Showing papers in "Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 2013"

TL;DR: There is sufficient evidence that exercise training is effective for improving both aerobic capacity and muscular strength among those with mild to moderate disability from MS and exercise may improve mobility, fatigue, and health-related quality of life.

TL;DR: It is proposed that the acknowledgment of chronic brain injury will facilitate the research necessary to provide a disease management approach.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that auditory cueing is more effective for treating gait disorders in PD than visual cueing, and a meta-analysis based on cue type suggested this.

TL;DR: The application of international standards for guideline development in the creation of evidence-based physical activity guidelines for people with MS are described, which state that to achieve important fitness benefits, adults with MS who have mild to moderate disability need at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic activity 2 times per week.

TL;DR: The largest group differences in participation were in "unstructured physical activities" and "getting together with other children"-also the 2 areas where parents of children with disabilities most frequently desired change.

TL;DR: Osseointegration is a suitable intervention for persons whose prosthesis use is reduced because of socket-related problems and significantly increased their walking ability and prosthesis-related quality of life.

TL;DR: Overall, this review suggests that during gait activities with an added cognitive task, people with stroke are likely to demonstrate significant decrements in motor performance only (cognitive-related motor interference), or decrement in both motor and cognitive performance (mutual interference).

TL;DR: Evidence on the effectiveness of locomotor therapy is limited, and all approaches show some potential for improvement of ambulatory function without superiority of 1 approach over another.

TL;DR: It is indicated that only a small proportion of persons with multiple sclerosis are achieving adequate amounts of daily MVPA, and public health guidelines for MVPA should be followed.

TL;DR: Active mobilization appears to have a positive effect on physical function and hospital outcomes in mechanical ventilation patients and may improve muscle strength, functional independence, and the ability to wean from ventilation and may decrease the length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital.

TL;DR: An AFO can improve walking and balance after stroke, but only the immediate effects have been examined and the effects and acceptability of long-term usage need to be evaluated.

TL;DR: Individuals with PD who participated in a community-based Argentine tango class reported increased participation in complex daily activities, recovery of activities lost since the onset of PD, and engagement in new activities.

TL;DR: What is known about what works in promoting evidence-informed action is summarized, tracing the evolution from a linear focus on research transfer to complex strategies for user engagement and the strengths and limitations of various approaches and implications for rehabilitation medicine.

TL;DR: It is suggested that concussion affects the ability of adolescents to control body posture during gait up to 2 months after injury and dual-task paradigms may provide additional useful information in the clinical assessment and recovery of concussion.

TL;DR: Rehospitalization rates among individuals with SCI in the first postinjury year remain high and vary by level and completeness of injury, and rehospitalization risk was associated with younger age, being a woman, unemployment and retirement, and Medicaid coverage.

TL;DR: The application of mirror therapy after stroke might result in beneficial effects on movement performance, motor control, and temperature sense, but may not translate into daily functions in the population with chronic stroke.

TL;DR: HIPRST improves lower-limb strength more than lesser training intensities, although it may not be required to improve functional performance, and training volume is also an important variable.

TL;DR: It is suggested that 4 weeks of PR before lung cancer resection improves preoperative functional capacity and decreases the postoperative respiratory morbidity.

TL;DR: The cutoff scores, which link to a description of specific movements a patient can, can partially, and cannot perform, may enable formation of heterogeneous patient groups, advance efforts to identify specific movement therapy targets, and define treatment response in terms of specific movement that changed or did not change with therapy.

TL;DR: The purpose of this communication is to argue that explicit examination of the inferences underlying this label and discussion regarding the role of clinicians in VR implementation are required.

TL;DR: Eight weeks of rehabilitative training with the wearable robot could be performed safely and effectively, even many years after the subjects received their diagnosis, as demonstrated in patients with limited mobility.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that the Timed Up & Go test may be an accurate assessment tool to identify those at risk for falls.

TL;DR: Providing treatment to stroke survivors with spasticity that lessens the time and more importantly, the difficulty of caregiving may lead to a reduction in caregiver anxiety and depression.

TL;DR: Functional feedback is highly important for the active participation of patients during robotic-assisted rehabilitation and no significant differences in engagement were found between exercises that differed in feedback frequency, explicit task goals, or aspects of competition.

TL;DR: Substantial proportions of patients admitted to acute inpatient rehabilitation before following commands recover independent functioning over as long as 5 years, particularly if they begin to follow commands before hospital discharge.

TL;DR: Exercise-based interventions can reduce pain and improve physical function for people awaiting hip replacement surgery but not knee replacement surgery.

TL;DR: This systematic review identified and evaluated the most frequently used participation measures in clinical stroke studies and can be used to guide the selection of participation measures to meet specific clinical and research purposes.

TL;DR: The ability of this population with chronic disease to increase 6MWD and daily step count with a WB exercise program compared with an NWB exercise program is indicated.

TL;DR: None of the 17 instruments covered the full breadth of community participation domains, but each addressed community participation to some extent and will be needed in the future.

TL;DR: The BBS appears to be a valid and reliable clinical instrument for assessing balance in individuals with lower-limb amputation, but it may not be able to discriminate between individuals with greater or lesser fall risk.