Accelerated Arterial Stiffening Change in Early Years of Spinal Cord Injury.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study were to measure the distal femoral cartilage thicknesses of patients with pes planus by using ultrasound imaging and to explore whether ultrasound measurements are associated with degree of pes planus. DESIGN:One hundred seven patients (61 men, 46 women; aged 18-45 yrs) with pes planus...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Öztürk GT,Malas FÜ,Yildizgören MT,Baki AE,İnal EE,Batmaz İ,Yazmalar L,Karahan AY,Dιraçoğlu D,Kara M,Özçakar L

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The paraspinal muscles often fail to relax on forward flexion in many persons with low-back pain. The goal of this prospective study was to determine whether this abnormal lack of a flexion-relaxation phenomenon corrects after lumbar diskectomy for symptoms of radiculopathy with low-back pain. DESIGN:Electro...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Wallbom AS,Geisser ME,Koch J,Haig AJ,Guido C,Hoff JT

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of spontaneous post-stroke physical activity to skeletal muscle plasticity after stroke. DESIGN:A randomized controlled study was conducted of 24 young adult male Sprague-Dawley rats assigned to three experimental groups: (1) STR-hemorrhagic stroke in t...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Snow LM,Low WC,Thompson LV

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This article presents analytic results from a prospective study of 313 stroke rehabilitation patients, looking at the relative contributions of different stroke impairments toward prediction of discharge function, rehabilitation length of stay, and discharge destination after inpatient rehabilitation. The re...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Wee JY,Hopman WM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy is widely used in the management of spastic hypertonia and dystonia resulting from a multitude of conditions that present with upper motor neuron syndrome signs, such as cerebral palsy, stroke, brain and spinal injuries, and multiple sclerosis. We report successful management of post...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Francisco GE

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to compare pain induced by magnetic stimulation of the quadriceps femoris (QF) muscle with that induced by transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES). DESIGN:Magnetic stimulation and transcutaneous NMES were applied to QF muscles of 17 normal volunteers. The in...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Han TR,Shin HI,Kim IS

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal muscle function is critical to movement and one's ability to perform daily tasks, such as eating and walking. One objective of this article is to review the contractile properties of fast and slow skeletal muscle and single fibers, with particular emphasis on the cellular events that control or rate limit the...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Fitts RH

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the clinical utility of two brief assessment tools, the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) and the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised (HVLT-R). We hypothesized that these measures would predict continued need for supervision and functional outcome at discharge. DESIGN:In this retr...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Stewart KJ,Gale SD,Diamond PT

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nocebo effects refer to new or worsening symptoms that develop in response to negative health-related information, beliefs, and/or experiences. In recent years, research on concussion pathophysiology has significantly advanced. Through health campaigns and media coverage, emerging knowledge on the risks of this injury...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Polich G,Iaccarino MA,Kaptchuk TJ,Morales-Quezada L,Zafonte R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17-item questionnaire was designed to assess the relative importance of various factors to physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) training directors when ranking PM&R resident applicants during the National Resident Match. The questionnaire was sent to all PM&R residency training directors. The recipients were ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： DeLisa JA,Jain SS,Campagnolo DI

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of abdominal massage on clinical aspects of bowel dysfunction and colonic transit time in patients with spinal cord injury. Twenty-four patients were placed on a standard bowel program (phase I), after which abdominal massage was added to the regimen (phase II). Parameters of gastro...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Ayaş S,Leblebici B,Sözay S,Bayramoğlu M,Niron EA

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Assess the effectiveness of intramuscular electrical stimulation in reducing hemiplegic shoulder pain at 12 mos posttreatment. DESIGN:A total of 61 chronic stroke survivors with shoulder pain and subluxation participated in this multiple-center, single-blinded, randomized clinical trial. Treatment subjects r...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Chae J,Yu DT,Walker ME,Kirsteins A,Elovic EP,Flanagan SR,Harvey RL,Zorowitz RD,Frost FS,Grill JH,Fang ZP

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients hospitalized with traumatic brain injury comprise a large portion of the population treated at trauma centers, and physiatry consultants evaluate many traumatic brain injury patients in this setting. The purpose of this study was to delineate relationships between physical medicine and rehabilitation...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Wagner AK,Fabio T,Zafonte RD,Goldberg G,Marion DW,Peitzman AB

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our rapidly changing and increasingly expensive health care environment, payers, patients, and other consumers are beginning to demand that rehabilitation providers demonstrate their value through outcomes data. Although self-assessment is not new to rehabilitation, the instruments and databases at our disposal gen...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Turpin RS,Ratner DH

