Article titles in rehabilitation literature.

This section provides readers with a list of articles on rehabilitation topics that have been recently published in other journals. Articles are listed by the type of study.

Outcomes/Effectiveness

Aging with spinal cord injury Spinal Cord Injury Definition

Spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord that causes loss of sensation and motor control.
Description

Approximately 10,000 new spinal cord injuries (SCIs) occur each year in the United States. : changes in selected health indices and life satisfaction. Charlifue S, Lammertse DP, Adkins RH. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004;85:1848-1853.

Allocation of rehabilitation services: who gets a home evaluation. Neufeld S, Lysack C. Am J Occup Ther. 2004;58:630-638.

Changes in the cross-sectional area of multifidus and psoas psoas

a sublumbar muscle. See Table 13.

psoas tubercle
on the ventral border of the shaft of the ilium; attachment point for the psoas minor muscle. in patients with unilateral back pain: the relationship to pain and disability. Barker KL, Shamley DR, Jackson D. Spine. 2004;29:E515-E519.

Clinical course in patients seeking primary care for back or neck pain: a prospective 5-year follow-up of outcome and health care consumption with subgroup analysis. Enthoven P, Skargren E, Oberg B. Spine. 2004;29:2458-2465.

Effects of aerobic and strength exercise on motor fatigue in men and women with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial A randomized controlled trial (RCT) is a scientific procedure most commonly used in testing medicines or medical procedures. RCTs are considered the most reliable form of scientific evidence because it eliminates all forms of spurious causality. . Surakka J, Romberg A, Ruutiainen J, et al. Clin Rehabil. 2004;18:737-746.

Effects of augmented exercise therapy time after stroke: a meta-analysis. Kwakkel G, van Peppen R, Wagenaar RC, et al. Stroke. 2004;35:2529-2539.

Effects of a long-term, community-based cardiac rehabilitation program on middle-aged and elderly cardiac patients. Lee S, Naimark B, Porter MM, Ready AE. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2004; 13:293-298.

Effects of visual feedback rhythmic weight-shift training on hemiplegic hem·i·ple·gia
n.
Paralysis affecting only one side of the body.

[Late Greek hmipl stroke patients. Cheng PT, Wang CM, Chung CY, Chen CL. Clin Rehabil. 2004; 18:747-753.

Efficacy of continuous passive motion continuous passive motion
n.
Abbr. CPM A technique in which a joint, usually the knee, is moved constantly in a mechanical splint to prevent stiffness and to increase the range of motion. following total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis. Brosseau L, Milne S, Wells G, et al. J Rheumatol. 2004;31:2251-2264.

Etiology and incidence of rehospitalization after traumatic spinal cord injury: a multicenter analysis. Cardenas DD, Hoffman JM, Kirshblum S, McKinley W. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004;85:1757-1763.

An exploration looking at the impact of domiciliary and day hospital delivery of stroke rehabilitation on informal carers. Low JT, Roderick P, Payne S. Clin Rehabil. 2004; 18:776-784.

Hospitalization, restricted activity, and the development of disability among older persons. Gill TM, Allore HG, Holford TR, Guo Z. JAMA JAMA
abbr.
Journal of the American Medical Association . 2004;292:2115-2124.

Older stroke patients in Europe: stroke care and determinants of outcome. Bhalla A, Grieve R, Tilling K, et al; BIOMED BIOMED Biomedical
BIOMED Biological Medicine II European Study of Stroke Care. Age Ageing. 2004;33:618-624.

Outcomes in patients admitted for rehabilitation with spinal neurological lesions following intervertebral intervertebral /in·ter·ver·te·bral/ (-ver´te-bral) situated between two contiguous vertebrae; see under disk.

in·ter·ver·te·bral
adj.
Located between vertebrae. disc herniation herniation /her·ni·a·tion/ (her?ne-a´shun) abnormal protrusion of an organ or other body structure through a defect or natural opening in a covering, membrane, muscle, or bone. . Ronen J, Goldin D, Itzkovich M, et al. Spinal Cord. 2004;42:621-626.

Outcomes of early surgical management versus late or no surgical intervention after acute spinal cord injury. McKinley W, Meade MA, Kirshblum S, Barnard 8. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004;85:1818-1825.

Patient outcomes following T-Fix meniscal repair and a modifiable, progressive rehabilitation program: a retrospective study. Kocabey Y, Nyland J, Isbell WM, Caborn DN. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2004;124:592-596.

Physiotherapy in patients with facial nerve paresis paresis /pa·re·sis/ (pah-re´sis) slight or incomplete paralysis.

general paresis paralytic dementia; a form of neurosyphilis in which chronic meningoencephalitis causes gradual loss of cortical : description of outcomes. Beurskens CH, Heymans PG. Am J Otolaryngol. 2004;25:394-400.

A randomized ran·dom·ize
tr.v. ran·dom·ized, ran·dom·iz·ing, ran·dom·iz·es
To make random in arrangement, especially in order to control the variables in an experiment. trial to evaluate an education programme for patients and carers after stroke. Smith J, Forster A, Young J. Clin Rehabil. 2004;18:726-736.

Relative importance of rehabilitation therapy characteristics on functional outcomes for persons with stroke. Bode RK, Heinemann AW, Semik P, Mallinson T. Stroke. 2004;35:2537-2542.

