Walker modification for ventilator-assisted individuals. Case report.

abstract：:The mission statements of academic medical centers call on them to accomplish many goals. This often leads to conflicting choices when selecting activities and establishing policies. When individual faculty members are expected to divide work time to meet research, teaching and clinical needs, careful planning and dis...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Melvin JL,Pate CM

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Foot deformities are one of the most common musculoskeletal problems in children with cerebral palsy (CP). These deformities affect the walking ability and function of the patients. Talar cartilage is the hyaline joint cartilage of the tibiotalar joint that plantarflexes and dorsiflexes of the ankle. The aim ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Aras B,Kesikburun S,Yilmaz V,Demirtaş EYG,Yaşar E

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present a new assessment approach, referred to as recovery preference exploration (RPE), for exploring the personal meaning of functional loss and recovery. RPE determines how people would choose to recover from profound disability if they could control that recovery. DESIGN:Twenty-six patients with a var...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Stineman MG,Ross RN,Maislin G,Marchuk N,Hijirida S,Weiner MG

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Seventy-nine percent of respondents to the 1990 National Post-Polio Survey reported difficulty "thinking of words I want to say," with 37% reporting frequent, moderate-to-severe word finding difficulty. This study was undertaken to objectively document polio survivors' word finding difficulty and to identify ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Bruno RL,Zimmerman JR

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to examine whether receipt of testosterone replacement therapy was associated with reduced 30-day rehospitalization after postacute care among older men with testosterone deficiency. DESIGN, PATIENTS, AND METHODS:We conducted a retrospective cohort study using a 5% national sample of...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Al-Lami RA,Graham JE,Deer RR,Westra J,Williams SB,Kuo YF,Baillargeon J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term psychosocial and physical functioning impact of an outpatient interdisciplinary pain management program was evaluated by comparison of pain management completors and a no-treatment group. Although pain intensity did not change and there were no significant differences between groups in several aspects of...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Lynch RT,Agre J,Powers JM,Sherman J

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive deficits are a common consequence of traumatic brain injury. Although such deficits are amenable to rehabilitation, methods for individualizing cognitive interventions are still unrefined. Functional neuroimaging methods such as positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging are emerg...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Strangman G,O'Neil-Pirozzi TM,Burke D,Cristina D,Goldstein R,Rauch SL,Savage CR,Glenn MB

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decade, a considerable number of articles has shown that exercise is effective in improving motor performance in Parkinson disease. In particular, recent studies have focused on the efficacy of intensive exercise in achieving optimal results in the rehabilitation of patients with Parkinson disease. The eff...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Frazzitta G,Balbi P,Maestri R,Bertotti G,Boveri N,Pezzoli G

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This literature review offers physical rehabilitation professionals an update on the current breadth and strength of research evidence regarding comprehensive therapeutic benefits of Taiji practice. A critical analysis distinguishes between what is known from controlled clinical research and what is suggested in preli...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Klein PJ,Adams WD

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The translation of knowledge from exercise training research into the clinical management of multiple sclerosis, stroke, and Parkinson disease requires evidence-based guidelines that are uniformly recognizable by healthcare practitioners and patients/clients. This article synthesized resources that reported aerobic an...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Kim Y,Lai B,Mehta T,Thirumalai M,Padalabalanarayanan S,Rimmer JH,Motl RW

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the performance of prediction rules meant for declaration of efforts as being maximal or not during isokinetic strength testing in a cohort that underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. DESIGN:Thirty-six individuals performed four sets of six reciprocal concent...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Almosnino S,Dvir Z,Bardana DD,Diaconescu ED,Stevenson JM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the percentage of body weight represented by backpacks and the types of backpacks carried by elementary school students. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study was conducted in three elementary schools in central Texas. All students in kindergarten through fifth grade were invited to participate. A lett...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Forjuoh SN,Lane BL,Schuchmann JA

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined whether inability to perform adaptive locomotor tests predicts self-reported incident mobility disability. InCHIANTI study participants (N = 611; age, 50-85 yrs) who could walk 7 m at self-selected speed and who had no self-reported mobility disability at baseline were included. The ability to comp...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Deshpande N,Metter EJ,Guralnik J,Ferrucci L

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four women employed as computer operators were evaluated for complaints of occipital headaches, as well as neck and shoulder pain. Although the symptoms were highly variable with respect to duration, intensity and distribution, they were mutually consistent in that they started or intensified with the resumptio...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： LaBan MM,Meerschaert JR

