Showing papers in "Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 2006"

TL;DR: CAIT is a simple, valid, and reliable tool to measure severity of functional ankle instability and can be used as a comparison tool for assessing global perception of ankle instability.

TL;DR: Fall-preventive moderate intensity group-exercise programs have positive effects on falling and physical performance in pre-frail, but not in frail elderly.

TL;DR: These findings will assist in the interpretation of FIM change scores relative to physicians' assessments of important clinical change as well as help to define the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for the FIM instrument in patients poststroke.

TL;DR: The absence of a substantial decline in mortality after the first 2 years postinjury is contrary to widely held impressions, and the finding is based on a large database and sensitive analytic methods and is consistent with previous research.

TL;DR: Gait velocity and temporal asymmetry are mainly affected by the dorsiflexors strength, whereas dynamic spasticity of plantarflexors influenced the degree of spatial gait asymmetry in patients who were able to walk outdoors.

TL;DR: There are a number of factors associated with an increased risk of falling among people aging with MS that are amenable to intervention and therefore warrant the attention of health care providers serving that population.

TL;DR: Balance and falls-related self-efficacy are associated with fall history and should be addressed in people with chronic stroke.

TL;DR: Preliminary results suggest that the FAB scale is a valid and reliable assessment tool that is suitable for use with functionally independent older adults residing in the community.

TL;DR: There was some evidence that mental practice as an additional therapy intervention had positive effects on recovery of arm function after stroke, and results from the single case studies indicate thatmental practice is also promising for improvement of leg function.

TL;DR: The test regimen with 3 or more positive tests is indicative of SIJ pain and can be used in early clinical decision making to reduce the number of unnecessary minimally invasive diagnostic SIJ procedures.

TL;DR: A low-intensity intradialytic exercise program is a viable adjunctive therapy, which improves HD efficacy and physical function in HD patients.

TL;DR: Fatigue impact 1 year poststroke was greater among patients with more depressive symptoms, higher age, women, and patients with a locus of control more directed to powerful others and might be important foci for future interventions.

TL;DR: Subjects diagnosed with PFPS responded favorably and quickly to a therapeutic exercise program that incorporated quadriceps and hip musculature strengthening and VAS and FIQ scores significantly improved for patients diagnosed withPFPS.

TL;DR: Regression models showed that self- report scores reflect pain, knee strength, and depression, and the relation between self-report and performance measures was moderate, suggesting that these examine different aspects of mobility.

TL;DR: Uswatte et al. as mentioned in this paper examined the psychometric properties of an objective method for assessing real-world arm activity in a large sample with subacute stroke and found that accelerometer recordings were reliable and stable.

TL;DR: Instantaneous COM-COP inclination angles during walking provide information about the ability to control COM position in relation to the corresponding COP, and may be a sensitive measure of gait stability in the elderly.

TL;DR: The COP-controlled video game-based exercise regime motivated subjects to increase their practice volume and attention span during training, which in turn improved subjects' dynamic balance control.

TL;DR: The predictive model developed can be used to identify people who are likely to have recurrent falls in the 6 months after stroke rehabilitation, with sensitivity and specificity values greater than 80%.

TL;DR: The pilot study showed that a community-based exercise program can improve upper-extremity function in persons with chronic stroke, and justifies a larger clinical trial to further assess efficacy and cost effectiveness.

TL;DR: Knee muscle strength is a moderate to strong predictor of walking ability in individuals with chronic mild to moderate poststroke hemiparesis, but the strengths of the relations indicate that other factors are also important.

TL;DR: FES is effective at improving gait speed in subjects poststroke and future research should examine the effectiveness of practical and readily available FES units to improve function in subjects in the subacute stages of recovery from a stroke.

TL;DR: The ARAT is a responsive and valid measure of upper-extremity functional limitation and therefore may be an appropriate measure for use in acute upper-Extremity rehabilitation trials.

TL;DR: Kamper et al. as mentioned in this paper assessed the relative contributions of several neurologic and biomechanic impairment mechanisms to overall finger and hand impairment in chronic hemiparetic stroke survivors.

TL;DR: For patients with chronic, moderate upper-extremity impairment after stroke, a 2-week regimen of CIMT or C IMT plus mental practice only resulted in modest changes occurring as a decrease in impairment, with functional improvement.

TL;DR: High variations of postural sway in 1-leg standing test could explain partly the increased prevalence of ankle injury in basketball players and may be used as a screening tool to recommend balance training before basketball season.

TL;DR: Depression has a more generalized adverse effect on HRQOL than basic functional disabilities and health care professionals should focus on treating depression; group exercises and self-help group activities may help in promoting socialization and reintegration into community life.

TL;DR: The current study shows convincingly that the type of occupation influences RTW outcome, with the best prospect for RTW among people with professional/managerial jobs.

TL;DR: ParTS/M is a reliable measure of some aspects of participation in major life activities for people with mobility impairments and limitations living in community settings.

TL;DR: The interrater reliability of the history and physical examination in a group of patients with a primary report of neck pain varied considerably for manual assessment techniques and were significantly higher for the examination of muscle length and cervical ROM.

TL;DR: Findings of this descriptive longitudinal study support the potential positive impact of exercise on the long-term progression of functional limitation and QOL for persons with MS.