European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine
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Eur J Phys Rehabil Med · Dec 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyCervical joint position sense in neck pain. Immediate effects of muscle vibration versus mental training interventions: a RCT.
Impaired cervical joint position sense is a feature of chronic neck pain and is commonly argued to rely on abnormal cervical input. If true, muscle vibration, altering afferent input, but not mental interventions, should have an effect on head repositioning acuity and neck pain perception. ⋯ Mental interventions were effective in improving cervical joint position sense and are easy to integrate in rehabilitation regimes. Neck muscle vibration is effective in improving cervical joint position sense and pressure pain thresholds within 5 minutes of application.
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Eur J Phys Rehabil Med · Dec 2015
ReviewBalneotherapy (or spa therapy) for rheumatoid arthritis. An abridged version of Cochrane Systematic Review.
Treatment options for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) include pharmacological interventions, physical therapy treatments and balneotherapy. ⋯ We were not able to assess any clinical relevant impact of balneotherapy over placebo, no treatment or other treatments.
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Eur J Phys Rehabil Med · Dec 2015
Multicenter StudyPain in stroke patients: characteristics and impact on the rehabilitation treatment. A multicenter cross-sectional study.
Post-stroke pain (PSP) is a common and disabling complication, difficult to treat, that often decreases patients' quality of life (QoL). The hypothesis is that PSP may negatively affect rehabilitation treatment. ⋯ Clinicians should pay more attention to pain, especially neuropathic pain, in post-stroke patients. Tailored pharmacological therapy, to treat and prevent pain, might improve patients' compliance during the rehabilitation process.
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Eur J Phys Rehabil Med · Dec 2015
Observational StudyMotor and cognitive function analysis for home discharge using the Functional Independence Measure in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation at a long-term acute-care hospital.
Although numerous studies on Functional Independence Measure (FIM) analysis in stroke, orthopedic disease, and spinal cord injury patients have been conducted, it has rarely been done in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation (CR). ⋯ The findings of this study indicate an alternative goal to the activities of daily living in inpatients with cardiovascular disease.