abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate and compare three powered feeding devices (Beeson, Handy 1, Winsford) as perceived by disabled individuals who require assistance with eating. DESIGN:Subjects and assistants were surveyed after using each device and serving their own controls. The order in which the devices were used was balanced...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Hermann RP,Phalangas AC,Mahoney RM,Alexander MA

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of isokinetic exercise versus a program of patient education on pain and function in older persons with knee osteoarthritis. DESIGN:A randomized, comparative clinical trial, with interventions lasting 8 weeks and evaluations of 12 weeks. SETTING:An outpatient Veterans Affairs Medical...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Maurer BT,Stern AG,Kinossian B,Cook KD,Schumacher HR Jr

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of ulnar nerve lesions at the wrist are reported. The lesions had an acute onset and exclusively impaired the ulnar motor deep branch. The coexistence of carpal tunnel syndrome in each case allowed an early diagnosis but was somewhat misleading. In both cases, the use of classic motor and sensory conduction ...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Seror P

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare trunk muscle coordination in people with and without low back pain with varying speeds of limb movement. STUDY DESIGN:Abdominal and back extensor muscle activity in association with upper limb movement was compared among three speeds of movement and between people with and without low back pain. ...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Hodges PW,Richardson CA

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effects of different interferential current (IC) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) frequencies on sensory, motor, and pain thresholds. STUDY DESIGN:Single blind, repeated measures design. SETTING:Laboratory. PARTICIPANTS:Women students 18 to 30 years old (n = 24). ...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Palmer ST,Martin DJ,Steedman WM,Ravey J

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To use low- and high-dose adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) tests to assess adrenal reserve in men with spinal cord injury (SCI). DESIGN:After an overnight fast, 1 microg and 200 microg ACTH were injected intravenously at time 0 and 60 minutes between 8 AM and 9 AM. Blood was withdrawn at 30-minute intervals from t...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Wang YH,Huang TS

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the role of the rectus femoris muscle in nondisabled gait at various walking velocities using fine-wire dynamic electromyography. DESIGN:Descriptive study. Fine-wire electromyography data were collected from the rectus femoris during level walking at four walking speeds. Rectus femoris activity pa...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Annaswamy TM,Giddings CJ,Della Croce U,Kerrigan DC

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the task dependence of elbow weakness in patients with hemiparesis. DESIGN:Descriptive study based on interlimb comparisons of maximum voluntary torques (MVTs) generated isometrically in elbow flexion and extension under four task conditions: without explicit control of the torques at adjacent...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Beer RF,Given JD,Dewald JP

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the influence of a warm-up protocol suitable for use in clinical settings on tibial displacement and muscle activity during arthrometric knee laxity assessment. DESIGN:Intervention study in which the subjects served as their own controls. SETTING:The Biomechanics Research Laboratory, University...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Steele JR,Milburn PD,Roger GJ

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of low-intensity laser therapy in the treatment of musculoskeletal low back pain. DESIGN:A double-masked, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial. SETTING:A physical medicine and rehabilitation clinic. PARTICIPANTS:Sixty-three ambulatory men and women between the ages of 1...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Basford JR,Sheffield CG,Harmsen WS

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the frequency and extent of prosthetic use by people with lower limb amputation and identify factors that facilitate prosthetic use. DESIGN AND SETTING:Five-year follow-up survey using the Prosthetic Profile of the Amputee (PPA) questionnaire and Dillman's mailing strategy. SUBJECTS:Adults with ...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Gauthier-Gagnon C,Grisé MC,Potvin D

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This self-directed learning module highlights recent research in assessment of stroke outcomes and management of the psychosocial consequences of stroke. It is a part of the chapter on stroke rehabilitation in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabi...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Flick CL

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the long-term benefits of several noninvasive systems for functional electrical stimulation (FES) during walking. DESIGN:Forty subjects (average years since injury, 5.4) were studied in four centers for an average time of 1 year. Gait parameters were tested for all subjects with and without FES. Thus...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Wieler M,Stein RB,Ladouceur M,Whittaker M,Smith AW,Naaman S,Barbeau H,Bugaresti J,Aimone E

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of ultrasound on the levels of stress protein in experimental arthritis and their relation to the therapeutic effects on arthritic cartilage repair. METHODS:Thirty-six rats with similar degree of early arthritis were divided at random into two groups. In group s, 18 rats received so...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Huang MH,Yang RC,Ding HJ,Chai CY

