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The Importance of Preventive Physiotherapy in Patients Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

open access: yesJournal of Urological Surgery, 2016
Objective Prostate cancer (PCa) is observed in men aged 50 years and older. The incidence increases in parallel to aging. Survival rate for PCa increases with effective screening programs and therapies.
Kadirhan Özdemir   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Moderators of the Effects of Exercise and Manual Therapy for People With Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate potential moderators influencing the effects of manual therapy and exercise therapy on pain and functional outcomes in individuals with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis, using data from the MOA trial. This is a secondary analysis of data from the MOA trial that compares the clinical effectiveness of manual ...
Daniel Cury Ribeiro   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association Between Lumbar Lordosis, Thoracic Kyphosis, and Muscle Activations During Different Lower Back Exercises: An Observational Study

open access: yesMedicina
Background and Objectives: Angular modifications in the physiological curvatures of the spine have been associated with spinal dysfunction and altered biomechanics, which may contribute to musculoskeletal complaints.
Emre Serdar Atalay   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

EFFECTIVENESS OF TRUNK TRAINING EXERCISES VERSUS SWISS BALL EXERCISES FOR IMPROVING SITTING BALANCE AND GAIT PARAMETERS IN ACUTE STROKE SUBJECTS

open access: yesInternational Journal of Physiotherapy, 2015
Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of trunk training and Swiss ball exercises in acute stroke subjects. Trunk is often neglected part in the stroke rehabilitation, trunk training exercises and Swiss ball exercises result ...
Kothalanka Viswaja   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of augmented exercise therapy time after stroke: a meta-analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.   +10 more
core   +2 more sources

Minimal Important Change and Minimal Clinically Important Difference in Pain and Function With Exercise in Hip Osteoarthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to estimate the minimal important change (MIC) and minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for pain and physical function in individuals with hip osteoarthritis (OA) following a physiotherapist‐guided exercise intervention.
Yareni Guerrero   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Communication style and exercise compliance in physiotherapy (CONNECT). A cluster randomized controlled trial to test a theory-based intervention to increase chronic low back pain patients’ adherence to physiotherapists’ recommendations: study rationale, design, and methods [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Physical activity and exercise therapy are among the accepted clinical rehabilitation guidelines and are recommended self-management strategies for chronic low back pain.
AE Black   +61 more
core   +3 more sources

Trajectories of Physical Function in Canadian Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives We describe trajectories of physical function in children newly diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and identify trajectories with persisting functional impairments and associated baseline characteristics. Methods We included patients enrolled in the Canadian Alliance of Pediatric Rheumatology Investigators (CAPRI) Registry ...
Clare Cunningham   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pain and Patient‐Reported Physical Function Did Not Differ Among Body Composition Profiles in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To explore whether higher body fat and lower lean mass are associated with greater pain and worse patient‐reported physical function in individuals with hip osteoarthritis (OA). A secondary aim was to examine whether pain and patient‐reported physical function differ according to four body composition profiles: high body fat, low lean mass ...
Alexandra Ryan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kinect-based physiotherapy and assessment: a comprehensive review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In this paper, we discuss a review of the present Kinect-based physiotherapy and assessment for rehabilitation patients to provide an outline of the state of art, limitation and issues of concern as well as suggestion for future work in this approach ...
Koh Heng Boon, Koh Heng Boon   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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