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Immediate Effect Of Posture Correction Of Trapezius Activity In Computer Users Having Neck Pain – An Electromyographic Analysis, Kanwalpreet Kaur, Pooja Ghosh Das, P. K. Lenka, Shahhawaz Anwer
Immediate Effect Of Posture Correction Of Trapezius Activity In Computer Users Having Neck Pain – An Electromyographic Analysis, Kanwalpreet Kaur, Pooja Ghosh Das, P. K. Lenka, Shahhawaz Anwer
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Objectives: Aberrant activity of the trapezius muscle and associated postural abnormalities have been identified as potential factors for neck pain in computer users, thus postural correction is often advocated. The purpose of this trial was to examine the effect of specific scapular postural correction exercises on middle and lower trapezius activity. Methods: Sixty participants matched for the duration of daily computer use were included in the study. Twenty had no neck pain and exhibited “good” scapular posture (constituting Control group C), while forty reported pain (Neck Disability Index ≥ 15/100) for ≥ 3 months over 12 month period. The latter …
Role-Emergent Model: An Effective Strategy To Address Clinical Placement Shortages, Rosemin Kassam, Mona Kwong, John B. Collins
Role-Emergent Model: An Effective Strategy To Address Clinical Placement Shortages, Rosemin Kassam, Mona Kwong, John B. Collins
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of an advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) delivered at “role-emergent” placement sites within long-term care (LTC) facilities that are preceptored by off-site community pharmacists.Method: Seven LTC facilities participated: five newly recruited test sites preceptored by off-site pharmacists who supervised students remotely (“role-emergent” placements), and two previously established hospital-based facilities with on-site pharmacists who provided continuous student supervision (“role-established” placements) as a comparison group. Students participated in pre-APPE training. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to obtain student learning performance on 13 pre-defined learning objectives and 21 indicators of site resources and skills-development opportunities. Structured …
Early Diagnosis And Management Of Combined Occipitoatlantoaxial Rotatory Fixation, Case_Report And Review Of The Literatures, Ali Abou-Madawi
Early Diagnosis And Management Of Combined Occipitoatlantoaxial Rotatory Fixation, Case_Report And Review Of The Literatures, Ali Abou-Madawi
Advanced Spine Journal
Background Data: atlantoaxial rotatory fixation (AARF) although rare, is a wellknown condition to most spinal surgeons. Occipitoatlantoaxial rotatory fixation (COAARF) is a condition that may develop as a compensatory event following AARFmaking diagnosis more difficult. Most cases of COAARF present late making their management a difficult task.Purpose: to demonstrate a neglected case of COAARF Study Design: case_report Patients and Methods: we report a 9 years old girl with neglected COAARF following minor trauma. 7 months after trauma we could not reduce its rotation operatively. Results: delayed diagnosis of COAARF precluded its reduction Conclusion: COAARF can result from relatively minor trauma …
The Effect Of Platelet-Rich Plasma On Elbow Tendinopathies: A Systematic Review, Sarah Schwetlik, Luke Strempel
The Effect Of Platelet-Rich Plasma On Elbow Tendinopathies: A Systematic Review, Sarah Schwetlik, Luke Strempel
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Purpose: Elbow tendinopathies are common conditions that typically last 6 to 24 months. There is no clear consensus in the literature regarding the most effective management. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an autologous blood product used for elbow tendinopathies with the aim of enhancing tissue regeneration. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the available evidence on the effectiveness and safety of PRP for reducing pain and physical function in elbow tendinopathies. Methods: Electronic databases were searched for relevant studies and data were extracted regarding the design, sample characteristics, interventions, and outcome measures. Each study was critically appraised for …
The Effect Of A Single Session Of Whole Body Vibration On Mobility, Lower Limb Joint Position Sense And Balance Of Community Dwelling Older Adults, Anne Jones, Susan Gordon, Rebecca Sealey
The Effect Of A Single Session Of Whole Body Vibration On Mobility, Lower Limb Joint Position Sense And Balance Of Community Dwelling Older Adults, Anne Jones, Susan Gordon, Rebecca Sealey
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Objectives: To determine the effects of a single episode of whole body vibration among community dwelling older adults on balance, mobility, and joint position sense. Methods: Thirty six adults over the age of 50 were recruited and underwent measurement of single limb stance for right and left legs, Timed Up and Go test, and joint position sense of the knee before and after a single episode of Whole Body Vibration (WBV) using a frequency of 6Hz, amplitude of 5mm, applied for ten minutes. Results: There was a statistically significant change in single limb balance for both the right and left …
Allied Health Professionals As Consultants: An Exploratory Study In An Australian Context, Delene Amsters, Mellisa Kendall, Sarita Schuurs, Melissa Lindeman, Pim Kuipers
Allied Health Professionals As Consultants: An Exploratory Study In An Australian Context, Delene Amsters, Mellisa Kendall, Sarita Schuurs, Melissa Lindeman, Pim Kuipers
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Allied health professionals (AHPs) acting as consultants to other professionals and workers is an important emerging issue. It has received little research attention, despite this role being central to many AHP job descriptions, particularly senior positions. This exploratory qualitative study, conducted with AHPs and other key informants, examined consultancy in metropolitan, rural and remote settings in Australia. Thirty-nine professionals were interviewed in individual and focus group settings, using semi-structured questions. Analysis of data revealed roles, definitions and processes of consultancy, the influence of the context in which it occurs, and the multi-layered outcomes of consultancy. This led to the drafting …
Is Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (Cimt) Being Used?, Veronica T. Rowe, Katherine Banks
Is Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (Cimt) Being Used?, Veronica T. Rowe, Katherine Banks
The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
No abstract provided.
