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Inspiration For The Future: The Role Of Inspiratory Muscle Training In Cystic Fibrosis., Ren-Jay Shei, Robert L Dekerlegand, Kelly A Mackintosh, John D Lowman, Melitta A Mcnarry
Inspiration For The Future: The Role Of Inspiratory Muscle Training In Cystic Fibrosis., Ren-Jay Shei, Robert L Dekerlegand, Kelly A Mackintosh, John D Lowman, Melitta A Mcnarry
Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Papers
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited, multi-system, life-limiting disease characterized by a progressive decline in lung function, which accounts for the majority of CF-related morbidity and mortality. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has been proposed as a rehabilitative strategy to treat respiratory impairments associated with CF. However, despite evidence of therapeutic benefits in healthy and other clinical populations, the routine application of IMT in CF can neither be supported nor refuted due to the paucity of methodologically rigorous research. Specifically, the interpretation of available studies regarding the efficacy of IMT in CF is hampered by methodological threats to internal and external …
Risk Factors For The Elevation Of Psychosocial Barriers In The Recovery Of Lumbar Pathology, Christopher Keating, Cameron Hui, Gerard Smith, Tingting Zhan
Risk Factors For The Elevation Of Psychosocial Barriers In The Recovery Of Lumbar Pathology, Christopher Keating, Cameron Hui, Gerard Smith, Tingting Zhan
Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Papers
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of low back pain (LBP) continues to rise and an appreciation for a biopsychosocial approach, which takes in multiple facets of a patient presentation, may significantly impact this increase. To the best our knowledge, there are no studies evaluating the relationship between the STarTBack Screening Tool (SBT) and the access point the patient enters the health system. Our hypothesis is that patients that access care through the medical model will exhibit greater psychosocial risk.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of 1404 cases of LBP utilizing past medical history, demographic information, and SBT data. A linear regression model to …
The Validity, Reliability, Measurement Error, And Minimum Detectable Change Of The 30‐Second Fast‐Paced Walk Test In Persons With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Novel Test Of Short‐Distance Walking Ability, Lisa T. Hoglund, Phd, Erik Folkins, Dpt, Laura Pontiggia, Phd, Michael W. Knapp, Dpt
The Validity, Reliability, Measurement Error, And Minimum Detectable Change Of The 30‐Second Fast‐Paced Walk Test In Persons With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Novel Test Of Short‐Distance Walking Ability, Lisa T. Hoglund, Phd, Erik Folkins, Dpt, Laura Pontiggia, Phd, Michael W. Knapp, Dpt
Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Papers
Objective
To develop and establish the reliability, validity, measurement error, and minimum detectable change of a novel 30‐second fast‐paced walk test (30SFW) in persons with knee osteoarthritis (OA) that is easy to administer and can quantify walking performance in persons of all abilities.
Methods
Twenty females with symptomatic knee OA (mean age [SD] 58.30 [8.05] years) and 20 age‐ and sex‐matched asymptomatic controls (57.25 [8.71] years) participated in the study. Participants completed questionnaires of demographic and clinical data, the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), and the 36‐item Short Form Health Survey (SF‐36) followed by 30SFW performance. Participants returned …