Physical Therapy articles from March 2006

Physical Therapy archives from March 2006

Physical therapist practice, like science, is a "self-correcting process".(Editor's Note)(Editorial)
March 1, 2006... To walk into the Physical Therapy editorial board meeting on January 30, 2005, and see someone sitting at the head of the table was a huge relief for those of us serving on the board. To have Alan Jette be that person was incredible! This is a...

Florence P Kendall, PT.(Editor's Postcript)(Obituary)
March 1, 2006... Shortly before we went to press with this issue of the Journal, the profession of physical therapy lost a living legend. On January 28, 2006, Florence P Kendall, PT, FAPTA, died at the age of 95. Florence entered the physiotherapy program...

Rating scale, standard gamble, and time trade-off for people with traumatic spinal cord injuries.(Research Report)
March 1, 2006... Physical therapists, like other clinicians, make implicit and individual decisions every day, based on their experiences with different patients and on the needs of an individual patient. (1) These clinical decisions often are subjective and...

Effect of high-intensity inspiratory muscle training on lung volumes, diaphragm thickness, and exercise capacity in subjects who are healthy.(Research Report)
March 1, 2006... In people who are healthy, the ability to sustain high levels of ventilation has not been thought to play a major role in limiting maximal aerobic capacity. (1) Evidence from previous studies, however, suggests that a regimen of high-intensity...

Comparison of high-grade and low-grade mobilization techniques in the management of adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder: randomized controlled trial.(Research Report)
March 1, 2006... Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder is characterized by insidious and progressive pain and loss of active and passive mobility of the glenohumeral joint. The annual incidences of adhesive capsulitis are 3% to 5% in the general population and up...

Motor learning of a dynamic balancing task after stroke: implicit implications for stroke rehabilitation.(Research Report)
March 1, 2006... Balance control is a fundamental motor behavior in stance and gait that allows an individual to maintain and adopt various postures, react to external perturbances, and use automatic postural responses that precede voluntary movements. (l.2)...

Effectiveness of physical therapy for the management of chronic spine disorders: a propensity score approach.(Research Report)
March 1, 2006... Spine disorders are common, costly, and often very disabling. Among symptoms leading to a physician's visit, back pain is second only to the common cold, (1) and neck pain is the most common complaint of 35- to 74-year-old women visiting a...

High-Level Mobility Assessment Tool (HiMAT): interrater reliability, retest reliability, and internal consistency.(Research Report)
March 1, 2006... The purpose of this investigation was to examine the reliability of data obtained with a new measurement tool, the High-Level Mobility Assessment Tool (HiMAT). (1,2) The HiMAT is a unidimensional measure of high-level mobility for people with...

Exercise adherence following physical therapy intervention in older adults with impaired balance.(Research Report)
March 1, 2006... The benefits of exercise in older adults are well established. Research has shown that for older adults ([greater than or equal to] 65 years of age) exercise can reduce frailty, (1) increase walking speed, (2,3) improve the ability to live...

Rehabilitation following repair of a torn latissimus dorsi tendon.(Case Report)
March 1, 2006... Physical therapists are called upon to manage a variety of musculoskeletal injuries. For many common injuries, treatment guidelines have been established and documented. (1-5) However, therapists also must be prepared to develop intervention...

Ketoprofen gel as an adjunct to physical therapist management of a child with sever disease.(Case Report)
March 1, 2006... Calcaneal apophysitis was first described by Sever in 1912 and later was named after him. Sever described a painful condition of the heel that occurs only in children and never after puberty. (1) The condition is an overuse syndrome, analogous...

Evidence for electronic health record systems in physical therapy.(Perspective)
March 1, 2006... As physical therapists have expanded into more diverse and autonomous practice settings, they are required to make more effective and efficient clinical decisions. Making sound clinical decisions requires the right information at the right time...

Evidence in practice.
March 1, 2006... ? Clinical question: Is there evidence to support the use of eccentric strengthening exercises to decrease pain and increase function in patients with patellar tendinopathy? The purpose of "Evidence in Practice" is to illustrate how...

