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Subthreshold vibratory stimulation on the paretic wrist has been shown to prime the sensorimotor cortex and improve two-week upper extremity therapy outcomes. The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility, safety, and preliminary effic ...
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Although housing accessibility is associated with important health outcomes in other populations, few studies have addressed this in a PD population. This study aimed to determine the most severe environmental barriers in terms of housing accessibili ...
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AdultOTPTBalance/Vestibular
Researchers investigated two treatment models for 21 individuals with chronic vestibular hypofunction. The control treatment was prescribed for 6 months and consisted of VOR x 1 exercises. This is a standard exercise in most cases of vestibular hypof ...
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Researchers in Brazil recruited 80 participants who had previously had a stroke to participate in a study to assist clinicians with determining prognosis and function of the upper extremity. The researchers used two quick tests to predict upper extre ...
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The researchers set out to determine if a newly created vestibular subjective outcome measure was reliable and valid. They compared the new outcome measure, the Visual Vertigo Analogue Scale (VVAS), to the gold standard measure, the Situation Charact ...
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AdultPTLegsOrthopaedics
Venous ulcers are commonly treated by therapists who specialize in wound treatment. Evidence based strategies are critical to help people with venous ulcers heal faster. This randomized controlled trial assessed a 12-week home-based ankle exercise in ...
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Researchers in Norway looked to investigate both the impacts of a high intensity gait training program for individuals after stroke, as well as the barriers for implementation in two rehab facilities in Norway. Researchers used a knowledge to action ...
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AdultPTFeetOrthopaedics
Ankle sprains are the most common sports-related injury, and it is very common for people who have had an ankle sprain to sustain recurrent sprains. This article review discusses findings from a randomized controlled trial examining bracing, a 8-week ...
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AdultPTOrthopaedicsShouldersSports and Exercise
Knowing which exercises place the most load on the biceps is paramount to successful outcomes when treating those with biceps pathology and/or SLAP lesions. This laboratory study used surface electromyography to determine which exercises loaded the b ...
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AdultOTPTRespiratory CareSpinal Cord Injury
Researchers from Florida suggest that there is an appropriate change in rehabilitative focus on pulmonary therapy for indi- viduals after cervical spinal cord injury. They suggest that with the increasing use of electrical stimulation of the diaphrag ...
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AdultOTPTCOVID-19Parkinson’s
Researchers asked individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) who were from Sweden to wear sensors monitoring their physical activity during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Activity data, subjective reports, and a collection of outcome mea ...
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Rehabilitation professionals frequently need to target the gluteus maximus muscle to enhance performance or reduce pain. This systematic review examined 16 studies investigating the effect of different exercises on gluteus maximus activation. The aut ...
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AdultPTKneesOrthopaedics
Evidence suggests dry needling may have similar outcomes compared to other types of injections for tendinopathies. Tendon dry needling, however, has not been compared to placebo needling in many trials at this time. This recent randomized controlled ...
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AdultOTPTBalance/VestibularSports and Exercise
Researchers assessed individuals after concussion who had concussive symptoms when exercising. These symptoms included things like headache and dizziness. After exercise the researchers had subjects undergo the Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening (VOMS ...
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Researchers recruited individuals who had survived a stroke. Instrument assisted gait analysis and force dynamometry were used to determine the ground reaction force at initial contact and the strength of the ankle plantarflexors. It was determined t ...
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Individuals with peripheral vestibular hypofunction were split into a control group who received consistent vestibulo- ocular reflex (VOR) training and a group who received progressive VOR training. Training was performed for 15 minutes 4 times per w ...
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AdultOTPTOrthopaedicsShoulders
Eight studies including 756 participants were included in a meta-analysis comparing the effect of early active shoulder movement (379 subjects) versus delayed active shoulder movement (377 subjects) for range of motion, rotator cuff integri- ty, and ...
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AdultPTNervous System Conditions
Neuropathic pain is challenging to treat and has few effective treatment options. This article snapshot examines findings from a retroactive observational study that followed 120 patients diagnosed with peripheral neuropathic pain who were treated wi ...
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AdultPTBack/SpineChronic PainOrthopaedics
A total of 29 people with chronic lower back pain who performed home exercise as prescribed by physical therapists were interviewed by a trained interviewer to determine barriers to adherence to their exercise program. The role of expectations regard ...
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Strength training can be prescribed to people who have had strokes to increase muscle strength. Local muscular endurance, however, may be just as or more important than maximal strength for improving function in people who have had strokes. This rese ...
