Changes in posture and perceived exertion in adolescents wearing backpacks with and without abdominal supports.

abstract：:High-level mobility is important for participation in many pre-accident activities after traumatic brain injury (TBI). This review examined which measures are used to quantify physical status and mobility after TBI to determine their appropriateness for measuring high-level mobility. Electronic databases, hand searchi...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Williams G,Robertson V,Greenwood K

更新日期：2004-12-01 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: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:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of antigravity treadmill training on gait, balance, and fall risk in children with diplegic cerebral palsy. DESIGN:Thirty children with diplegic cerebral palsy were selected for this randomized controlled study. They were randomly assigned to (1) an experi...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： El-Shamy SM

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is little information regarding the effect of aerobic exercise on physical and neuromotor performance in older adults. The aim of this randomized, controlled trial was to determine the effects of a 12-wk aerobic exercise program on functional and neuromotor performance in inactive healthy older adults. ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Kalapotharakos VI,Michalopoulos M,Strimpakos N,Diamantopoulos K,Tokmakidis SP

更新日期：2006-01-01 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 study investigates the temperature effect on motor nerve conduction velocity (MNCV) in patients with neuropathic processes. Fourteen subjects, ages 18-77 yr old, with a diagnosis of uremic polyneuropathies (UPN, n = 5), diabetic polyneuropathies (DPN, n = 6) or carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS, n = 3) and ten normal c...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Wu PB,Baig M,Huang S,Kingery WS,Date E

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Equine-assisted therapies, such as therapeutic riding and hippotherapy, are believed to have positive physical and emotional effects in individuals with neuromotor, developmental, and physical disabilities. The purpose of this review was to determine whether therapeutic riding and hippotherapy improve balance...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Stergiou A,Tzoufi M,Ntzani E,Varvarousis D,Beris A,Ploumis A

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：:This work summarizes our knowledge of the physiological basis of fatigue and the effects of exercise and pharmacological interventions on fatigue. Fatigue may be defined as physical and/or mental weariness resulting from exertion, that is, an inability to continue exercise at the same intensity with a resultant deteri...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Evans WJ,Lambert CP

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A period of significant agitation affects up to 30% of patients after traumatic brain injury. The severity and persistence of this agitation may be such as to require pharmacologic methods as part of the treatment plan. To define which subgroup of patients develop severe agitation warranting intervention and to utiliz...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Jackson RD,Mysiw WJ

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study were to measure the distal femoral cartilage thicknesses of patients with pes planus by using ultrasound imaging and to explore whether ultrasound measurements are associated with degree of pes planus. DESIGN:One hundred seven patients (61 men, 46 women; aged 18-45 yrs) with pes planus...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Öztürk GT,Malas FÜ,Yildizgören MT,Baki AE,İnal EE,Batmaz İ,Yazmalar L,Karahan AY,Dιraçoğlu D,Kara M,Özçakar L

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：:A case is presented of a 53-yr-old ambulatory ventilator-dependent individual who demonstrated that functional ambulation could be possible with a modified rolling walker. The patient used intermittent positive pressure ventilation delivered by noninvasive methods 24 h a day. For potentially ambulatory ventilator user...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Kirshblum SC,Bach JR

更新日期：1992-10-01 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 assess the change in the balance performance and the improvement in the gait performance of subjects with hemiparesis, as a result of their wearing an ankle-foot orthosis. DESIGN:This was a cross-sectional control trial. Fifty-eight subjects with hemiparesis of a duration of less than 6 mos participated i...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Wang RY,Lin PY,Lee CC,Yang YR

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：:This study sought to evaluate the timing of burn-associated polyneuropathy (BAPN) and its relationship to burn severity or size. Seventeen burned subjects were studied 1 wk after thermal burns. Eleven subjects remained in the study to complete 6-wk follow-up studies. Nerve conduction studies were done on at least thre...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Margherita AJ,Robinson LR,Heimbach DM,Fishfader VL,Schneider VA,Jones D

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：: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 aim of the study was to evaluate a longitudinal assessment program for physical medicine and rehabilitation (LA-PM&R) as a replacement for the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation maintenance of certification examination. DESIGN:In this quality improvement study, randomly selected Ameri...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Robinson LR,Raddatz MM,Kinney CL

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to compare range of motion, subjective outcomes, and the prevalence of reoperation in groups of frozen shoulder patients with either low or moderate/high irritability treated with the same total end range time-maximizing protocol. DESIGN:A total of 36 patien...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Dempsey AL,Mills T,Karsch RM,Branch TP

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Motor Unit Number Index (MUNIX) is a quantitative electrophysiological measure that provides an index of the number of motor neurons supplying a muscle. The aim of this exploratory study is to assess the utility of MUNIX in the evaluation of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). DESIGN:Participants wer...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Cai H,Kroll M,Annaswamy T

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual deficits after cerebral injury are common. The variability in the types of injury sustained as well as their impact on function in the environment have produced multiple approaches at corrective intervention. To assess the effectiveness of these vision interventions, an extensive literature search was completed...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Riggs RV,Andrews K,Roberts P,Gilewski M

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：: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：:A 58-yr-old woman presented after experiencing left hip and groin pain for 1 mo. She denies any history of trauma, falls or any bruising, or history of sports injury or extreme physical exertion before her symptoms. On ultrasonography, she was found to have an avulsion tear at the origin of the adductor muscles, predo...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Chen DJ,Caldera FE,Kim W

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether individuals who have a spinal cord injury have neuromuscular and physiologic responses to a personalized exercise program during dynamic weight bearing (DWB). DESIGN:Four subjects with spinal cord injuries (T6, T5-6, C2-5, and C5) completed a 12-wk exercise program that included DWB. Sur...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Edwards LC,Layne CS

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients hospitalized with traumatic brain injury comprise a large portion of the population treated at trauma centers, and physiatry consultants evaluate many traumatic brain injury patients in this setting. The purpose of this study was to delineate relationships between physical medicine and rehabilitation...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Wagner AK,Fabio T,Zafonte RD,Goldberg G,Marion DW,Peitzman AB

更新日期：2003-07-01 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