Transdisciplinary therapy model for the infant with Down's syndrome.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Manual lifting is a frequent cause of back injury, and there is no evidence as to which training mode can provide the best training effect for lifting performance and muscle force. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a squat lift training and a free weight muscle training prog...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Yeung SS,Ng GY

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:We examined the association between pelvic inclination and lumbar lordosis during relaxed standing and eight variables thought to contribute to lordosis. SUBJECTS:Ninety subjects (45 men, 45 women) without back pain or a history of surgery were examined. The mean age was 54.8 years (SD = 8.5) fo...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Youdas JW,Garrett TR,Harmsen S,Suman VJ,Carey JR

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of bacteria removed from a venous stasis ulcer by whirlpool treatment alone and that removed by whirlpool treatment followed by vigorous rinsing are compared. A single subject received the whirlpool treatment followed by the rinse on 12 separate occasions. The number of bacteria removed was determined by ta...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Bohannon RW

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perceived ability or confidence plays an important role in determining function and behavior. The modified Gait Efficacy Scale (mGES) is a 10-item self-report measure used to assess walking confidence under challenging everyday circumstances. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine the reliabil...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Newell AM,VanSwearingen JM,Hile E,Brach JS

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Diagnoses, to be useful, should be accurate. The purpose of this study using fictitious patients and student judges was to test the theory that diagnostic errors would occur when students saw simulated patients who were similar to previously seen simulated patients. SUBJECTS:Sixty physical thera...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Norton BJ,Strube MJ

更新日期：1998-04-01 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：:This study was designed to evaluate the Scoliometer, an instrument that measures axial trunk rotation in individuals with scoliosis. The objectives included determining 1) the Scoliometer's screening capability and validity and 2) the intrarater and interrater reliability of Scoliometer measurements. Scoliometer measu...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Amendt LE,Ause-Ellias KL,Eybers JL,Wadsworth CT,Nielsen DH,Weinstein SL

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pain is one of the main symptoms associated with spinal cord injury (SCI) and can be associated with changes to the central nervous system (CNS). PURPOSE:This article provides an overview of the evidence relating to CNS changes (structural and functional) associated with pain in SCIs. DATA SOURCES:A system...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Osinski T,Acapo S,Bensmail D,Bouhassira D,Martinez V

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen pediatricians serving Boston neighborhood health centers and fourteen pediatric neurologists in the greater Boston area were interviewed in order to determine their attitudes toward early intervention for infants with developmental disorders. The two groups differed significantly over the potential of early t...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Esposito RR

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine if differences in EMG activity of the latissimus dorsi, pectoralis major and triceps brachii occurred between muscles and between the 16 male and 16 female subjects performing push-ups from three different sitting positions. Surface electrodes and associated instrumentation r...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Anderson DS,Jackson MF,Kropf DS,Soderberg GL

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:First-line conservative treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women is behavioral intervention, including pelvic-floor muscle (PFM) exercise and bladder control strategies. OBJECTIVE:The purposes of this study were: (1) to describe adherence and barriers to exercise and bladder control strategy...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Borello-France D,Burgio KL,Goode PS,Ye W,Weidner AC,Lukacz ES,Jelovsek JE,Bradley CS,Schaffer J,Hsu Y,Kenton K,Spino C,Pelvic Floor Disorders Network.

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The severity of myelomeningocele (MMC) stems both from a loss of neurons due to neural tube defect and a loss of function in viable neurons due to reduced movement experience during the first year after birth. In young infants with MMC, the challenge is to reinforce excitability and voluntary control of all ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Saavedra SL,Teulier C,Smith BA,Kim B,Beutler BD,Martin BJ,Ulrich BD

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional impairment is common in people with chronic liver disease (CLD), and improvement is expected following liver transplantation (LT). The Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) is an objective measure of functional performance. OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study were: (1) to evaluate the feasibility of 6MWT perf...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： VanWagner LB,Uttal S,Lapin B,Lee J,Jichlinski A,Subramanian T,Heldman M,Poole B,Bustamante E,Gunasekaran S,Tapia CS,Veerappan A,Wong SY,Levitsky J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Identifying excellence in physical therapist academic environments is complicated by the lack of nationally available benchmarking data. Objective:The objective of this study was to compare a physical therapist academic environment to another health care profession (medicine) academic environment using the ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Shields RK,Dudley-Javoroski S,Sass KJ,Becker M

