Published in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Individuals with secondary lymphedema can safely participate in progressive, regular exercise without experiencing a worsening of lymphedema or related symptoms. However, there is insufficient evidence to support or refute the current clinical recommendation to wear compression garments during regular exercise.
Published in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Published in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
The goal of this supplemental issue is to address major knowledge, research, and clinical practice gaps regarding the limited focus on brain injury in girls and women as well as limited analysis of the effect of sex and gender in research on acquired brain injury. Integrating sex and gender in research is recognized as leading to better science and...
Published in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
The total burden, specific locations, and overall distribution of bone metastases did not predict disablement. Patients with lung cancer-associated bone metastases are at markedly increased risk for declining mobility when their metastases are expanding in size and increasing in number, or are associated with pain or with new neurologic deficits.
Published in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
To assess whether the 16-item Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale (ABC-16) and short-form 6-item Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale (ABC-6) could predict future recurrent falls in people with Parkinson disease (PD) and to validate the robustness of their predictive capacities. Twelve-month prospective cohort study. General commun...
Published in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
The scale that appears to be the most suitable for both clinical practice and research is the G.A.I.T. because it has shown to be valid, reliable, and sensitive to change, homogeneous, and comprehensive, containing a large number of items that assess most components of the gait pattern. The RVGA was studied in those with diverse neurological disord...
Published in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
To determine whether lower extremity sensorimotor peripheral nerve deficits are associated with reduced walking endurance in older adults. Prospective cohort study with 6 years of follow-up. Two university research clinics. Community-dwelling older adults enrolled in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study from the 2000-2001 annual clinical ex...
Published in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Compared with conventional (steroid or placebo injection) therapy, BTX injections have beneficial effects for adult patients with shoulder pain, evidenced by improved pain scores and ROM.
Published in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Published in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
To identify the baseline motor characteristics of the patients who responded to 3 prominent intervention programs. Observational cohort study. Outpatient rehabilitation clinics. Individuals with chronic stroke (N=174). Participants received 30 hours of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT), robot-assisted therapy, or mirror therapy (MT). The p...
