Common questions asked by medical students about physiatry. Brief report.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to evaluate the immediate effects of a 6-mo combined exercise program on quality-of-life, physical function, depression, and aerobic capacity in women with fibromyalgia syndrome and to determine the impact of repeated delivery of the intervention. DESIGN:Forty-one women with fibromyalgia wer...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Sañudo B,Carrasco L,de Hoyo M,McVeigh JG

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes approaches to assessing rehabilitation research capacity and measuring capacity growth within the context of basic science, clinical research, health services research, and engineering and technology development. Related metrics are also described, including the selectiveness of research trainin...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Heinemann AW

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decade, a considerable number of articles has shown that exercise is effective in improving motor performance in Parkinson disease. In particular, recent studies have focused on the efficacy of intensive exercise in achieving optimal results in the rehabilitation of patients with Parkinson disease. The eff...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Frazzitta G,Balbi P,Maestri R,Bertotti G,Boveri N,Pezzoli G

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the percentage of body weight represented by backpacks and the types of backpacks carried by elementary school students. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study was conducted in three elementary schools in central Texas. All students in kindergarten through fifth grade were invited to participate. A lett...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Forjuoh SN,Lane BL,Schuchmann JA

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate if an early rehabilitation program for survivors of critical illness improves functional recovery, reduces length of stay, and reduces hospital costs. DESIGN:This was a prospective randomized controlled trial. Fifty-three consecutive survivors of critical illness were in...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Gruther W,Pieber K,Steiner I,Hein C,Hiesmayr JM,Paternostro-Sluga T

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of human cortex during voluntary muscle contraction produces a transient period of inhibition (i.e., silent period, SP) in the electromyographic (EMG) activity. The duration of the SP in relation to the level of muscle force (10%, 50% and 100% of maximum voluntary contraction) a...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Stĕtkárová I,Leis AA,Stokić DS,Delapasse JS,Tarkka IM

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Trapezius myalgia or, more specifically, myofascial dysfunction of the upper trapezius mainly affects women performing jobs requiring prolonged low level activation of the muscle. This continuous low muscle load can be accompanied by a shift to a more anaerobic energy metabolism, causing pain. The aim of the ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： De Meulemeester K,Cagnie B,Van Dorpe J,Lammens M,Petrovic M,Calders P

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and accuracy of ultrasound-guided intraarticular and periarticular joint injections as compared with landmark-guided injections technique. METHODS:A systematic literature search was performed in Medline, Web of Science, Embase, the Cochrane Central Regi...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Huang Z,Du S,Qi Y,Chen G,Yan W

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a low-intensity, alternate-day, 12 wk quadriceps muscle-strengthening exercise program on muscle strength and muscle and motor unit integrity in 12 postpolio patients. Patients performed six to ten repetitions of a 5-s duration knee extension exercise with ankle w...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Agre JC,Rodriquez AA,Franke TM,Swiggum ER,Harmon RL,Curt JT

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relation between protein expression changes in the cerebellum and improvement of motor coordination in rats with cerebral infarction. DESIGN:The rat group with treadmill training (n = 10) were compared with the rat group without treadmill training (n = 10) after 2.5 hrs of transient middle...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Mizutani K,Sonoda S,Hayashi N,Takasaki A,Beppu H,Saitoh E,Shimpo K

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was undertaken to demonstrate that the ankle frontal muscle power absorption and generation at push-off are related to the foot's initial position at heel-strike with respect to the body center of mass. DESIGN:Nineteen able-bodied male subjects participated in this study and were divided into two ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Sadeghi H,Allard P,Lachance R,Aissaoui R,Sadeghi S,Perrault R,Duhaime M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wegener's granulomatosis is a multisystem disease distinguished by a triad of necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis involving the upper and lower respiratory tracts, glomerulonephritis and systemic, small vessel vasculitis. The latter can cause neurologic manifestations when the vasa nervorum are affected. A 53-yr-old ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Jimenez-Medina HJ,Yablon SA

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex regional pain syndrome has both nociceptive/inflammatory and neuropathic elements and is always (by definition) associated with abnormal activity of the sympathetic nervous system. There is good evidence that complex regional pain syndrome, as currently conceptualized, ultimately includes central sensitization...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Harden RN

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the differences of reaching ability and electromyography of ankle muscles between healthy and hemiparetic subjects. DESIGN:This is a cross-sectional control trial. A total of 31 subjects with hemiparesis and 31 age-matched healthy adults meeting our selection criteria participated in this study. S...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Hsu WL,Yang YR,Hong CT,Wang RY

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hip flexion contractures are a common complication in disabled patients. However, no previous study has examined reduced hip motion during gait. This retrospective analysis evaluates the relationship between the degree of hip flexion contracture found on static testing and the degree found during gait and also assesse...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Lee LW,Kerrigan DC,Della Croce U

