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Properties And Applications Of Sensory Outcome Measures In Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Derek Km Cheung
Properties And Applications Of Sensory Outcome Measures In Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Derek Km Cheung
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This thesis aimed to determine the psychometric properties and applications of sensory threshold tools and outcome measures in patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). The first chapter is a psychometric study that defines clinically important difference (CID), construct validity and responsiveness of touch and vibration threshold tools and in the Symptoms Severity Scale (SSS). The study found the CID for the PSSD and for the SSS was 0.15g/mm2 and 0.50 respectively. The study also found that the Vibrometer was more representative of hand function and responsive compared PSSD. The second objective of this thesis was to determine the feasibility …
Physical Therapy Following Shoulder Rotator Cuff Repair, Ravindiran Appunni
Physical Therapy Following Shoulder Rotator Cuff Repair, Ravindiran Appunni
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ABSTRACT
Introduction
Rotator cuff (RC) tears are one of the common causes of pain and disability in the upper extremity. Currently there are no fixed guidelines for choosing testing positions for shoulder range of motion measurement. Optimal rehabilitation following RC repair is yet to be defined.
Purpose and Method
The purpose was to inform about postoperative Physical therapy following rotator cuff repair, with the following objectives:
- To systematically review the content of clinical research, which addresses various physical therapy programs.
- To describe validity and responsiveness of different testing positions for goniometric measurement of shoulder active external rotation.
- To pilot test …
A Phenomenology Of Fall Prevention: Lived-Identity And Careful Practice In Community Outreach Care, James A. Shaw
A Phenomenology Of Fall Prevention: Lived-Identity And Careful Practice In Community Outreach Care, James A. Shaw
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The increasing number of injurious falls amongst older people living in the community is continuously portrayed as a major public health problem facing the Canadian health care system. As additional resources are allocated for community-based fall prevention programs, health service providers are increasingly expected to understand and enact fall prevention in effective and meaningful ways. The aim of this two-phase interpretive phenomenological study was to enhance understandings of the taken-for-granted meanings that characterize everyday practices of community-based fall prevention in order to foster more sensitive, tactful, and meaningful approaches to fall prevention with older people.
In the first phase of …
Optimizing Physical Function Following Distal Radius Fracture, Siamak Bashardoust Tajali
Optimizing Physical Function Following Distal Radius Fracture, Siamak Bashardoust Tajali
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Distal Radius Fracture (DRF) is one of the most frequent of all human bone fractures. Wrist and/or finger range of motion (ROM) and grip strength are standard outcome measures used by clinicians to evaluate recovery after a hand injury. ROM is considered to be an important component of joint mobility and relates to measures of functional impairment and disability. Impaired wrist and hand ROM are related to a decrease in grip strength, grasp ability, fine manipulation, and hand function. The relationship between ROM and other physical impairments as they relate to patient-rated outcomes after DRF have not been well identified. …
Functional Recovery And Caregiver Support Of Stroke Patients Admitted For Rehabilitation In Singapore Community Hospitals (1996 To 2005), Gerald Koh
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Post-acute rehabilitation is the active process where disabled persons realize their optimal recovery potential through therapy after discharge from acute hospital admissions. Community hospitals which are mainly run by family physicians in Singapore provide post-acute rehabilitation, and are similar to US inpatient rehabilitation facilities and Canada’s specialty rehabilitation facilities. This thesis is based on a national dataset of all admissions into community hospitals in Singapore from 1996 to 2005 (ten years) manually extracted from medical records of four sites by the PhD candidate. Four chapters are presented: (1) a systematic review of the rehabilitation indices from published studies and their …
The Effects Of A Home Based Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Program On Balance Among Individuals With Parkinson’S Disease, Michelle L. Gu
The Effects Of A Home Based Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Program On Balance Among Individuals With Parkinson’S Disease, Michelle L. Gu
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Increasingly, the Nintendo Wii gaming system has been cited as an adjunctive tool for physical rehabilitation, particularly among older adults and individuals with limited mobility. However, evidence supporting “Wii-hab” remains predominantly anecdotal. The present study evaluates the effectiveness of a 12-week home-based exercise program designed around the Wii, in improving balance of individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Fifteen individuals with PD engaged in three 30-minute Wii balance-training sessions per week, for 12 weeks. Balance was assessed using a forceplate in 4 quiet standing conditions of varying difficulty at 3 testing sessions: (1) baseline; (2) 6 weeks; and (3) 12 weeks. …
