Training of balance under single- and dual-task conditions in older adults with balance impairment.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a physical therapy exercise and health care education program on the psychological well-being of new mothers. DESIGN:This was a randomized controlled trial. PARTICIPANTS:Primiparous and multiparous English-speaking women ready for discharge from The An...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Norman E,Sherburn M,Osborne RH,Galea MP

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is to discuss the merits of the air splint in the preprosthetic rehabilitation of lower extremity amputated limbs. We describe various methods to control postoperative edema and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. The protocol to apply and maintain the air splint and the advanta...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Rausch RW,Khalili AA

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An evaluation was carried out of the strength gains after a 19-day training program that consisted of isometric exercise coupled with electromyographic biofeedback to the knee extensor muscles. The subjects were 30 female undergraduate students who were randomly assigned to one of three groups. The experimental group ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Lucca JA,Recchiuti SJ

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to discuss role satisfaction and role deprivation experienced by the physical therapist during rehabilitation of the spinal cord-injured person. Physical therapist goals to promote patient independence may be in conflict with the therapist experiencing role satisfaction. The patient-ther...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Curtis KA

更新日期：1985-02-01 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:Previous studies on physical activity after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) concentrated mainly on a return to sports activities. OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this study were to determine the habitual physical activity behavior of people who had undergone TKA (TKA group) 1 to 5 years after surgery and to exami...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Kersten RF,Stevens M,van Raay JJ,Bulstra SK,van den Akker-Scheek I

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise can be sustained only if there is increased blood flow to those tissues with increased metabolic needs. Blood flow to particular working muscles can be increased either by increasing cardiac output or by redirecting peripheral blood flow. The nature and extent of changes in cardiovascular function that occur ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Littell EH

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of our study was to describe and compare free-speed gait patterns of healthy young women with healthy elderly women. The evaluation was completed with high-speed cinematography using synchronized front and side views of 26 healthy volunteers. One group was composed of 13 subjects 20 to 35 years of age, and...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Hageman PA,Blanke DJ

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the prevalence of lower limb amputation (LLA), only a small percentage of people with LLA actually receive physical therapy post amputation and are rehabilitated to their full potential level of function. There is a need for the development of a rehabilitation program that targets impairments and lim...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Gailey R,Gaunaurd I,Raya M,Kirk-Sanchez N,Prieto-Sanchez LM,Roach K

更新日期：2020-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To consistently prepare physical therapist students for their first full-time clinical experience, the entry-level curriculum must provide and assess competency in the essential knowledge, skills, attitudes, and professional behaviors. Objective:The purpose of this Delphi study was to develop consensus on a...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Timmerberg JF,Dole R,Silberman N,Goffar SL,Mathur D,Miller A,Murray L,Pelletier D,Simpson MS,Stolfi A,Thompson A,Utzman R

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Clinical cervical spine instability (CCSI) is controversial and difficult to diagnose. Within the literature, no clinical or diagnostic tests that yield valid and reliable results have been described to differentially diagnose this condition. The purpose of this study was to attempt to obtain con...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Cook C,Brismée JM,Fleming R,Sizer PS Jr

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:This case report describes the use of Sinaki and Mulder's approach to staging amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and functional outcome measures in designing a treatment program for a 59-year-old woman with ALS. CASE DESCRIPTION AND OUTCOMES:As the patient progressed from stage I through stage ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Dal Bello-Haas V,Kloos AD,Mitsumoto H

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of obesity is increasing in older adults, with associated worsening in the burden of disability. Little is known about the impact of body mass index (BMI) on self-report and performance-based balance and mobility measures in older adults. OBJECTIVE:The purposes of this study were (1) to examin...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Hergenroeder AL,Wert DM,Hile ES,Studenski SA,Brach JS

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：:Mechanotransduction, the mechanism by which mechanical perturbation influences genetic expression and cellular behavior, is an area of molecular biology undergoing rapid exploration and discovery. Cells are sensitive to forces such as shear, tension, and compression, and they respond accordingly through cellular proli...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Dunn SL,Olmedo ML

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:This study was designed to determine whether the maximum weight that can be lifted during 33% to 67% of a workday (weight lifted frequently) can be accurately predicted from other data gathered during a functional capacity evaluation (FCE). The best equations for estimating weight lifted frequent...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Saunders RL,Beissner KL,McManis BG

更新日期：1997-12-01 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 AND PURPOSE:The purpose of this case report is to describe physical therapy to improve the balance and ambulation of a 16-year-old patient with attention impairment following intracranial hemorrhage. CASE DESCRIPTION:The patient initially had frequent losses of balance, especially in distracting environment...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Tappan RS

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

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：:U.S. military physical therapists have a proud history of providing medical care during operational deployments ranging from war to complex humanitarian emergencies. Regardless of austerity of environment or intensity of hostility, U.S. military physical therapists serve as autonomous providers, evaluating and treatin...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Moore JH,Goffar SL,Teyhen DS,Pendergrass TL,Childs JD,Ficke JR

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A central theme of current evidence-based guidelines for managing low back pain is endorsement of the resumption of activities despite the presence of pain. This task can be challenging for both therapists and patients, and there are many essentially psychological obstacles to implementing the guidelines. These obstac...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Nicholas MK,George SZ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Study of Aging Life-Space Assessment (LSA) is a relatively new instrument to measure mobility. The purpose of this report is to describe the relationships between LSA and traditional measures of physical function, sociodemographic characteristics, dep...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Peel C,Sawyer Baker P,Roth DL,Brown CJ,Brodner EV,Allman RM

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of motor development has long influenced the clinical practice of physical therapy. We first review the contributions and deficiencies of two traditional maturational and reflex-based models of motor development. Second, we describe basic principles of kinematic and kinetic analyses of movement and show how ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Kamm K,Thelen E,Jensen JL

更新日期：1990-12-01 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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The rating scale (RS), standard gamble (SG), and time trade-off (TTO) for people with traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCIs) have not been reported. This study compared psychometric performances of these preference-based measures among people with SCIs in Taiwan. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:In total, 18...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Lin MR,Hwang HF,Chung KP,Huang C,Chen CY

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of electromyographic biofeedback compared with conventional physical therapy for improving upper-extremity function in patients following a stroke. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:A literature search was done for the years 1976 to 1992. The selection cr...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Moreland J,Thomson MA

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：:Twenty subjects were followed up to three months after microneurographic recording of sympathetic nerve fiber activity to determine the nature and incidence of sequelae to the invasive microneurographic procedure. Skin or muscle parethesias lasting two weeks on the average were reported by the majority of subjects. Ni...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Littell EH

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00