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To document the relationship between sleep disturbance and chronic low back pain in patients referred to a physical medicine and rehabilitation clinic. DESIGN:This is a prospective cross-sectional survey of 268 patients 18 yrs or older being evaluated for low back pain of greater than 6 months at a tertiary ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Marin R,Cyhan T,Miklos W

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the correlations between objective performance-based physical function, self-reported physical function, quality of life, and gait function at 1 mo after unilateral total knee arthroplasty. DESIGN:Cross-sectional data from 195 patients who underwent unilateral primary t...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Suh MJ,Kim BR,Kim SR,Han EY,Nam KW,Lee SY,Park YG,Kim WB

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) chief resident (CR) in physiatry residency education programs is the subject of annual deliberation in many academic centers. A national survey of PM&R programs was conducted to determine CR number, selection method, responsibilities, duration of service, and...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Young MA,Stiens SA,Hsu P

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and clinically diagnosed diabetes in veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders. We also sought to determine whether there is evidence to support a 10% reduction in BMI cut points, which would lower the upper limit of normal BMI from 24.99 to 22....

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Rajan S,McNeely MJ,Hammond M,Goldstein B,Weaver F

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the effect of Kinesio taping on the functionality, pain, range of motion (ROM), and muscle strength in patients with knee osteoarthritis compared with a placebo Kinesio tape (KT) application. DESIGN:Forty-two consecutive patients were randomized to a KT group and a placebo taping grou...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Kaya Mutlu E,Mustafaoglu R,Birinci T,Razak Ozdincler A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-yr-old child, with a history of gestational Erb-Duchenne palsy and, later, musculoskeletal injuries in the left arm caused by a car accident, inspired the design of a customized exoskeleton-like device. Such piece, intended for rehabilitation, has one degree of freedom because the exercise routine involves elbow ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： López NM,de Diego N,Hernández R,Pérez E,Ensinck G,Valentinuzzi ME

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of device-assisted ultrasound-guided steroid injection for treating plantar fasciitis. DESIGN:An ultrasound-guided injection device designed with space for securing a transducer and syringe was used to guide steroid injection. Patients with unilatera...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Chen CM,Chen JS,Tsai WC,Hsu HC,Chen KH,Lin CH

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine the effect of two types of restraining belts (lap belt and a four-point belt) on an instrumented dummy during three situations: wheelchair hitting straight into curb (SIC); wheelchair falling straight off a curb (SOC); wheelchair falling diagonally off a curb (DOC). A fully...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Fast A,Sosner J,Begeman P,Thomas M,Drukman D

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are basic principles and techniques of measurement that are relevant across biomedical disciplines. The purpose of this article is to explain some of the most important of these for medical rehabilitation, to illustrate how to use them to choose assessment instruments and to describe the nature of measurement in...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Johnston MV,Findley TW,DeLuca J,Katz RT

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although physicians are aware of phantom limb pain, which can occur in up to 85% of patients who undergo amputation, and its potential effect on functional status, the presence of phantom pain after amputation of other body parts such as the breast and its effect on function may be less appreciated. We report the case...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Hsu C,Sliwa JA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation burst duty cycle (BDC) and current type (sinusoidal alternating current [sAC] vs. rectangular alternating current [rAC]) on the electrically induced isometric torque (EIT) and discomfort. Pulsed current (PC) stimulatio...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Szecsi J,Fornusek C

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to investigate whether muscle strength declines before or concurrent with incident knee pain in subjects with and without radiographic knee osteoarthritis. DESIGN:Osteoarthritis initiative participants with incident knee pain (occurrence of infrequent/frequent knee pain during the pa...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Ruhdorfer A,Wirth W,Culvenor AG,Eckstein F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wegener's granulomatosis is a multisystem disease distinguished by a triad of necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis involving the upper and lower respiratory tracts, glomerulonephritis and systemic, small vessel vasculitis. The latter can cause neurologic manifestations when the vasa nervorum are affected. A 53-yr-old ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Jimenez-Medina HJ,Yablon SA

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the nature of functional recovery of 67 Turkish survivors of first-episode stroke who were referred for inpatient rehabilitation and to identify the variables that best predict discharge functional status of these patients. DESIGN:A retrospective, descriptive study of the demographic and clinical...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Yavuzer G,Küçükdeveci A,Arasil T,Elhan A

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00