Spinal muscular atrophy: health related quality of life and burden to parents
Revista Ciências em Saúde, 2022 Objective: To analyze the relationship between the quality of life (QoL) of children and adolescents with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and the burden on their parents.
Lucas Sinesio Santos +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Postural assessment of patients with non-conventional knee endoprosthesis [PDF]
Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, 2014 Objective: To investigate the correlation between the sagittal and frontal alignment and possible postural asymmetries found in patients submitted to total knee stent placement for osteosarcoma.
Luciana Nakaya +5 more
doaj +1 more source
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2023 Background Lumbar disk herniation (LDH) is a cause of chronic low back pain (CLBP) treated using physical therapy (PT), including exercise and physical modalities such as ultrasound (US) and short wave diathermy (SWD).
Selin Ozen +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Rehabilitation in patients with cerebellar ataxias
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2022 Cerebellar ataxias comprise a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms, which can be acquired, degenerative, or have a genetic cause, such as spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA).
Hsin Fen Chien +7 more
doaj +1 more source
Normative Scores for the NIH Toolbox Dynamic Visual Acuity Test from 3 to 85 years
Frontiers in Neurology, 2014 As part of the National Institutes of Health Toolbox initiative, a computerized test of dynamic visual acuity (cDVA) was developed and validated as an easy-to-administer, cost- and time-efficient test of vestibular and visual function.
Carol eLi +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Kinesio taping: application and results on pain: systematic review
Fisioterapia e Pesquisa, 2014 Kinesio taping is being increasingly used under several conditions; however, its hypoalgesic effect and mechanism of action do not show scientific results.
Dérrick Patrick Artioli +1 more
doaj +2 more sources
Reliability of the scapular dyskinesis test yes-no classification in asymptomatic individuals between students and expert physical therapists [PDF]
Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow, 2022 Background Scapular dyskinesis is considered a risk factor for the shoulder pain that may warrant screening for prevention. Clinicians of all experience screen scapular dyskinesis using the scapular dyskinesis test yes-no classification (Y-N), yet its ...
Lawrence S. Ramiscal +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Co-producing healthcare in a volume vs. value-based healthcare system: perspective of a parent of a patient and a health professions’ educator [PDF]
, 2019 The Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Triple Aim framework represents an approach to optimizing a health system’s performance by focusing on improving the patient experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing healthcare costs.
Caron, Rosemary M.
core +3 more sources
Prevalence and correlates of bullying in physiotherapy education in Nigeria
BMC Medical Education, 2020 Background Bullying is an unexpressed part and parcel of medical education but it is largely unexplored in physiotherapy. This study assessed the prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of bullying in physiotherapy education in Nigeria.
Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada +10 more
doaj +1 more source
Conservative treatment of lymphedema: the state of the art
Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2021 This article aims to discuss the possibilities of conservative and non-pharmacological treatments for lymphedema. A non-systematic review of the literature was carried out, including studies involving human subjects with different types of lymphedema ...
Anke Bergmann +2 more
doaj +1 more source