Ethical considerations of goal setting for patient care in rehabilitation medicine.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to quantify the improvement in independence experienced by patients with the following diagnoses: Guillain-Barré syndrome, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, and stroke after inpatient rehabilitation. DESIGN:Subjects who were admitted to inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in 2012...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Andrews AW,Middleton A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of triamcinolone vs. dexamethasone used in transforaminal epidural steroid injections for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy. DESIGN:This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with cervical radiculopathy who underwent cervical transforaminal epidural s...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Shakir A,Ma V,Mehta B

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Niebuhr and Marion (Am J Phys Med Rehab 1990;69:96-101) recently presented a study that utilized healthy subjects who were able to control the amount of force exerted during submaximal grip strength efforts. Stokes (J Occup Med 1983;25:683-684) proposed that a true weakness of grip can be distinguished in the injured ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Goldman S,Cahalan TD,An KN

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound-guided cervical medial branch block (CMBB) is commonly performed to diagnose and treat head, neck, and shoulder pain. However, its use at the C7 level has been shown to be less accurate than at other levels, which may increase the chance of injury owing to the imprecision of needle site provided by the ultr...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Park D,Seong MY,Kim HY,Ryu JS

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-yr-old woman reported intermittent pain, paresthesia, and weakness in the right upper limb and sweating on the right side of her face and ipsilateral upper limb during the last 4 yrs. Eventually, she was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome, whereby sympathetic nervous system involvement was thought to ensue b...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Emlakcioğlu E,Kara M,Ozcan HN,Eroğlu M,Kaymak B,Ozçakar L

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article evaluates six mobility-related device classifications for their ability to support assistive technology outcomes research. Our evaluation considered classifications that had been created for various purposes, including those created to support third-party reimbursement decisions, consumer education and sa...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Shoemaker LL,Lenker JA,Fuhrer MJ,Jutai JW,Demers L,DeRuyter F

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hemipelvectomy, most commonly performed for pelvic tumor resection, is one of the most technically demanding and invasive surgical procedures performed today. Adequate soft tissue coverage and wound complications after hemipelvectomy are important considerations. Rehabilitation after hemipelvectomy is optimally ma...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Houdek MT,Kralovec ME,Andrews KL

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an aquatic exercise program designed to enhance muscular strength in paretic lower limbs in subacute stroke patients. METHOD:Thirty-six subacute stroke patients were randomly divided to a conventional or an aquatic group (n = 18 each). Outcome measures were ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Zhang Y,Wang YZ,Huang LP,Bai B,Zhou S,Yin MM,Zhao H,Zhou XN,Wang HT

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A is the most common hereditary neuropathy. Affected individuals have a distal motor deficit, initially affecting the lower limbs and impairing walking performance. Isokinetic dynamometry can be used to objectively assess muscle strength of patients with neuromuscular disorders. No st...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Reynaud V,Morel C,Givron P,Clavelou P,Cornut-Chauvinc C,Pereira B,Taithe F,Coudeyre E

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present a new assessment approach, referred to as recovery preference exploration (RPE), for exploring the personal meaning of functional loss and recovery. RPE determines how people would choose to recover from profound disability if they could control that recovery. DESIGN:Twenty-six patients with a var...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Stineman MG,Ross RN,Maislin G,Marchuk N,Hijirida S,Weiner MG

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate eye-hand coordination in stroke survivors while sitting and standing and its relationship with sensorimotor performance. DESIGN:This was a cross-sectional study conducted at university-based rehabilitation center. Fifteen stroke survivors performed a fast finger-point...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Tsang WW,Ng SS,Lee MW,Tse SP,Yip EW,Yuen JK

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the study was to compare the clinical, radiographic, and ultrasound findings between simple and complicated Baker's cysts. METHODS:Forty-seven knees with Baker's cysts in 45 patients with knee pain were identified from a chart review. Baker's cysts were classified as simple or complicated according ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Park GY,Kwon DR,Kwon DG

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the current status of exercise training and contraction-induced muscle-injury investigations in animal models of muscular dystrophy. Most exercise-training studies have compared the adaptations of normal and dystrophic muscles with exercise. Adaptation of diseased muscle to exercise occurs at many...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Carter GT,Abresch RT,Fowler WM Jr

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analyzing multiple nerve conduction study parameters individually is statistically problematic. The goal of this study was to develop a useful factor analysis scheme for assessment of nerve conduction study abnormalities in diabetic neuropathy. Hypotheses were: (1) factor analysis produces a few physiologically meanin...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Robinson LR,Rubner DE,Wahl PW,Fujimoto WY,Stolov WC

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The paraspinal muscles often fail to relax on forward flexion in many persons with low-back pain. The goal of this prospective study was to determine whether this abnormal lack of a flexion-relaxation phenomenon corrects after lumbar diskectomy for symptoms of radiculopathy with low-back pain. DESIGN:Electro...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Wallbom AS,Geisser ME,Koch J,Haig AJ,Guido C,Hoff JT

