Physical Therapists' Views and Experiences of Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain and the Role of Acupuncture: Qualitative Exploration.

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 AND PURPOSE:Although foot orthotics are often prescribed to alter the lower-extremity mechanics during the stance period of gait, there is little documentation of the actual effect of foot orthotics on the movement of the lower-extremity joints during walking and running. This study examined the effect of fo...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Eng JJ,Pierrynowski MR

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:This qualitative study was designed to explore, identify, and describe clinical decision-making processes used by pediatric physical therapists. SUBJECTS:Clinical decision-making processes of three experienced therapists and three inexperienced therapists were assessed as they worked with 18 chi...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Embrey DG,Guthrie MR,White OR,Dietz J

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The long-term management following an hemicorporectomy (HCP) is not well documented in the scientific literature. The purpose of this case report is to describe the 25-year history of a man with a spinal cord injury who experienced severe musculoskeletal deterioration and hemicorporectomy. CASE ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Shields RK,Dudley-Javoroski S

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Deficits in upper-extremity function in individuals with tetraplegia are primarily due to the loss of motor pathways. Detrimental cortical reorganization, however, may create further loss of function. The purpose of this case report is to describe the cortical changes associated with a combinatio...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Hoffman LR,Field-Fote EC

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The variability and delay in utilizing evidence in clinical practice are barriers to improving care, quality, and cost in health care, as charged by the "triple aim" framework. Scientific research provides an avenue not only to further the field of pain research, but also to study and change the patterns and processes...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Joyce C,Schneider M,Stevans JM,Beneciuk JM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:This case report describes the use of glossopharyngeal breathing (GPB) and neck accessory muscle breathing (NAMB) in the treatment of an individual who was dependent on a ventilator secondary to a spinal cord injury. CASE DESCRIPTION:The patient was a 19-year-old man with C2 complete tetraplegia...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Warren VC

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to describe the relationships among measurements of torque produced during selected maximal voluntary contractions of the quadriceps femoris muscles. SUBJECTS:Twenty nondisabled women, ranging in age from 21 to 33 years (X = 25, SD = 3.5), volunteered to participate...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Kues JM,Rothstein JM,Lamb RL

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding of attitudes, knowledge, and behavior related to evidence-based practice (EBP) and use of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in primary care physical therapy is limited. OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were: (1) to investigate self-reported attitudes, knowledge, behavior, prer...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Bernhardsson S,Johansson K,Nilsen P,Öberg B,Larsson ME

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the sit-to-stand movement in nine healthy elderly adults, ages 61 to 74 years, and compares peak joint angles, torques, and velocities of 11 body segments with data collected from nine young women, ages 25 to 36 years. The subjects in this study rose from a chair under a controlled protocol. An ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Ikeda ER,Schenkman ML,Riley PO,Hodge WA

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the relationship between inherent muscle length and torque production in 59 healthy women. We recorded nondominant ankle range-of-motion values for each subject. These values were partitioned into quartiles for two knee positions. Women with "loose" plantar flexor muscles comprised the first qu...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Hornsby TM,Nicholson GG,Gossman MR,Culpepper M

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Physical therapists' teaching skills often are disregarded in research studies. We examined whether the use of different teaching principles during neuromotor task training was associated with treatment effects. SUBJECTS:Nineteen children (mean age=7 years 5 months, range=5-10 years) who had dev...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Niemeijer AS,Schoemaker MM,Smits-Engelsman BC

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep has been demonstrated to enhance simple motor skill learning "offline" in young adults. "Offline learning" refers to either the stabilization or the enhancement of a memory through the passage of time without additional practice. It remains unclear whether a functional motor task will benefit from slee...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Al-Sharman A,Siengsukon CF

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:Basic electrical safety information for the physical therapist is presented, and the most hazardous areas in a physical therapy clinic are identified. Physical therapy modalities are no safer than the power receptacle (wall outlet) into which they are plugged. High frequency physical therapy equipment should never be ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Arledge RL

