Showing papers in "Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 2002"

TL;DR: Compared with conventional treatment, robot-assisted movements had advantages in terms of clinical and biomechanical measures and was justified into the use of robotic manipulation for motor rehabilitation.

TL;DR: Almost 50% of the community-dwelling stroke population lived with sequelae of stroke such that, unless there was a full-time and able-bodied caregiver at home, they needed some form of home help.

TL;DR: A computer-aided search in bibliographic databases was done of longitudinal cohort studies, original prognostic studies, and randomized controlled trials published in the period 1966 to November 2001, which confirmed clinical experience that the initial grade of paresis is the most important predictor for motor recovery.

TL;DR: The FSST had higher combined sensitivity and specificity for identifying differences between groups in the selected sample population of older adults than the 3 tests with which it was compared.

TL;DR: The high risk of falling among people with stroke was evident in this community-based sample and repeat fallers had greater mobility deficits and significantly reduced arm function and ADL ability than those who did not report any instability.

TL;DR: The trials suggest that training can increase strength and may improve motor activity in people with CP without adverse effects and more rigorous studies are needed that have a greater focus on changes in activity and participation and that consider contextual factors.

TL;DR: Preliminary support for the construct validity of the PASIPD is provided and those in "excellent" health had higher total, vigorous sport and recreation, and occupation and transportation subcategory scores compared with those who rated their health "fair/poor".

TL;DR: Training at speeds comparable with normal walking velocity was more effective in improving SSV than training at speeds at or below the patient's typical overground walking velocity.

TL;DR: Reliability and validity of a new assessment procedure, the Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure (SHAP), that allows contextual results of hand function to be obtained readily in a clinical environment are developed.

TL;DR: Both wedge insoles are effective in reducing the varus torque during walking beyond what theoretically could be explained by a reduced walking speed or cushioning effect from the insole.

TL;DR: Ischemic compression therapy provides alternative treatments using either low pressure and a long duration (90s) or high pressure (the average of pain threshold and pain tolerance) and short duration (30s) for immediate pain relief and MTrP sensitivity suppression.

TL;DR: Gailey et al. as mentioned in this paper developed the Amputee Mobility Predictor (AMP) instrument to assess determinants of the lower-limb amputee ability to ambulate.

TL;DR: Isokinetic fatigue of ankle plantarflexors and dorsiflexors significantly influences sway parameters and ranges of postural control in healthy young men.

TL;DR: The results show hemiparetic skeletal muscle atrophy and more fat within the muscle, factors that may contribute to functional disability and increased cardiovascular disease risk in chronic hemiperetic stroke patients are shown.

TL;DR: A critical evidence-based review of the pharmacologic, nonpharmacologic, alternative medicine, and exercise treatments of myofascial pain, including pathophysiology and comprehensive management is provided, as well as future research directions.

TL;DR: Scapular asymmetry in the sagittal plane suggests that SIS subjects with less anterior tilting in the symptomatic shoulder, as compared with the asymptomatic contralateral one, may be at high risk of developing chronic SIS.

TL;DR: The 3-hour CIMT training schedule significantly improved motor function in chronic hemiparesis, but it was less effective than the 6-hour training schedule.

TL;DR: Variables pertaining to balance skills, gait impairment, and use of a cane differed between fallers and nonfallers groups and the incidence of those variables can be used as a predictive model to quantify fall risk in patients suffering from MS.

TL;DR: By using an HHD and a standardized measurement protocol, a novice tester can obtain reliable lower-extremity strength values in community-dwelling elderly fallers.

TL;DR: The semicircular motion of propulsion displayed characteristics consistent with reduced repetition and more efficient propulsion, which may reduce trauma to the upper extremities and Clinicians should consider training individuals in this propulsion style.

TL;DR: Although patients undergoing stroke rehabilitation experienced a significant number of falls, the incidence of serious injury was small and data suggest that groups of stroke patients who are at risk for falls within the rehabilitation setting can be identified by using a variety of impairment and functional assessments.

TL;DR: The interobserver reliability of severity of complaints and grip strength was excellent, whereas the pressure pain threshold showed unsatisfactory reliability, and the use of pain-free grip strength is recommended.

TL;DR: BWSTT has a lasting effect specifically on short-step gait in PD and is of long-term benefit for patients with Parkinson's disease.

TL;DR: The FAIR test correlates well with a working definition of piriformis syndrome and is a better predictor of successful physical therapy and surgery than the working definition.

TL;DR: The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) system of HRQOL measurement is a hybrid of the 2 approaches that combines a core general measure with supplemental measures targeted toward specific diseases, conditions, or treatments.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the performance of the paretic and non-paretic limb during standing tasks with respect to the vertical ground reaction force (VRCF) during five standing tasks (rising from a chair, quiet standing, weight shifting forward, backward, laterally).

TL;DR: Dynamic or isometric resistance training improves functional ability and reduces knee joint pain of patients with knee OA.

TL;DR: In patients with upper-limb spasticity after stroke, the Ashworth Scale and DAS had good intra- and interrater reliability when used by trained medical professions.

TL;DR: Coffey et al. as mentioned in this paper suggest guidelines for the prevention, recognition, and management of a life-threatening syndrome (high fever, altered mental status, profound muscular rigidity that sometimes progressed to fatal rhabdomyolysis) in patients who experience the abrupt withdrawal of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy.

TL;DR: In older people, 6MWD appears to provide a measure of overall mobility and physical functioning in this population group rather than a specific measure of cardiovascular fitness.