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Physiotherapy Canada - Volume 65, Number 3, Summer 2013
http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/u33173525l00/

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Rehabilitation Research: Who Is Participating?

Kara K. Patterson       

DOI: 10.3138/ptc.65.3.GEE

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La recherche en réadaptation : Qui y participe?

Kara K. Patterson       

DOI: 10.3138/ptc.65.3.GEF

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Physiotherapy Needs Assessment of People with Stroke Following Discharge
from Hospital, Stratified by Acute Functional Independence Measure Score

Vincent G. DePaul, Julie D. Moreland, Amy L. deHueck      

 

To determine the physiotherapy-related needs of people with stroke at
discharge, 6 months after discharge, and 1 year after discharge from
hospital, and to examine the results stratified by participants' acute
Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores. DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2012-14

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Clinician's Commentary on DePaul et al.

Lou Biasin       

DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2012-14-CC

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The Effect of Parkinson Drug Timing on Cardiovascular Response during
Treadmill Exercise in a Person with Parkinson Disease and Freezing of Gait

Cheryl M. Petersen, Reid Nelson, Teresa M. Steffen           

 

To examine the response of cerebral oxygenation during treadmill walking in
a person with Parkinson disease (PD) who experiences freezing of gait (FOG)
and to determine whether the oxygen response was related to the timing of
his PD medication. DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2011-57

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An Intensive Programme of Passive Stretch and Motor Training to Manage
Severe Knee Contractures after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Report

Joan Leung, Lisa A. Harvey, Anne M. Moseley         

 

While contemporary management of contractures (a common secondary problem of
acquired brain injury that can be difficult to treat) includes passive
stretch, recent evidence indicates that this intervention may not be
effective. This may be because clinical trials have not provided a
sufficient dose or have not combined passive stretch with other treatments.
The purpose of this case report is to describe a programme of intensive
passive stretch combined with motor training administered over a 1.5-year
period to treat severe knee contractures.  DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2012-29

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The Relationship of Knee-Extensor Strength and Rate of Torque Development to
Sit-to-Stand Performance in Older Adults

Katie Crockett, Kimberly Ardell, Marlyn Hermanson, Andrea Penner, Joel
Lanovaz, Jonathan Farthing and Cathy Arnold

 

Purpose: To investigate the association of knee-extensor strength and power
to performance in the 30-second sit-to-stand test (30sSTS) in healthy older
adults. Method: In a cross-sectional study of 29 healthy older adults aged
60–82 years (12 male, 17 female), hierarchical regression was used to
determine the relationship of knee-extensor concentric and eccentric
strength, peak rate of torque development (peak RTD) using isokinetic
dynamometry, and momentum variables with the number of sit-to-stand
repetitions completed in 30 seconds (30sSTSreps). DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2012-04

http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/8164838100p10k75/?p=2fd8ccc7d907421
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Clinician's Commentary on Crockett et al.

Derek Rutherford        

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DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2012-04-CC

 

Wait Times for Physical and Occupational Therapy in the Public System for
People with Arthritis in Quebec

Ashley Delaurier, Sasha Bernatsky, Marie-Hélène Raymond and Debbie Ehrmann
Feldman

 

Purpose: Although arthritis is the leading cause of pain and disability in
Canada, and physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) are
beneficial both for chronic osteoarthritis (OA) and for inflammatory
arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there appear to be problems
with access to such services. The aim of this study was to document wait
times from referral by physician to consultation with PT or OT in the public
health care system for people with arthritis in Quebec, Canada. DOI:
10.3138/ptc.2011-62

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Assessing the Amount of Change in an Outcome Measure Is Not the Same as
Assessing the Importance of Change

Paul W. Stratford, Daniel L. Riddle     

 

Purpose: To determine whether a difference exists between patients'
self-ratings of amount of change and their self-ratings of importance of
change. Methods: Eighty-eight patients receiving treatment of low-back pain
completed two global rating of change (GRC) scales 4 to 6 weeks after their
initial assessments. The scales were similar in format, differing only in
that one asked respondents about the amount of change and the other about
the importance of change. DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2012-16

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Quantity and Quality of Physical Activity Are Influenced by Outdoor
Temperature in People with Knee Osteoarthritis

Shawn M. Robbins, Gareth R. Jones, Trevor B. Birmingham and Monica R. Maly

 