更新日期：2018-08-01 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 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 AND PURPOSE:There is growing awareness that the poor uptake of evidence in health care is not a knowledge-transfer problem but rather one of knowledge production. This issue calls for re-examination of the evidence produced and assumptions that underpin existing knowledge-to-action (KTA) activities. Accordin...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Nanninga CS,Postema K,Schönherr MC,van Twillert S,Lettinga AT

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:This cross-sectional study evaluated the relative contributions of psychosocial and mechanical variables to physical performance measures in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). SUBJECTS:Fifty-four subjects (age, in years: mean=68.3, SD=8.7, range=50-87) with radiographically confirmed knee OA ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Maly MR,Costigan PA,Olney SJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：:Replacement arthroplasty for the shoulder in rheumatoid arthritis is an operation which is being performed increasingly often. Several types of arthroplasty may be performed. One type is a true total shoulder replacement which involves replacing both the head of the humerus and the glenoid fossa. In a second type of a...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Paradis DK,Ferlic DC

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Despite rapidly increasing intervention, functional disability due to chronic low back pain (cLBP) has increased in recent decades. We often cannot identify mechanisms to explain the major negative impact cLBP has on patients' lives. Such cLBP is often termed non-specific and may be due to multiple biologic ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Deyo RA,Dworkin SF,Amtmann D,Andersson G,Borenstein D,Carragee E,Carrino J,Chou R,Cook K,Delitto A,Goertz C,Khalsa P,Loeser J,Mackey S,Panagis J,Rainville J,Tosteson T,Turk D,Von Korff M,Weiner DK

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The relative importance of lower extremity and trunk muscle function to gait in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) is unknown. Objective:This study aimed to investigate the association of lower extremity and trunk muscle function with gait performance in people who have MS and mild-to-moderate disability. ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Mañago MM,Hebert JR,Kittelson J,Schenkman M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For children with cerebral palsy (CP) who are able to walk or run, the 10-m shuttle run test is currently the test of choice to assess cardiorespiratory fitness. This test, however, has not yet been examined in wheelchair-using youth with CP. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate the test-r...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Verschuren O,Zwinkels M,Ketelaar M,Reijnders-van Son F,Takken T

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the reproducibility of a kinematic assessment of the sit-to-stand movement in 15 healthy subjects using a standardized protocol. We examined the within-rater and between-rater reliability of the assessment using a clinically feasible method, the video-goniometric measurement method, to analyze the task. Tw...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Jeng SF,Schenkman M,Riley PO,Lin SJ

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Exercise programs are more likely to be successful when they are based on research that predicts the outcomes of such training. This study determined the effect of submaximal rhythmic handgrip training on rhythmic handgrip endurance or work (RHW), isometric handgrip endurance time (IHE), and maxi...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Shields RK,Leo KC,Messaros AJ,Somers VK

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on a review of the literature, a theoretical basis for planning learning programs for infants is presented. The prerequisites for effective programming include attention to the characteristics of the learning environment, the infant or learner, and the stimulus-response mechanism. The goals of such a program inc...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Campbell SK,Wilson JM

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patients who experience pain, a symptom of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), often exhibit kinesiophobia (irrational fear of movement). The purpose of this study was to examine whether pain-related fear of movement is associated with exercise capacity, activity limitations, or participation restric...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Nijs J,Vanherberghen K,Duquet W,De Meirleir K

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperkyphosis negatively affects health status, physical mobility, and quality of life, but there is no standard protocol for treating people with hyperkyphosis. Treatment options include targeted exercise. OBJECTIVES:This single-site randomized controlled trial (RCT) will determine the efficacy of a target...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Katzman WB,Vittinghoff E,Kado DM,Schafer AL,Wong SS,Gladin A,Lane NE

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine whether subjects with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and occlusion demonstrate deficits in physical performance compared with a comparison group. These deficits may indicate that a person is demonstrating preclinical disability. SUBJECTS:Seventy-o...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Landgraff NC,Whitney SL,Rubinstein EN,Yonas H

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The efficacy of a physical therapy outpatient program with multiple interventions to treat low back pain in subjects receiving workers' compensation was examined. The primary purpose of the study was to describe the level of disability, physical impairment, and rate of return to work for compensa...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Di Fabio RP,Mackey G,Holte JB

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00