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Previous research has examined the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and mental health of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI), but the majority of the research has taken place in the United States, Western Europe, and other developed countries. Limited research has been conducted with persons with SCI in Latin America.To examine the relationship between HRQOL and mental health in persons with...
The complexities of post-stroke spasticity (PSS), and the resultant difficulties in treating the disability, present a significant challenge to patients, stroke rehabilitation teams, and caregivers. Reducing the severity of spasticity and its long-term complications may be facilitated by early intervention, making identification of stroke patients at high risk for developing spasticity essential....
To date, the reliability of ultrasound imaging (USI) measures of the abdominal muscles in children and adolescents during the active straight leg raise (ASLR) test has not been confirmed.To assess the intra-rater reliability of USI measures of the thickness and percentage thickness change of the external oblique (EO), internal oblique (IO), and transversus abdominis (TrA) on both sides of the body...
Individuals with headache after traumatic brain injury (TBI) receive care in a wide variety of clinical locations by physicians trained in multiple specialties.To understand current practice patterns and perceptions of treatment issues among clinicians managing headache after TBI.National survey of current clinical practice using a 20-item questionnaire developed by the authors.Survey respondents...
To assess ankle function 4 weeks after conservative management and to examine the correlation of function with gait.A prospective comparison study.Thirty patients with grade I or II acute ankle sprains were followed up after 4 weeks of conservative management not involving physical therapy.Participants underwent a clinical assessment and had to walk at a normal self-selected walking speed. Their results...
To investigate the analgesic effect of high-frequency transcutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation (HF-TPNS) in the ipsilateral and contralateral skin territory of the stimulated nerve.Prospective, cross-over study.Clinical neurophysiology unit, institutional care, rehabilitation center.Ten healthy volunteers (5 male, 5 female).Participants underwent 3 different sessions. In the first, heat pain thresholds...
Transient osteoporosis of pregnancy has been described as a rare, self-limiting disease of unclear etiology that presents as severe pain, which typically affects pregnant women in their third trimester. We describe 3 cases of primigravid pregnant women with twin gestation who reported unilateral hip pain and who were diagnosed with transient osteoporosis of pregnancy of the hip by magnetic resonance...
Athletic pubalgia is a syndrome of persistent groin pain due to chronic repetitive trauma or stress involving the pelvic joints and many musculotendinous structures that cross the anterior pelvis. As a result, the differential diagnosis can be complex, but insertional tendinopathies are the most common. This case report describes a novel approach to the treatment of distal rectus abdominis tendinopathies...
To examine whether runners recovering from a lower body musculoskeletal injury have different metabolic, cardiopulmonary, and gait responses compared with healthy runners.Cross-sectional study.Research laboratory at an academic institution.Healthy runners (n = 50) were compared with runners who were recently injured but had returned to running (n = 50). Both groups were participating in similar cross-training...
Diaphyseal tibiofibular synostosis is a rare cause of symptomatic shin pain with exertion. In this case, a 14-year-old male soccer player presented with atraumatic right shin pain made worse with running. Computed tomography revealed heterotopic ossification, or synostosis, of the tibial–fibular syndesmosis. The patient's symptoms improved with rest, without the need for operative intervention.
Balance and gait deficits are common in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Physical interventions directed at improving balance and walking abilities have been implemented using various approaches. Nonetheless, no mode of training has been universally agreed upon.To determine whether textured insoles have immediate effects on postural control and spatiotemporal parameters of gait and plantar sensation...
Transcutaneous electrical stimulation (ES) is a therapeutic procedure used in rehabilitation. However, the effectiveness of it depends on sensory responses to pain and motor control in neuromuscular recruitment, considering the differences related to gender and age of the subjects treated, as well as the intensity and frequency of ES.To determine the threshold of sensory perception (TSP) and the threshold...
Managing in the community without accommodation requires that persons be able to walk an adequate distance. However, little information is available regarding how walking distance changes over the course of inpatient rehabilitation.To describe, for inpatients participating in subacute rehabilitation, the distances walked without stopping at admission and discharge and to document the reliability and...
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