Minimum Competency Recommendations for Programs That Provide Rehabilitation Services for Persons With Disorders of Consciousness: A Position Statement of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems [PDF]
Persons who have disorders of consciousness (DoC) require care from multidisciplinary teams with specialized training and expertise in management of the complex needs of this clinical population.
Seel, Ronald T. +15 more
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Objective. To explore the efficacy of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the swallowing motor area of the cerebellum in patients with dysphagia after brainstem stroke. Methods.
Ling-hui Dong +6 more
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Applying the Knowledge-to-Action Framework to Implement Gait and Balance Assessments in Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation [PDF]
Objectives The overall objectives of this project were to implement and sustain use of a gait assessment battery (GAB) that included the Berg Balance Scale, 10-meter walk test, and 6-minute walk test during inpatient stroke rehabilitation.
Butzer, John F. +8 more
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Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared obesity as the largest global chronic health problem in adults. In the last years, attention has been drawn to rehabilitative interventions for patients with obesity.
Emanuele M Giusti +11 more
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In the context of the White Book of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) in Europe, this paper deals with the fundamentals of PRM from a physiological perspective, looking at the human mechanisms both physical and behavioral which are at the base ...
Ceravolo Maria Gabriella +1 more
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Aims:There is limited understanding of factors related to the development of symptomatic neuromas. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of neuroma in amputees with residual limb pain (RLP) and to examine factors associated with ...
Merve Örücü Atar +5 more
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A Standard Method for Determining the Minimal Clinically Important Difference for Rehabilitation Measures [PDF]
The minimal clinically important difference (MCID) is receiving increasing interest and importance in medical practice and research. The MCID is the smallest improvement in scores in the domain of interest that patients perceive as beneficial.
Malec, James F., Ketchum, Jessica M.
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Research in physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arthur L. Watkins
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Observations on Rehabilitation of Traumatic Paraplegia using Body Weight Support Training and Functional Electrical Stimulation [PDF]
Walking is the unthinking transportation of daily life, supporting countless but essential trips within home and beyond, walking holds profound symbolic importance.
Buhroo AM +2 more
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In the context of the White Book of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) in Europe, this paper describes the background to the context of PRM services and comprises the following: - Epidemiological Aspects of Functioning and Disability - Ethical ...
Ceravolo Maria Gabriella +1 more
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