Purpose: Environmental factors are known to influence physical activity (PA)
levels of healthy people, but little work has explored these factors in
people with osteoarthritis (OA). The purpose of this study was to explore
the influence of outdoor temperature on PA in people with knee OA. Methods:
A total of 38 people with knee OA (10 women; mean age 54 y) wore an
accelerometer around their waist for 7 consecutive days. Dependent variables
from the accelerometers were three PA measures: (1) activity counts/day and
time spent at or above moderate levels of PA with (2) a cut-point of 1,041
activity counts/minute (MVPA1041) and (3) a cut-point of 1,952 activity
counts/minute (MVPA1952). Independent variables were age, sex, body mass
index (BMI), and maximum daily outdoor temperature. Three linear regression
analyses were conducted using the three PA dependent variables and
independent variables.  DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2012-39

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Determining Adverse Events in Patients with Neck Pain Receiving Orthopaedic
Manual Physiotherapy: A Pilot and Feasibility Study

Lisa C. Carlesso, Joy C. Macdermid, P. Lina Santaguida and Lehana Thabane

Purpose: To pilot and determine the feasibility of estimating adverse events
in patients with neck pain treated with cervical manipulation/mobilization
by Canadian orthopaedic manual physiotherapists (OMPTs) using an online
data-collection system to provide estimates for a future larger multi-centre
international study. Methods: In a prospective multi-site two-group cohort
study, participants received usual care and either (a) combined manipulation
and mobilization or (b) mobilization only. Study feasibility objectives and
criteria for success were set a priori. Data were analyzed using descriptive
statistics. DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2012-28

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Hip-Fracture Care in Rural Southwestern Ontario: An Ethnographic Study of
Patient Transitions and Physiotherapy Handoffs

Helen Johnson, Dorothy Forbes, Mary Y. Egan, Jacobi Elliott, Paul Stolee and
Bert M. Chesworth

 

Purpose: To examine information exchange by physiotherapists during care
handoffs of patients with hip fracture in a rural health care setting.
Methods: This qualitative ethnographic study used observation and interviews
of 11 networks of patients with hip fracture (n=11), family caregivers
(n=8), and health care providers (n=24). Patients were followed from acute
care through each subsequent care setting. Data were supplemented by health
care records and policy documents. DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2012-19

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An Example of End-Digit Preference in Physiotherapy Practice

Paul W. Stratford, Amy V. Wainwright, Deborah M. Kennedy          

 

Purpose: Standardizing and improving the validity of range of motion (ROM)
measurements is of clinical relevance to physiotherapists. The purpose of
this study was to assess whether end-digit preference exists in the
measurement of knee ROM in people after knee replacement. Method: Following
total knee replacement, 100 people underwent active-assisted knee ROM
measurements using a goniometer calibrated in 1° increments.  DOI:
10.3138/ptc.2012-42

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Indoor and Outdoor Mobility following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Ava S.T. Storey, Ainslie M. Myrah, Robyn A. Bauck, Danielle M. Brinkman,
Shawn N. Friess and Sandra C. Webber

 

Purpose: To determine the relationship between indoor and outdoor mobility
capacity in older adults with unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and,
secondarily, to determine walking intensity in the same population and to
compare all outcomes to a control group of older adults without knee
pathology. Method: In this cross-sectional study, participants (TKA=16, mean
22.9 (SD 9.7) mo post TKA; control=22) completed indoor walking tests and a
580 m outdoor course that included varying terrain (e.g., curbs, grass,
sidewalk) and frequent changes in direction. Walking capacity was assessed
using stopwatches, global positioning system watches and accelerometers.
DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2012-36

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BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE

Usage Patterns and Beliefs about Therapeutic Ultrasound by Canadian Physical
Therapists: An Exploratory Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

Susan Armijo-Olivo, Jorge Fuentes, Iain Muir and Douglas P. Gross

 

Purpose: To explore the frequency and patterns of ultrasound (US) usage
among physical therapists, to describe the most common purposes for using
therapeutic US, and to investigate beliefs about therapeutic US. Methods: A
survey was sent to 95% of physical therapists licensed to practise in the
province of Alberta, Canada. DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2012-30BC

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Clinician's Commentary on Armijo-Olivo et al.

Sharon Gabison          

DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2012-30BC-CC

http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/2rqw474353620xwg/?p=c34b94eee44a4eb
79f2d08f168714fca&pi=16

 

 

COCHRANE COLLABORATION

What Does the Cochrane Collaboration Say about Stretching Exercises?

DOI: 10.3138/ptc.65.3.cochrane

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BOOK REVIEWS

On Suffering: Pathways to Healing and Health

Laura Roberta Moll     

DOI: 10.3138/ptc.65.3.rev01

http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/j513225166447q02/?p=c34b94eee44a4eb
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