Physical Therapy articles from December 2008

Physical Therapy archives from December 2008

In memoriam: Beverly Petterson Bishop (1922-2008).(In memoriam)
December 1, 2008... PTJ does not usually publish tributes, as there are so many physical therapists who have given so much to their profession and to rehabilitation science. We make an exception in this case because of the direct impact that Dr Beverly Bishop has...

Schmitt LC, Fitzgerald GK, Reisman AS, Rudolph KS. Instability, Laxity, and Physical Function in Patients With Medial Knee Osteoarthritis.(The Bottom Line)(Report)
December 1, 2008... Schmitt LC, Fitzgerald GK, Reisman AS, Rudolph KS. Instability, Laxity, and Physical Function in Patients With Medial Knee Osteoarthritis. Phys Ther. 2008;88:1506-1516. What problems did the researchers set out to study, and why? Several...

Copeland JM, Taylor WJ, Dean SG. Factors Influencing the Use of Outcome Measures for Patients With Low Back Pain: A Survey of New Zealand Physical Therapists.(The Bottom Line)(Report)
December 1, 2008... Copeland JM, Taylor WJ, Dean SG. Factors Influencing the Use of Outcome Measures for Patients With Low Back Pain: A Survey of New Zealand Physical Therapists. Phys Ther. 2008;88:1492-1505. What problems did the researchers set out to study,...

Bell AL, Cavorsi J. Noncontact Ultrasound Therapy for Adjunctive Treatment of Nonhealing Wounds: Retrospective Analysis.(The Bottom Line)(Clinical report)
December 1, 2008... Bell AL, Cavorsi J. Noncontact Ultrasound Therapy for Adjunctive Treatment of Nonhealing Wounds: Retrospective Analysis. Phys Ther. 2008;88:1517-1524. What problems did the researchers set out to study, and why? Clinicians are routinely...

Balance and eye movement training to improve gait in people with progressive supranuclear palsy: quasi-randomized clinical trial.(Research Report)(Clinical report)
December 1, 2008... Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is the most frequently occurring form of atypical parkinsonism. (1) The average survival time is 7 years; however, there have been reports of neuropathologically confirmed cases of survival of up to 11 years...

Impact of health perception, balance perception, fall history, balance performance, and gait speed on walking activity in older adults.(Research Report)(Clinical report)
December 1, 2008... A physically active lifestyle is associated with a decreased risk r a variety of chronic diseases and health conditions. (1-9) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 60% of US adults do not achieve the Surgeon General's...

Increased risk of falling in older community-dwelling women with mild cognitive impairment.(Research Report)(Clinical report)
December 1, 2008... Falls are a major health care problem for older people, and about 30% of community-dwellers over the age of 65 years experience one or more falls every year. (1) Older women have a higher incidence of falls compared with older men. (1) The...

Factors influencing the use of outcome measures for patients with low back pain: a survey of New Zealand physical therapists.(Research Report)(Clinical report)
December 1, 2008... Outcome measures are tools for measuring the outcomes of health care interventions over time. For physical therapists, important outcomes include changes in patient impairments, activity limitations, participation restrictions, and quality of...

Instability, laxity, and physical function in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis.(Research Report)(Clinical report)
December 1, 2008... Tibiofemoral joint osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common and disabling medical conditions in the United States and worldwide. (1-7) Knee OA is responsible for more chronic disability than any other medical condition and is one of the...

Noncontact ultrasound therapy for adjunctive treatment of nonhealing wounds: retrospective analysis.(Research Report)(Clinical report)
December 1, 2008... Traditional wound healing interventions (eg, optimized nutritional status; debridement to remove devitalized tissue; moist dressings to maintain a clean, moist bed of granulation tissue; compression; and treatment to resolve infection) often...

Use of protection motivation theory, affect, and barriers to understand and predict adherence to outpatient rehabilitation.(Research Report)(Clinical report)
December 1, 2008... Adherence has been defined by Michenbaum and Turk as an "active, voluntary collaborative involvement of the patient in a mutually acceptable course of behavior to produce a desired preventative or therapeutic result." (1(p20)) It is generally...

Continence and quality-of-life outcomes 6 months following an intensive pelvic-floor muscle exercise program for female stress urinary incontinence: a randomized trial comparing low- and high-frequency maintenance exercise.(Research Report)(Clinical report)
December 1, 2008... Since the introduction of Kegel exercises in 1948, (1) the efficacy of pelvic-floor muscle (PFM) exercise in the management of stress urinary incontinence (SUO and mixed urinary incontinence (UI) (symptoms of stress and urge incontinence) has...

