Development of a test of motor-planning ability.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Physical therapists routinely observe gait in clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy and reliability of observational assessments of push-off in gait after stroke. SUBJECTS:Eighteen physical therapists and 11 subjects with hemiplegia following a stroke partici...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： McGinley JL,Goldie PA,Greenwood KM,Olney SJ

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Exercises in water have been shown to be effective for improving strength and passive range of motion (PROM). Traditional rehabilitation following intra-articular anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has taken place on land. This study was designed to compare the effects of exercises i...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Tovin BJ,Wolf SL,Greenfield BH,Crouse J,Woodfin BA

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:"Handicap situation" is defined in the literature as "a disruption in the accomplishment of a person's life habits (activities of daily living and social roles)." The purpose of this study was to determine the strength of association between various types of locomotion and the accomplishment of l...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Lepage C,Noreau L,Bernard PM

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the need for a shift in our therapeutic strategies for patients with cerebral palsy. Changes in functional abilities must be stressed in therapy. Coincident with this emphasis must be the development of functional assessments to be used when documenting intervention outcomes. Research on functio...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Fetters L

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bones are the third most common site for cancer metastases, and the axial skeleton is the most frequent skeletal location. In a postmortem study, bone metastases were reported in 70% of breast and prostate cancer patients. Bone metastases from breast, lung, prostate, thyroid, and kidney cancers account for 80% of all ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Guo Y,Ngo-Huang AT,Fu JB

更新日期：2020-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Deficits in upper-extremity function in individuals with tetraplegia are primarily due to the loss of motor pathways. Detrimental cortical reorganization, however, may create further loss of function. The purpose of this case report is to describe the cortical changes associated with a combinatio...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Hoffman LR,Field-Fote EC

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1974 the University of Kentucky was faced with two problems: 1) overburdening of local clinical facilities by students and 2) a large exodus of graduates from the state. The advent of the Area Health Education System offered the opportunity for the clinical education program to develop nontraditional clinical sites...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Clark SL,Schlachter S

更新日期：1981-06-01 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:Previous studies on physical activity after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) concentrated mainly on a return to sports activities. OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this study were to determine the habitual physical activity behavior of people who had undergone TKA (TKA group) 1 to 5 years after surgery and to exami...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Kersten RF,Stevens M,van Raay JJ,Bulstra SK,van den Akker-Scheek I

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The Movement Continuum Theory (MCT) provides a potential basis for movement assessment and intervention, but "movement" lacks specificity. The purposes of this study were to propose and evaluate a subdivision of movement into multiple dimensions. SUBJECTS:A convenience sample of 318 adults compl...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Allen DD

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal in studying expertise is not merely to describe ways in which experts excel but also to understand how experts develop in order to better facilitate the development of novices. The study of novice progression helps us to understand what successful versus unsuccessful learning looks like. This unders...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Black LL,Jensen GM,Mostrom E,Perkins J,Ritzline PD,Hayward L,Blackmer B

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature on autism as a childhood disorder is briefly reviewed, concentrating on diagnosis and methods of treatment. The autistic child is treated as a complex organism with many unknown factors in his development. A dysfunction in sensory integration is thought to interfere with the development of physical, int...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Gerardot JM,Dossett R

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foot-pounds of torque of the knee flexors and knee extensors of eight rehabilitated patients who had had meniscectomies were obtained isometrically and at 60 and 210 degrees per second by use of an isokinetic apparatus. Our purpose was to test the null hypothesis that no significant difference in torque would be manif...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Campbell DE,Glenn W

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The protractor method is a proposed clinical assessment tool, the first to measure vertical scapular position, that directly compares scapular and spinal landmarks. This tool has the potential to reliably and accurately measure excessive scapular elevation or depression. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： O'Shea A,Kelly R,Williams S,McKenna L

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The purpose of this case report is to describe physical therapy to improve the balance and ambulation of a 16-year-old patient with attention impairment following intracranial hemorrhage. CASE DESCRIPTION:The patient initially had frequent losses of balance, especially in distracting environment...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Tappan RS

