Electrodiagnostic characteristics of Wegener's granulomatosis-associated peripheral neuropathy.

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 examine proprioceptive performance in adults with hemiplegic cerebral palsy and the possibility that a home-based sensorimotor training program could improve proprioceptive performance. DESIGN:This study is a preintervention/postintervention assessment of 12 adults participating ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Langan J,Kern KL,Hurvitz EA,Brown SH

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined the magnitude of work-related disability in postmenopausal women with breast cancer compared with healthy controls. It also examined demographic and clinical correlates of work-related disability in postmenopausal women with breast cancer. STUDY DESIGN:This was an exploratory secondary an...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Brick R,Skidmore E,Terhorst L,McCue M,Bender C

更新日期：2019-07-01 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:Habitual stretching exercise increases carotid arterial compliance, and acute stretching exercise increases arterial compliance in patients with myocardial infarction. However, it is not known whether this arterial adaptation is sustained after exercise. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a si...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Yamato Y,Hasegawa N,Sato K,Hamaoka T,Ogoh S,Iemitsu M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A man in his 70s presented for acute rehabilitation with severe acute flaccid asymmetric weakness in both lower limbs. Cerebrospinal fluid and serum immunoglobulin M titers were positive for West Nile virus. Electrodiagnostic studies demonstrated severe diffuse motor axonopathy consistent with an anterior myelitis. El...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Marciniak C,Rosenfeld EL

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The os intermetatarseum is a rare accessory bone of the foot. It is commonly asymptomatic, as are other such accessory bones of the foot. Nevertheless, when it becomes symptomatic, it can cause "os intermetatarseum syndrome". The case is here reported of os intermetatarseum syndrome, which is extremely rarely seen. To...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Sakci Z,Aydin F,Tuncer K,Ogul H

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if standardized testing results and other factors correlate with success on the 2001 American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation part 1 board certification examination (POE). DESIGN:An anonymous two-part survey was distributed to 302 senior resident physicians in the American College ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Fish DE,Radfar-Baublitz L,Choi H,Felsenthal G

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：:A 36-year-old male with history of industrial accident causing traumatic left hip disarticulation, pubic symphysis and right sacroiliac joint fractures presented with a three-year history of left-sided lower back pain radiating down the amputated limb. Computed tomography lumbar spine showed osteophytes surrounding th...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Philip K,Sambasivan A

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent disability-related data are available from the 13th National Census of Population and Housing, which was performed in 2010. Disability assessment followed the recommendations of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics and identified 5,739,270 (5.1%) persons with disability, 51.1% of whom were women. Almos...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Guzman JM,Salazar EG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate whether the knee concentric and eccentric muscle strengths can be improved in patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis after intraarticular hyaluronan injections. DESIGN:A total of 25 patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis and with a radiographic Ahlbäck...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Tang SF,Chen CP,Chen MJ,Hong WH,Yu TY,Tsai WC

更新日期：2005-04-01 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：:This article reviews the current status of exercise training and contraction-induced muscle-injury investigations in animal models of muscular dystrophy. Most exercise-training studies have compared the adaptations of normal and dystrophic muscles with exercise. Adaptation of diseased muscle to exercise occurs at many...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Carter GT,Abresch RT,Fowler WM Jr

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Home-based patient-delivered mirror therapy is a promising approach in the treatment of phantom limb pain. Previous studies and case reports of mirror therapy have used a therapist-guided, structured protocol of exercises. No case report has described treatment for either upper or lower limb phantom pain by using home...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Darnall BD

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine the impact of demographics, preexisting medical conditions, and in-hospital complications of COVID-19 infection on functional status at discharge. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS:A retrospective chart review was conducted on 119 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 infection betwee...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Leigh AE,McCall J,Burke RV,Rome R,Raines AM

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The shoulder's unique wide range of motion is largely restrained by the articular capsule and the external ligaments of the glenohumeral joint. Internally, the long head of the biceps tendon passes within the capsule and inserts on the superior lip of the glenoid labrum. Trauma distracting this tendon can tear the sup...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： LaBan MM,Gurin TL,Maltese JT

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to describe the rate and the types of resident physician peer-reviewed publications. Variables of interest include the type of publications, subject matter, external funding, study design, and quality of research by resident physicians published while in training. DESIGN:This is a r...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Gaught AM,Cleveland CA,Hill JJ 3rd

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musculoskleletal conditions comprise the second most common reason for physician visits and have the greatest negative impact on health-related quality of life in the industrialized world. Therefore, all medical schools should provide education for their students in these disorders. Physiatrists play a unique role in ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Mayer RS,Baima J,Bloch R,Braza D,Newcomer K,Sherman A,Sullivan W

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spine infections are infrequent but important sources of back pain, posing significant risk of neurological sequelae. Risk factors include diabetes, recent trauma or instrumentation, and infection. Pathogens include Staphylococcus aureus and beta-hemolytic Streptococcus. A 67-yr-old man presented with lower back and h...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Fish DE,Middleton K,Gluzman A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of abdominal massage on clinical aspects of bowel dysfunction and colonic transit time in patients with spinal cord injury. Twenty-four patients were placed on a standard bowel program (phase I), after which abdominal massage was added to the regimen (phase II). Parameters of gastro...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Ayaş S,Leblebici B,Sözay S,Bayramoğlu M,Niron EA

更新日期：2006-12-01 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

abstract：:Lumbar-stabilization exercise programs have become increasingly popular as a treatment for low-back pain. In this article, we outline an evidence-based medicine approach to evaluating patients for a lumbar-stabilization program. We also discuss typical clinical components of this type of program and the rationale for ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Barr KP,Griggs M,Cadby T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of pulsed magnetic stimulation on denervated muscles was investigated in this study. Of 24 rats divided into three groups for experiment, 8 rats served as control; 16 rats with bilaterally severed sciatic nerves were divided into two groups for different modes of stimulation. Magnetic stimulation with a ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Chang CW,Lien IN

更新日期：1994-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To examine the impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) on functional outcomes after acute rehabilitation for cerebrovascular accident (CVA). DESIGN:A retrospective research design was used to analyze outcomes in patients with a primary diagnosis of unilateral stroke (n = 367) admitted to an urban, acute rehabilitat...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Ripley DL,Seel RT,Macciocchi SN,Schara SL,Raziano K,Ericksen JJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine whether somatosensory stimulation affects outcomes of motor training for moderate-to-severe upper limb hemiparesis less than 12 mos before stroke. DESIGN:Fifty-five adults participated in 18 intervention sessions pairing 2 hours of active (n = 33) or sham (n = 22) somato...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Carrico C,Westgate PM,Salmon Powell E,Chelette KC,Nichols L,Pettigrew LC,Sawaki L

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated bone mineral density (BMD, g/cm), fat mass (FM, kg), and fat-free soft tissue mass (FFSTM, kg) in Paralympic athletes with cerebral palsy (CP) using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. METHODS:Bone mineral density, BMD Z scores (standard deviations), FM, and FFSTM were measured for the ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Runciman P,Tucker R,Ferreira S,Albertus-Kajee Y,Micklesfield L,Derman W

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to quantify the improvement in independence experienced by patients with the following diagnoses: Guillain-Barré syndrome, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, and stroke after inpatient rehabilitation. DESIGN:Subjects who were admitted to inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in 2012...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Andrews AW,Middleton A

更新日期：2018-12-01 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