Grip And Pinch Strength Norms For Michigan Workers, Joel M. Phillips, Debra K. Lindstrom-Hazel, Samantha Harrow Swantek, Erin Courtnay Catalano
Grip And Pinch Strength Norms For Michigan Workers, Joel M. Phillips, Debra K. Lindstrom-Hazel, Samantha Harrow Swantek, Erin Courtnay Catalano
The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
The purpose of this study was to create a norm reference of current grip and pinch strength norms for working-age Michigan adults. This normative study included a convenience sample of 179 volunteers who were employees at car plants in South East Michigan or hospital sites in West Michigan. Participants’ ages ranged from between 20 and 62 years of age with a mean age of 49.15 years. There were 78 females (44%) and 101 males (56%). Subjects were classified by gender and in the age categories of ages 20 to 49 years and ages 50-62 years. Grip and pinch strength norms …
Reduction Of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis, Surgical Technique And Clinical Outcome., Mohamed Eshra
Reduction Of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis, Surgical Technique And Clinical Outcome., Mohamed Eshra
Advanced Spine Journal
Background Data: Reduction of the slipped vertebrae as a part of surgical approach is now attempted. In the current literature, the studies have paid attention to the surgical reduction of the slippage or in situ spinal fixationtechnique. These studies have a lack of comparison between these variable techniques. Purpose: To define the role and benefits of reduction and stabilization of lumbar spondylolisthesis. Study Design: A retrospective clinical case study.Patients and Methods: 24 patients with low grade isthmic lumbar spondylolisthesis between January 2008 and June 2010 were enrolled for this study. Patients were treated by slip reduction, interbody fusion with or …
The Clinical Education Experience Of Student-Physiotherapists Within A Transformed Model Of Healthcare, Serela Ramklass
The Clinical Education Experience Of Student-Physiotherapists Within A Transformed Model Of Healthcare, Serela Ramklass
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Purpose: The democratisation of the health system was a cornerstone of post-apartheid South Africa. Primary healthcare (PHC) was adopted for increased access, broader participation, and equity in health. Hereafter, physiotherapy and other health sciences curricula, research function, and teaching staff would have to be re-oriented towards enabling implementation and sustainability of the new model. This is an important consideration for the design of clinical education programmes, a learning trajectory within professional curricula that is fundamental to the education, training, and professional socialisation of emerging healthcare personnel. This study explored how student-physiotherapists experienced clinical education practice within the model of PHC. …
Isometric Endurance Of Neck Muscles And Muscles For Scapular Positioning In Individuals With And Without Postural Neck Pain, Karthikeyan Guru, Nazhath Praveen, K. Selvamani
Isometric Endurance Of Neck Muscles And Muscles For Scapular Positioning In Individuals With And Without Postural Neck Pain, Karthikeyan Guru, Nazhath Praveen, K. Selvamani
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Postural neck pain results from poor posture, arising through the sustained, long term, abnormal physiological loads imposed on the neck with a consequent reduction in neck and scapular muscle strength. The purpose of this study was to compare isometric muscle endurance in the neck and scapulothoracic region in individuals with and without postural neck pain. Methodology: Twenty-five patients between 20 to 50 years old with postural neck pain were chosen from the out-patient departments of Srinivas College of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre and Government Wenlock Hospital, Mangalore, and 25 healthy age matched individuals from society. The Neck Disability Index (NDI) …
Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Plif) Augmented With Pedicle Screw Fixation Versus Plif Augmented With Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation In Low Grade Lumbar Spondylolisthesis, Esam Elkhatib,
Advanced Spine Journal
Background Data: The optimal treatment for patients with Spondylolisthesis has been the subject of many recent studies which provide some of the best evidence for lumbar spinal fusion. Purpose: Compare the clinical and radiological outcome of treating low grade lumbar spondylolisthesis patients with PLIF augmented with PSF versus those treated with PLIF augmented with Percutaneous PSF. Study Design: This is a prospective comparative clinical case study.Patients and Methods: Seventeen patients with low grade spondylolisthesis who underwent instrumented fixation were retrospectively analyzed from the period of 2011 to 2012. A PLIF and PSF (Group A) was performed in 9 patients, andPLIF …
Preparing Occupational Therapy And Physiotherapy Students For Work-Related Practice: A Clinical Education Initiative At One Australian University, Kerry Adam, Jenny Strong, Lucinda Chipchase
