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Postoperative Patient Education in Physiotherapy after Hip Arthroplasty : Patients' Perspective
2017
Objective The objective of the present study was to explore postoperative patient education in physiotherapy from total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients' perspectives, which has been a little‐studied area of research. The usefulness of rehabilitation protocols after THA has been debated over the years, and there are no clear guidelines for physiotherapy after THA Methods The data for the present qualitative study were collected from nine patients with THA by using individual interviews at the hospital after surgery. The interviews were audio‐recorded and analysed by using a phenomenographic method Results Four different categories of postoperative patient education in physiotherapy after hip…
Rhythmic exercises as tools for rehabilitation following cerebellar stroke: A case study integrating music therapy and physiotherapy techniques
2022
Introduction: This article explores the use of music and multisensory stimuli in the construction of compensatory neural networks for motoric functioning in a patient recovering from cerebellar strokes (CS). This study aimed to address the real-world clinical concern of patients having a passive role in therapy, by arousing the client’s interest and self-motivation in rehabilitation. Method: The article presents a case study of a CS survivor, using data derived from rehabilitation sessions combining music therapy techniques with physiotherapy techniques to improve the fluency and accuracy of his motor performance. Qualitative and quantitative data are used to identify, describe, and evaluat…
Problem-Based Learning in Professional Studies from the Physiotherapy Students’ Perspective
2018
The aim of the study was to investigate how physiotherapy students using a problem-based learning approach develop into experts during higher education, and answers the question: How do physiotherapy students at bachelor’s level understand the problem-based learning approach while learning to become professionals? PBL is examined using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of longitudinal data written by 15 voluntary students from two different higher education institutions and collected during 3.5 years. The main results on the new way of learning strengthen earlier conceptions of the importance of reflection in the learning process. The PBL method activates a reflection process b…
Zewnątrzustrojowa Fala Uderzeniowa (ESW) jako alternatywna metoda wspomagająca terapię porażenia spastycznego mięśni kończyn w wyniku udaru mózgu - p…
2017
Zewnątrzustrojowa fala uderzeniowa (ESW – Extracorporeal Shock Wave) jest czynnikiem fizykalnym, którego zastosowanie kliniczne obserwowane jest w szerokiej gamie zaburzeń chorobowych, szczególnie dysfunkcji narządu ruchu. Obecnie zaobserwować można, iż lista wskazań do zabiegów ESW stale rośnie i obejmuje swym zasięgiem coraz to bardziej odmienne pod względem etiologii i patomechanizmu schorzenia ogólnoustrojowe. Niemniej jednak pamiętać należy, iż potencjalne mechanizmy biologiczne stymulacji ESW, warunkujące korzystne i pożądane efekty terapeutyczne, nie są jednoznacznie wyjaśnione. W świecie nauki w dalszym ciągu obserwowany jest brak niepodważalnych dowodów popartych zaawansowanymi bad…
Patients’ conceptions of undergoing physiotherapy for persistent low back pain delivered in Finnish primary healthcare by physiotherapists who had pa…
2020
To explore the conceptions of patients with persistent low back pain (LBP) of undergoing physiotherapy delivered in Finnish primary healthcare by physiotherapists who had participated in brief training in Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT). As part of a feasibility implementation study exploring CFT in management of LBP in the Finnish primary healthcare system, we interviewed nine patients from four geographical areas in Finland after receiving care. We used a phenomenographic approach to explore the variation in their conceptions. The analysis revealed four descriptive categories: “hung out to dry,” “stuck,” “making sense and taking control,” and “holistic approach to care and living,” tha…
Fysioterapeuttien itsearvioidut näkemykset taidon osaamisesta akuuttisairaalassa
2018
Taitoa tarvitaan, kun sovelletaan tietämystä käytännössä, kuten ongelmien ratkaisussa ja teh-tävien suorittamisessa. Taidot opitaan toistojen ja harjoittelun kautta. Fysioterapeutin ydin-osaaminen kuvastaa ammatillisen tiedon ja taitojen soveltamista fysioterapeutin työssä. Euro-pean Commission (2017) on tehnyt eurooppalaisen tutkintojen viitekehyksen (EQF), jossa on nostettu esille eri tasoisissa tutkinnoissa tarvittavat tiedot, taidot ja vastuut. Fysioterapia on viitekehyksen tasolla kuusi, jonka mukaan tulee hallita ”edistyneet taidot, joita vaaditaan mo-nimutkaisten ja ennalta arvaamattomien ongelmien ratkaisemiseksi työssä”. Pro gradutyön tarkoituksena oli selvittää fysioterapeutin its…
The utilization of primary healthcare services among frail older adults – findings from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study
2022
Abstract Background The impact of frailty on primary healthcare service use, especially general practice office visits and remote contacts, is currently unknown. Further, little is known about the association of frailty with physiotherapy contacts. Methods We examined the utilization of primary healthcare services among 1064 participants from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study between the years 2013 and 2017. Frailty was assessed based on Fried’s frailty criteria at mean age of 71.0 (2.7 SD) years in clinical examinations between the years 2011 and 2013. General practice office visits and remote contacts, the total number of general practice contacts, physiotherapy contacts, and the total numb…
A mobilization regimen to prevent mandibular hypomobility in irradiated patients : an analysis and comparison of two techniques
2007
Radiotherapy, when used in head and neck cancer treatment, can produce side effects in the patients, such as decreased salivary production, xerostomia, opportunistic infections, radiation caries, dysphagia, local discomfort and the limitation of mouth opening. The aim of this study was to evaluate the amplitude of mouth opening in patients before and immediately after the completion of radiotherapy, comparing the effectiveness of two physiotherapy exercises. The irradiated sites included the masticatory muscles. The results demonstrated that there were no statistically significant differences between the two instituted exercises; however there was a trend towards better clinical results in …
Stories of professional development in physiotherapy education
2022
This study examines graduating physiotherapy students’ narratives related to their professional development. The data comprised interviews with 33 graduating physiotherapy students. The data were analyzed using the narrative analysis approach. As a result, five different story models were identified. The descriptive story models were named: 1) “Study path dominated by life changes”; 2) “Realizing the connection between physiotherapy theory and practice”; 3) “Self-regulated and practical-oriented learning path”; 4) “Becoming a critical developer”; and 5) “Multiprofessional working towards expertise”. In students’ stories, there appeared different turning points that illustrated especially me…
Fysioterapiatyön ydinosaaminen akuuttisairaalassa fysioterapeuttien arvioimana
2017
Osaamisen arviointi on tärkeä osa terveysalan laatua. Fysioterapeuttien itsearvioidut näkemykset fysioterapian työn osa-alueiden osaamisesta tukevat ammatillisen laadun kehittymisen prosessia. Itsearvioinnin päätarkoituksena on kehittää ammatillista osaamista läpi työuran ja tämän kautta taata potilaille laadukas fysioterapia sekä mahdollistaa fysioterapeuttien uran eteneminen. Tutkimuksia fysioterapeuttien ydinosaamisesta on tehty, mutta siitä tarvitaan yhä lisätutkimusta. Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli selvittää fysioterapeuttien näkemyksiä fysioterapian työn osa-alueiden osaamisesta akuuttisairaalassa itsearvioinnin avulla. Tarkoituksena oli tutkia, kuinka ikä, sukupuoli, koulutusta…