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the task specificity of strength training programs for walking in neurologic rehabilitation. Nine electronic databases were searched from conception to October 2012 for randomized controlled trials that used strength training to improve walking in adult neurologic p...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Williams G,Kahn M,Randall A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the magnitude and distribution of the forces, moments, and accelerations acting on an individual sitting in a wheelchair during three possible accidents occurring while negotiating a sidewalk curb, experimental trials were performed in a bioengineering laboratory using a 50th percentile Hybrid III dummy s...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Sosner J,Fast A,Begeman P,Sheu R,Kahan B

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate function and disability in patients with fibromyalgia before and after participation in a functionally oriented, multidisciplinary, 8-wk treatment program. DESIGN:A total of 23 patients who met American College of Rheumatology criteria for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia were enrolled in the study....

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Wennemer HK,Borg-Stein J,Gomba L,Delaney B,Rothmund A,Barlow D,Breeze G,Thompson A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to systematically review the efficacy and safety of exercise in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). DESIGN:Randomized controlled trials of exercises for ALS were searched in PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, China Biology Medicine database, China Natio...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Meng L,Li X,Li C,Tsang RCC,Chen Y,Ge Y,Gao Q

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shoulder pain is a frequent presenting complaint to physiatrists. Commonly encountered pathogeneses include rotator cuff pathology, bursitis, biceps tendonitis, and labral tears. Because the majority of shoulder pain originates within the subacromial region and the glenohumeral joint, the acromioclavicular, sternoclav...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Buttaci CJ,Stitik TP,Yonclas PP,Foye PM

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-yr-old woman with hoarseness, multiple joint pain, and generalized myalgia was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) 7 mos before visiting our clinic. SLE-related vocal cord palsy of the left side was identified after otolaryngologic evaluation. We performed laryngeal electromyography (LEMG) on both c...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Lee JH,Sung IY,Park JH,Roh JL

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal muscle function is critical to movement and one's ability to perform daily tasks, such as eating and walking. One objective of this article is to review the contractile properties of fast and slow skeletal muscle and single fibers, with particular emphasis on the cellular events that control or rate limit the...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Fitts RH

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pressure ulcers are a prevalent and potentially serious medical problem encountered in both the medical and rehabilitation settings. Because the progress of rehabilitation is often interrupted by the presence of pressure ulcers, the efficient care of these wounds is of great interest to the rehabilitation team. Patien...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Burke DT,Ho CH,Saucier MA,Stewart G

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article was prepared by physiatry residency training directors to provide the answer(s) to common questions asked by medical students with respect to the specialty. These responses should aid the student and their advisors in considering Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as their career choice. ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： DeLisa JA,Leonard JA Jr,Smith BS,Kirshblum S

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The os intermetatarseum is a rare accessory bone of the foot. It is commonly asymptomatic, as are other such accessory bones of the foot. Nevertheless, when it becomes symptomatic, it can cause "os intermetatarseum syndrome". The case is here reported of os intermetatarseum syndrome, which is extremely rarely seen. To...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Sakci Z,Aydin F,Tuncer K,Ogul H

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy, across a range of disability groups, of the Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique (CHART), a measure of societal participation. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis survey methodology. A total of 1110 community-based, nonhospitalized Coloradans with spinal cord injury, traumati...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Walker N,Mellick D,Brooks CA,Whiteneck GG

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the cardiovascular responses of adult women to the influence of extended quiet sitting and the extent to which these responses may be reversed by micromechanical stimulation of the plantar surface. DESIGN:The cardiovascular responses of 20 healthy adult women (mean age, 55.9 +/- 4.45 yrs) wer...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Madhavan G,Stewart JM,McLeod KJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous passive motion (CPM) has been commonly used in the postoperative rehabilitation of patients after total knee arthroplasty. In the acute care hospital, most studies have found CPM to be useful in improving range of motion and reducing length of stay. The benefit of CPM in the rehabilitation hospital has not ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Nadler SF,Malanga GA,Zimmerman JR

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that the nerve fibers to the first and second lumbrical muscles are relatively spared in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome compared with the fibers to the abductor pollicis brevis. Latencies and amplitudes of the first lumbrical and the abductor pollicis brevis (APB) muscles were compared with...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Fitz WR,Mysiw WJ,Johnson EW

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of pulsed magnetic stimulation on denervated muscles was investigated in this study. Of 24 rats divided into three groups for experiment, 8 rats served as control; 16 rats with bilaterally severed sciatic nerves were divided into two groups for different modes of stimulation. Magnetic stimulation with a ...

journal_title：American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

authors： Chang CW,Lien IN

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00