Hierarchical properties of the motor function sections of the Fugl-Meyer assessment scale for people after stroke: a retrospective study.(Research Report)(Clinical report)
December 1, 2008... With the continuing emphasis on evidence-based practice in health care, the need for accurate tools to measure progress and outcome is increasingly more pertinent. For people recovering from stroke, the major consideration is the testing of...

Gait characteristics of a soldier with a traumatic hip disarticulation.(Case Report)(Case study)
December 1, 2008... As a result of the recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, US soldiers have incurred complex injuries. Between 2002 and June 2007, 14 soldiers had sustained a hip disarticulation (HD), with 8 having unilateral amputations and 6 having...

Ilial anterior rotation hypermobility in a female collegiate tennis player.(Case Report)(Case study)
December 1, 2008... The examination of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is difficult. Identifying the source of pain or dysfunction is challenging because of the complex anatomy and biomechanics of the SIJ region. Disagreement regarding the source of pain in the SIJ...

Use of joint mobilization in a patient with severely restricted hip motion following bilateral hip resurfacing arthroplasty.(Case Report)(Case study)
December 1, 2008... The current treatment for end-stage hip osteoarthritis (OA) is total hip arthroplasty (THA), which involves the replacement of the proximal femur with a stemmed device and prosthetic head. The acetabulum is replaced with a hemisphericalshaped...

Self-Help Skills for People With Autism: A Systematic Teaching Approach.(Visual Supports for People With Autism: A Guide for Parents and Professionals)(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Self-Help Skills for People With Autism: A Systematic Teaching Approach Anderson SR, Jablonski AL, Thomeer ML, Knapp VM. Bethesda, MD 2081 7, Woodbine House, Inc, 2007, paperback, 187 pp, illus, ISBN: 978-1-890627-41-6, $21.95. Visual...

The Users' Guide to the Musculoskeletal Examination: Fundamentals for the Evidence-Based Clinician.(Book review)
December 1, 2008... The Users' Guide to the Musculoskeletal Examination: Fundamentals for the Evidence-Based Clinician Flynn TW, Cleland JA, Whitman JM, eds. Louisville, KY 40223, Evidence in Motion, 2008, spiralbound (with CD-ROM), 316 pp, illus, ISBN:...

News from the Foundation for Physical Therapy.(Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants)
December 1, 2008... Application Deadlines Applications for the 2009 Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) scholarships and the New Investigator Fellowship Training Initiative (NIFFI) from the Foundation for Physical Therapy will be accepted until January 27,...

Athletic tape.(Product News)
December 1, 2008... OPTP [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kinesio Tape is a latex- and residue-free elastic athletic tape designed to stay on the skin for an extended time period (3-4 days) without irritation and to hold during strenuous exercise or hydrotherapy....

Mobile Positioning Chair.(Product News)
December 1, 2008... Wenzelite Re/hab [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The lightweight, portable Trotter Mobile Positioning Chair is available in 4 sizes, with a full line of accessories. The chair features an angle-adjustable seat and back, a depth-adjustable seat,...

Software.(Product News)
December 1, 2008... IMPACC USA [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IMPACC announces patient education software for use in clinics, return-to-work centers, and wellness or rehab areas. These interactive multimedia programs include Back Patient Education, Neck-Arm...

Treadmill.(Product News)
December 1, 2008... Alter-G Inc [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The G-Trainer anti-gravity treadmill can be used for rehabilitation, athletic training, and medical treatment programs. Alter-G's technology, developed by NASA and tested by Nike, applies a lifting...

Athletic tape.
December 1, 2008... OPTP [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] EnduraTape is designed for use with the patellofemoral, lower-extremity, and shoulder treatment protocols developed by Jenny McConnell and described in The Patella: A Team Approach. The tape features an...

Weight control and nutrition.(Product News)
December 1, 2008... PrePak Products Inc [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NutriMirror Reflection is a free Internet technology that provides measured feedback and guidance for successfully managing the behaviors that determine body weight and nutritional balance....

Braces for women.(Product News)
December 1, 2008... Wellgate Products [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Wellgate offers knee, ankle, and wrist braces as well as other products especially designed for women. The company states that it designs products specifically contoured to alleviate a woman's...

Topical skin refrigerant.(Product News)
December 1, 2008... Gebauer Co [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gebauer's Spray and Stretch topical anesthetic skin refrigerant replaces the company's Fluori-Methane, which has been discontinued. This fine-stream spray can be used in conjunction with the...

Hand rehabilitation.(Product News)
December 1, 2008... MediTouch Ltd [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HandTutor is a rehabilitation program designed to help patients with stroke relearn motor skills. Wearing a specially developed glove that acts like a computer mouse, the patient can move characters...