Goniometric reliability in a clinical setting. Subtalar and ankle joint measurements.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whole-body vibration (WBV) has gained increasing popularity in rehabilitation. Recent studies have investigated the application of WBV in individuals with chronic illnesses, including stroke. PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to compare WBV exercise with the same exercise condition without WBV and with ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Liao LR,Huang M,Lam FM,Pang MY

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：: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：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 AND PURPOSE:Clinicians often are faced with questions about prognosis and outcome of shoulder disorders. The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of both change in disability and level of disability following physical therapy treatment. SUBJECTS:The subjects were consecutive patients (n=361) who...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Kennedy CA,Manno M,Hogg-Johnson S,Haines T,Hurley L,McKenzie D,Beaton DE

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the physical therapist profession is the leading established, largely nonpharmacological health profession in the world and is committed to health promotion and noncommunicable disease (NCD) prevention, these have yet to be designated as core physical therapist competencies. Based on findings of 3 Physical Th...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Dean E,Skinner M,Myezwa H,Mkumbuzi V,Mostert K,Parra DC,Shirley D,Söderlund A,de Andrade AD,Abaraogu UO,Bruno S,Clark D,Gylfadóttir S,Jones A,Veluswamy SK,Lomi C,Moffat M,Morris D,Stensdotter AK,Wong WP,Global Hea

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent evidence suggests that childhood obesity is increasing in children with typical development (TD) and in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The associations between physical activity (PA) levels and physical fitness components have not yet been objectively examined in this population but ma...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Pan CY,Tsai CL,Chu CH,Sung MC,Ma WY,Huang CY

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effectively integrating cognitive management concepts into the physical therapy setting is dependent upon an adequate understanding of the cognitive and behavioral consequences of head injury and the appropriate use of diagnostic and prognostic cognitive data as a basis for program design. The intent of this article i...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Malkmus D

更新日期：1983-12-01 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：:Tactile hypersensitivity is a common sequela of traumatic hand injury. Vibration is used clinically to reduce this hypersensitivity. The purpose of this study was to determine if vibration has an effect on tactile threshold and if so to determine the duration of that effect. Mean tactile thresholds were determined for...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Hochreiter NW,Jewell MJ,Barber L,Browne P

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Balance disability is common after stroke, but there is little detailed information about it. The aims of this study were to investigate the frequency of balance disability; to characterize different levels of disability; and to identify demographics, stroke pathology factors, and impairments ass...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Tyson SF,Hanley M,Chillala J,Selley A,Tallis RC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the effects of an inverted position on pulse rate, blood pressure, and deep tendon reflexes of the biceps muscle, triceps muscle, and Achilles tendon. Twenty healthy adults were used as subjects. We collected data both before and after the subjects were in the inverted position for eight minutes on ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Rheault W,Derleth M,Casey M,Czarnik C,Kania D,Nagel G

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical stimulation reduces hypertonicity, but the mechanism for the effectiveness is not well understood. In this particular case, electrical stimulation to the toe extensors resulted in inhibition of the toe-flexor hypertonicity. This phenomenon may be explained by Sherrington's theory of reciprocal inhibition. L...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Fulbright JS

更新日期：1984-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Identifying subgroups of low back pain (LBP) has the potential to improve prediction of clinical outcomes. Risk stratification is one such strategy that identifies similar characteristics indicative of a common clinical outcome trajectory. The purpose of this study was to determine if an empirically derived s...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Beneciuk JM,George SZ

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Children with cerebral palsy (CP) characteristically present with impairments in balance. Currently, the pattern and timing of the development of balance ability have not been described for children with CP of varying Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels. Objective:The purpose of this s...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： LaForme Fiss A,McCoy SW,Bartlett D,Avery L,Hanna SE,On Track Study Team.

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Although physical therapy techniques are used to alleviate pain and stiffness in joint injuries, whether these methods are capable of affecting bone is unknown. For example, can these techniques potentially influence bone formation or resorption? To begin exploring this possibility, this study in...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Wilson AW,Davies HM,Edwards GA,Grills BL

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Energy efficiency is an important attribute of negative work (W neg). Eccentric muscle contractions characteristic of W neg can generate greater force at reduced oxygen cost and perceived exertion compared with concentric muscle contractions in positive work (W pos). Thus, activities incorporating W neg could have imp...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Dean E

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) have been touted as the ultimate assessment of quality medical care and have been proposed as performance measures after appropriate risk adjustment. Although spine conditions represent the most common orthopedic disorders, the most used PROs for disabilities related to the b...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Lutz AD,Brooks JM,Chapman CG,Shanley E,Stout CE,Thigpen CA

更新日期：2020-04-17 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：OBJECTIVE:The prevalence of diabetes (type 2) in the general population has increased dramatically over the last decade, yet patients with diabetes are rarely referred for physical therapy management of their condition. The majority of patients referred for outpatient physical therapy have musculoskeletal-related condi...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Kirkness CS,Marcus RL,Lastayo PC,Asche CV,Fritz JM

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the use of epidural injection in the treatment of a patient with severe back pain whose medical history and physical examination suggest a diagnosis of a lumbar disk lesion. The patient's medical history included recurrent episodes of buttock and hip pain that previously responded well to lumbar ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Woodman R,Balavender H,Froeb R

更新日期：1987-11-01 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：:The purpose of this article is to discuss role satisfaction and role deprivation experienced by the physical therapist during rehabilitation of the spinal cord-injured person. Physical therapist goals to promote patient independence may be in conflict with the therapist experiencing role satisfaction. The patient-ther...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Curtis KA

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High voltage pulsed galvanic stimulation (HVPGS) and low voltage neuromuscular stimulation (LVNMS) techniques were compared for peak torque of an induced isometric contraction, perceived discomfort, and subjective preference of treatment. The high voltage current used a 40-microseconds monophasic waveform, and the low...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Wong RA

更新日期：1986-08-01 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：:A number of pulmonary problems may complicate muscular dystrophy. Respiratory function, however, can be increased by instruction in diaphragmatic breathing. When patients effectively use their diaphragms during respiration, less muscular work is required for adequate ventilation. Additionally, assistive techniques suc...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Siegel IM

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical therapists sometimes hesitate to treat terminally ill patients because they believe the approach to them should differ from the approach to other patients. This belief is based on the assumption that patient needs during terminal illness differ from the needs of other patients. Some important similarities in ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Purtilo RB

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the current status of the education of physical therapy students regarding elderly individuals. Data were collected through a questionnaire mailed to the directors of 101 accredited physical therapy education programs; the rate of return was 79%. Nearly all of the program directors (96%) affirmed a nee...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Granick R,Simson S,Wilson LB

更新日期：1987-02-01 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