Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Aug 2006
Cardiovascular responses and postexercise hypotension after arm cycling exercise in subjects with spinal cord injury.
To examine postexercise hypotension and contributing factors in subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI). ⋯ Abnormal cardiovascular responses to exercise and transient postexercise hypotension were common in cervical, but not thoracic SCI. This may be partly related to loss of descending sympathetic nervous control of the heart and vasculature following high SCI.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Aug 2006
Increased release of serotonin in the spinal cord during low, but not high, frequency transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation in rats with joint inflammation.
To determine the release pattern of serotonin and noradrenaline in the spinal cord in response to transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) delivered at low or high frequency. ⋯ Low-frequency TENS releases serotonin in the spinal cord to produce antihyperalgesia by activation of serotonin receptors.
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To investigate the use of a combined measure of decreased walking speed and gait deviation to identify high physical disability in patients with lower-limb salvage. ⋯ The combination of decreased walking speed and gait deviation appears to provide a valid measure of physical disability among patients with lower-limb salvage.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jul 2006
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyEffects of exercise programs on falls and mobility in frail and pre-frail older adults: A multicenter randomized controlled trial.
To determine the effects of moderate intensity group-exercise programs on falls, functional performance, and disability in older adults; and to investigate the influence of frailty on these effects. ⋯ Fall-preventive moderate intensity group-exercise programs have positive effects on falling and physical performance in pre-frail, but not in frail elderly.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jul 2006
Side effects and adverse events related to intraligamentous injection of sclerosing solutions (prolotherapy) for back and neck pain: A survey of practitioners.
To study the side effects and adverse events related to intraligamentous injection of sclerosing solutions (prolotherapy) for back and neck pain. ⋯ Side effects related to prolotherapy for back and neck pain, such as temporary postinjection pain, stiffness, and bruising, are common and benign. Adverse events related to prolotherapy for back and neck pain are similar in nature to other widely used spinal injection procedures. Further study is needed to fully describe the adverse event profile of prolotherapy for back and neck pain.