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To examine the effects of implementing a peer review evaluation system on residents' attitudes and perceptions of professionalism, a core competency of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), in a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) program.Four classes of residents were divided prospectively into a control and an intervention group. All residents were asked to...
Low back pain (LBP), a highly prevalent problem in society, is often a recurrent condition. Recent advances in the understanding of the biomechanics of LBP have highlighted the importance of muscular stabilization of the “neutral zone” range of motion in the low back. The lumbar multifidus muscles (LMM) are important stabilizers of this neutral zone, and dysfunction in these muscles is strongly associated...
To assess the association between antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infection (ARI) and subsequent health-care utilization in veterans with spinal cord injury and disorder (SCI/D).Retrospective cohort of veterans with SCI/D.Veterans Affairs medical facilities that provide outpatient care.Veterans with SCI/D with a diagnosis of acute bronchitis or upper respiratory infection during an outpatient...
The objective of this study was to determine the relative contributions of work activity (time spent standing, walking, or sitting), floor surface characteristics, weight, body mass index, age, foot biomechanics, and other demographic and medical history factors to the prevalence of plantar fasciitis.A cross-sectional observational study design was used.The study site was an automobile engine assembly...
To determine the electromyographical (EMG) activation levels of shoulder musculature during early rehabilitation exercises to regain active range of motion.Descriptive.University clinical research laboratory.Ten asymptomatic volunteers (age, 25 ± 5 years; height, 171 ± 7 cm; weight, 78 ± 15 kg).Fine-wire (supraspinatus and infraspinatus) and surface (anterior deltoid, upper trapezius, lower trapezius,...
To assess the reliability of 4 gait performance tests in individuals with late effects of polio.An intrarater (between occasions) test-retest reliability study.University hospital.Thirty men and women (mean age 63 ± 6.4 years) with clinically and electrophysiologically verified late effects of polio.Not applicable.The Timed “Up & Go” test, the Comfortable and the Fast Gait Speed tests, and the...
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