How Do Parents Use Health Information With The Aid Of A Knowledge Broker When Living With And Caring For Their Young Children With Cerebral Palsy?, Stephanie E. Lagosky
How Do Parents Use Health Information With The Aid Of A Knowledge Broker When Living With And Caring For Their Young Children With Cerebral Palsy?, Stephanie E. Lagosky
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This research aims to understand how parents use health information (such as those developed from the Move & PLAY study) with the aid of a knowledge broker when living with and caring for young children with cerebral palsy. This research was conducted under a qualitative case study methodology and used questionnaires and in-depth interviews to collect data. Findings include the complexity of both parental use of health information and the desire to use a knowledge broker. A provisional model has been created to help describe information use of parents with young children with cerebral palsy. This provisional model is an …
Enacting Occupation And Identity: Perspectives Of Children And Their Parents, Shanon K. Phelan
Enacting Occupation And Identity: Perspectives Of Children And Their Parents, Shanon K. Phelan
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Children with disabilities are at risk for limited opportunities to engage in childhood occupations. Occupation is defined broadly as everything people need, want, or are obliged to do, and as understanding how social dimensions shape occupations and opportunities for participation. Emergent literature suggests that identities are shaped by what we do. This research examines how occupation is implicated in the shaping of identities for school-aged children with physical disabilities in light of the socio-cultural dimensions that shape opportunities for children to participate in childhood occupations.
This work is comprised of five integrated manuscripts, in addition to introduction, methodology, and …
The Effect Of Multitalker Background Noise On Speech Intelligibility In Parkinson's Disease And Controls, Talia M. Leszcz
The Effect Of Multitalker Background Noise On Speech Intelligibility In Parkinson's Disease And Controls, Talia M. Leszcz
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This study investigated the effect of multi-talker background noise on speech intelligibility in participants with hypophonia due to Parkinson’s disease (PD). Ten individuals with PD and 10 geriatric controls were tested on four speech intelligibility tasks at the single word, sentence, and conversation level in various conditions of background noise. Listeners assessed speech intelligibility using word identification or orthographic transcription procedures. Results revealed non-significant differences between groups when intelligibility was assessed in no background noise. PD speech intelligibility decreased significantly relative to controls in the presence of background noise. A phonetic error analysis revealed a distinct error profile for PD …
Self-Presentation And Social Physique Anxiety In Injury Rehabilitation Settings, Molly Driediger
Self-Presentation And Social Physique Anxiety In Injury Rehabilitation Settings, Molly Driediger
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The objective of this dissertation was to provide an initial description of self-presentation in injury rehabilitation (i.e., physiotherapy). To accomplish this, one qualitative and two quantitative studies were conducted. Study 1 determined whether self-presentational concerns were present in this setting. Female (n = 134) and male (n = 54) undergraduate students with a mean age of 20.64 years (SD = 1.99) completed measures of Social Physique Anxiety (SPA; Hart et al., 1989), self-presentational concerns, and preferences for features of the social and physical physiotherapy environment. An examination of the relationships between these variables revealed that self-presentation exists …
Exploring Exercise And Youth With A Disability, Kimberly B. Simpson
Exploring Exercise And Youth With A Disability, Kimberly B. Simpson
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The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the exercise participation of youth with a disability. The studies are grounded in self-determination theory (SDT) (Deci & Ryan, 1985) and follow the General Model of Program planning (GMPP). The first study in this dissertation involved assessment interviews to explore exercise and youth with a disability. In the assessment interviews (Study 1), youth highlighted their desire for physical activity opportunities that promoted their independence, socializing with peers, and success in reaching fitness goals in a community based setting. The interviews with youth matched the central tenants of SDT that being: autonomy, relatedness …
Motor Control Of Exercise That Emphasizes Speed Post-Stroke, Vicki L. Gray
Motor Control Of Exercise That Emphasizes Speed Post-Stroke, Vicki L. Gray
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Purpose: To investigate whether a single session of closed kinetic chain (CKC) and open kinetic chain (OKC) exercises emphasizing speed post-stroke could evoke changes in the motor control and whether these improvements would transfer to postural tasks.
Methods: Thirty-two individuals post-stroke and 32 age- and sex- matched controls performed a single session of 50 fast squats and steps (Chapter 3). Internal perturbations (arm raise/load drop) were used to assess postural responses before exercises (Pre), immediately after exercises (Post) and 15 minutes after exercises (Retention) (Chapter 4). Eleven individuals post-stroke performed a single session of 50 fast knee and ankle OKC …