Criteria for selection of physical medicine and rehabilitation residents. A survey of current practices and suggested changes.

abstract：:Hip flexion contractures are a common complication in disabled patients. However, no previous study has examined reduced hip motion during gait. This retrospective analysis evaluates the relationship between the degree of hip flexion contracture found on static testing and the degree found during gait and also assesse...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Lee LW,Kerrigan DC,Della Croce U

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patellofemoral pain syndrome, which accounts for 25% of all sports-related knee injuries, is multifactorial in origin. A combination of variables, including abnormal lower limb biomechanics, soft-tissue tightness, muscle weakness, and excessive exercise, may result in increased cartilage and subchondral bone stress, p...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Fredericson M,Yoon K

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Foot deformities are one of the most common musculoskeletal problems in children with cerebral palsy (CP). These deformities affect the walking ability and function of the patients. Talar cartilage is the hyaline joint cartilage of the tibiotalar joint that plantarflexes and dorsiflexes of the ankle. The aim ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Aras B,Kesikburun S,Yilmaz V,Demirtaş EYG,Yaşar E

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with traumatic brain injuries experience an array of physical, cognitive, and emotional changes that often make return to preinjury employment unlikely and locating new employment difficult. The authors review the literature related to the return to work for persons with traumatic brain injuries. This incl...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Yasuda S,Wehman P,Targett P,Cifu D,West M

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional tests are commonly used to evaluate the functional ability of older individuals; however, intraday reliability and sensitivity are required to enable informed decisions on whether repeated trials are necessary and to ensure that the values obtained from a single session are a patient's true score. This stud...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Dewhurst S,Bampouras TM

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of a group intervention in painful shoulder. DESIGN:This was a two-arm controlled clinical trial with a 5-wk follow-up and 1:1 allocation ratio with pretreatment and posttreatment assessments in a Spanish hospital in 2015-2016. This study comprised 74 patien...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Asensio-García MDR,Bernabeú-Casas RC,Palazón-Bru A,Tomás-Rodríguez MI,Nouni-García R

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies were undertaken first to describe the invariant characteristics of gait initiation and second to better understand the function of each limb in the process of gait initiation. Analysis of variance indicated significant main effects for speed for time to onset of EMG activity and force plate recordings, time to...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Brunt D,Lafferty MJ,Mckeon A,Goode B,Mulhausen C,Polk P

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combined effects of robotic therapy and botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) on upper-limb movement and function were studied in an 8(1/2)-yr-old child with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Robotic therapy comprising repetitive, goal-directed reaching tasks was administered two times per week for 8 wks. Clinical measures incl...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Fasoli SE,Fragala-Pinkham M,Hughes R,Krebs HI,Hogan N,Stein J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although physicians are aware of phantom limb pain, which can occur in up to 85% of patients who undergo amputation, and its potential effect on functional status, the presence of phantom pain after amputation of other body parts such as the breast and its effect on function may be less appreciated. We report the case...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Hsu C,Sliwa JA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the magnitude and distribution of the forces, moments, and accelerations acting on an individual sitting in a wheelchair during three possible accidents occurring while negotiating a sidewalk curb, experimental trials were performed in a bioengineering laboratory using a 50th percentile Hybrid III dummy s...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Sosner J,Fast A,Begeman P,Sheu R,Kahan B

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors conducted this cross-sectional study to assess the influence of submaximal exercise on postural stability as measured by computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) and compared this study's CDP results with clinical balance tests such as the Berg Balance Test and the Timed Up and Go test using a des...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Palm HG,van Uden C,Riesner HJ,Lang P,Friemert B

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to determine the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in recovering motor function in patients with stroke. DESIGN:A comprehensive literature search was performed to identify studies published before September 20, 2018. Electronic datab...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： He Y,Li K,Chen Q,Yin J,Bai D

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Seventy-nine percent of respondents to the 1990 National Post-Polio Survey reported difficulty "thinking of words I want to say," with 37% reporting frequent, moderate-to-severe word finding difficulty. This study was undertaken to objectively document polio survivors' word finding difficulty and to identify ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Bruno RL,Zimmerman JR

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to assess functional activities in different subgroups of patients with migraine. DESIGN:One-hundred forty subjects were uniformly divided into the following four groups: headache-free controls, migraine with aura, without aura, and chronic migraine. Subjects performed the tests walk across,...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Carvalho GF,Florencio LL,Pinheiro CF,Dach F,Bigal ME,Bevilaqua-Grossi D

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare cough peak flows (CPF), peak expiratory flows (PEF), and potentially confounding flows obtained by lip and tongue propulsion (dart flows, DF) for normal subjects and for patients with neuromuscular disease/restrictive pulmonary syndrome and to correlate them with vital capacity and maximum insuffl...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Bach JR,Gonçalves MR,Páez S,Winck JC,Leitão S,Abreu P