Preparing Occupational Therapy And Physiotherapy Students For Work-Related Practice: A Clinical Education Initiative At One Australian University, Kerry Adam, Jenny Strong, Lucinda Chipchase
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Purpose: Despite increasing numbers of novice occupational therapists (OTs) and physiotherapists (PTs) entering work-related practice since the early 2000s, clinical learning opportunities are often limited due to legal and insurance issues. In response, clinical educators at The University of Queensland, Australia, developed an industry consultancy service to provide clinical learning for students in this field. Students delivered injury prevention services with supervision from experienced educators. This paper describes the program and an evaluation of student learning. Method: Twenty-six students (10 OTs and 16 PTs) participated voluntarily in an evaluation of the program during 2008 and 2009. Surveys pre and post-placement …
Allied Health Evaluation Review: Practice And Education Infrastructure, Mardi Lowe-Heistad, Sandra Lowe
Allied Health Evaluation Review: Practice And Education Infrastructure, Mardi Lowe-Heistad, Sandra Lowe
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
The Allied Health Evaluation Review: Practice and Education Infrastructure was a detailed review of the practice progress of twenty-seven allied health professions. The key objectives of the evaluation review were to determine each profession’s practice status, measured on a common set of parameters that could be compared to one another at a given point in time, and to identify what variables, if any, were correlated with the practice progress of a given profession. Practice benchmarks were established and tools were developed to measure the practice progress of each profession relative to the others at a given point in time. The …
Adjacent Segment Degeneration (Asd) Following Lumber Arthrodesis; Risk Factors And Management., Mohammed Eshra
Adjacent Segment Degeneration (Asd) Following Lumber Arthrodesis; Risk Factors And Management., Mohammed Eshra
Advanced Spine Journal
Background Data: Spinal bony fusion is considered to be a good method for treating deformity, trauma, and degenerative lesions. Fusion rates have a good outcome due to improvements in instrumented fixation and bone graft sources. In contrast, numerous complications of fusion surgery may occur and are considered as the predisposing factors for clinical failure after instrumented lumbar fusion. Adjacent segment disease after lumbar spine fusion has been found to occur nowadays with a variable incidence. The risk factors for ASD have not been precisely documented.Purpose: To identify the possible risk factors responsible for adjacent segment affection following lumbosacral fixation and …
Attitudes And Barriers Towards Engaging In Continuing Professional Development Among Clinical Physiotherapists In Ghana, Ajediran I. Bello, Ivy G. Lawson
Attitudes And Barriers Towards Engaging In Continuing Professional Development Among Clinical Physiotherapists In Ghana, Ajediran I. Bello, Ivy G. Lawson
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Purpose: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes are important components of professional training to maintain competence. There is insufficient information regarding physiotherapists’ participation in CPD activities in Ghana. This study aimed to provide insight into the engagement, attitude, and barriers towards CPD activities among Ghanaian physiotherapists. Methods: A cross-sectional survey study involved 50 clinical physiotherapists who were registered with the Ghana Association of Physiotherapists. A validated questionnaire that contained 34 open and closed-ended items was adapted from an existing tool to gather information from the participants. The questionnaire sought information on biodata, clinical practice issues, engagement, attitudes, and barriers regarding CPD. …
Evaluating Patients’ Attitudes Towards Being Assessed And Treated By Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students In A Rehabilitation Centre, Kathy Stiller, Marissa Sorich, Kate Roberts
Evaluating Patients’ Attitudes Towards Being Assessed And Treated By Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students In A Rehabilitation Centre, Kathy Stiller, Marissa Sorich, Kate Roberts
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Purpose: Clinical placements are an important component in the education of students who are training in the healthcare professions. The degree of patient satisfaction with being assessed and treated by healthcare students is also important as part of the overall evaluation of healthcare and student outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate inpatients’ attitudes towards being assessed and treated by undergraduate physiotherapy students at one rehabilitation centre in Australia. Method: Sixty-one of 69 eligible inpatients completed a purpose-designed survey. Analyses were descriptive in nature. Results: Overall, high levels of satisfaction were demonstrated, including the process of consent, the …
Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Pump In Upper Extremity Impairments Of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema, Hülya Uzkeser, Sali̇ha Karatay
Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Pump In Upper Extremity Impairments Of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema, Hülya Uzkeser, Sali̇ha Karatay
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
To investigate the effect of intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) pumps on upper extremity impairments in breast cancer-related lymphedema. Materials and methods: Twenty-five patients with lymphedema were randomized into 2 groups. For 3 weeks, the pneumatic compression group (n = 12) underwent a treatment program including skin care, compression bandage, exercise therapy, manual lymph drainage (MLD), and IPC. The control group (n = 13) participated in the same program, but without IPC. The range of motion (ROM) of the upper extremities was measured with goniometry, and dysfunction of the shoulder was assessed with the Constant-Murley scale. Results: Significant improvements were observed …
Comparison Of The Effects Of Intraarticular Hyaluronic Acid And Antiinflammatory Drug Treatments On The Surgical Intervention Rates In Patients With Gonarthrosis, Murat Korkmaz, Yalçin Erdoğan, Ayli̇n Okur, Ayşe Yeşi̇m Göçmen, İlhan Günaydin
Comparison Of The Effects Of Intraarticular Hyaluronic Acid And Antiinflammatory Drug Treatments On The Surgical Intervention Rates In Patients With Gonarthrosis, Murat Korkmaz, Yalçin Erdoğan, Ayli̇n Okur, Ayşe Yeşi̇m Göçmen, İlhan Günaydin
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
The aim of this study was to compare the frequencies of surgical interventions between patients receiving intraarticular hyaluronic acid (IAHA) injection and those receiving only oral antiinflammatory drug treatment at the end of a 1-year follow-up period. Materials and methods: A total of 705 patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis (OA) between 2007 and 2009 were included in this study. Their records were investigated retrospectively. We divided 218 of the patients into 3 groups according to the Kellgren–Lawrence criteria, and they received sodium hyaluronate once a week for 3 weeks. Another 487 patients with gonarthrosis served as group 2 and were …
Intraarticular Hydraulic Distension With Steroids In The Management Of Hemiplegic Shoulder, Asuman Doğan, Refi̇ka Demi̇rtaş, Neşe Özgi̇rgi̇n
Intraarticular Hydraulic Distension With Steroids In The Management Of Hemiplegic Shoulder, Asuman Doğan, Refi̇ka Demi̇rtaş, Neşe Özgi̇rgi̇n
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
The aim of this study is to compare intraarticular steroid administration and steroid administration with hydraulic distention of the glenohumeral joint in hemiplegic patients who had developed shoulder pain and limitation. Materials and methods: The study consisted of 60 patients attending an inpatient rehabilitation program following a stroke. Each patient had shoulder pain and shoulder limitations . The patients were divided into 3 groups consisting of 20 patients each, according to their order of admission. Conventional physical treatment and rehabilitation (PTR) methods were applied to the patients in Group 1 (control group), conventional PTR and an intraarticular steroid were applied …
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Review Of Current Treatments, Yosef Lewis
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Review Of Current Treatments, Yosef Lewis
The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a syndrome that develops infrequently in patients that experience a minor or severe trauma to a bodily extremity. CRPS has two subtypes; Type-I and II, both are clinically characterized by hyperalgesia. During its acute stage, CRPS hyperalgesia is clinically characterized by edema in the subcutaneous tissues of the epidermis, allodynia, and localized bone resorption. In the later chronic stage, hyperalgesia is aroused by the disregulation of blood flow to the extremity and permanent dystonic and trophic changes to the skin. Because the epidemiology and central causation of CRPS remains unknown until today, health professionals …
Comparison Between Computed Tomography & Fluoroscopy Guided Facet Joint Block In Lumbar Spine, Hassan Al-Shatoury, Mohammad Al-Shatouri, Samir Alghandour
Comparison Between Computed Tomography & Fluoroscopy Guided Facet Joint Block In Lumbar Spine, Hassan Al-Shatoury, Mohammad Al-Shatouri, Samir Alghandour
Advanced Spine Journal
Background Data: Facet joint disorders are main source of chronic low back pain with a prevalence of 16.7%. Facet joint block is performed for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes and generally is carried out under computed tomograpy(CT) or fluoroscopy. Facet joint block is the gold standard in diagnosis of facet joint syndrome. It can also relief pain for up to 6 months. Purpose: To identify which imaging modality (CT or fluoroscopy) is more suitable to guide the procedure of lumbar facet joint block, and results in better relieve of symptoms.Study Design: Prospective analytic clinical case study.Patients and Methods: Sixty eight lumbar …