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterotopic ossification in the residual lower limb in an adult nontraumatic amputee patient.Heterotopic ossification usually occurs in association with various neurologic injuries, trauma, and burns. There have been few reports in the literature of heterotopic bone formation at the distal residual limb in the adult a...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Atkinson GJ,Lee MY,Mehta MK

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present a new assessment approach, referred to as recovery preference exploration (RPE), for exploring the personal meaning of functional loss and recovery. RPE determines how people would choose to recover from profound disability if they could control that recovery. DESIGN:Twenty-six patients with a var...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Stineman MG,Ross RN,Maislin G,Marchuk N,Hijirida S,Weiner MG

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Promoting an active lifestyle through an appropriate physical exercise prescription is one of the major targets of cardiac rehabilitation. However, information on the effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation in promoting lifestyle changes in elderly patients is still scant. DESIGN:In 131 patients over the age...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Macchi C,Polcaro P,Cecchi F,Zipoli R,Sofi F,Romanelli A,Pepi L,Sibilio M,Lipoma M,Petrilli M,Molino-Lova R

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topical formulations of diclofenac, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug commonly prescribed to treat musculoskeletal complaints such as osteoarthritis, low back pain, and myofascial pain, are available in the form of a solution, gel, and patch. The topical application of diclofenac results in substantially lower sys...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Lee J,Burke DT

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that the nerve fibers to the first and second lumbrical muscles are relatively spared in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome compared with the fibers to the abductor pollicis brevis. Latencies and amplitudes of the first lumbrical and the abductor pollicis brevis (APB) muscles were compared with...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Fitz WR,Mysiw WJ,Johnson EW

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pressure ulcers are a prevalent and potentially serious medical problem encountered in both the medical and rehabilitation settings. Because the progress of rehabilitation is often interrupted by the presence of pressure ulcers, the efficient care of these wounds is of great interest to the rehabilitation team. Patien...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Burke DT,Ho CH,Saucier MA,Stewart G

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of pulsed magnetic stimulation on denervated muscles was investigated in this study. Of 24 rats divided into three groups for experiment, 8 rats served as control; 16 rats with bilaterally severed sciatic nerves were divided into two groups for different modes of stimulation. Magnetic stimulation with a ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Chang CW,Lien IN

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to identify the optimal needle placement for electromyographic examination of the biceps femoris short head muscle in relation to the biceps femoris long head tendon through sonographic evaluation. DESIGN:This cross-sectional observational study involved 36 lower limbs of 18 healthy ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Shin S,Kim KH,Kim DH

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent disability-related data are available from the 13th National Census of Population and Housing, which was performed in 2010. Disability assessment followed the recommendations of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics and identified 5,739,270 (5.1%) persons with disability, 51.1% of whom were women. Almos...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Guzman JM,Salazar EG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines the process of setting goals for patient treatment in rehabilitation. It explores ethical considerations and moral conflict inherent to the formulation of patient goals, and it provides a framework to help resolve such conflicts. Goal setting is also considered within the larger context of justic...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Haas J

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to compare calf tissue oxygenation responses to calf exercise in men without diagnosed peripheral arterial disease but with selected risk factors for peripheral arterial disease with those without risk factors. DESIGN:A cross-sectional quasi-experimental design was used. The no-risk group (n...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Miranda A,Figoni SF,Cha T,Flanagan T,Mandal O,Silva M,Scremin AM,Scremin OU

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data were collected prospectively over a 10-yr period from 53 subjects with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) to provide a profile of impairment and disability. Manual muscle testing (MMT) indicated greater involvement of proximal musculature, although a subgroup demonstrated early weakness of the ankle do...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Kilmer DD,Abresch RT,McCrory MA,Carter GT,Fowler WM Jr,Johnson ER,McDonald CM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal was to examine whether backpacks with an abdominal support device improve posture and decrease exertion while walking among adolescents. DESIGN:Double-blinded trial, with 20 subjects, performed at a University Spine Center. On day 1, adolescents walked on a treadmill for 5 mins with photographic mea...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Marsh AB,DiPonio L,Yamakawa K,Khurana S,Haig AJ

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study were to summarize the possible benefits of using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) in rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury and to explore the technical aspects of linking existing medical records to the ICF in such cases. DESIGN:A lite...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Ptyushkin P,Vidmar G,Burger H,Marincek C

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00