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare cough peak flows (CPF), peak expiratory flows (PEF), and potentially confounding flows obtained by lip and tongue propulsion (dart flows, DF) for normal subjects and for patients with neuromuscular disease/restrictive pulmonary syndrome and to correlate them with vital capacity and maximum insuffl...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Bach JR,Gonçalves MR,Páez S,Winck JC,Leitão S,Abreu P

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to identify the optimal needle placement for electromyographic examination of the biceps femoris short head muscle in relation to the biceps femoris long head tendon through sonographic evaluation. DESIGN:This cross-sectional observational study involved 36 lower limbs of 18 healthy ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Shin S,Kim KH,Kim DH

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of expanding access to individuals with disabilities to scientific and medical conferences is supported by both the Americans with Disabilities Act and the National Institutes of Health. DESIGN:Live-streaming video broadcast over the internet is widely available, although it has been used only in a ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Levy CE,Lash AT,Iverson MA,Dixon RS

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare balance, mobility, recent falls, and injuries among elderly African American and white women. DESIGN:This was a nonexperimental study. Participants, who were older than 65 yr of age, able to walk at least 30 ft, not residing in a nursing home, and with no acute medical problems, were recruited fro...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Means KM,O'Sullivan PS,Rodell DE

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral forearm and hand transplantation poses unique challenges especially in the setting of bilateral lower limb amputations. A 57-yr-old man with bilateral transradial amputations and bilateral transtibial amputations after remote streptococcal sepsis was admitted for inpatient rehabilitation because of severe de...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Lee J,Garcia AM,Lee WP,Munin MC

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined the magnitude of work-related disability in postmenopausal women with breast cancer compared with healthy controls. It also examined demographic and clinical correlates of work-related disability in postmenopausal women with breast cancer. STUDY DESIGN:This was an exploratory secondary an...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Brick R,Skidmore E,Terhorst L,McCue M,Bender C

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In vivo measurement of articular cartilage thickness is a significant marker of structural joint damage in many inflammatory or noninflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis. The aim of this study was to assess the diurnal variation of femoral condylar cartilage thickness (FCT) in ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Kilic G,Kilic E,Akgul O,Ozgocmen S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of the study were to systematically review the available literature concerning complications due to electromyography and to review those associated with nerve conduction studies. DESIGN:A systematic review was undertaken of Medline and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. Any complicatio...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Cushman DM,Strenn Q,Elmer A,Yang AJ,Onofrei L

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ulnar antidromic sensory conduction study to the fifth digit is commonly performed in clinical electrodiagnosis. Several authors have published normal ranges for this study, but these published reports have been limited by generally small sample sizes. The purpose of this article is to present a large database of ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Buschbacher RM

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aimed to investigate the effect of an 8-wk structured strength training program on pain and sleep quality in patients with fibromyalgia. DESIGN:Fifty-two patients with fibromyalgia were evaluated; 31 submitted to strength training and 21 comprised the control group. The instruments used were the Fi...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Andrade A,Vilarino GT,Bevilacqua GG

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercised rats have larger myelinated nerve fibers than sedentary rats and exercised rats with acrylamide neuropathy have smaller fibers than acrylamide-treated sedentary rats. These nerve fiber changes were the result of work hypertrophy and overwork atrophy, respectively. This study was designed to reassess morpholo...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Okajima Y,Maloney FP

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:(1) to compare physical capacity at one-year follow-up with physical capacity before and after the training period for the HandbikeBattle event; (2) to identify determinants of the course of physical capacity during follow-up. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. Former rehabilitation patients (N=33) with...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Kouwijzer I,Valent LJM,Post MWM,Wilders LM,Grootoonk A,van der Woude LHV,de Groot S,HandbikeBattle group.

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this article is to examine our current understanding of the chain of events known to be involved in the adaptive process whereby specific genes and their protein products undergo altered expression; specifically, skeletal muscle adaptation in response to altered loading states will be discussed, with a spe...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Baldwin KM,Haddad F

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work summarizes our knowledge of the physiological basis of fatigue and the effects of exercise and pharmacological interventions on fatigue. Fatigue may be defined as physical and/or mental weariness resulting from exertion, that is, an inability to continue exercise at the same intensity with a resultant deteri...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Evans WJ,Lambert CP

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the conceptual basis for the development of a new clinical evaluation instrument, the Tufts Assessment of Motor Performance (TAMP). The TAMP is a 32-item, diagnosis-independent, criterion-referenced test that samples physical performance items in the areas of mobility, activities of daily living a...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Gans BM,Haley SM,Hallenborg SC,Mann N,Inacio CA,Faas RM

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00