Showing papers in "Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine in 2016"

TL;DR: Patients with OA are at greater risk of all-cause mortality, particularly for cardiovascular diseases, than the general population, and excess mortality is closely associated with disability level, so strategies to reduce burden through primary and secondary prevention programs are increasingly important.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the pathophysiological aspects of osteoarthritis development and progression, review the current concepts and discuss the future of personalized medicine for OA.

TL;DR: This review focuses on the different aspects of tissue engineering applied to cartilage engineering, and discusses cells, biomaterials and biological or environmental factors instrumental to the development of cartilage tissue engineering.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight the role of patient education about physical activity and exercise in the treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) using a systematic literature review from the Cochrane Library, PubMed and Wiley Online Library.

TL;DR: For patients with cLBP, adherence to home-based exercise programs could be facilitated by increasing the attractiveness of the programs, improving patient performance and favoring a feeling of being supported.

TL;DR: This qualitative phenomenological study had the objective to enter in patients’ “singular universe” by using two-fold hermeneutics, both empathic and critical, by using an iterative and inductive process (uncontextualisation-re contextualisation).

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a random effects model to determine whether strengthening of the lower limbs can improve strength, balance and walking abilities in patients with chronic stroke, and found that progressive resistance training seemed to be the most effective treatment to improve strength.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a systematic review on mirror therapy efficacy in phantom limb pain (PLP) and phantom limb movement (PLM) in amputees (lower or upper limb).

TL;DR: A systematic review of the literature and a user guide on neuroleptics, antidepressants, beta-blockers, mood stabilizers and other medications for irritability, aggressiveness, agitation, impulsivity, depression, apathy…

TL;DR: A critical narrative review of the efficacy and safety of rehabilitation for managing OA and discuss evidence-based international recommendations focused on land- and water-based exercise and strength training for knee, hip and hand OA.

TL;DR: Assessment of brain injury outcome for subjects with traumatic brain injury in terms of the International classification of functioning, disability and health found management of late brain injury needs to focus on cognitive difficulties, particularly social skills, to enhance patient participation in life.

TL;DR: A review will focus on the roles and limitations of radiography and MRI with particular attention to knee OA and the use of other modalities in clinical practice and OA research will also be briefly described.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors performed a review of literature on the pathophysiological mechanisms that underpin the relationships between obesity, type 2 diabetes and osteoarthritis (OA) and found that the link between obesity and OA is related to both the direct effect of excess mechanical loads being placed on the cartilage and to an adipose tissue effect.

TL;DR: Systematic review of the literature targeting epidemiological data related to behavioral disorders after traumatic brain injury in order to elaborate good practice recommendations according to the methodology established by the French High Authority for Health.

TL;DR: Evidence-based guidelines to treat the agitation crisis are proposed based on scientific data and expert opinion and suggest that the efficacy of beta-blockers and antiepileptics with mood regulation effects yield the most compelling evidence.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors critically reviewed studies of the efficacy and safety of intra-articular injections of corticosteroids (CS), hyaluronic acid (HA), platelet-rich plasma (PRP), and botulinum toxin A (BTA) and evidence-based international recommendations for their use in treating knee OA.

TL;DR: In this article, a systematic review aimed to identify the best evidence for the clinical effect of crenobalneotherapy for knee osteoarthritis (OA) for knee OA, which is a public health problem that will probably increase in the future with the aging of the population.

TL;DR: It is proposed that cartilage-derived soluble biomarkers are complementary "drug development tools" that can be applied during drug development from preclinical research to clinical evaluation and in the future could be surrogate markers of clinical and/or imaging outcomes.

TL;DR: This first review of VV assessment methods after stroke shows a great heterogeneity of procedures, settings and parameters, among which only some are eligible for standardization to limit measurement errors and better interpret the results.

TL;DR: A systematic review of the English literature in MEDLINE via PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and PEDro databases for only randomized comparative trials was conducted in this article, where the level of scientific evidence and the place in the rehabilitation framework of isokinetic muscle strengthening (IMS) for knee osteoarthritis (OA).

TL;DR: In this article, a multidimensional approach taking into account the various processes at play has been proposed to better understand and apprehend the complexity and dynamic nature of these problematic behaviors in patients with TBI.

TL;DR: There are two main surgical treatments for osteoarthritis: conservative treatments where the damaged cartilage is left in place, and radical treatments, where the cartilage are replaced by an artificial endoprosthesis; this latter procedure is termed joint arthroplasty as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, a review aimed to consolidate the current evidence that implicates the inflammatory process in the attenuation of synovial lubrication and joint tissue homeostasis in OA.

TL;DR: In this paper, the role of physical activity, recreational and elite sports in the development of knee/hip osteoarthritis (OA) was examined, and the authors selected articles on the basis of their expertise, self-knowledge, and reflective practice.

TL;DR: The recurrence ofNHO is not affected by delayed surgery, neurological sequelae or disease extent around the joint, and surgical excision of NHO should be performed as soon as comorbid factors are under control and the NHO is sufficiently constituted for excision.

TL;DR: Algofunctional rating scales and quality of life were impaired in knee OA patients, making it one of the ten most disabling diseases in developed countries and the fourth leading cause of disability for 2020.

TL;DR: In this article, the role of bodyweight-supported treadmill training for chronic stroke survivors was evaluated in a randomized controlled study, where patients with a first episode of supratentorial arterial stroke of more than 3 months' duration were randomly allocated to three groups: overground gait training, treadmill training without bodyweight support, and BWSTT (20 sessions, 30min/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks).

TL;DR: The main problems related to the OA guidelines are described and some solutions are described so as to offer some guidance on the elaboration of future CPGs and their implementation in primary care.

TL;DR: In this paper, a number of recommendations for the non-pharmacological approach to psychological and behavioural disorders in TBI is proposed by the consensus conference of experts, including Relational and adaptive approaches, rehabilitation and vocational approaches, and psychoanalytical therapies.

TL;DR: Coughing is expected to be heterogeneous, with low reliability, in clinical test situations and EMG variables for PFM activity showed poor reliability, which suggests PFM pre-activity and reflex activity during coughing.