Exploring the teaching and learning of clinical reasoning, risks, and benefits of cervical spine manipulation.

abstract：:Background and Purpose: The Groningen Meander Walking time (GMW-sec) test has not been clinically validated as a feasible assessment to test functional mobility skills. The purpose of this study was to determine the concurrent validity of the GMW-sec test with the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test in older adults with dement...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Lee HS,Ko M,Park SW,Braden H

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing evidence that speed-based exercise training benefits people with Parkinson's disease (PD). The present study investigates the effects of a single session of volitional, high-speed cycling intervals on a battery of timed functional tests selected for their relevance to the symptom of bradykinesia. Ten ...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Uygur M,Bellumori M,LeNoir K,Poole K,Pretzer-Aboff I,Knight CA

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary objective of this study was to determine the accuracy of physiotherapists' predictions of mobility for people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Five physiotherapists and 47 patients from two SCI units were recruited. Two sets of predictions about mobility at 1 year were made for each patient shortly after the...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Harvey LA,Chu J,Adams R,Batty J,Barratt D,Kwok S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (mini-BESTest) is a valid tool for assessing standing balance in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Its reliability has not yet been investigated with this population. Objective: To assess the test-retest and inter-rater reliability of the mini-BESTest in adults ...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Roy A,Higgins J,Nadeau S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patient perceived level of force is commonly used to regulate exercise load. This study determined the accuracy of perceived force as a method of regulating exercise load for the cervical flexors and extensors. METHODS:Thirty healthy individuals performed submaximal isometric cervical flexion and extension e...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： O'Leary S PT, PhD,Cush AM PT,Ng WYW PT,Taanevig C PT,Tan JE PT,McPhail SM PT, PhD

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to use a questionnaire based on the discrepancy model to assess the factors contributing to satisfaction and dissatisfaction with private outpatient physiotherapy services in Sydney; to test the applicability of the "consumer model" to physiotherapy practice, and to identify the criteria ...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Knight PK,Cheng AN,Lee GM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among older adults, low back pain (LBP) is common, costly, and disabling. Trunk muscle training (TMT) and neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) have both been found to be effective in reducing LBP, but studies among older adults have been limited. An 83-year-old female with left-sided chronic LBP participated in...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Pugliese JM,Sions JM,Velasco TO,Hicks GE

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Visual and proprioceptive cues are important for body orientation to maintain correct posture. This study investigated the effects of exercise training on subjective visual, postural, and haptic perception of verticality in patients with scoliosis. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Thirty-two female adolescents with modera...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Yagci G,Yakut Y,Simsek E

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To verify the effects of 12, 24, 36 hippotherapy sessions over time on postural balance while sitting in children with cerebral palsy as well the effects of treatment after one interruption period of 45 days. Methods: Hippotherapy program with a twice-weekly treatment with a total of 13 children aged 5-10 yea...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Moraes AG PT, MSc,Copetti F PhD,Ângelo VR BS,Chiavoloni L BS,de David AC PhD

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Physiotherapists (PTs) are responsible for the prevention and promotion of physical and mental health. Their beliefs toward mental illness (MI) are important to disclose stigmatization. Purpose: To investigate the b...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Yildirim M,Balci B

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Longstanding gynecological pain affects large numbers of women in the Western world. Somatocognitive therapy (SCT), a hybrid of cognitive psychotherapy and physiotherapy, is an evidence-based approach that has been successfully applied in the treatment of women suffering from such disorders, for example ch...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Danielsen KG,Fougner M,Haugstad GK

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose was to explore the feasibility of whole body vibration (WBV) on polio survivors with/without post-polio syndrome (PPS) by studying its effects on walking speed (10-m walk test), endurance (2-min walk test), pain severity/interference (Brief Pain Inventory [BPI]), sleep quality (Pittsburg Sleep Quali...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Da Silva CP,Szot CL,deSa N

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence supporting the use of music during pediatric physical therapy intervention is limited. The purpose of this single-subject design was to evaluate the effects of music on patient progress, the amount of crying during therapy, and parent satisfaction with physical therapy services. The subject was an infant girl...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Rahlin M,Cech D,Rheault W,Stoecker J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Body mass index, pain, female sex, and age have been reported as predictors of physical activity in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). However, no reports have examined the psychological factors associated with physical activity in people with LSS. Purpose: To use psychological assessments to iden...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Minetama M,Kawakami M,Teraguchi M,Kagotani R,Mera Y,Sumiya T,Nakagawa M,Yamamoto Y,Matsuo S,Sakon N,Nakatani T,Kitano T,Nakagawa Y

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The Acapella is a positive pressure device designed to assist mucociliary clearance. This study investigated the effectiveness of the Acapella in comparison to PEP mask therapy. Twenty-three participants with cystic fibrosis (CF) with a median age of 12 years (range 7-18 years), who were admitted to hospital for a res...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： West K,Wallen M,Follett J

