Effects of quadriceps femoris muscle strengthening on crouch gait in children with spastic diplegia.

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to develop a financial model to help administrators determine the financial effect of physical therapy clinical education programs on facilities. I developed the model from an analysis of actual field data collected on the financial and time variables involved in the clinical education pr...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Lopopolo RB

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous literature has not fully described physical therapists' management of patients across diagnoses in the acute care setting or how that management might vary by facility. OBJECTIVE:The purposes of this study were to describe patient management by physical therapists in the acute care setting and to e...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Jette DU,Brown R,Collette N,Friant W,Graves L

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Decreasing hospital stays for patients with total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) have a direct effect on rehabilitation. The identification of modifiable determinants of postsurgical functional status would help physical therapists plan for discharge from hospitals. The purpose of this study was to i...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Jones CA,Voaklander DC,Suarez-Alma ME

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Performing nontraditional abdominal exercises with devices such as abdominal straps, the Power Wheel, and the Ab Revolutionizer has been suggested as a way to activate abdominal and extraneous (nonabdominal) musculature as effectively as more traditional abdominal exercises, such as the crunch an...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Escamilla RF,Babb E,DeWitt R,Jew P,Kelleher P,Burnham T,Busch J,D'Anna K,Mowbray R,Imamura RT

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) has several constraints-ceiling effect, low responsiveness, and uncertain predictability of falls-in neurological populations. The Mini-BESTest, which has not yet been validated in spinal cord injury (SCI) populations, has shown no ceiling effect, slightly better responsiveness, ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Jørgensen V,Opheim A,Halvarsson A,Franzén E,Roaldsen KS

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ankle and foot complex at times must be mobile and at other times must be quite stable. The bony, ligamentous, and muscular structures of the ankle and foot are presented with respect to their mobility and stability functions. Innervation and vascular supply are discussed. Normal anatomy provides a basis and a ref...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Riegger CL

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:This study had 2 purposes: (1) to compare the emergence of reaching in infants born full-term and infants born at less than 33 weeks of gestational age and (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of a movement training program on the emergence of reaching in this preterm population. PARTICIPANTS:Twent...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Heathcock JC,Lobo M,Galloway JC

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Musculoskeletal physical therapy involves both specific and nonspecific effects. Nonspecific variables associated with the patient, therapist, and setting may influence clinical outcomes. Recent quantitative research has shown that nonspecific factors, including patient-therapist interactions, can influence ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： O'Keeffe M,Cullinane P,Hurley J,Leahy I,Bunzli S,O'Sullivan PB,O'Sullivan K

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross modality is a method for channeling therapeutic services from various health disciplines (modalities) through a single therapist who provides direct treatment and care. A pilot project at the University of Michigan's Institute for the Study of Mental Retardation and Related Disabilities tested this method in thr...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Schafer DS

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to analyze the reliability (interrater and intrarater) and agreement (repeatability and reproducibility) properties of tapered flow resistive loading (TFRL) measures in patients with heart failure (HF). METHODS:For this cross-sectional study, participants were recruited from the...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： da Silva FMF,Cipriano G,Lima ACGB,Andrade JML,Nakano EY,Chiappa GR,Cahalin LP,Cipriano GFB

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary purposes of this article are to review the literature on seating assessment and to describe the development of a clinical evaluation scale, the Seated Postural Control Measure (SPCM), for use with children requiring adaptive seating systems. The SPCM is an observational scale of 22 seated postural alignmen...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Fife SE,Roxborough LA,Armstrong RW,Harris SR,Gregson JL,Field D

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Pharmacokinetic assessment of drug tissue permeation following iontophoresis is limited. The depth of ketoprofen tissue permeation following cathodic iontophoresis (4 mA, 40 minutes) and the stereoselectivity of drug delivery were examined in this study. SUBJECTS:Ketoprofen (750 mg) was iontopho...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Panus PC,Ferslew KE,Tober-Meyer B,Kao RL

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper presents guidelines for determining ideal training heart rates and recreational and occupational energy-cost levels for individual patients with ischemic heart disease. These guidelines were established by Karvonen, are based on results of progressive exercise testing, and have been applied to a broad spectr...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Amundsen LR

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Confidence in a person's balance has been shown to be an important predictor of social activity among people with lower-limb amputations. The purposes of this study were to describe confidence in balance among people with transtibial or transfemoral lower-limb amputations and to compare people wh...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Miller WC,Speechley M,Deathe AB

