Concurrent validity and intertester reliability of universal and fluid-based goniometers for active elbow range of motion.

abstract：:Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation units used in conjunction with cardiac pacemakers have traditionally been an absolute contraindication for these patients. In this case report, a patient successfully used a TENS unit in conjunction with a temporary cardiac pacemaker. No interference was noted by the ECG rea...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Shade SK

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise is known to reduce disability and improve quality of life in people with Parkinson disease (PD). Although barriers to exercise have been studied in older adults, barriers in people with chronic progressive neurological diseases, such as PD, are not well defined. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Ellis T,Boudreau JK,DeAngelis TR,Brown LE,Cavanaugh JT,Earhart GM,Ford MP,Foreman KB,Dibble LE

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Residency training is recognized as a valuable form of professional development and pathway to specialization. Currently residency is voluntary for physical therapists, with less than 12% of DPT students choosing to apply upon graduation. Motivations that drive the decision to pursue residency are currently ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Osborne R,Janson C,Black L,Jensen GM

更新日期：2020-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Mobility and self-care are important considerations for successful transition of adolescents with cerebral palsy to adulthood. The purpose of this study was to characterize performance of physical activities from the perspective of adolescents themselves. SUBJECTS:The subjects were 156 adolescen...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Palisano RJ,Copeland WP,Galuppi BE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rehabilitation of people who are critically ill has received increased attention in recent years, although this has not extended to specifically facilitating family involvement. Engaging families in the rehabilitation arc has the potential to optimize outcomes. Likely benefits include redirecting family psychological ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Haines KJ

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural networks in the spinal cord, referred to as "central pattern generators" (CPGs), are capable of producing rhythmic movements, such as swimming, walking, and hopping, even when isolated from the brain and sensory inputs. This article reviews the evidence for CPGs governing locomotion and addresses other factors,...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： MacKay-Lyons M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the reliability of measurements made by four physical therapists on healthy subject gait data recorded from the Krusen limb load monitor. The five components of step (stance time, time up, time to second peak, and force at the first and second peaks) were analyzed. Six components contributing to ga...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Carey PB,Wolf SL,Binder-MacLeod SA,Bain RL

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether the time-rate of muscle tension development, the muscle tension-maintaining capacity, and the reciprocal inhibition time of muscles in subjects with multiple sclerosis were significantly different from those of healthy subjects. An isokinetic dynamometer was used to e...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Chen WY,Pierson FM,Burnett CN

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Muscle atrophy is common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is a viable treatment for muscle atrophy, there is no evidence about the use of NMES in patients with RA. The purposes of this multiple-patient case report are: (1) to describ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Piva SR,Goodnite EA,Azuma K,Woollard JD,Goodpaster BH,Wasko MC,Fitzgerald GK

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although clinical gait speed may indicate health and well-being in older adults, there is a lack of studies comparing clinical tests with ambulatory gait speed with regard to several health outcomes. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to examine the associations of clinical gait speed, measured by th...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： De la Cámara MÁ,Higueras-Fresnillo S,Sadarangani KP,Esteban-Cornejo I,Martinez-Gomez D,Veiga ÓL

更新日期：2020-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Our understanding of what different back performance tests are measuring is limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative contributions of genetics and unique and common environmental factors for 3 tests of back muscle performance in a classic twin analysis. SUBJECTS:The sub...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Ropponen A,Levälahti E,Videman T,Kaprio J,Battié MC

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical therapists have been criticized for ignoring patients with acute or chronic chest diseases, or chest surgery, at a time when increasing numbers of patients having chest diseases are challenging the health professions. A questionnaire survey of 63 physical therapy schools was made to explore this problem. Resu...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Watrous ML

更新日期：1977-02-01 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:Participation in physical play/leisure (PPP) is an important therapy goal of children with motor impairments. Evidence for interventions promoting PPP in these children is scarce. The first step is to identify modifiable, clinically meaningful predictors of PPP for targeting by interventions. OBJECTIVE:The ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Kolehmainen N,Ramsay C,McKee L,Missiuna C,Owen C,Francis J

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：: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：:The study of motor development has long influenced the clinical practice of physical therapy. We first review the contributions and deficiencies of two traditional maturational and reflex-based models of motor development. Second, we describe basic principles of kinematic and kinetic analyses of movement and show how ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Kamm K,Thelen E,Jensen JL

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diastasis recti abdominis, or midline separation of the abdominal musculature, has not been investigated scientifically. The purposes of this study were to provide data on the incidence and degree of diastasis recti abdominis, to describe the measurement system used, and to determine the interrater reliability of the ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Bursch SG

更新日期：1987-07-01 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：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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Disability in patients with facial paralysis is the result of impairment or loss of complex and multidimensional functions of the face, including expression of emotions, facial identity, and communication. However, the majority of interventions for facial paralysis are unidimensional and impairme...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Prakash V,Hariohm K,Vijayakumar P,Bindiya DT

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of the biopsychosocial model in assessment and management of chronic musculoskeletal conditions is recognized. Physical therapists have been encouraged to develop psychologically informed practice. Little is known about the process of physical therapists' learning and delivering of psychologic...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Nielsen M,Keefe FJ,Bennell K,Jull GA

更新日期：2014-02-01 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:Acute care physical therapists contribute to the complex process of patient discharge planning. As physical therapists are experts at evaluating functional abilities and are able to incorporate various other factors relevant to discharge planning, it was expected that physical therapists' recommendations of ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Smith BA,Fields CJ,Fernandez N

更新日期：2010-05-01 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:Cluster analysis can be used to identify individuals similar in profile based on response to multiple pain sensitivity measures. There are limited investigations into how empirically derived pain sensitivity subgroups influence clinical outcomes for individuals with spine pain. OBJECTIVE:The purposes of thi...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Coronado RA,Bialosky JE,Robinson ME,George SZ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by rigidity, postural instability, bradykinesia, and tremor, as well as other musculoskeletal impairments and functional limitations. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the reliability and stability of measures of impairments and physical ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Schenkman M,Cutson TM,Kuchibhatla M,Chandler J,Pieper C

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) measures the capacity to adapt gait to complex tasks. The current scoring system combining gait pattern (GP) and level of assistance (LOA) lacks clarity, and the test has a limited range of measurement. OBJECTIVE:This study developed a new scoring system based on 3 facets of per...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Shumway-Cook A,Taylor CS,Matsuda PN,Studer MT,Whetten BK

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a 6-month neuromuscular training (NT) program versus a traditional strength training (ST) program following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. SUBJECTS:Seventy-four subjects with ACL reconstruction participated in the study. ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Risberg MA,Holm I,Myklebust G,Engebretsen L

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the Fitkids Treadmill Test (FTT) has been validated and normative values are available for healthy 6- to 18-year-old children and adolescents, these facts do not automatically imply uptake of the test in routine practice of physical therapists. OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this study were to evaluat...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Kotte EMW,de Groot JF,Winkler AMF,Veenhof C,Takken T

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00