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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

Acute predictors of return to employment after 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 : a longitudinal follow-up. Keyser-Marcus LA, Bricout JC, Wehman P, et al. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002;83:635-641.

Ankle and knee coupling in patients with spastic diplegia: effects of gastrocnemiussoleus lengthening. Baddar A, Granata K, Damiano DL, et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002;84:736-744.

Catastrophizing and health-related quality of life: a 6-year follow-up of patients with chronic low back pain. Raak R, Wikblad K, Raak A St, et al. Rehabil Nurs. 2002;27:110-116.

A comparison of the effects of exercise and lifestyle modification on the resolution of overuse overuse Health care The common use of a particular intervention even when the benefits of the intervention don't justify the potential harm or cost–eg, prescribing antibiotics for a probable viral URI. Cf Misuse, Underuse.  symptoms of the shoulder in polio survivors: a preliminary study. Klein MG, Whyte J, Esquenazi A, et al. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002;83:708-713.

Early arthroscopic release in refractory shoulder stiffness. Klinger HM, Otte S, Baums MH, Haerer T. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2002; 122:200-203.

Early supported discharge of patients with acute stroke: 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. . Bautz-Holtert E, Sveen U, Rygh J, et al. Disabil Rehabil. 2002;24:348-355.

Effect of therapeutic footwear on foot reulceration in patients with diabetes: a randomized controlled trial. Reiber GE, Smith DG, Wallace C, et al. JAMA JAMA
abbr.
Journal of the American Medical Association
. 2002;287:2552-2558.

Effects of long-term exercise rehabilitation on claudication claudication /clau·di·ca·tion/ (klaw?di-ka´shun) limping; lameness.

intermittent claudication
 distances in patients with peripheral arterial disease: a randomized controlled trial. Gardner AW, Katzel LI, Sorkin JD, Goldberg AP. J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 2002;22:192-198.

Functional outcome after inpatient rehabilitation in persons with subarachnoid hemorrhage. O'Dell MW, Watanabe TK, De Roos ST, Kager C. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002; 83:678-682.

Functional recovery after cardiac rehabilitation. van Houten CD, Angenot EL, Lankhorst GJ, et al. Clin Rehabil. 2002;16:338-342.

Intensive exercise may preserve bone mass of the upper limbs in spinal cord injured males but does not retard demineralisation Noun 1. demineralisation - abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone)
demineralization

pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
 of the lower body. Jones LM, Legge M, Goulding A. Spinal Cord. 2002;40:230-235.

Intradiscal electrothermal e·lec·tro·ther·mal  
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or involving both electricity and heat.

2. Of or relating to the production of heat by electricity.
 treatment for chronic discogenic low back pain: prospective outcome study with a minimum 2-year follow-up. Saal JA, Saal JS. Spine. 2002;27:966-973.

Step training with body weight support: effect of treadmill speed and practice paradigms on poststroke locomotor lo·co·mo·tor or lo·co·mo·tive
adj.
Of or relating to movement from one place to another.



locomotor

of or pertaining to locomotion.
 recovery. Sullivan KJ, Knowlton BJ, Dobkin BH. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002;83:683-691.

Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis by inhibition of tumor necrosis factor tumor necrosis factor
n. Abbr. TNF
A protein that is produced in the presence of an endotoxin, especially by monocytes and macrophages, is able to attack and destroy tumor cells, and exacerbates chronic inflammatory diseases.
 alpha. Gorman JD, Sack KE, Davis JC Jr. N Engl J Med. 2002;346:1349-1356.

Treatments for chronic pain associated with spinal cord injuries: many are tried, few are helpful. Warms CA, Turner JA, Marshall HM, Cardenas DD. Clin J Pain. 2002;18:154-163.

Weight reduction in the cardiac rehabilitation setting. Savage PD, Lee M, Harvey-Berino J, et al. J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 2002;22:154-160.

Wheelchair propulsion technique and mechanical efficiency after 3 wk of practice. De Groot S, Veeger DH, Hollander AP, Van der Woude LH. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2002;34:756-766.

Reviews

Alzheimer disease. Cummings JL, Cole G. JAMA. 2002;287:2335-2338.

Common conditions of the Achilles tendon. Mazzone MF, McCue T. Am Faro Faro, town, Portugal
Faro (fä`rō), town (1991 pop. 31,966), capital of Faro dist. and of Algarve, S Portugal. The southernmost town in Portugal, it is a seaport from which fish, fruit (especially dried figs), wine, and cork are
 Physician. 2002;65:1805-1810.

Diagnosis and treatment of patients with patellofemoral pain. Fulkerson JP. Am J Sports Med. 2002;30:447-456.

Medical and rehabilitation issues in classical ballet. Stretanski MF, Weber GJ. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2002;81:383-391.

Muscle metabolism and exercise tolerance in COPD COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

COPD
abbr.
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease


Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 
. Polkey MI. Chest. 2002;121(suppl 5):131S-135S.

Physical therapy in spasticity spasticity /spas·tic·i·ty/ (spas-tis´i-te) the state of being spastic; see spastic (2).

spas·tic·i·ty
n.
1. A spastic state or condition.

2. Spastic paralysis.
. Richardson D. Eur J Neurol. 2002;9(suppl 1):17-22.

Surgical and nonsurgical management of rotator cuff tears. Ruotolo C, Nottage WM. Arthroscopy. 2002;18:527-531.

The surgical management of spasticity. Lazorthes Y, Sol JC, Sallerin B, Verdie JC. Eur J Neurol. 2002;9(suppl 1):35-41.

Measurement

The Amputee am·pu·tee
n.
A person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation.
 Mobility Predictor: an instrument to assess determinants of the lower-limb amputee's ability to ambulate am·bu·late  
intr.v. am·bu·lat·ed, am·bu·lat·ing, am·bu·lates
To walk from place to place; move about.



[Latin ambul
. Galley RS, Roach KE, Applegate EB, et al. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002;83:613-627.

Development of an index of physical functional health status in rehabilitation. Hart DL, Wright BD. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002; 83:655-665.

A health-related fitness and functional performance test battery for middle-aged and older adults: feasibility and health-related content validity. Malmberg JJ, Miilunpalo SI, Vuori IM, et al. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002;83:666-677.

Quality of life measurement after stroke: uses and abuses of the SF-36. Hobart JC, Williams LS, Moran K, Thompson AJ. Stroke. 2002;33:1348-1356.

Validity of the simultaneous heart rate-motion sensor technique for measuring energy expenditure. Strath strath  
n. Scots
A wide, flat river valley.



[Scottish Gaelic srath, from Old Irish; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots.
 SJ, Bassett DR Jr, Thompson DL, Swartz AM. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2002;34:888-894.

Ethics/Professional Issues

Dementia and ethics: the views of informal carers. Hughes JC, Hope T, Reader S, Rice D. J R Sac Med. 2002;95:242-246.

Ethical issues in pain management. Swenson CJ. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2002;18:135-142.

Impaired decision-making ability in subjects with Alzheimer's disease and willingness to participate in research. Kim SY, Cox C, Caine ED. Am J Psychiatry. 2002;159: 797-802.

Practice Guidelines/Clinical Decision Making

Shoulder pain after stroke: a review of the evidence base to inform the development of an integrated care pathway. Turner-Stokes L, Jackson D. Clin Rehabil. 2002;16:276-298.

A summary of spasticity management: a treatment algorithm. Ward AB. Eur J Neural. 2002;9(suppl 1):48-52.

Treatment interventions for Parkinson's disease: an evidence based assessment. Rascal O, Goetz C, Koller W, et al. Lancet. 2002;359:1589-1598.
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