Painful, stiff spinal musculoskeletal conditions are among the leading causes for seeking physiotherapy care. Clinical spinal posture assessment and prescription is standard practice in physiotherapy management of spinal musculoskeletal conditions. Physiotherapists aim to reduce [....] » Read More
Background: Stroke survivors usually present cognitive impairments that usually requires long-term follow-up. This increases the manpower demands of healthcare. After returning to community, there are limited accessible resources to continue their cognitive training too. In addit [....] » Read More
Objective: To provide an integrated hub where assessment and recommendations on medical, physical, functional, psychosocial needs are made efficiently, and care co-ordination and support services are accessed promptly, with equity in access and triage of all referr [....] » Read More
In case of complete peripheral nerve (PN) injuries, often we note shrinking of insensate area due to expansion of the neighboring intact nerves. However, such a phenomenon is not seen in case of CNS (Central Nervous System) injuries & diseases. Also, even in PN lesions, we do [....] » Read More
A physiotherapist should be equipped to assess cervicogenic dysfunction in a patient with a headache, and hence every headache patient should be assessed by a physiotherapist. Headache and migraine are not mutually exclusive, but are different expressions of the same condition- t [....] » Read More
Pelvic floor rehabilitation is essential to manage elderly patients with obstructed defecation. Program of biofeedback will be discussed with prerequisite, indication, and mechanism of biofeedback in these patients with usage of other physical modalities to improve emptying of la [....] » Read More
We should find ways to strategically merge successful OMPT management strategies with other new discoveries on the horizon. Just because a particular approach is new does not merit using it to replace a successful OMPT strategy because that strategy has been deemed outdated.
Intrathecal drug delivery systems are implanted pumps that target pain relief or anti-spasm medication to an area of the spine that relays signals between an affected area of the body and the brain. Persons with chronic pain or muscle spasms may be considered for such a device if [....] » Read More
Headaches are one of the most frequent disorders of the nervous central system. Around 50% of the adults worldwide have had a headache in the last year, and among them 30% describe it as migraine. Up to a 4% of the headache sufferers present 15 or more days of pain per month. Mig [....] » Read More
The physical modalities (FM) hot, cold, natural magnet, water, sunlight, have been used by man empirically. In modern medicine, the emergence of physical therapy equipment is related to the development of technology. Introduced into medicine as a form of treatment more than 200 [....] » Read More
To investigate the effect of and Acupuncture on brain plasticity and motor development in children with cerebral palsy. Investigate effect on mechanism of apoptosis of brain nerve cells, regulating the expression of neurotrophic factors, promoting the remodeling of nerve synaptic [....] » Read More
The incidence of knee injuries in sport, particularly involving the ACL, appears to be increasing yearly, especially in younger age athletes. Even more concerning is that the frequency of ACL reinjury also appears to be increasing year over year. Improving the rehabilitation proc [....] » Read More
Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) often experience a myriad of acute and chronic toxicities as a result of cancer treatment. In survivorship, this can significantly impact AYAs’ physical and psychosocial functioning and quality of life (QOL). Initially this presentation w [....] » Read More
Objective: To investigate the effect of robotic lower limb rehabilitation training on postoperative joint function and complications of femoral neck fracture with internal fixation. Methods: A prospective study was conducted to select 112 patients with femoral neck fractures u [....] » Read More
Rehabilitation is an essential health service that improves the lives of people with a wide range of health conditions – including many people with disabilities – through optimizing their day-to-day functioning. Rehabilitation services in low-and middle-income countri [....] » Read More
Musculoskeletal pain is a challenging condition for both patients and physicians. Many adults have experienced one or more episodes of musculoskeletal pain at some time of their lives, regardless of age, gender, or economic status. It affects approximately 47% of the general popu [....] » Read More
Asthma could be identified as chronic inflammation of airways in addition to airflow limitation and airway hyperresponsiveness. Although it is known as a childhood disease, asthma incidence in the elderly has been increasing due to longer life expectancy. The prevalence of asthma [....] » Read More
This study aims to determine the effect of flexibility exercises combined with plyometrics in hurdles race, on physical fitness, motor skills (MS), and hip range of motion. Thirty-four male hurdlers, (age=15.7±0.7 years, body mass=59.7±2.3 kg, height=170.8±2. [....] » Read More
Within medicine and allied health degrees and practice, there is a strong emphasise and expectation for undertaking evidence-based practice. This approach to practice suggests healthcare practice should be based on an integration of research evidence, clinical experience, a [....] » Read More
It has been noted by multiple researchers that there is Spontaneous Electrical Activity (SEA) at painful trigger points. This author has studied chronic muscle spasm and found that SEA is always present and appears to be the cause for the chronic nature of muscle spasm. Chronic m [....] » Read More
Background: Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) constitutes a considerable portion of the global injury burden, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Prehospital care can address TSCI morbidity and mortality, but insufficient emergency medical ser [....] » Read More
Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists beyond three to six months after tissue injury. The prevalence of chronic pain has been reported in many studies. It is a multidimensional problems that can affect physical and psychological aspects of the afflicted individual’s [....] » Read More
Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects older adults and is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. The cardinal motor features of PD include bradykinesia, rigidity, postural instability, and tremor. Evidence for the effic [....] » Read More
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a serious disease that affects millions of people around the world, however, there is still no well-established curative treatment. Quality of life and the six-minute walk test (6MWT) are used to evaluate the response of COPD patien [....] » Read More
Subtle cognitive impairment (SCI) is a prevalent sequela, often unnoticed condition. (SCI) are seen in long covid, cancer-related cognitive impairments, “chemo brain,” anxiety, depression, and mild brain injury (concussion). AOTA advocates for our unique role in addre [....] » Read More
Title : Be Aware of Involuntary Emotional Expressive Disorder- A neurological syndrome, not a mood disorder
Vaidya Balasubramaniam, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Australia
Objective: To increase awareness of and index of clinical suspicion for Involuntary Emotional Expressive Disorder (IEED) as a differential diagnosis in patients affected with either involuntary laughter or crying variants (or both), not only in cases of stroke and traumatic brain [....] » Read More
Title : Treatment of medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splints): What is the evidence-based medical treatment?
Jay Spector, American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine (AAPSM), United States
To understand the treatment, you first must identify the cause of MTSS in that individual. Iontophoresis, phonophoresis, ice massage, ultrasound therapy, and extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) could be effective in treating MTSS when compared with control. Low-energy laser t [....] » Read More
Title : Retroperitoneal compartment syndromes with lower limb nerve palsy
Subramanya Adiga, Middlemore Hospital, New Zealand
With increasing use of anti-platelet & anticoagulant medications, retroperitoneal bleeding into Psoas & Iliacus musculo-fascial compartments is expected to rise. There is paucity of literature in this field, limited to case reports & a few case series; these often foc [....] » Read More
Title : Descriptive case study of an atypical fracture presentation in a postmenopausal lady with groin pain
K Palaniappan, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
A descriptive case study of a postmenopausal osteoporotic Asian lady who presented with prodromal groin pain and found to have a rare, atypical femoral fracture while on a background of chronic antiresorptive osteoporosis therapy of bisphosphonates and then denosumab. This [....] » Read More
Title : Pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with noninfectious pulmonary complication after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Se Joon Kim, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea, Republic of
Introduction: Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) and organizing pneumonia(OP) are two representatives of subacute or late-onset noninfectious pulmonary complications in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Although high-dose corticosteroid [....] » Read More