更新日期：2010-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent evidence has demonstrated that group-based physiotherapy interventions for musculoskeletal pain can have similar clinical outcomes compared to one-to-one treatment. This study qualitatively explored the experiences of individuals who participated in a physiotherapist-led group exercise class for people...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Barrett E,Hayes A,Kelleher M,Conroy C,Robinson K,O'Sullivan K,McCreesh K

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intermittent claudication can seriously limit an individual's walking capacity. Walking programs are known to improve this limitation but could be limited by a person's ability to carry his or her own full body weight to perform the walking. We theorized that decreasing body weight, through mechanical unloading, might...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Swisher AK,Long H,Dyer B,Gilleland D,Bonner D

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) in female physiotherapists with more than 15 years of job experience. A self-administered postal questionnaire was sent to 203 female physiotherapists with more than 15 years of job experi...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Grooten WJ,Wernstedt P,Campo M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Post-stroke survivors with right hemisphere injury have more impairments in postural control and balance. However, the impact of the hemisphere injured on the process of balance reacquisition has not been fully explored. We hypothesized that stroke survivors could learn balance tasks (H1), but right hemisp...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Bonuzzi GMG,de Freitas TB,Palma GCDS,Soares MAA,Lange B,Pompeu JE,Torriani-Pasin C

更新日期：2020-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The interview of a patient attending physical therapy is the cornerstone of the physical examination, diagnosis, plan of care, prognosis, and overall efficacy of the therapeutic experience. A thorough, skilled interview drives the objective tests and measures chosen, as well as provides context for the interpretation ...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Diener I,Kargela M,Louw A

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to determine the inter-rater reliability of glenohumeral internal rotation (GIR) range of motion (ROM) and pressure measurements among four measurement methods: (1) Manual stabilization of the humeral head and coracoid process (MSHC) without applying consistent pressure (ACP) to bot...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Hwang UJ,Kwon OY,Jeon IC,Jung SH,Kim MH

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:External hemipelvectomy (EHP) is an uncommon procedure involving surgical amputation of the lower extremity and hemipelvis. Soft tissue sarcomas of the pelvis are rare and accompanied by a high risk of disease progression after surgical intervention. The purpose of this case report is to describe...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Schaal Wilson RE

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study has explored the experience of body awareness in patients with chronic pain as well as possible changes in this phenomenon as a consequence of Norwegian psychomotor physiotherapy (NPMP), were explored in the present study. Four focus group interviews were performed. Two groups consisted of patients on waiti...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Dragesund T,Råheim M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of "breathing control" on sonographic diaphragmatic excursion. METHOD:A prospective, randomized, assessor-blinded study design involving 20 physiotherapy students; ten with knowledge of the breathing control technique (Group BC) and ten without (Group CON). All participants were ask...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Jones AYM PhD,Ngai SPC PhD,Ying MTC PhD,Morris NR PhD,Laakso EL PhD,Lee SWY PhD,Parry SM PhD

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Milwaukee brace had been a standard of nonsurgical treatment for scoliosis since 1954. Milwaukee brace 23-hours wearing protocol was most effective for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. However, Milwaukee brace 23-hours wearing showed an impact on psychosocial functioning of the patients. Moreover,...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Maruyama T,Takesita K,Kitagawa T,Nakao Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective audit was conducted in 1998 and 2000 to review the physiotherapy management of hospitalized children with cystic fibrosis (CF) at the Brisbane Royal Children's Hospital (RCH). The objective was to detect and explore possible changes in patient management in this time period and investigate whether thes...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Farbotko K,Wilson C,Watter P,MacDonald J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervicogenic headache (CH) is a debilitating pain problem, estimated to affect 13-17% of the population with chronic headache. Physiotherapy can improve this condition in 75% of patients but the remaining 25% are unresponsive to treatment, and to date researchers have been unable to identify predictors of non-responsi...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Liebert A,Rebbeck T,Elias S,Hawkins D,Adams R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our report describes the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) combined with body weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) on independent gait recovery in a patient with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI). CASE DESCRIPTION:The patient was a 31-year-old male, household ambulator (ai...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Nogueira F,Shirahige L,Brito R,Monte-Silva K

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been explored as a neuromodulatory tool to prime motor function in several neurological disorders. Studies using tDCS in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are limited. We investigated the safety, feasibility and effects of long-term tDCS in an individual...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Madhavan S PT, PhD,Sivaramakrishnan A PT, MS,Bond S MS,Jiang QL MD

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To verify effects of kinesio taping (KT) in shoulder subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) when compared to sham taping applied in the same way with KT. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients were randomized as group 1 (n = 21) KT group and group 2 (n = 20) sham-taping group. Taping was applied every three days, thr...

journal_title：Physiotherapy theory and practice

authors： Kocyigit F,Acar M,Turkmen MB,Kose T,Guldane N,Kuyucu E

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00