Factor analysis. A methodology for data reduction in nerve conduction studies.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of bromocriptine on a variety of aspects of attention, ranging from laboratory-based impairment measures to caregiver ratings and work productivity, in individuals after traumatic brain injury. DESIGN:Twelve adults with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury and attention complaint...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Whyte J,Vaccaro M,Grieb-Neff P,Hart T,Polansky M,Coslett HB

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare the rehabilitation length of stay and functional outcome of patients with amputation on chronic dialysis with a similar group of patients not on dialysis. DESIGN:This was a retrospective cohort study. Twenty-five patients with amputations on chronic dialysis and 25 nonren...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Arneja AS,Tamiji J,Hiebert BM,Tappia PS,Galimova L

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This preliminary study was designed to investigate the effects of botulinus toxin Type A and phenol treatments on electrophysiologic tests evaluating spinal afferent and efferent motor pathways involved in spasticity. The questions posed were whether different types of mechanisms act on reducing spasticity with these ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： On AY,Kirazli Y,Kismali B,Aksit R

更新日期：1999-07-01 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：:We have analyzed the history of institutional fractures in 153 men, age 48 to 96, 86% white, who had resided in this VA nursing home for an average of 6.3 years as of August 1984. At that time, we reviewed their medical charts to record the numbers and sites of fractures which had been diagnosed during the preceding 1...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Rudman IW,Rudman D

更新日期：1989-02-01 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：:This paper describes the conceptual basis for the development of a new clinical evaluation instrument, the Tufts Assessment of Motor Performance (TAMP). The TAMP is a 32-item, diagnosis-independent, criterion-referenced test that samples physical performance items in the areas of mobility, activities of daily living a...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Gans BM,Haley SM,Hallenborg SC,Mann N,Inacio CA,Faas RM

更新日期：1988-10-01 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：:Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) provide an efficient route from research to practice because they follow a prescribed, vetted process for evidence collection. CPGs offer underserved fields, such as burn rehabilitation, an accessible approach to reliable treatment. A literature search was performed using the terms ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Gerber LH,Deshpande R,Prabhakar S,Cai C,Garfinkel S,Pomeroy JML,Esselman P,Schneider J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between baseline body mass index (BMI) and treatment outcome after a brief interdisciplinary fibromyalgia treatment program. DESIGN:Subjects (n = 477) with fibromyalgia participated in the fibromyalgia treatment program. They completed the Fibromyalgia Im...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Kim CH,Luedtke CA,Vincent A,Thompson JM,Oh TH

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：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:The aims of this study were to summarize the possible benefits of using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) in rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury and to explore the technical aspects of linking existing medical records to the ICF in such cases. DESIGN:A lite...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Ptyushkin P,Vidmar G,Burger H,Marincek C

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and validate the content of a conceptual framework concerning outcomes for caregivers whose recipients are assistive technology users. DESIGN:The study was designed in four stages. First, a list of potential key variables relevant to the caregivers of assistive technology users was generated from ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Demers L,Fuhrer MJ,Jutai J,Lenker J,Depa M,De Ruyter F

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of cycling progressive resistance training combined with balance exercises on walking speed, balance, fatigue, fear of falling, depression, and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis. DESIGN:In this prospective randomized controlled trial, 45 patients were randomized into...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Cakt BD,Nacir B,Genç H,Saraçoğlu M,Karagöz A,Erdem HR,Ergün U

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Insurance case managers commonly interact with physiatrists and rehabilitation programs. They influence referrals and patients' decision making. This study was designed to determine which factors affect case managers' perception of back pain program quality. DESIGN:Repeated focus group interview in a neutra...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Haig AJ,Rich DM,Hadwin K,Davis LP,Theissen M

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the rarity of sural nerve mononeuropathy, this retrospective study reports 20 cases observed during the last 12 yr, with some cases having especially unusual mechanisms of the nerve lesion. Five of the 20 cases were considered S1 root disease until electrodiagnostic findings. In the 14 other cases, the nerve les...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Seror P

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to determine the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in recovering motor function in patients with stroke. DESIGN:A comprehensive literature search was performed to identify studies published before September 20, 2018. Electronic datab...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： He Y,Li K,Chen Q,Yin J,Bai D

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to evaluate the immediate effects of a 6-mo combined exercise program on quality-of-life, physical function, depression, and aerobic capacity in women with fibromyalgia syndrome and to determine the impact of repeated delivery of the intervention. DESIGN:Forty-one women with fibromyalgia wer...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Sañudo B,Carrasco L,de Hoyo M,McVeigh JG

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats pretrained to walk a narrow balance beam received unilateral sensorimotor cortex lesions, resulting in a contralateral transient paresis that lasted 14 days. In a dose-dependent manner, a single injection of the antidepressant trazodone given 24 hours after injury transiently slowed motor recovery compared with i...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Boyeson MG,Harmon RL

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to test the effect of various unstable support surfaces on the relevance of muscular proprioceptive signals originating from the ankle joint. DESIGN:Ten healthy subjects were instructed to stand as still as possible on a force plate during 40 secs on three different surfaces: (1...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Forestier N,Terrier R,Teasdale N

更新日期：2015-01-01 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: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:To compare healthcare professionals' assessment of the quality of life of spinal muscular atrophy type 1 children with that of the care providers for the children. DESIGN:The care providers of all 53 surviving spinal muscular atrophy type 1 children managed in one neuromuscular disease clinic were sent Liker...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Bach JR,Vega J,Majors J,Friedman A

更新日期：2003-02-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of a proprioceptive dynamic posture training program on balance in osteoporotic women with kyphotic posture. DESIGN:Subjects were randomly assigned to either a proprioceptive dynamic posture training program or exercise only group. Anthropometric measurements, muscle strength, level of p...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Sinaki M,Lynn SG

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:1) Describe frequency of back pain only, neck pain only, and co-occurring pain in Veterans with upper limb amputation (ULA); 2) examine changes in pain over one year; and 3) quantify the association of pain and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and disability. DESIGN:Observational cohort study with a su...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Resnik L,Borgia M,Clark MA

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00