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe return to work (RTW) for motor vehicle accident (MVA) survivors with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and to examine relationships between RTW and injury severity, cognitive impairment, social interaction, discharge disposition, and sociodemographics. DESIGN:Inception cohort assessed within 1 ...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Ruffolo CF,Friedland JF,Dawson DR,Colantonio A,Lindsay PH

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the prevalence and intensity of shoulder pain experienced during daily functional activities in individuals with tetraplegia and individuals with paraplegia who use manual wheelchairs. DESIGN:Self-report survey. SETTING:General community. PARTICIPANTS:Fifty-five women and 140 men, 92 subjects wi...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Curtis KA,Drysdale GA,Lanza RD,Kolber M,Vitolo RS,West R

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the effects of a 6-month treatment with intravenous pamidronate (30-mg infusion once per month) to conventional rehabilitation without pamidronate on bone density of the spine and leg bones and on the excretion rate of N-telopeptide, a urinary marker of bone catabolism, in acutely spinal cord injur...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Nance PW,Schryvers O,Leslie W,Ludwig S,Krahn J,Uebelhart D

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of heat and cold on quantifiable pain behaviors in an animal model of arthritis that minimizes the motivational-affective component of pain. DESIGN:The effects of superficial heat (40 degrees C) and cold (4 degrees C) on pain behaviors in rats with knee joint inflammation were tested be...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Sluka KA,Christy MR,Peterson WL,Rudd SL,Troy SM

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The alien hand syndrome classically consists of involuntary movements accompanied by a feeling of foreignness and personification of the affected limb. Autocriticism, in which patients criticize and express astonished frustration with the behavior of the autonomous limb, is a commonly noted feature. Most cases of alie...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Groom KN,Ng WK,Kevorkian CG,Levy JK

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of an early intervention program for attenuating bone mineral density loss after acute spinal cord injury (SCI) and to estimate the usefulness of a multimodality approach in diagnosing osteoporosis in SCI. DESIGN:A single-case, experimental, multiple-baseline design. SETTING:An...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： de Bruin ED,Frey-Rindova P,Herzog RE,Dietz V,Dambacher MA,Stüssi E

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the ability of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to accomplish 6 weeks of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) using a pressure threshold device, and to observe how the training affected inspiratory muscle strength and dyspnea. DESIGN:Pilot study comparing baseline values wi...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Nield MA

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To find the most energy-efficient standing-up motion for quadriceps and to restore that motion in a person with complete paraplegia by using hybrid functional electrical stimulation. DESIGN:Nonrandomized control trial. SETTING:A referral center and institutional practice providing outpatient care. PARTICIP...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Miyamoto S,Shimada Y,Sato K,Kagaya H,Matsunaga T,Obinata G

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate and compare the diagnostic accuracy of prevoid and postvoid renal sonography in detecting hydronephrosis in patients with spinal cord injury. STUDY DESIGN:A prospective, blind comparison of renal sonography and excretory urography in 67 spinal cord injury patients who underwent periodic urolog...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Bih LI,Tsai SJ,Tung LC

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine immunogenicity and optimum timing for administering the 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine after spinal cord injury (SCI). DESIGN:Double-blind, randomized, placebo control study. SETTING:SCI unit in a tertiary care medical center and community. PARTICIPANTS:Eighty-seven persons with recent SCI. I...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Waites KB,Canupp KC,Edwards K,Palmer P,Gray BM,DeVivo MJ

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) affects 8,000 to 10,000 individuals per year in the United States. One of the most difficult tasks confronting the clinician is the discussion of neurologic recovery and prognosis with the patient and/or family. Our objective is to provide a guide for practitioners to accura...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Kirshblum SC,O'Connor KC

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of frequency of alternating current on electrically induced torque in healthy subjects, and to establish an optimum frequency for motor stimulation. DESIGN:A repeated-measures design using 12 subjects (part 1) and 3 subjects (part 2). SETTING:A laboratory setting was used. PARTIC...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Ward AR,Robertson VJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dance injuries associated with cervical radiculopathy have not been described in the literature. This report describes the case of an international-style ballroom dancer who developed a cervical radiculopathy as a result of frequent lateral rotation and hyperextension of the cervical spine during dancing. The patient'...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Tsung PA,Mulford GJ

