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Effects of Evidence-Based Fall Reduction Programing on the Functional Wellness of Older Adults in a Senior Living Community: A Clinical Case Study. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Older adults at a high risk of falls may be referred to a physical therapist. A physical therapy episode of care is designed for the transition of an older adult from a high fall risk to a moderate to low fall risk. However, these episodes of
Crawford, Albert G., Dieter, William, Harnish, Andrew, Shubert, Tiffany E E.   +3 more
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Design and implementation of a digital textbook about physical agents as a learning resource in the training process of Chilean physical therapy students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a strong impact on education, forcing the implementation of distance learning methodologies using information and communication technologies (ICT).
Hernán Andrés de la Barra-Ortiz, Luis Adrián Gómez-Miranda   +1 more
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Effect of high-intensity laser therapy in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2023
Background Chronic non-specific neck pain (CNNP) is a prevalent musculoskeletal disorder known for its significant disability and economic burden, ranking second only to low back pain in musculoskeletal conditions.
Hernán Andrés de la Barra Ortiz, Mariana Arias Avila, Luis Gómez Miranda, Richard Eloin Liebano   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protocol for: Sheffield Obesity Trial (SHOT): A randomised controlled trial of exercise therapy and mental health outcomes in obese adolescents [ISRCNT83888112] [PDF]

, 2005
Background While obesity is known to have many physiological consequences, the psychopathology of this condition has not featured prominently in the literature.
A Nova, A Steptoe, AA Hedley, Amanda J Daley, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), B Saelens, C Caruso, Department of Health, GS Berenson, J Schwimmer, JD Brown, Jerry KH Wales, JO Prochaska, JR Whitehead, JV Freeman, JW McWhorter, K Calfas, K Kowalski, KL Lamb, KR Fox, LH Epstein, LLM Walker, LM Mellin, M Eisenberg, M Kovas, M Sothern, M Yelling, MR Stolley, MV Chakravarthy, Neil P Wright, P Gately, R Strauss, RJ Shephard, Robert J Copeland, S Biddle, S Chinn, S Erikson, S Harter, SL Friedlander, TJ Cole, TW Rowland, V Ebbeck, World Health Organisation   +42 more
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Optimizing the Gut Microbiota for Individualized Performance Development in Elite Athletes

Biology, 2023
The human gut microbiota can be compared to a fingerprint due to its uniqueness, hosting trillions of living organisms. Taking a sport-centric perspective, the gut microbiota might represent a physiological system that relates to health aspects as well ...
Svenja Nolte, Karsten Krüger, Claudia Lenz, Karen Zentgraf   +3 more
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Effect of Growth Hormone (hGH) Replacement Therapy on Physical Work Capacity and Cardiac and Pulmonary Function in Patients with hGH Deficiency Acquired in Adulthood. [PDF]

, 1995
The effects of 6 months of replacement therapy with recombinant human GH (hGH) on physical work capacity and cardiac structure and function were investigated in 20 patients with hGH deficiency of adult onset in a double blind, placebo-controlled trial ...
Huber, Rudolf M., Klauss, Volker, Müller, Otto A., Nass, Ralf, Schopohl, Jochen, Strasburger, Christian J.   +5 more
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Dynamic motor practice improves movement accuracy, force control and leads to increased corticospinal excitability compared to isometric motor practice

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2023
The central nervous system has a remarkable ability to plan motor actions, to predict and monitor the sensory consequences during and following motor actions and integrate these into future actions.
Malene Norup, Malene Norup, Jonas Rud Bjørndal, August Lomholt Nielsen, Patrick Wiegel, Jesper Lundbye-Jensen   +5 more
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Effects of augmented exercise therapy time after stroke: a meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2004
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> To present a systematic review of studies that addresses the effects of intensity of augmented exercise therapy time (AETT) on activities of daily living (ADL), walking, and dexterity in patients with ...
Ashburn, A., Kwakkel, G., Langhorne, P., Lincoln, N., Miller, K., Partridge, C., Richards, C., van Peppen, R., Wagenaar, R.C., Wellwood, I., Wood Dauphinee, S.   +10 more
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Hip Joint Kinematic Covariation During Gait Before and 1-Year After Hip Arthroscopic Surgery for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome

Frontiers in Surgery, 2021
The primary aim of this study was to determine if the three-dimensional (3D) hip joint motion coordination during gait changes after arthroscopic surgery for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS).
Philip Malloy, Philip Malloy, Donald Dr. Neumann, Anne Leung, Kristof Kipp   +4 more
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Quantification of Human Movement for Assessment in Automated Exercise Coaching [PDF]

Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014; 2014: 5836-9, 2016
Quantification of human movement is a challenge in many areas, ranging from physical therapy to robotics. We quantify of human movement for the purpose of providing automated exercise coaching in the home. We developed a model-based assessment and inference process that combines biomechanical constraints with movement assessment based on the Microsoft ...
arxiv   +1 more source