abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of different orthotic posting methods on controlling abnormal foot pronation during ambulation. SUBJECTS:Twenty-two individuals with forefoot varus deformities of at least 8 degrees (13 women, aged 21-40 years, and 9 men, aged 20-50 years) p...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Johanson MA,Donatelli R,Wooden MJ,Andrew PD,Cummings GS

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging skeletal muscle exhibits decreases in muscle mass and force and changes in contractile properties. The effects of aging on the physiological characteristics of skeletal muscle are fiber type specific. This review describes the aging process in skeletal muscle; specifically, the effects of aging on the biochemica...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Thompson LV

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review article is meant to introduce the physical therapist to the concept of health-related quality of life (HRQL) for outcomes research. Reasons for the recent growth of interest in measuring HRQL outcomes are reviewed. Working definitions of overall quality of life and narrower concept of HRQL are offered, and...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Jette AM

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The purposes of this study were (1) to examine the effects of a passive hip extension stretching exercise program on hip extension range of motion (ROM), (2) to examine the effects of a trunk flexor exercise program on trunk flexor muscle performance, and (3) to examine the effects of passive hip...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Godges JJ,MacRae PG,Engelke KA

更新日期：1993-07-01 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 AND PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine the intrarater and interrater reliability of measurements of three clinical features of coordination based on the performance of the "finger-to-nose" test. SUBJECTS:Thirty-seven persons with traumatic brain injury (26 male, 11 female), aged 17 to 64 yea...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Swaine BR,Sullivan SJ

更新日期：1993-02-01 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：:Forty-four patients with hemiplegia following stroke and 10 nondisabled subjects were studied to examine the contributions inadequate motor unit recruitment and co-contraction attributable to impaired antagonist inhibition play in the movement disorder of the hemiplegic arm. Electromyographic data were recorded from a...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Gowland C,deBruin H,Basmajian JV,Plews N,Burcea I

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to further validate categories for the movement pattern of supine to standing in adults and (2) to evaluate the influence physical activity might have on the movement patterns used for rising. Seventy-two adults, between 30 and 39 years of age (mean = 34.1, SD = 2.8), perform...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Green LN,Williams K

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conflicting results regarding local vascular response during cryotherapy have been reported in the literature. The purpose of this study was to determine whether application of a cold pack reduced blood volume in a nontraumatized ankle. Thirteen subjects ranging in age from 18 to 30 years (X = 22; SD = 3.9) participat...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Taber C,Contryman K,Fahrenbruch J,LaCount K,Cornwall MW

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low back pain is commonly seen in physical therapy practice, and many methods of treatment are used to reduce it. In this article, we discuss the magnitude of the low back pain problem, outline the various treatment methods, and develop a strategy to classify and standardize the treatment of the patient who has low ba...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： DeRosa CP,Porterfield JA

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a single treatment of high voltage pulsed current (HVPC) on edema formation. Twenty-four frogs were anesthetized, and both hind limbs of each frog were traumatized by impact. Limb volumes were measured by water displacement immediately before and after trauma ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Taylor K,Fish DR,Mendel FC,Burton HW

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary purposes of this article are to review the literature on seating assessment and to describe the development of a clinical evaluation scale, the Seated Postural Control Measure (SPCM), for use with children requiring adaptive seating systems. The SPCM is an observational scale of 22 seated postural alignmen...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Fife SE,Roxborough LA,Armstrong RW,Harris SR,Gregson JL,Field D

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quadriceps femoris muscle torque was measured in 40 subjects during transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES). Three different electrode types (carbonized rubber, sponge, and adhesive) were used on each subject, permitting determination of the factors that influenced the magnitude of quadriceps femori...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Lieber RL,Kelly MJ

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the magnitude and temporal features of tibialis anterior, peroneus longus, and gastrocnemius muscle activity during exercises performed on a Biomechanical Ankle Platform System (BAPS) board by subjects with normal and chronically sprained ankles. Fourteen participants in each ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Soderberg GL,Cook TM,Rider SC,Stephenitch BL

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the sit-to-stand movement in nine healthy elderly adults, ages 61 to 74 years, and compares peak joint angles, torques, and velocities of 11 body segments with data collected from nine young women, ages 25 to 36 years. The subjects in this study rose from a chair under a controlled protocol. An ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Ikeda ER,Schenkman ML,Riley PO,Hodge WA

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the need for a shift in our therapeutic strategies for patients with cerebral palsy. Changes in functional abilities must be stressed in therapy. Coincident with this emphasis must be the development of functional assessments to be used when documenting intervention outcomes. Research on functio...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Fetters L

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nature of repetition and its contribution to the acquisition of motor skills in neurologically healthy subjects are examined in this article. We argue that cognitive processing is a key component of practice, which is undermined by repetitive performances. The effects on motor learning of contextual interference, ...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Lee TD,Swanson LR,Hall AL

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rehabilitation robotics is a research area, originating in engineering, that has emerged in the last decade. Its broad aim is to use robot technology to assist people with movement dysfunction. The neurologically impaired population might gain considerably from the provision of robots as "assistants" or "therapy aides...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： van Vliet P,Wing AM