更新日期：2002-05-01 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：:A purpose of this study was to determine the difference in the lumbar curves of subjects while they stood compared with while they sat in two chairs with different seat angles--the Balans Multi-Chair (BMC) and a standard conventional chair (SCC). An additional purpose was to determine the relationship between lumbar c...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Link CS,Nicholson GG,Shaddeau SA,Birch R,Gossman MR

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Somatosensory as well as mental impairments are easily overlooked after acute stroke. Furthermore, their associations with activity limitations are not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to examine this association and whether the assessment of somatosensory functions will provide in...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Welmer AK,von Arbin M,Murray V,Holmqvist LW,Sommerfeld DK

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to describe the relationships among measurements of torque produced during selected maximal voluntary contractions of the quadriceps femoris muscles. SUBJECTS:Twenty nondisabled women, ranging in age from 21 to 33 years (X = 25, SD = 3.5), volunteered to participate...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Kues JM,Rothstein JM,Lamb RL

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The modified Dynamic Gait Index (mDGI), developed from a person-environment model of mobility disability, measures mobility function relative to specific environmental demands. The framework for interpreting mDGI scores relative to specific environmental dimensions has not been investigated. OBJECTIVE:The a...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Shumway-Cook A,Matsuda PN,Taylor C

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patellar taping is widely used clinically to treat patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). Although patellar taping has been demonstrated to reduce patellofemoral pain in patients with PFPS, the kinematic source for this pain reduction has not been identified. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Derasari A,Brindle TJ,Alter KE,Sheehan FT

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 187 healthy children between birth and six years of age were administered a comprehensive gross and fine motor development assessment. The assessment device was a hybrid instrument consisting of 192 items derived from 15 commonly used instruments. The purpose of the study was to 1) define motor behavior rel...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Noller K,Ingrisano D

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty 8-year-old children, 25 classified as normal and 25 as learning disabled, participated in a study to determine whether they could be differentiated into their respective groups by using four tasks from the Devereux Test of Extremity Coordination: opposition, foot patting, finger wiggling, and heel-toe walking wi...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Kendrick KA,Hanten WP

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rehabilitation robotics is a research area, originating in engineering, that has emerged in the last decade. Its broad aim is to use robot technology to assist people with movement dysfunction. The neurologically impaired population might gain considerably from the provision of robots as "assistants" or "therapy aides...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： van Vliet P,Wing AM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric physical therapist practice presents unique challenges to the clinical reasoning processes of novice clinicians and physical therapist students. The purpose of this article is to present the Hypothesis-Oriented Pediatric Focused Algorithm (HOP-FA), a clinical framework designed to guide the clinical reasonin...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Kenyon LK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of rehabilitation services promoting participation in people living with a traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is of major concern for physical therapists. What the client sees as effective participation, barriers, and facilitators might be different due to their particular context. This stud...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Joseph C,Wahman K,Phillips J,Nilsson Wikmar L

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

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:The impact of physical therapy on the outcomes of patients with acute low back pain (LBP) stratified by the STart Back Screening Tool (SBST) is unclear. Objective:The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of patients with acute LBP who were stratified as medium or high risk. Design:This was a s...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Magel J,Fritz JM,Greene T,Kjaer P,Marcus RL,Brennan GP

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary conditions are considered a direct consequence of having a disability, and many are presumed to be preventable. Although a few researchers have noted that people with disabilities are exposed to several secondary conditions, including pain, fatigue, depression, and obesity, what is lacking in the literature ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Rimmer JH,Chen MD,Hsieh K

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Balance is a composite ability requiring the integration of multiple systems. The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) and 2 abbreviated versions (the Mini-BESTest and the Brief-BESTest) are balance assessment tools that target these systems. To date, no normative data exist for any version of the BESTe...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： O'Hoski S,Winship B,Herridge L,Agha T,Brooks D,Beauchamp MK,Sibley KM

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00