Able! How One Company's Disabled Workforce Became the Key to Extraordinary Success.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Able! How One Company's Disabled Workforce Became the Key to Extraordinary Success Wurst NH. Dallas, TX 75206, Benbella Books, 2005, paperback, 199 pp, ISBN: 1-932100-44-X, $16.95. Able! is a thought-provoking book that chronicles a...

Principles of Pharmacology for Athletic Trainers.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Principles of Pharmacology for Athletic Trainers Houglum JE, Harrelson GL, Leaver-Dunn D. Thorofare, NJ 08086, Slack Inc, 2005, hardcover, 422 pp, illus, ISBN: 1-55642-594-5, $44.95. This pharmacology text was developed as a resource...

Communication and Clinical Effectiveness in Rehabilitation.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Communication and Clinical Effectiveness in Rehabilitation Reynolds F. Philadelphia, PA 19106, Elsevier, 2005, paperback, 264 pp, ISBN: 0-7506-5665-4, $44.95. Although this text applies to all rehabilitation disciplines, the author has...

Pharmacology Application in Athletic Training.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Pharmacology Application in Athletic Training Mangus BC, Miller MG. Philadelphia, PA 19103, FA Davis Co, 2005, paperback, 225 pp, illus, ISBN: 0-8036-1127-7, $39.95. This text consists of 3 sections: an introduction with a historical...

Functional Neurorehabilitation Through the Life Span.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Functional Neurorehabilitation Through the Life Span Bertoti DB. Philadelphia, PA 19103, FA Davis Co, 2004, paperback, 411 pp, illus, ISBN: 0-8036-1107-2, $46.95. Workbook for Functional Neurorehabilitation Through the Life Span Bertoti...

Handwriting: Anatomy of a Collaborative Assessment/Treatment Model.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Handwriting: Anatomy of a Collaborative Assessment/ Treatment Model Erhardt RP, Meade V. Stillwater, MN 55082, PDP Press Inc, 2005, spiral-bound, 150 pp, illus, ISBN: 0-9623703-7-1, $45. The purpose of this book is to provide a...

Handbook of Remotivation Therapy.(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Handbook of Remotivation Therapy Dyer JA, Stotts ML, eds. Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, The Haworth Clinical Practice Press, 2005, paperback, 170 pp, ISBN: 0-7890-2471-3, $24.95. What is remotivation therapy? The purpose of this short...

Correction.(Correction notice)
March 1, 2006... The Brunel Balance Assessment shown in the Appendix (page 38) of "Balance Disability After Stroke" by Tyson et al (January 2006) is not the current revised version of the instrument that is available at the University of Salford Centre for...

Profiles in excellence.(Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... This month's Journal contains an article co-authored by Janet K Freburger, PT PhD, Timothy S Carey, MD, MPH, and George M Holmes, PhD. The article, "Effectiveness of Physical Therapy for the Management of Chronic Spine Disorders: A Propensity...

Clinical research network.(Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants)
March 1, 2006... The Clinical Research Network (CRN), the largest project ever funded by the Foundation for Physical Therapy, has just completed its final year. Beginning in April, this column will feature monthly updates of their progress as they step through...

82 schools pledge to participate in the Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge.(Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... At the National Student Conclave in Denver, physical therapy students from 82 schools pledged to participate in the 2006 Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge. Their projects--ranging from continuing education classes to sweatshirt sales to career...

Foundation to Honor Magistro distinguished service awardees in Orlando.(Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... The recipients of the Charle M Magistro Distinguished Service Award will be honored at the Foundation for Physical Therapy's manual Dinner Dance on Thursday, June 22, at PT2006 in Orlando, Fla. This is an opportunity to recognize a favorite...

Foundation's Silent Auction moves online.(Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants)
March 1, 2006... The Foundation's Silent Auction, traditionally part of the annual Dinner Dance, this year will be open to anyone with access to a computer as the auction moves online. Donors will be able to submit a notice of their items or cash...

Books, software, and videotapes received.
March 1, 2006... Books, software, and videotapes received for review by the Journal Editorial Office are listed in Physical Therapy on a quarterly basis. The items noted below were received between October 1, 2005, and December 31, 2005. Reviews of many of...