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report relays practical clinical information about the modification and use of commercially available training robot manipulators. Such manipulators were used to increase independence in the activities of daily living of patients with advanced Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The control panels of five industrial rob...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Bach JR,Zeelenberg AP,Winter C

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to evaluate the timing of burn-associated polyneuropathy (BAPN) and its relationship to burn severity or size. Seventeen burned subjects were studied 1 wk after thermal burns. Eleven subjects remained in the study to complete 6-wk follow-up studies. Nerve conduction studies were done on at least thre...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Margherita AJ,Robinson LR,Heimbach DM,Fishfader VL,Schneider VA,Jones D

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:: The aim of this study was to assess the utility of quantitative ultrasound of the calcaneus in diagnosing osteoporosis in spinal cord injury patients in a Brazilian Teaching Hospital. DESIGN:: This is a diagnostic test criterion standard comparison study. Between January 2008 and October 2009, the bone den...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Bittar CK,Cliquet A Jr,Dos Santos Flöter M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish the correlations of measures of self-reported disability, self-efficacy, physical performance, level of pain, and estimates of aerobic capacity (PvO2 ) in subjects with low back pain. DESIGN:Fifty-one low back pain subjects, ranging in age from 26 to 65 yr, entered the study. Participants compl...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Filho IT,Simmonds MJ,Protas EJ,Jones S

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of triamcinolone vs. dexamethasone used in transforaminal epidural steroid injections for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy. DESIGN:This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with cervical radiculopathy who underwent cervical transforaminal epidural s...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Shakir A,Ma V,Mehta B

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modified constraint-induced therapy and chemodenervation with botulinum toxin A are each efficacious in managing stroke-induced motor disorders; however, the application of these two promising modalities in combination is yet to be examined. This case study describes a 44-yr-old man who experienced a right middle cere...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Page SJ,Elovic E,Levine P,Sisto SA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate outcomes of patients participating in inpatient rehabilitation program after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. DESIGN:Medical records of 94 patients who received LVADs between January 1, 2008, and June 30, 2010, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, were...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Alsara O,Reeves RK,Pyfferoen MD,Trenary TL,Engen DJ,Vitse ML,Kessler SM,Kushwaha SS,Clavell AL,Thomas RJ,Lopez-Jimenez F,Park SJ,Perez-Terzic CM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concerns about drug-resistant infectious organisms are increasing in rehabilitation facilities. Resulting isolation protocols can potentially challenge the patients' access to medical care, psychological adaptation, mobility, and environmental interaction and therefore hinder the rehabilitation process. We report a sy...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Recio AC,Bohart ZW,Havens SR,Stiens SA

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide benchmarking information for a large national sample of patients receiving inpatient rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury. DESIGN:Secondary data analysis from 893 medical rehabilitation facilities located in the United States that contributed information to the Uniform Data System for Medic...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Granger CV,Markello SJ,Graham JE,Deutsch A,Reistetter TA,Ottenbacher KJ

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moyamoya disease is a rare disorder of cerebrovascular circulation. A review of the literature failed to reveal the association of heterotopic ossification in patients with this disease; such a case is now presented. The patient described had atraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, was in a coma for a period of time, unde...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Sharma J,Sehgal KV,Harmon RL

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy, across a range of disability groups, of the Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique (CHART), a measure of societal participation. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis survey methodology. A total of 1110 community-based, nonhospitalized Coloradans with spinal cord injury, traumati...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Walker N,Mellick D,Brooks CA,Whiteneck GG

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation burst duty cycle (BDC) and current type (sinusoidal alternating current [sAC] vs. rectangular alternating current [rAC]) on the electrically induced isometric torque (EIT) and discomfort. Pulsed current (PC) stimulatio...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Szecsi J,Fornusek C

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess physiatrists' knowledge of the cost of medications commonly prescribed at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation units across the spectrum of practice experience from residents to attending physicians. Investigators contacted 92 pharmacies across four major regions of the United Sta...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Capizzi AN,Kirk MN,Lee VA,Cushman DM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-yr-old child, with a history of gestational Erb-Duchenne palsy and, later, musculoskeletal injuries in the left arm caused by a car accident, inspired the design of a customized exoskeleton-like device. Such piece, intended for rehabilitation, has one degree of freedom because the exercise routine involves elbow ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： López NM,de Diego N,Hernández R,Pérez E,Ensinck G,Valentinuzzi ME

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficle has been associated with diarrhea in hospitalized patients receiving antibiotic therapy and may be nosocomially acquired. Rehabilitation hospital inpatients may require frequent antibiotic intervention and are thus at risk, although few reports of epidemics at such centers have been published. Thi...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Yablon SA,Krotenberg R,Fruhmann K

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00