Right spatial neglect after left hemisphere stroke: qualitative and quantitative study. Beis JM, Keller C, Morin N, et al. Neurology. 2004; 63:1600-1605.

A survey of current rehabilitation trends for burn injuries to the head and neck. Serghiou MA, Holmes CL, McCauley RL. J Burn Care Rehabil. 2004;25:514-518.

Reviews

Bilateral total knee replacement using the same anesthetic is not justified by assessment of the risks. Oakes DA, Hanssen AD. Clin Orthop. 2004;428:87-91.

Foot orthotics in the treatment of lower limb conditions: a musculoskeletal physiotherapy perspective. Vicenzino B. Man Ther. 2004;9:185-196.

Hippotherapy. Meregillano G. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2004; 15:843-854.

Medical treatment of peripheral arterial disease: a comprehensive review. Stoyioglou A, Jaff MR. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2004; 15:1197-1207.

Recovery and rehabilitation in stroke: stem cells. Lindvall O, Kokaia Z. Stroke. 2004;35(suppl 1):2691-2694.

Rehabilitation of elbow trauma. Chinchalkar S J, Szekeres M. Hand Clin. 2004;20:363-374.

What's new in orthopaedic rehabilitation. Hebela N, Smith DG, Keenan MA. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:2577-2581.

Measurement

Assessment of apraxia apraxia

Disturbance in carrying out skilled acts, caused by a lesion in the cerebral cortex; motor power and mental capacity remain intact. Motor apraxia is the inability to perform fine motor acts. Ideational apraxia is loss of the ability to plan even a simple action. : inter-rater reliability of a new apraxia test, association between apraxia and other cognitive deficits and prevalence of apraxia in a rehabilitation setting. Zwinkels A, Geusgens C, van de Sande P, Van Heugten C. Clin Rehabil. 2004;18:819-827.

Berg Balance Scale and Functional Reach: determining the best clinical tool for individuals post acute stroke. Smith PS, Hembree JA, Thompson ME. Clin Rehabil. 2004;18:811-818.

Detecting deception in facial expressions of pain: accuracy and training. Hill ML, Craig KD. Clin J Pain. 2004;20:415-422.

Development of the Brunel Balance Assessment: a new measure of balance disability post stroke. Tyson SF, DeSouza LH. Clin Rehabil. 2004; 18:801-810.

Metric properties of the ASIA motor score ASIA motor score American Spinal Injury Association motor score A clinical tool used to evaluate neuromuscular dysfunction in Pts with spinal cord injury : subscales improve correlation with functional activities. Marino RJ, Graves DE. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004;85:1804-1810.

Reliability of hand-held dynamometry in assessment of knee extensor strength after hip fracture. Roy MA, Doherty TJ. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2004;83:813-818.

The validity and reliability of the Perometer in evaluating human knee volume. Man IO, Markland KL, Morrissey MC. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging. 2004;24:352-358.

Ethics/Professional Issues

Can we ensure that all research subjects give valid consent? Wendler D. Arch Intern Med. 2004;164:2201-2204.

Ethical dilemmas in the treatment of children with disabilities. Silber T, Batshaw ML. Pediatr Ann. 2004;33:752-761.

Ethical issues in the collection, storage, and research use of human biological materials. Meslin EM, Quaid KA. J Lab Clin Med. 2004;144:229-234.

Ownership and use of tissue specimens for research. Hakimian R, Korn D. JAMA. 2004;292:2500-2505.

Stem cells: science, policy, and ethics. Fischbach GD, Fischbach RL. J Clin Invest. 2004;114:1364-1370.

The use of personal data from medical records and biological materials: ethical perspectives and the basis for legal restrictions in health research. Regidor E. Soc Sci Med. 2004;59:1975-1984.

Practice Guidelines/ Clinical Decision Making

Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines clinical practice guidelines Clinical policies, practice guidelines, practice parameters, practice policies Medtalk Systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and Pt decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances. See Psychology. for the management of adult deliberate self-harm. Royal Australian and New Zealand College New Zealand College (known as NZC) is an English language college in Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand. School Information

School Environment: Situated in Auckland’s famous shopping district Newmarket; 10-minute bus ride downtown and Queen Street.

of Psychiatrists Clinical Practice Guidelines Team for Deliberate Self-Harm. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2004;38:868-884.

Clinical practice guidelines to improve shared decision-making about assistive device use in home care: a pilot intervention study. Roelands M, Van Oost P, Stevens V, et al. Patient Educ Couns. 2004;55:252-264.

Optimal search strategies for detecting health services research Health services research is the multidisciplinary field of scientific investigation that studies how social factors, financing systems, organizational structures and processes, health technologies, and personal behaviors affect access to health care, the quality and cost of health care, studies in MEDLINE The online medical database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) whose parent is the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. MEDLINE contains millions of articles from thousands of medical journals and publications. The consumer section of the site (http://medlineplus. . Wilczynski NL, Haynes RB, Lavis JN, et al. CMAJ CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal . 2004;171:1179-1185.

Referral to rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury Traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic injuries to the brain, also called intracranial injury, or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes brain damage. TBI can result from a closed head injury or a penetrating head injury and is one of two subsets of acquired brain : practitioners and the process of decision-making. Foster M, Tilse C, Fleming J. Soc Sci Med. 2004;59:1867-1878.

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