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Addition Of Hip Exercises To Treatment Of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis, Kimberly Morelli, Maria Carrelli, Maria Nunez, Carolina A. Smith, Gordon L. Warren

Physical Therapy Faculty Publications

AIM: To determine if the addition of hip-strengthening exercises decreases pain and improves function in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome.

METHODS: The authors completed a systematic review searching eight databases (i.e. , PubMed, Cochrane, CINHAL, MEDLINE, SportsDiscus, EMBASE, APTA Hooked on Evidence, and PEDro). Two independent reviewers screened and excluded studies if they did not meet the following inclusion criteria: subjects had a primary diagnosis of patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), intervention group included hip-strengthening exercises, control group included a traditional physical therapy intervention, study included outcome measures of pain and/or function, study used a randomized controlled trial design, PEDro score …

Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Pilot Study Of D-Cycloserine In Chronic Stroke, Andrew Butler, Justiss Kallos, Stephen N. Housley, Michelle Laplaca, Stephen F. Traynelis, Stephen L. Wolf

Physical Therapy Faculty Publications

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the USA. Up to 60% of patients do not fully recover despite intensive physical therapy treatment.N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptors(NMDA-R) have been shown to play a role in synaptic plasticitywhen activated. D-Cycloserine promotes NMDA receptor function by binding to receptors with unoccupied glycine sites. These receptors are involved in learning and memory.We hypothesized thatD-cycloserine,when combined with robotic-assisted physiotherapy (RAP), would result in greater gains compared with placebo + RAP in stroke survivors. Participants (𝑛 = 14) were randomized to Dcycloserine plus RAP or placebo plus RAP. Functional, cognitive, and quality-of-life measures were used …

Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Pilot Study Of D-Cycloserine In Chronic Stroke, Andrew Butler, Justiss Kallos, Stephen N. Housley, Michelle Laplaca, Stephen F. Traynelis, Stephen L. Wolf

Physical Therapy Faculty Publications

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the USA. Up to 60% of patients do not fully recover despite intensive physical therapy treatment. N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDA-R) have been shown to play a role in synaptic plasticity when activated. D-Cycloserine promotes NMDA receptor function by binding to receptors with unoccupied glycine sites. These receptors are involved in learning and memory. We hypothesized that D-cycloserine, when combined with robotic-assisted physiotherapy (RAP), would result in greater gains compared with placebo + RAP in stroke survivors. Participants (n=14) were randomized to D-cycloserine plus RAP or placebo plus RAP. Functional, …

Effect Of A Home-Based Virtual Reality Intervention For Children With Cerebral Palsy Using Super Pop Vr Evaluation Metrics: A Feasibility Study, Yuping Chen, Sergio Garcia-Vergara, Ayanna M. Howard

Physical Therapy Faculty Publications

Objective. The purpose of this pilot study was to determine whether Super Pop VR, a low-cost virtual reality (VR) system, was a feasible system for documenting improvement in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and whether a home-based VR intervention was effective. Methods. Three children with CP participated in this study and received an 8-week VR intervention (30 minutes × 5 sessions/week) using the commercial EyeToy Play VR system. Reaching kinematics measured by Super Pop VR and two fine motor tools (Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency second edition, BOT-2, and Pediatric Motor Activity Log, PMAL) were tested before, mid, and after …