Standardization of the continuing care activity measure: a multicenter study to assess reliability, validity, and ability to measure change.

abstract：:The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has developed a clinical research agenda that is designed to support, explain, and enhance physical therapy clinical practice by facilitating research that is useful primarily to clinicians. The Clinical Research Agenda was developed through a series of conferences and ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

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更新日期：2000-05-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to characterize and classify the prevalence of passive hip rotation range-of-motion (ROM) asymmetry in healthy subjects (n = 100) and in patients with low back dysfunction (n = 50). We categorized the subjects of both groups as having one of three patterns of hip rotation. Pattern IA exis...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Ellison JB,Rose SJ,Sahrmann SA

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have decreased gait speeds, which can negatively affect their community participation and quality of life. However, evidence for effective rehabilitation interventions to improve gait speed remains unclear. PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine the effectivenes...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Moreau NG,Bodkin AW,Bjornson K,Hobbs A,Soileau M,Lahasky K

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes the use of electrical stimulation with high voltage pulsed monophasic current for treatment of a large, infected wound of the thoracic spine, following a surgical debridement procedure. The patient was a 21-year-old man with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy who was dependent for all self-...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Fitzgerald GK,Newsome D

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Stair climb power is an important clinical measure of lower-extremity power. The stair climb power test (SCPT) was validated by requiring individuals to climb a full flight of stairs. A 4-step SCPT (4SCPT) would be more clinically feasible and easier to perform, yet its reliability and validity are unknown. ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Ni M,Brown LG,Lawler D,Bean JF

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical therapist interventions, such as those designed to change physical activity behavior, are often complex and multifaceted. In order to facilitate rigorous evaluation and implementation of these complex interventions into clinical practice, the development process must be comprehensive, systematic, an...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Jones TM,Dear BF,Hush JM,Titov N,Dean CM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical stimulation reduces hypertonicity, but the mechanism for the effectiveness is not well understood. In this particular case, electrical stimulation to the toe extensors resulted in inhibition of the toe-flexor hypertonicity. This phenomenon may be explained by Sherrington's theory of reciprocal inhibition. L...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Fulbright JS

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Searching and reading the research literature are essential activities for enhancing the use of research and optimizing the quality of physical therapist practice. OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to identify practitioner, organization, and research characteristics that are associated with searc...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Salbach NM,Guilcher SJ,Jaglal SB,Davis DA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate if, in three weeks, the vastus medialis muscle could be trained to contract independently of the vastus lateralis muscle. Ten subjects attended electromyographic biofeedback training sessions five days a week for three weeks for one half hour each day. During the first two ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： LeVeau BF,Rogers C

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infants aged 2 to 5 months show spontaneous general movements (GMs) of the whole body, which are referred to as fidgety movements (FMs). Although previous studies have shown that evaluation of GMs by the General Movement Assessment (GMA) has predictive value about later neurological impairments, it remains u...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Gima H,Shimatani K,Nakano H,Watanabe H,Taga G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two methods of inversion therapy and four common exercise positions on the shape of the low back. We studied 25 healthy subjects in six exercise positions: 1) inverted with lower limbs extended (ILLE), 2) standing, 3) supine, 4) inverted with lower limbs flexed (...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Nosse LJ,Sobush DC,McCrimmon C

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have demonstrated that the performance of a secondary task during walking alters gait. OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the effects of task prioritization on walking in young and older adults to evaluate the "default" prioritization scheme used, the flexibility to alter prioritization and ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Yogev-Seligmann G,Rotem-Galili Y,Mirelman A,Dickstein R,Giladi N,Hausdorff JM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited research exists on the utilization and payments of physical rehabilitation services, especially among individuals with commercial insurance. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to characterize the utilization and payments of office-based physical rehabilitation services among nonelderly individuals with comm...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Liu X,Hanney WJ,Masaracchio M,Kolber MJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the number of physical therapy programs increases, more physical therapy departments will be developing clinical education programs. A guide for clinicians who are developing clinical education programs is presented. Suggestions are made for developing a philosophy of clinical education and for structuring the prog...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Windom PA

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High voltage pulsed galvanic stimulation (HVPGS) and low voltage neuromuscular stimulation (LVNMS) techniques were compared for peak torque of an induced isometric contraction, perceived discomfort, and subjective preference of treatment. The high voltage current used a 40-microseconds monophasic waveform, and the low...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Wong RA

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the effects of continuous passive motion (CPM) given for a minimum of 20 hours a day to Group 1 patients (n = 15) or a maximum of 5 hours a day to Group 2 patients (n = 8) who received total knee joint replacements. Four variables were analyzed on the third and sixth days after surgery: 1) range of motion,...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Basso DM,Knapp L

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interest in manual therapy appears to continue to grow among physical therapy clinicians and educators throughout the world even though the underlying concepts and techniques have not been justified by a knowledge base. The purposes of this article are to critically assess the role of manual therapy within the physica...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Farrell JP,Jensen GM

更新日期：1992-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although clinical gait speed may indicate health and well-being in older adults, there is a lack of studies comparing clinical tests with ambulatory gait speed with regard to several health outcomes. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to examine the associations of clinical gait speed, measured by th...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： De la Cámara MÁ,Higueras-Fresnillo S,Sadarangani KP,Esteban-Cornejo I,Martinez-Gomez D,Veiga ÓL

更新日期：2020-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred ten children ranging in age from 6 to 12 years were tested on a battery of items involving motor-planning ability. The most significant items from the original battery were selected through statistical analysis. From this selection, a brief and easy-to-administer test battery was devised that does not requ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Cornish SV

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive exercise tests were performed on 12 closed head-injured subjects to determine 1) whether results differ when tests are performed on a treadmill, a bicycle ergometer, or mechanical stairs and 2) whether a 3-month general physical conditioning program results in an improvement in exercise performance. The su...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Hunter M,Tomberlin J,Kirkikis C,Kuna ST

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) hyperextension deformity is common in people with diabetic neuropathy and a known risk factor for ulceration and amputation. An MTPJ hyperextension movement pattern may contribute to the development of this acquired deformity. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to deter...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Cheuy VA,Hastings MK,Mueller MJ

更新日期：2016-08-01 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 purpose of this study was to determine the difference in the lumbar curves of subjects while they stood compared with while they sat in two chairs with different seat angles--the Balans Multi-Chair (BMC) and a standard conventional chair (SCC). An additional purpose was to determine the relationship between lumbar c...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Link CS,Nicholson GG,Shaddeau SA,Birch R,Gossman MR

更新日期：1990-10-01 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:Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by rigidity, postural instability, bradykinesia, and tremor, as well as other musculoskeletal impairments and functional limitations. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the reliability and stability of measures of impairments and physical ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Schenkman M,Cutson TM,Kuchibhatla M,Chandler J,Pieper C

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An effective compensatory stepping response is the first line of defense for preventing a fall during sudden large external perturbations. The biomechanical factors that contribute to heightened fall risk in survivors of stroke, however, are not clearly understood. It is known that impending sensorimotor and...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Salot P,Patel P,Bhatt T

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:People with peripheral vestibular pathology demonstrate motor impairments when responding and adapting to postural platform perturbations and during performance of sit-to-stand and locomotor tasks. This study investigated the influence of unilateral peripheral vestibular hypofunction on voluntary...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Borello-France DF,Gallagher JD,Furman JM,Redfern MS,Carvell GE

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00