Search results for "rehabilitation."

2019

Foam rolling is thought to improve muscular performance and flexibility as well as to alleviate muscle fatigue and soreness. For this reason, foam rolling has become a popular intervention in all kinds of sport settings used to increase the efficiency of training or competition preparation as well as to speed post-exercise recovery. The objective of this meta-analysis was to compare the effects of foam rolling applied before (pre-rolling as a warm-up activity) and after (post-rolling as a recovery strategy) exercise on sprint, jump, and strength performance as well as on flexibility and muscle pain outcomes and to identify whether self-massage with a foam roller or a roller massager is more…

Type of surgery is associated with pain and walking difficulties among older people with previous hip fracture

2015

Aim The aim was to assess the level of lower body pain among people with previous femoral neck fracture, and whether the type of surgery was associated with pain and physical function a mean of 2 years after surgery. Methods The study included 115 community-dwelling older adults aged 60 years and older with previous femoral neck fracture, and 31 reference subjects without previous lower limb injuries. A total of 30 patients had internal fixation surgery, 70 had hemiarthroplasty and 15 had total hip replacement. All patients had surgery in the same hospital and received typical inpatient rehabilitation. From 1.6 months to 7.5 years after the fracture, the patients underwent examination inclu…

Response to letter to the editor: ‘Physical examination tests for screening and diagnosis of cervicogenic headache: A systematic review’

2016

Clinical Outcomes After Aggressive Active Early Motion and Modified Kleinert Regimens: Comparison of 2 Consecutive Cohorts

2021

Background Modern multistrand repairs can withstand forces present in active flexion exercises, and this may improve the outcomes of flexor tendon repairs. We developed a simple home-based exercise regimen with free wrist and intrinsic minus splint aimed at facilitating the gliding of the flexor tendons and compared the outcomes with the modified Kleinert regimen used previously in the same institution. Methods We searched the hospital database to identify flexor tendon repair performed before and after the new regimen was implemented and invited all patients to participate. The primary outcome was total active range of motion, and secondary outcomes were Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder, and …

Effectiveness of Manual Therapy Combined With Physical Therapy in Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: Systematic Review

2017

The purpose of this study was to conduct a review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to determine the treatment effectiveness of the combination of manual therapy (MT) with other physical therapy techniques.Systematic searches of scientific literature were undertaken on PubMed and the Cochrane Library (2004-2014). The following terms were used: "patellofemoral pain syndrome," "physical therapy," "manual therapy," and "manipulation." RCTs that studied adults diagnosed with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) treated by MT and physical therapy approaches were included. The quality of the studies was assessed by the Jadad Scale.Five RCTs with an acceptable methodological quality (Jadad ≥ 3…

Leisure-time physical activity and artery lumen diameters: A monozygotic co-twin control study

2010

Exercise is thought to increase the diameter of the conduit arteries supplying the muscles involved. We studied the effects of a physically active vs inactive lifestyle on artery diameters in monozygotic (MZ) twin pairs discordant over 30 years for leisure-time physical activity habits. In a population-based co-twin control study design, six middle-aged (50-65 years) same-sex MZ twin pairs with long-term discordance for physical activity were comprehensively identified from the Finnish Twin Cohort (TWINACTIVE study). Discordance was initially defined in 1975 and the same co-twin remained significantly more active during the 32-year follow-up. The main outcomes were arterial lumen diameters …

Normative vs. patient-specific brain connectivity in Deep Brain Stimulation

2020

AbstractBrain connectivity profiles seeding from deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrodes have emerged as informative tools to estimate outcome variability across DBS patients. Given the limitations of acquiring and processing patient-specific diffusion-weighted imaging data, most studies have employed normative atlases of the human connectome. To date, it remains unclear whether patient-specific connectivity information would strengthen the accuracy of such analyses. Here, we compared similarities and differences between patient-specific, disease-matched and normative structural connectivity data and retrospective estimation of clinical improvement that they may generate.Data from 33 patien…

People with Disabilities and Disasters

2017

Investigations have collectively established that disasters affect people with disabilities both disproportionately and negatively. In addition, perceived disability status is often associated with stigma, creating a separate and unique barrier across societies and cultures, which can augment vulnerability to disasters. Relevant research is reviewed by academic genesis areas in this chapter, namely; 1) disaster-focused research, 2) mental health, 3) epidemiology and public health, and 4) disability studies. Research emanating from these disciplines reflects different epistemological assumptions about disability as well as varying knowledge about disability as a social and cultural const…

Actividad física, barreras y beneficios en personas con ictus crónico: estudio transversal de encuesta

2019

Resumen Introduccion La actividad fisica (AF) es fundamental para la salud. Las secuelas producidas tras un ictus y otras barreras pueden interferir en la realizacion de ejercicio fisico (EF). Consecuentemente, podria variar la percepcion de sus beneficios. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar el nivel de AF en funcion de la capacidad de deambulacion, y el grado de incapacidad que presentan los individuos con dichos caracteres, asi como las barreras y los beneficios en la practica de EF percibidos por estos. Material y metodos Se realizo un estudio transversal de encuesta en una muestra de personas con secuelas cronicas tras ictus. Se elaboro una encuesta que conto con un diario de ac…

Evidencia de la estimulación eléctrica neuromuscular distal en la recuperación del paciente tras ictus: una revisión sistemática

2016

Resumen Objetivo La estimulacion electrica neuromuscular (EENM) es una herramienta propuesta en la recuperacion del miembro superior tras ictus, pero se necesitan datos mas solidos sobre su aplicacion. Por tanto, nos planteamos valorar su efectividad, conocer los protocolos y las caracteristicas muestrales. Estrategia de busqueda Estudios publicados entre 1998 y 2013, en MEDLINE, PubMed, PEDro y CINAHL. Seleccion de estudios: se seleccionaron 35 ensayos clinicos aleatorizados, donde se aplico EENM distal tras ictus. Se evaluo su calidad metodologica mediante la escala PEDro. Sintesis de resultados Se analizaron las muestras y los protocolos de estimulacion, se valoro su efectividad frente a…