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aimed to evaluate whether high-flow oxygen therapy (HFOT) during training was more effective than oxygen in improving exercise capacity in hypoxemic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS:A total of 171 patients with COPD and chronic hypoxemia were consecutively recruited in 8 rehabi...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Vitacca M,Paneroni M,Zampogna E,Visca D,Carlucci A,Cirio S,Banfi P,Pappacoda G,Trianni L,Brogneri A,Belli S,Paracchini E,Aliani M,Spinelli V,Gigliotti F,Lanini B,Lazzeri M,Clini EM,Malovini A,Ambrosino N,Associazi

更新日期：2020-08-12 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：:The purpose of this study was to illustrate the adaptability and use of work sampling, an industrial engineering technique, as a dependable method for collecting personnel utilization data in the physical therapy department of a general hospital and to demonstrate the concept of work sampling to physical therapy super...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Domenech MA,Payton O,Hill J,Shukla RK

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patients who experience pain, a symptom of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), often exhibit kinesiophobia (irrational fear of movement). The purpose of this study was to examine whether pain-related fear of movement is associated with exercise capacity, activity limitations, or participation restric...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Nijs J,Vanherberghen K,Duquet W,De Meirleir K

更新日期：2004-08-01 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 AND PURPOSE:A randomized controlled trial to compare 2 forms of monophasic pulsed currents with 2 forms of burst-modulated, kilohertz-frequency alternating current ("Russian current" and "Aussie current") was conducted to establish whether different amounts of wrist extensor torque were produced and whether ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Ward AR,Oliver WG,Buccella D

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical therapists have an active role in the rehabilitation of injured workers. However, regulations in Queensland, Australia, do not afford them the opportunity to participate in return-to-work (RTW) decisions in a standardized way. No prior research has explored the experiences and perceptions of therapi...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Johnston V,Nielsen M,Corbière M,Franche RL

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peak and angle specific knee extension torques produced after a quadriceps femoris muscle stretch and after a 15-second rest were compared to determine the effect of stretch on knee extension torque. Twenty healthy subjects performed eight maximum voluntary knee extensions at 90 degrees/sec under each condition. Altho...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Bohannon RW,Gibson DF

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate, in a sample of patients with hemiparesis secondary to cerebrovascular accident, the relationship between the ratio of stimulus on time to off time and muscle fatigue using a commercial electrical stimulation unit. An experimental model was used to test the hypothesis that ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Packman-Braun R

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:First-line conservative treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women is behavioral intervention, including pelvic-floor muscle (PFM) exercise and bladder control strategies. OBJECTIVE:The purposes of this study were: (1) to describe adherence and barriers to exercise and bladder control strategy...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Borello-France D,Burgio KL,Goode PS,Ye W,Weidner AC,Lukacz ES,Jelovsek JE,Bradley CS,Schaffer J,Hsu Y,Kenton K,Spino C,Pelvic Floor Disorders Network.

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a reimbursable, outpatient modified constraint-induced therapy (mCIT) protocol administered to subjects with chronic stroke who initially exhibited minimal movement ability in their affected wrists and fingers. SUBJECTS:The subjects were...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Page SJ,Levine P

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comparative effectiveness research (CER) requires valid outcome measures that discriminate patients by risk factors in similar ways across settings. Standardized functional status (FS) measures in physical therapy are used routinely in multiple countries, creating the potential for CER among countries. OBJE...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Deutscher D,Hart DL,Stratford PW,Dickstein R

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of bone marrow transplantation (BMT) as it relates to the practice of physical therapy based on experiences at a cancer research center. This overview includes information on the diseases treated with BMT, patient treatment regimens during hospitalization, and comp...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： James MC

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low back pain is commonly seen in physical therapy practice, and many methods of treatment are used to reduce it. In this article, we discuss the magnitude of the low back pain problem, outline the various treatment methods, and develop a strategy to classify and standardize the treatment of the patient who has low ba...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： DeRosa CP,Porterfield JA

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-four patients with hemiplegia following stroke and 10 nondisabled subjects were studied to examine the contributions inadequate motor unit recruitment and co-contraction attributable to impaired antagonist inhibition play in the movement disorder of the hemiplegic arm. Electromyographic data were recorded from a...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Gowland C,deBruin H,Basmajian JV,Plews N,Burcea I

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00