Manual therapy and exercise to improve outcomes in patients with muscle tension dysphonia: a case series.

abstract：:Therapeutic approaches in the pediatric population have generally been less aggressive than those implemented for younger and older adults. Several factors contribute to this, starting with the challenge of engaging infants in the "goal" of therapy, their resistance to initiating behaviors that are uncomfortable or fa...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Ulrich BD

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although preliminary studies have established a good psychometric foundation for the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory Computer Adaptive Test (PEDI-CAT) for a broad population of youth with disabilities, additional validation is warranted for young children. OBJECTIVE:The study objective was to (...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Dumas HM,Fragala-Pinkham MA,Rosen EL,Lombard KA,Farrell C

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maximal distance walked in a given time period is frequently used as a simple method to evaluate exercise tolerance in patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Typically, patients walk on a treadmill or in a corridor at a self-paced speed. Little information is available about the diff...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Swerts PM,Mostert R,Wouters EF

更新日期：1990-07-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to develop a conceptual framework and a data-collection tool to begin a systematic analysis of the work of the physical therapist. The primary method of data collection was nonparticipant observation of physical therapist-patient treatment sessions. A team of two researchers performed eac...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Jensen GM,Shepard KF,Hack LM

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this investigation of patients with stroke were to 1) determine and compare shoulder lateral rotation range of motion (SLRROM) measured at the threshold of pain on the paretic and nonparetic sides; 2) establish the intrarater and interrater reliability of the measurements; and 3) determine the relation...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Andrews AW,Bohannon RW

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:How people think and talk about weight is important because it can influence their behavior toward people who are overweight. One study has shown that physical therapists have negative attitudes toward people who are overweight. However, how this finding translates into clinical practice is not well understo...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Setchell J,Watson BM,Gard M,Jones L

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The delivery of acupuncture alongside mainstream interventions and the cost-effectiveness of "alternative" treatments remain areas of controversy. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the cost-utility of adding acupuncture to a course of advice and exercise delivered by UK National Health Service (...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Whitehurst DG,Bryan S,Hay EM,Thomas E,Young J,Foster NE

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Somatosensory as well as mental impairments are easily overlooked after acute stroke. Furthermore, their associations with activity limitations are not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to examine this association and whether the assessment of somatosensory functions will provide in...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Welmer AK,von Arbin M,Murray V,Holmqvist LW,Sommerfeld DK

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this study were 1) to establish the concurrent validity of the universal goniometer and the fluid-based goniometer and 2) to determine the intertester reliability of these two instruments. A correlational study was performed in which two testers used the universal goniometer and the fluid-based goniome...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Petherick M,Rheault W,Kimble S,Lechner C,Senear V

更新日期：1988-06-01 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：:The paper presents guidelines for determining ideal training heart rates and recreational and occupational energy-cost levels for individual patients with ischemic heart disease. These guidelines were established by Karvonen, are based on results of progressive exercise testing, and have been applied to a broad spectr...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Amundsen LR

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past 2 decades, researchers have demonstrated the potential for virtual reality (VR) technologies to provide engaging and motivating environments for stroke rehabilitation interventions. Much of the research has been focused on the exploratory phase, and jumps to intervention efficacy trials and scale-up evalua...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Proffitt R,Lange B

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of bacteria removed from a venous stasis ulcer by whirlpool treatment alone and that removed by whirlpool treatment followed by vigorous rinsing are compared. A single subject received the whirlpool treatment followed by the rinse on 12 separate occasions. The number of bacteria removed was determined by ta...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Bohannon RW

更新日期：1982-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Physical therapists are well positioned to meet societal needs and reduce the global burden of noncommunicable diseases through the integration of evidence-based population health, prevention, health promotion, and wellness (PHPW) activities into practice. Little guidance exists regarding the specific PHPW co...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Magnusson DM,Rethorn ZD,Bradford EH,Maxwell J,Ingman MS,Davenport TE,Bezner JR

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence of Fluori-Methane spray as a method of affecting passive range of motion measured at the right hip joint. Subjects were 30 normal volunteers randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group. A special table was constructed to position and stabilize ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Halkovich LR,Personius WJ,Clamann HP,Newton RA

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Graduated rotation exercises performed with the arm by the side are commonly used to improve rotator cuff (RC) muscle function. The aim of this study was to compare the pattern of recruitment of the RC muscles with that of other shoulder muscles that rotate the shoulder joint during these exercis...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Dark A,Ginn KA,Halaki M

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Physical therapists often must either palpate tendons of the shoulder or, as part of treatment, apply forces to those tendons. Many methods have been suggested for minimizing the amount of soft tissue that overlies these tendons, but no data have been presented to justify the use of any approach....

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Mattingly GE,Mackarey PJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A biomechanical analysis of normal walking assessed the mechanical work cost in joules per unit mass and distance walked. For 21 walking trials--seven subjects at slow, natural, and fast cadences--these work costs (min = .73 J/kg.m, max = 1.65 J/kg.m) were correlated with maximum knee flexion during stance (min=6 degr...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Winter DA

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We monitored the result of a tilt table-wedge board routine on the passive ankle dorsiflexion of 20 patients consecutively to determine the effectiveness of the treatment. The calculated frequency of the treatment, which was applied for 30 minutes on each of 5 to 22 treatment days, ranged from 2.3 to 6.4 treatments a ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Bohannon RW,Larkin PA

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of patients with chronic alcoholism who participated in a circuit training exercise program were compared on a stair climbing task to a group of patients who did not participate in the program. After three weeks, the patients in the exercise group had gained significantly in the number of stairs which they cou...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Piorkowski M,Axtell LA

更新日期：1976-04-01 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：:Information contained in a clinical report represents new directions in the practice of physical therapy and provides the stimulus for reseach and growth in the profession. The responsibility of the practitioner to share information on problems and solutions generated in the practice of physical therapy is of paramoun...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Mauser WW

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Debility accounts for 10% of inpatient rehabilitation cases among Medicare beneficiaries. Debility has the highest 30-day readmission rate among 6 impairment groups most commonly admitted to inpatient rehabilitation. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to examine rates, temporal distribution, and factor...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Galloway RV,Karmarkar AM,Graham JE,Tan A,Raji M,Granger CV,Ottenbacher KJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the reliability of measurements made by four physical therapists on healthy subject gait data recorded from the Krusen limb load monitor. The five components of step (stance time, time up, time to second peak, and force at the first and second peaks) were analyzed. Six components contributing to ga...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Carey PB,Wolf SL,Binder-MacLeod SA,Bain RL

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional constipation is a common bowel disorder leading to activity restrictions and reduced health-related quality of life. Typically, this condition is initially managed with prescription of laxatives or fiber supplementation, or both. However, these interventions are often ineffective and fail to address the und...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： George SE,Borello-France DF

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite occupational therapists having strong historical ties to the Canadian military, there are currently no uniformed occupational therapists and only a few permanent occupational therapists employed by Canadian Forces. Occupational therapy is provided, in the main, through civilian occupational therapists. Occupat...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Brown HV,Hollis V

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Evidence suggests that individuals with early and mid-stage Parkinson disease (PD) have diminished range of motion (ROM). Spinal ROM influences the ability to function. In this investigation, the authors examined available spinal ROM, segmental excursions (the ROM used) during reaching, and their...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Schenkman ML,Clark K,Xie T,Kuchibhatla M,Shinberg M,Ray L

更新日期：2001-08-01 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