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gait cycle duration of 11 children who were 3 years old was recorded using cinematography. The variation of cycle duration from cycle to cycle during free walking with each child and the variation of mean cycle duration among the children are reported. I analyzed individual subject characteristics including sex, h...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Slaton DS

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical therapists have an active role in the rehabilitation of injured workers. However, regulations in Queensland, Australia, do not afford them the opportunity to participate in return-to-work (RTW) decisions in a standardized way. No prior research has explored the experiences and perceptions of therapi...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Johnston V,Nielsen M,Corbière M,Franche RL

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Searching and reading the research literature are essential activities for enhancing the use of research and optimizing the quality of physical therapist practice. OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to identify practitioner, organization, and research characteristics that are associated with searc...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Salbach NM,Guilcher SJ,Jaglal SB,Davis DA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conclusions based on systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials are considered to provide the highest level of evidence about the effectiveness of an intervention. This overview summarizes the available evidence from systematic reviews on the effects of nonpharmacological and nonsurgical interventions for rheu...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Christie A,Jamtvedt G,Dahm KT,Moe RH,Haavardsholm EA,Hagen KB

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two methods of inversion therapy and four common exercise positions on the shape of the low back. We studied 25 healthy subjects in six exercise positions: 1) inverted with lower limbs extended (ILLE), 2) standing, 3) supine, 4) inverted with lower limbs flexed (...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Nosse LJ,Sobush DC,McCrimmon C

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical therapists routinely identify and manage adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. Therefore, it is essential that we maintain a current understanding of both the condition and the treatment principles. This paper includes both a discussion of the personal impact on those left untreated and a review of current c...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Farady JA

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ankle arthrodesis has been the treatment of choice for patients who have arthritic or degenerative ankly disease with disabling pain and loss of motion. But the results of long-term retrospective studies show a significant percentage of arthrodeses are unacceptable to patients and considered to be clinically poor or f...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Smith CL

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise can be sustained only if there is increased blood flow to those tissues with increased metabolic needs. Blood flow to particular working muscles can be increased either by increasing cardiac output or by redirecting peripheral blood flow. The nature and extent of changes in cardiovascular function that occur ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Littell EH

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation and the Functional Independence Measure have been utilized to evaluate outcomes of patients undergoing initial comprehensive inpatient medical rehabilitation for stroke. The Functional Independence Measure total, domain, subscale, and item scores were used to monitor ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Hamilton BB,Granger CV

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of our study was to obtain information that would help align instruction in a clinical orthopedic medicine course for physical therapy students with the current practice of physical therapists. We sent a questionnaire concerning treatment of orthopedic conditions to 3,000 physical therapists. Of the 1,804 ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Abraham E,Knecht HG,Koenig C

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:People with peripheral vestibular pathology demonstrate motor impairments when responding and adapting to postural platform perturbations and during performance of sit-to-stand and locomotor tasks. This study investigated the influence of unilateral peripheral vestibular hypofunction on voluntary...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Borello-France DF,Gallagher JD,Furman JM,Redfern MS,Carvell GE

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inasmuch as this special issue of the knee is dedicated to the clinician, the clinical approach to biomechanical analysis has been presented. Through the use of biomechanical analysis, the clinician can select positions of exercise that stress certain structures while minimizing stress to other structures. ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： McLeod WD,Hunter S

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of widespread pain is easily determined and is known to increase the risk for persistent symptoms. OBJECTIVE:The study hypothesis was that people with no or minimal knee osteoarthritis (OA) and high Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) Pain Scale scores would be more likely than ot...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Riddle DL,Stratford PW

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate if, in three weeks, the vastus medialis muscle could be trained to contract independently of the vastus lateralis muscle. Ten subjects attended electromyographic biofeedback training sessions five days a week for three weeks for one half hour each day. During the first two ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： LeVeau BF,Rogers C

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The rating scale (RS), standard gamble (SG), and time trade-off (TTO) for people with traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCIs) have not been reported. This study compared psychometric performances of these preference-based measures among people with SCIs in Taiwan. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:In total, 18...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Lin MR,Hwang HF,Chung KP,Huang C,Chen CY

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) development in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is not yet fully understood, but altered neuromuscular control in FMS may play a role in triggering TMD. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to verify the association between neuromuscular control and chronic facial pain in grou...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Gui MS,Pedroni CR,Aquino LM,Pimentel MJ,Alves MC,Rossini S,Reimão R,Berzin F,Marques AP,Rizzatti-Barbosa CM

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00