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American Physical Therapy Association
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About: American Physical Therapy Association is a other organization based out in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Low back pain. The organization has 12951 authors who have published 15494 publications receiving 350492 citations.
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TL;DR: The relationship between the raters' judgments was significant and the reliability was good, and it is believed these results to be positive enough to encourage further trials of the modified Ashworth scale for grading spasticity.
Abstract: We undertook this investigation to determine the interrater reliability of manual tests of elbow flexor muscle spasticity graded on a modified Ashworth scale. We each independently graded the elbow flexor muscle spasticity of 30 patients with intracranial lesions. We agreed on 86.7% of our ratings. The Kendall's tau correlation between our grades was .847 (p less than .001). Thus, the relationship between the raters' judgments was significant and the reliability was good. Although the results were limited to the elbow flexor muscle group, we believe them to be positive enough to encourage further trials of the modified Ashworth scale for grading spasticity.
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TL;DR: These guidelines are a revision of the 1995 standards of the AHA that addressed the issues of exercise testing and training and current issues of practical importance in the clinical use of these standards are considered.
Abstract: The purpose of this report is to provide revised standards and guidelines for the exercise testing and training of individuals who are free from clinical manifestations of cardiovascular disease and those with known cardiovascular disease. These guidelines are intended for physicians, nurses, exercise physiologists, specialists, technologists, and other healthcare professionals involved in exercise testing and training of these populations. This report is in accord with the “Statement on Exercise” published by the American Heart Association (AHA).1
These guidelines are a revision of the 1995 standards of the AHA that addressed the issues of exercise testing and training.2 An update of background, scientific rationale, and selected references is provided, and current issues of practical importance in the clinical use of these standards are considered. These guidelines are in accord with the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/AHA Guidelines for Exercise Testing.3
### The Cardiovascular Response to Exercise
Exercise, a common physiological stress, can elicit cardiovascular abnormalities that are not present at rest, and it can be used to determine the adequacy of cardiac function. Because exercise is only one of many stresses to which humans can be exposed, it is more appropriate to call an exercise test exactly that and not a “stress test.” This is particularly relevant considering the increased use of nonexercise stress tests.
### Types of Exercise
Three types of muscular contraction or exercise can be applied as a stress to the cardiovascular system: isometric (static), isotonic (dynamic or locomotory), and resistance (a combination of isometric and isotonic).4,5 Isotonic exercise, which is defined as a muscular contraction resulting in movement, primarily provides a volume load to the left ventricle, and the response is proportional to the size of the working muscle mass and the intensity of exercise. Isometric exercise is defined as a muscular contraction without movement (eg, handgrip) and imposes greater pressure than volume …
2,964 citations
Tufts Medical Center1, University of Oxford2, Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University3, Erasmus University Rotterdam4, Women's College Hospital5, University of Liège6, American Physical Therapy Association7, Royal North Shore Hospital8, University of Tokyo9, University of Arizona10, Lund University11, Paris Descartes University12, University of Southern Denmark13, Coventry Health Care14
TL;DR: These evidence-based consensus recommendations provide guidance to patients and practitioners on treatments applicable to all individuals with knee OA, as well as therapies that can be considered according to individualized patient needs and preferences.
2,467 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a new clinically accessible measure of balance, functional reach (FR), is defined as the difference between arm's length and maximal forward reach, using a fixed base of support.
Abstract: A new clinically accessible measure of balance, functional reach (FR), is the difference between arm's length and maximal forward reach, using a fixed base of support. The purposes of this study were to (a) establish FR as a measure of the margin of stability versus the laboratory measure, center of pressure excursion (COPE); (b) test reliability and precision, and (c) determine factors that influence FR, including age and anthropometrics. We evaluated FR in 128 volunteers (age 21-87 years). FR was determined with a precise electronic device and a simple clinical apparatus (yardstick). FR correlates with COPE (Pearson r = .71) and is precise (coefficient of variation = 2.5%) and stable (intraclass correlation coefficient across days = .81). Age and height influence FR. FR is portable, inexpensive, reliable, precise, and a reasonable clinical approximator of the margin of stability. FR may be useful for detecting balance impairment, change in balance performance over time, and in the design of modified environments for impaired older persons.
2,315 citations
Johns Hopkins University1, Scripps Mercy Hospital2, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center3, Brigham Young University4, University of Minnesota5, Columbia University6, Boston Children's Hospital7, American Physical Therapy Association8, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital and Clinics9, University of Melbourne10, University of Technology, Sydney11, National Institutes of Health12, Houston Methodist Hospital13, University of Chicago14, Northwestern University15, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine16, University of Cincinnati17, Society of Critical Care Medicine18
TL;DR: Improving care for intensive care survivors and their families requires collaboration between practitioners and researchers in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, and three major themes emerged from the conference.
Abstract: Background:Millions of patients are discharged from intensive care units annually. These intensive care survivors and their families frequently report a wide range of impairments in their health status which may last for months and years after hospital discharge.Objectives:To report on a 2-day Socie
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| Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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| Christopher G. Maher | 128 | 940 | 73131 |
| Jeffrey M. Hausdorff | 106 | 401 | 52287 |
| David Brown | 105 | 1257 | 46827 |
| Nir Giladi | 98 | 471 | 37237 |
| Bradley J. Nelson | 92 | 721 | 43619 |
| Daniel P. Costa | 89 | 531 | 26309 |
| Lynn Snyder-Mackler | 86 | 340 | 24228 |
| Robert W. Motl | 85 | 712 | 27961 |
| Pamela W. Duncan | 85 | 286 | 35456 |
| Alan M. Jette | 83 | 408 | 28979 |
| Tilman Grune | 82 | 479 | 30327 |
| Kathleen A. Sluka | 81 | 282 | 19154 |
| Ross Arena | 81 | 671 | 39949 |
| Mark L. Latash | 80 | 485 | 23598 |
| Ewa M. Roos | 79 | 412 | 31804 |