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Establish the relation between age, gender, initial neurologic deficit, stroke location, prior stroke, hemisphere of stroke, and functional outcome in ischemic stroke. DESIGN:Single group, multivariate, repeated measures design with 327 persons having ischemic stroke recruited from 20 participating centers. ...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Macciocchi SN,Diamond PT,Alves WM,Mertz T

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the added benefit of home health services for elderly patients with hip fracture discharged home after inpatient rehabilitation. DATA:Medicare claims from 1% of 1986 beneficiaries followed until 1992. STUDY POPULATION:Persons hospitalized with hip fracture at 70 years or older who had no major Me...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Intrator O,Berg K

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To obtain information on long-term mortality risk and life expectancy after traumatic brain injury (TBI), to improve planning and for counseling patients and their families. In contrast to the literature for spinal cord injury and other disabilities, there have been few such reports for TBI. DESIGN:Records w...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Strauss DJ,Shavelle RM,Anderson TW

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To apply the Rasch measurement model to the development of a clinical tool for measuring manual (dis)ability (ABILHAND). DESIGN:Manual ability was evaluated in terms of the difficulty perceived by a hand-impaired patient on 57 representative unimanual or bimanual activities. SETTING:A clinical laboratory. ...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Penta M,Thonnard JL,Tesio L

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to identify the underlying dimensions of subjective well-being after spinal cord injury (SCI), and (2) to develop reliable scales based on measurement of these dimensions. DESIGN:A field study was conducted by surveying the subjective well-being of two large samples...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Krause JS

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A recent prevalence study of 353 spinal cord injured (SCI) individuals in the greater Stockholm area showed problematic spasticity in 30% of this population. To treat spasticity, the evaluation becomes crucial. The modified Ashworth scale (MAS) is the clinically most-used scale to grade degree of spasticity. ...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Sköld C,Harms-Ringdahl K,Hultling C,Levi R,Seiger A

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myotonic dystrophy is a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder with multisystem involvement. Hydrocephalus and cognitive deterioration are not commonly considered part of adult-onset myotonic dystrophy. This report describes a case of progressive distal muscle weakness, cognitive decline, and longstanding ventricular enl...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Moroz A,Kalva S

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The ability to measure and visualize shape change (deformation) of a residual limb within and between prostheses is an important step toward improved prosthetic fit assessment. The objective was to develop measurement and visualization methods for below-knee residual limb soft tissue shape change after donnin...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Commean PK,Brunsden BS,Smith KE,Vannier MW

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if a single, over-the-counter dose of the H1 antagonist chlorpheniramine maleate (CM) alters total peripheral resistance (TPR) and oxygen uptake (VO2) during submaximal exercise. DESIGN:The study was a prospective, longitudinal, double-blind, random crossover analysis of the cardiovascular and r...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Peterlin MF,Keyser RE,Andres FF,Sherman G

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the incremental utility of executive function tests in the prediction of inpatient falls. DESIGN:Evaluation of neuropsychologic and medical risk factors for fall was completed at admission. Inpatient falls were tabulated following discharge. SETTING:A freestanding, urban rehabilitation hospital. ...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Rapport LJ,Hanks RA,Millis SR,Deshpande SA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study incorporated level of functional impairment ratings at program admission into rehabilitation outcome (return to work/school) at the time of program discharge. HYPOTHESES:(1) Patients and families with better working alliance ratings will show better adjusted outcome; (2) patients seeking compensat...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Klonoff PS,Lamb DG,Henderson SW,Shepherd J

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether needle evaluation added any important clinical information to normal nerve conduction studies in the evaluation of carpal tunnel syndromes. DESIGN:Retrospective review of electromyography (EMG) done with the referring diagnosis of possible carpal tunnel syndrome. SETTING:Outpatients s...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Balbierz JM,Cottrell AC,Cottrell WD

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of electromyogram (EMG)-triggered neuromuscular stimulation (EMG-stim) in enhancing upper extremity motor and functional recovery of acute stroke survivors. DESIGN:A pilot randomized, single-blinded clinical trial. SETTING:Freestanding inpatient rehabilitation facility. PATIENTS:Nine...

journal_title：Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

authors： Francisco G,Chae J,Chawla H,Kirshblum S,Zorowitz R,Lewis G,Pang S

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00