Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jan 2009
ReviewClinimetric properties of instruments to assess activities in patients with hand injury: a systematic review of the literature.
To perform a systematic review of the literature to assess the clinimetric properties of instruments measuring limitations of activity. ⋯ None of the instruments had a positive rating for all the clinimetric properties.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jan 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyIs the fear avoidance model associated with the reduced level of aerobic fitness in patients with chronic low back pain?
To compare aerobic fitness of patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) against healthy controls and to assess whether variables of the fear avoidance model are associated with loss of aerobic fitness. ⋯ Most patients with CLBP-associated disability have a lower level of aerobic fitness, but this is not associated with fear avoidance.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jan 2009
Reliability of rehabilitative ultrasound imaging of the transversus abdominis and lumbar multifidus muscles.
To evaluate the intraexaminer and interexaminer reliability of rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI) in obtaining thickness measurements of the transversus abdominis (TrA) and lumbar multifidus muscles at rest and during contractions. ⋯ RUSI thickness measurements of the TrA and lumbar multifidus muscles in patients with LBP, when based on the mean of 2 measures, are highly reliable when taken by a single examiner and adequately reliable when taken by different examiners.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jan 2009
Diagnostic value of history taking and physical examination to assess effusion of the knee in traumatic knee patients in general practice.
To assess the diagnostic value of history taking and physical examination for knee joint effusion in patients with a knee injury who consult their general practitioner (GP). In addition, to determine the association between effusion seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and internal derangement of the knee. ⋯ In patients with traumatic knee injury, knee joint effusion is frequently seen on MRI. The combination of self-noticed swelling and the ballottement test was of diagnostic value. Knee joint effusion was associated with internal derangement of the knee.