1. Background Treating pain has been a part of medicine for over 5000 years, yet the management of chronic pain is a relatively new endeavor. Health care for chronic pain patients in the United States is expensive and often ineffective. In 2008, a three-part series in Pain Physician elucidated the crisis in chronic ...
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This review focuses on two distinct but related conditions: midportion Achilles tendinopathy and insertional Achilles tendinopathy. They are characterised by localised pain and impaired locomotor function, including walking, running and jumping. The information mainly pertains to midportion tendinopathy, which dominates the literature, but evidence about insertional Achilles tendinopathy is highlighted. Although ...
Leer Más »Immediate effects of active exercise with compression therapy on lower-limb lymphedema
Purpose Active exercise with compression therapy (AECT) is a standard treatment for gynecological cancer-related lowerlimb lymphedema (LLL) in clinical situations. However, there is insufficient evidence regarding the immediate effects of the use of AECT on LLL. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the immediate effects of AECT on LLL. Methods Participants in ...
Leer Más »Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System: Identifying barriers, facilitators, and strategies for implementation in research, education, and clinical care
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, octuber 25, 2022 Jarrad H. Van Stan. Jain Holmes, Lauren Wengerd et al Objective To explore rehabilitation professionals’ experiences and perspectives of barriers and facilitators to implementing the RTSS in research, education, and clinical care. Design A cross-sectional survey with free text and binary ...
Leer Más »Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation in Physical Therapy: A Rapid Overview
Physical Therapy, Volume 101, Issue 6, June 2021, pzab053 Pamela Seron, MSc, María-Jose Oliveros, MSc, Ruvistay Gutierrez-Arias, MSc, Rocío Fuentes-Aspe et al Objective: The purpose of this article was to summarize the available evidence from systematic reviews on telerehabilitation in physical therapy. Methods: We searched Medline/PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases. In addition, the records ...
Leer Más »Exercise interventions and patient beliefs for people with hip, knee or hip and knee osteoarthritis: a mixed methods review
Abstract Background: Chronic peripheral joint pain due to osteoarthritis (OA) is extremely prevalent and a major cause of physical dysfunction and psychosocial distress. Exercise is recommended to reduce joint pain and improve physical function, but the effect of exercise on psychosocial function (health beliefs, depression, anxiety and quality of life) in ...
Leer Más »Diagnosis and Treatment of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: A Review
Importance: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease, affecting an estimated more than 240 million people worldwide, including an estimated more than 32 million in the US. Osteoarthritis is the most frequent reason for activity limitation in adults. This Review focuses on hip and knee OA. Observations: Osteoarthritis can involve almost ...
Leer Más »EJERCICIO DE EXTENSIÓN DE TRONCO CON RESISTENCIA ELÁSTICA
Posición inicial: De pie, piernas ligeramente separadas, tronco y caderas flexionadas, la cabeza sigue el eje longitudinal del cuerpo de forma que miramos hacia el suelo. Rodillas ligeramente flexionadas. Brazos estirados cogiendo con las manos la resistencia elástica, que se sitúan delante de nosotros. Posición final: De pie, con el ...
Leer Más »Domains of physiotherapist practice competence
1. Plan and conduct a structured, comprehensive client-centred assessment and physiotherapy examination of the client, or needs of a client group, including socio-economic, personal, and environmental factors, and screening for differential diagnosis. 2. Evaluate the findings from the assessment/examination to identify and prioritise client problems and negotiate achievable and measurable ...
Leer Más »2021 EULAR recommendations regarding lifestyle behaviours and work participation to prevent progression of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
Objectives: A European League Against Rheumatism taskforce was convened to review the literature and develop recommendations on lifestyle behaviours for rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). Methods: Six lifestyle exposures (exercise, diet, weight, alcohol, smoking, work participation) and seven RMDs (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, gout) were considered. The taskforce included health ...
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