sleep patterns and functional outcomes in patients with subacute stroke with insomnia. DESIGN:We prospectively studied 30 patients with subacute stroke. Each patient completed the St. Mary's Hospital sleep questionnaire, the Korean modified Barthel index, a computerized neur...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Kim CR,Chun MH,Han EY

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ulnar antidromic sensory conduction study to the fifth digit is commonly performed in clinical electrodiagnosis. Several authors have published normal ranges for this study, but these published reports have been limited by generally small sample sizes. The purpose of this article is to present a large database of ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Buschbacher RM

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The paraspinal muscles often fail to relax on forward flexion in many persons with low-back pain. The goal of this prospective study was to determine whether this abnormal lack of a flexion-relaxation phenomenon corrects after lumbar diskectomy for symptoms of radiculopathy with low-back pain. DESIGN:Electro...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Wallbom AS,Geisser ME,Koch J,Haig AJ,Guido C,Hoff JT

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous studies have shown that subthreshold electrical or mechanical noise can reduce the sensory threshold and impart short-term improvements in sensorimotor function. We undertook this study to examine the effects of combined subsensory electrical and vibratory stimulation in conjunction with exercise tr...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Stein J,Hughes R,D'Andrea S,Therrien B,Niemi J,Krebs K,Langone L,Harry J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myokymia and myokymic discharges are observed in a variety of neurologic conditions. An unusual case of myokymia induced by exercise and febrile illness presented in an 11-yr-old male with congenital spinal stenosis. Myokymia was not generalized, but occurred below the level of his umbilicus. We hypothesize that local...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Colachis SC 3rd,Bobulski RJ

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex regional pain syndrome has both nociceptive/inflammatory and neuropathic elements and is always (by definition) associated with abnormal activity of the sympathetic nervous system. There is good evidence that complex regional pain syndrome, as currently conceptualized, ultimately includes central sensitization...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Harden RN

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Wearing high-heeled shoes may produce deleterious effects on the musculoskeletal system. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes in electromyographic (EMG) activity of the erector spinae muscles and pelvis kinematics during gait while wearing low- and high-heeled shoes in both young and middle-a...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Mika A,Oleksy L,Mika P,Marchewka A,Clark BC

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects that neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the wrist extensor muscles have on the cerebral cortex. DESIGN:A functional magnetic resonance imaging study was performed on eight normal volunteers. The activation task was the maximum wrist extension by neuromuscular electrical stimul...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Han BS,Jang SH,Chang Y,Byun WM,Lim SK,Kang DS

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrathecal baclofen withdrawal syndrome is a known complication of intrathecal baclofen pumps. Its origin is postulated as an independent form of a serotonergic syndrome occurring from loss of gamma-aminobutyric acid B receptor-mediated inhibition of serotonin. Prodromal symptoms include pruritus, a return of deep te...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Saveika JA,Shelton JE

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to explore the relationships between specific functional abilities assessed from the third version of the Spinal Cord Injury Measure and health-related quality of life after a traumatic spinal cord injury. DESIGN:A prospective cohort of 195 patients who had sustained a traumat...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Goulet J,Richard-Denis A,Thompson C,Mac-Thiong JM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trauma is a major cause of mortality throughout the world. In recent years, major advances have been made in the management of trauma, the end result of which has been reduced mortality and enhanced function. One of these areas is pain control. Improved pain management has not only led to increased comfort in trauma p...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Cohen SP,Christo PJ,Moroz L

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In vivo measurement of articular cartilage thickness is a significant marker of structural joint damage in many inflammatory or noninflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis. The aim of this study was to assess the diurnal variation of femoral condylar cartilage thickness (FCT) in ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Kilic G,Kilic E,Akgul O,Ozgocmen S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of 25-hydroxyvitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in the outpatient rehabilitation setting and to identify patient characteristics associated with low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. DESIGN:25-Hydroxyvitamin D levels from 136 rehabilitation outpatients at an academic rehabilitati...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Pellicane AJ,Wysocki NM,Schnitzer TJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The so-called bone-derived growth factor, beta2-microglobulin, has a regulatory function in bone metabolism by stimulating osteoclast activity. We undertook this study because osteoclast activity is known to be enhanced in patients with immobilized stroke, suggesting that their beta2-microglobulin concentrati...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Sato Y,Kuno H,Kaji M,Tsuru T,Saruwatari N,Oizumi K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report relays practical clinical information about the modification and use of commercially available training robot manipulators. Such manipulators were used to increase independence in the activities of daily living of patients with advanced Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The control panels of five industrial rob...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Bach JR,Zeelenberg AP,Winter C

