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Articles from Physical Therapy (August 1, 2008)

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Aid for active standing. 62
Although results indicate that prolonged continuous passive motion (CPM) use has a short-term effect on range of motion (ROM). Brief article 61
Altimate Medical. 40
APTA elects new board and nominating Committee Members. 93
APTA joins international support of PEDro. Brief article 68
APTA offers input for Healthy People 2020 objectives. Brief article 121
APTA, OSHA join forces on injury prevention. Brief article 155
Baby boomers will create multiple challenges for health care system, says IOM report. Brief article 206
Background papers for coding for services. Brief article 128
Bariatric Parallel Bar. 69
Business directory. Directory 10353
Businesses by category. Directory 11037
Changes in functional walking distance and health-related quality of life after gastric bypass surgery. Tompkins, James; Bosch, Pamela R.; Chenowith, Rochelle; Tiede, Judy L.; Swain, James M. Report 5499
CMS starts contacting practices to verify provider data. Brief article 91
Computer Sports Medicine Inc, manufacturer of human performance testing and rehabilitation equipment for the sport medicine, physical rehabilitation. 35
Court denies NATA's request for expedited discovery. Brief article 125
Despite mandates of the 1997 Balanced Budget Act restricting post-acute care expenditures, a nationally representative study showed no decreases in the percentage of Medicare beneficiaries with five common diagnoses. Brief article 122
Direct access to physical therapy in the Netherlands: results from the first year in community-based physical therapy. Leemrijse, Chantal J.; Swinkels, Ilse C.S.; Veenhof, Cindy Report 6649
Documentation concerns remain in Medicare error report. Brief article 160
Electrical stimulation/ultrasound. Brief article 62
Electrode gel. Brief article 50
Exercise and balance. 69
Exercise balls. Brief article 55
Exercise roll. Brief article 53
Footnote: what's new in the literature. Recommended readings 1154
Foundation awards $292,500 in doctoral scholarships. 515
Franklin Mini Roll. 56
Functional outcomes and quality of life after tumor-related hemipelvectomy. Beck, Lisa A.; Einertson, Marlene J.; Winemiller, Mark H.; DePompolo, Robert W.; Hoppe, Kurtis M.; S Clinical report 5882
Games research grants include studies on patients with stroke. Brief article 120
Gravity-based workout system. 71
Healthcare Advocacy Group Inc, www.hcagi.org, is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to educate consumers about alternatives in health care coverage and to work with individuals, health-oriented agencies and advocate groups, and health care providers to promote caring and quality medical services. Brief article 76
In a study to determine the number of older adults who fall and are not injured or who sustain minor or moderate injuries and seek treatment in clinics or physician offices, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyzed self-report data from the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey. Brief article 72
In new guidelines published in the May 6 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians recommends that clinicians periodically perform individualized assessment of risk factors for osteoporosis in older men and obtain dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry for men who are at increased risk for osteoporosis and are candidates for drug therapy. Brief article 68
Inside PT. Tepper, Don 451
International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO), www.iaso. org/index.asp, is an umbrella organization for national obesity associations, which includes 52 member associations representing 56 countries. Brief article 86
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins has launched a new journal, Current Orthopaedic Practice (COP). Brief article 56
Medicare offers feedback to practices on quality reporting. Brief article 226
Moist heat with beads. 56
Motion analysis systems. Brief article 62
NIH awards $12.4 million to Winstein, USC for stroke rehabilitation study. Brief article 253
On "a four-week, task-specific neuroprosthesis program ..." Dunning K, et al. Phys Ther. 2008;88:397-405. Broetz, Doris; Soekadar, Surjo R.; Birbaumer, Niels; Dunning, Karl; Hermann, Valerie Hill; Levine, P Letter to the editor 1580
On "breathing: a sign of life ... " Ekerholt and Bergland. Phys Ther. 2008;88:832-840. Taylor, Matthew J. Letter to the editor 258
PCPFS launches new Adult Fitness Test. Brief article 132
Physical Rehabilitation: Evidence-Based Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention. Vaillancourt, Carolyn Book review 674
Process for applying the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health model to a patient with patellar dislocation. Helgeson, Kevin; Smith, A. Russell, Jr. Report 4357
ProEx Physical Therapy. 54
Puckering and blowing facial expressions in people with facial movement disorders. Denlinger, Rachel L.; VanSwearingen, Jessie M.; Cohn, Jeffrey F.; Schmidt, Karen L. Clinical report 4356
Recipients in the news. 673
Relax Right Inc recently selected Pivotal Health Solutions as its exclusive marketing agent for the health care industry. 38
Report urges health care organizations to assess patients' unique and cultural needs. Brief article 188
Runner with double amputation wins appeal to compete in Olympics. Brief article 151
Scale for contraversive pushing: cutoff scores for diagnosing "pusher behavior" and construct validity. Baccini, Marco; Paci, Matteo; Nannetti, Luca; Biricolti, Claudia; Rinaldi, Lucio A. Report 6057
Snap-Cap for dispenser bottles. 60
Snap-Cap for gel bottles. Brief article 75
Software for assessing fitness. 59
Standing Aid. Brief article 60
The 2008 New Investigator Fellowship Training Initiative (NIFTI) Awardee announced. Brief article 168
The bottom line. Robertson, Eric K. Clinical report 822
The Health Care Innovations Exchange, www.innovations.ahrq.gov, is a program of the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) designed to support health care professionals in sharing and adopting innovations that improve the delivery of care to patients. Brief article 99
The International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH), www.icohweb.org, is an international nongovernmental professional society that aims to foster the scientific progress, knowledge, and development of occupational health and safety in all its aspects. Brief article 121
The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Office of Extramural Research/ Division of Information Services (DIS) recently launched a public prototype of its Reports, Data, and Analyses (RDA) Web site, http://report.nih.gov, which eventually will replace the current Award Information and Data page. Brief article 118
Therapy pools. Brief article 70
There is insufficient evidence from random control trials (RCTs) to conclude that any one locomotor training strategy improves walking function more than another for people with spinal cord injury (SCI), says a review published April 16 in The Cochrane Library. Brief article 86
Using the principles of best evidence, Canadian researchers make the case for changes to the current system of stroke rehabilitation, based on five processes of care known to be important for optimal outcomes. Brief article 109
Workout system. Brief article 73

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