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：: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 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：:We examined the reproducibility of a kinematic assessment of the sit-to-stand movement in 15 healthy subjects using a standardized protocol. We examined the within-rater and between-rater reliability of the assessment using a clinically feasible method, the video-goniometric measurement method, to analyze the task. Tw...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Jeng SF,Schenkman M,Riley PO,Lin SJ

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maximal distance walked in a given time period is frequently used as a simple method to evaluate exercise tolerance in patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Typically, patients walk on a treadmill or in a corridor at a self-paced speed. Little information is available about the diff...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Swerts PM,Mostert R,Wouters EF

更新日期：1990-07-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to develop a conceptual framework and a data-collection tool to begin a systematic analysis of the work of the physical therapist. The primary method of data collection was nonparticipant observation of physical therapist-patient treatment sessions. A team of two researchers performed eac...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Jensen GM,Shepard KF,Hack LM

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to evaluate the Scoliometer, an instrument that measures axial trunk rotation in individuals with scoliosis. The objectives included determining 1) the Scoliometer's screening capability and validity and 2) the intrarater and interrater reliability of Scoliometer measurements. Scoliometer measu...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Amendt LE,Ause-Ellias KL,Eybers JL,Wadsworth CT,Nielsen DH,Weinstein SL

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article may be of interest to physical therapy educators who are responsible for structuring station or practical examinations used to evaluate physical therapy students. The global intent of the article is to provide information that may be useful in selecting test items. Specifically, the purposes of this study...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Stratford PW,Thomson MA,Sanford J,Saarinen H,Dilworth P,Solomon P,Nixon P,Fraser-MacDougall V,Pierce-Fenn H

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anatomy of the hand is efficiently organized to carry out a variety of complex tasks. These tasks require a combination of intricate movements and finely controlled force production. The shape of the bony anatomy in conjunction with the arrangement of soft tissues contributes to the complex kinesiology of the hand...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Moran CA

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this study were to compare age, static balance performance, and step-width variables between elderly noninstitutionalized women with and without a history of falls and to determine the relationship between balance performance and step width. Each subject performed a maximum of three timed trials on the...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Heitmann DK,Gossman MR,Shaddeau SA,Jackson JR

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether Bayley Motor Scale scores were stable in infants during the first year of life, that is, whether each individual infant's score was essentially the same at each of the five test ages. Subjects were 15 low-risk and 8 high-risk infants with Bayley Scales of Infant Devel...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Coryell J,Provost B,Wilhelm IJ,Campbell SK

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this investigation of patients with stroke were to 1) determine and compare shoulder lateral rotation range of motion (SLRROM) measured at the threshold of pain on the paretic and nonparetic sides; 2) establish the intrarater and interrater reliability of the measurements; and 3) determine the relation...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Andrews AW,Bohannon RW

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was designed to provide a quantitative analysis of toe-walking in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The total internal moment developed about the ankle joint during locomotion and the passive component of this internal moment were measured. The contributions of the active and passive components were express...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Tardieu C,Lespargot A,Tabary C,Bret MD

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report presents a treatment approach for a patient with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction signs and symptoms. Temporomandibular joint pain, jaw clicking and locking, and postural abnormalities were treated with gentle isometric (static) exercises, coordination exercises, and an easily fitted and read...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Santiesteban AJ

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the long-term effects of unilateral penetrating hemispheric lesions on contralateral and ipsilateral upper extremity motor performance and functional outcome. Activities-of-daily-living skill and gross motor performance contralateral to the lesions were compared among 32 left-sided and 19 right-...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Smutok MA,Grafman J,Salazar AM,Sweeney JK,Jonas BS,DiRocco PJ

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of short-term immobilization on isometric muscle strength, movement time, and triphasic integrated electromyographic characteristics were assessed during a simple ballistic elbow flexion and extension movement. The nondominant upper limbs in six subjects (two female, four male) were immobilized in a plaste...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Vaughan VG

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ankle and foot complex at times must be mobile and at other times must be quite stable. The bony, ligamentous, and muscular structures of the ankle and foot are presented with respect to their mobility and stability functions. Innervation and vascular supply are discussed. Normal anatomy provides a basis and a ref...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Riegger CL

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intent of this article is to present a detailed overview of the normal prenatal and postnatal development and growth of the lower limb with special emphasis on the ankle-foot complex. The effects of physiologic load and its components of duration, timing, and direction are discussed. The results of abnormal amount...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Bernhardt DB

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides physical therapists with current information about osteoporosis. I describe the epidemiology and etiology of the condition and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of measurement techniques used to detect and quantify bone mass. I outline methods of retarding or preventing osteoporosis and pr...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Mac Kinnon JL

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of soft tissue manipulation (Rolfing method) were evaluated on young healthy men using two dependent variables: 1) angle of pelvic inclination and 2) parasympathetic activity. Pelvic inclination was assessed by determining the angle of standing pelvic tilt (SPT) with an inclinometer. Autonomic tone was ass...

journal_title：Physical therapy

authors： Cottingham JT,Porges SW,Richmond K

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00