Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jan 2000
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialAdjuvant physical therapy versus occupational therapy in patients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy/complex regional pain syndrome type I.
To investigate the effectiveness and cost of physical therapy (PT) or occupational therapy (OT) in patients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD). ⋯ In different ways PT and OT each contribute to the recovery from RSD of the upper extremity.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jan 2000
Comparative StudyBack and hip extensor activities during trunk flexion/extension: effects of low back pain and rehabilitation.
To compare lumbar paraspinal, gluteus maximus, and biceps femoris muscle function during sagittal trunk flexion and extension in patients with chronic low back pain and healthy control subjects, and to assess the influence of rehabilitation in the back pain patients. ⋯ The activity of the gluteus maximus muscle during the flexion-extension cycle was reduced in patients with chronic low back pain. The gluteal muscles should be taken into consideration in the rehabilitation of these patients.