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

An assessment of the appropriateness of respiratory care delivered at a 450-bed acute care veterans affairs hospital. Shelledy DC, LeGrand TS, Peters JI. Respir Care. 2004;49:907-916.

Can augmented physiotherapy input enhance recovery of mobility after stroke? A randomized controlled trial. Glasgow Augmented Physiotherapy Study (GAPS) Group. Clin Rehabil. 2004;18:529-537.

Comparison of stochastic vs conventional transcutaneous electrical stimulation for pain modulation in patients with electromyographically documented radiculopathy. Bloodworth DM, Nguyen BN, Garver W, et al. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2004;83:584-591.

Determinants of the effects of physical training and of the complications requiring resuscitation during exercise in patients with cardiovascular disease. Vanhees L, Stevens A, Schepers D, et al. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2004;11:304-312.

Differences in sustainability of exercise and health-related quality of life outcomes following home or hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation. Smith KM, Arthur HM, McKelvie RS, Kodis J. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2004;11:313-319.

Double-blind randomized controlled trial of low-level laser therapy in carpal tunnel syndrome. Irvine J, Chang SL, Amirjani N, Chan KM Muscle Nerve. 2004;30:182-187.

Effectiveness of selective muscle-release surgery for children with cerebral palsy: longitudinal and stratified analysis. Kondo I, Hosokawa K, Iwata M, el al. Dev Med Child Neural. 2004;46:540-547.

Effects of extended outpatient rehabilitation after hip fracture: a randomized controlled trial. Binder EF, Brown M, Sinacore DR, et al. JAMA. 2004;292:837-846.

Electrical stimulation of the upper limb in stroke: stimulation of the extensors of the hand vs alternate stimulation of flexors and extensors, de Kroon JR, IJzerman MJ, Lankhorst GJ, Zilvold G. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2004;83:592-600.

An evaluation of prompt access to physiotherapy in the management of low back pain in primary care. Pinnington MA, Miller J, Stanley I. Fam Pract. 2004;21:372-380.

Factors affecting recovery from work-related, low back disorders in autoworkers. Oleske DM, Neelakantan J, Andersson GB, et al. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004;85:1362-1364.

Manipulation and arthroscopy under general anesthesia and early rehabilitative treatment for frozen shoulders. Castellarin G, Ricci M, Vedovi E, et al. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004;85:1236-1240.

Randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor muscle training during pregnancy. Salvesen KA, Morkved S. BMJ. 2004;329:378-380.

A randomized, controlled trial of aerobic exercise for treatment-related fatigue in men receiving radical external beam radiotherapy for localized prostate carcinoma. Windsor PM, Nicol KF, Potter J. Cancer. 2004;101: 550-557.

Relationship between strength, balance, and swallowing deficits and outcome after traumatic brain injury: a multicenter analysis. Duong TT, Englander J, Wright J, et al. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004;85:1291-1297.

Sustained maintenance of exercise induced muscle strength gains and normal bone mineral density in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: a 5 year follow up. Hakkinen A, Sokka T, Kautiainen H, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2004;63:910-916.

Transferability of strength gains from limited to full range of motion. Barak Y, Ayalon M, Dvir Z. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2004;36: 1413-1420.

Reviews

The emerging role of therapeutic botulinum toxin in the treatment of cerebral palsy. Pidcock FS. J Pediatr. 2004; 145(suppl):S33-S35.

Falls in Parkinson's disease. Grimbergen YA, Munneke M, Bloem BR. Curr Opin Neural. 2004;17:405-415.

Glenohumeral instability and dislocation. Finnoff JT, Doucette S, Hicken G. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2004;15:575-605.

Musculoskeletal rehabilitation in osteoporosis: a review. Pfeifer M, Sinaki M, Geusens P, et al. J Bone Miner Res. 2004; 19:1208-1214.

Paraplegia and the shoulder. Hastings J, Goldstein B. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2004;15:699-718.

Pediatric rheumatology: what does the future hold? Emery H. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004;85:1382 1384.

Rehabilitation for Parkinson's disease: a systematic review of available evidence. Gage H, Storey L. Clin Rehabil. 2004;18:463-482.

Repetitive strain injury. Helliwell PS, Taylor WJ. Postgrad Med J. 2004;80:438-443.

Sport-specific shoulder injuries. Nadler SF, Sherman AL, Malanga GA. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2004; 15:607-626.

The stiff shoulder. Harrast MA, Rao AG. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2004;15:557-573.

The treatment of cerebral palsy: what we know, what we don't know. Goldstein M. J Pediatr. 2004;145(suppl):S42-S46.

When is physiotherapy appropriate? Fransen M. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2004;18: 477-489.

Measurements

The development and validation of a screening instrument to identify hospitalized medical patients in need of early functional rehabilitation assessment. Foster CB, Gorga D, Padiol C, et al. Qual Life Res. 2004;13:1099-1108.

Houghton scale of prosthetic use in people with lower-extremity amputations: reliability, validity, and responsiveness to change. Devlin M, Pauley T, Head K, Garfinkel S. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004;85:1339-1344.

Intratester and intertester reliability of neck isometric dynamometry. Strimpakos N, Sakellari V, Gioftsos G, Oldham J. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004;85:1309-1316.

Reproducibility and responsiveness of the Whiplash Disability Questionnaire. Willis C, Niere KR, Hoving JL, et al. Pain. 2004;110: 681-688.

Validation of the stroke drivers screening assessment for people with traumatic brain injury. Radford KA, Lincoln NB, Murray-Leslie C. Brain Inj. 2004;18:775-786.

Ethics/Professional Issues

Economies of scale in institutional review hoards. Wagner TH, Cruz AM, Chadwick GL. Med Care. 2004;42:817-823.

Ethical and legal issues at the interface of complementary and conventional medicine. Kerridge IH, McPhee JR. Med J Aust. 2004; 181:164-166.

Gaps, conflicts, and consensus in the ethics statements of professional associations, medical groups, and health plans. Berkman ND, Wynia MK, Churchill LR. J Med Ethics. 2004;30:395-401.

Oversight of human participants research: identifying problems to evaluate reform proposals. Emanuel EJ, Wood A, Fleischman A, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2004;141:282-291.

Stem cells, embryos, and the environment: a context for both science and ethics. Towns CR, Jones DG. J Med Ethics. 2004;30:410-413.

Tainted glory: doping and athletic performance. Noakes TD. N Engl J Med. 2004;351:847-849.

Practice Guidelines/ Clinical Decision Making

Evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Dodek P, Keenan S, Cook D, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2004;141:305-313.

Hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women. Staren ED, Omer S. Am J Surg. 2004; 188:136-149.

A problem solving and decision making toolbox for approaching clinical problems and decisions. Margolis C, Jotkowitz A, Sitter H. Inflamm Res. 2004;S3(suppl 2):S179-S183.

A review of clinical guidelines. Andrews EJ, Redmond HP. Br J Surg. 2004;91:956-964.

Transitional care for adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a Delphi study. Shaw KL, Southwood TR, McDonagh JE; British Paediatric Rheumatology Group. Rheumatology. 2004;43:1000-1006.