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of acute joint effusion on balance in patients with knee osteoarthritis. DESIGN:Forty-four female subjects with painful knee osteoarthritis participated in this single-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial. All subjects were randomly assigned to eit...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Hong BY,Lim SH,Im SA,Lee JI

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pressure ulcers are a prevalent and potentially serious medical problem encountered in both the medical and rehabilitation settings. Because the progress of rehabilitation is often interrupted by the presence of pressure ulcers, the efficient care of these wounds is of great interest to the rehabilitation team. Patien...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Burke DT,Ho CH,Saucier MA,Stewart G

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) possess higher arterial stiffness index (SI) than the healthy population. This study aimed to clarify the effect of post-morbid duration on arterial stiffening change among SCI sufferers. Seventy-one SCI patients were recruited. The demographic data including age, gender, level o...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Wu HM,Chu BY,Hsu CC,Wang CW,Wong AM,Huang SC

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the task specificity of strength training programs for walking in neurologic rehabilitation. Nine electronic databases were searched from conception to October 2012 for randomized controlled trials that used strength training to improve walking in adult neurologic p...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Williams G,Kahn M,Randall A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Promoting an active lifestyle through an appropriate physical exercise prescription is one of the major targets of cardiac rehabilitation. However, information on the effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation in promoting lifestyle changes in elderly patients is still scant. DESIGN:In 131 patients over the age...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Macchi C,Polcaro P,Cecchi F,Zipoli R,Sofi F,Romanelli A,Pepi L,Sibilio M,Lipoma M,Petrilli M,Molino-Lova R

更新日期：2009-09-01 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 systematically review the efficacy and safety of exercise in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). DESIGN:Randomized controlled trials of exercises for ALS were searched in PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, China Biology Medicine database, China Natio...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Meng L,Li X,Li C,Tsang RCC,Chen Y,Ge Y,Gao Q

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study changes in quality of life (QOL) and to explore predictors of QOL of community-dwelling older adults with physical disabilities. DESIGN:A 2-yr longitudinal study involved a convenience sample of 49 people with physical disabilities aged 60-94 yrs. QOL was estimated twice at a 2-yr interval with the...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Levasseur M,Desrosiers J,St-Cyr Tribble D

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, we aimed to investigate whether there is a sympathetic and parasympathetic system dysfunction in hemiplegic or hemiparetic patients after a cerebrovascular accident. DESIGN:Sympathetic skin response and R-R interval variation were evaluated in a total of 65 subjects: 37 hemiparetic or hemipleg...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Muslumanoglu L,Akyuz G,Aki S,Karsidag S,Us O

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Respiratory management of patients with end-stage respiratory muscle failure of neuromuscular disease has evolved from no treatment and inevitable respiratory failure to the use of up to continuous noninvasive intermittent positive pressure ventilatory support (CNVS) to avert respiratory failure and to permit...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Bach JR,Gonçalves MR,Hon A,Ishikawa Y,De Vito EL,Prado F,Dominguez ME

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:(1) to compare physical capacity at one-year follow-up with physical capacity before and after the training period for the HandbikeBattle event; (2) to identify determinants of the course of physical capacity during follow-up. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. Former rehabilitation patients (N=33) with...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Kouwijzer I,Valent LJM,Post MWM,Wilders LM,Grootoonk A,van der Woude LHV,de Groot S,HandbikeBattle group.

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the cardiovascular responses of adult women to the influence of extended quiet sitting and the extent to which these responses may be reversed by micromechanical stimulation of the plantar surface. DESIGN:The cardiovascular responses of 20 healthy adult women (mean age, 55.9 +/- 4.45 yrs) wer...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Madhavan G,Stewart JM,McLeod KJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendocrine dysfunctions are among the various complications that occur after traumatic brain injury. We report a case of onset of diabetes insipidus during acute rehabilitation of a 20-yr-old patient with a traumatic brain injury caused by a gunshot wound. Our case is the latest onset of diabetes insipidus after t...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Alaca R,Yilmaz B,Gunduz S

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moyamoya disease is a rare disorder of cerebrovascular circulation. A review of the literature failed to reveal the association of heterotopic ossification in patients with this disease; such a case is now presented. The patient described had atraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, was in a coma for a period of time, unde...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Sharma J,Sehgal KV,Harmon RL

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00