Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jan 2002
Multicenter StudyCourse of functional improvement after stroke, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury.
To examine functional improvement patterns of persons with stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and spinal cord injury (SCI). ⋯ When examined separately for persons grouped by LOS, functional status improved linearly during the rehabilitation stay, with differences in rate of improvement depending on initial functional status.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jan 2002
Return to productive activity after traumatic brain injury: relationship with measures of disability, handicap, and community integration.
To identify which factors are associated with successful return to productive activity (RTPA) 1 year after hospitalization with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to examine the relations between successful RTPA and other measures of impairment, disability, handicap, and integration into the community. ⋯ Premorbid and injury-related variables and measures of handicap and community integration were associated with RTPA at 1 year. To understand and effectively support vocational pursuits in the TBI population, future studies are needed to define further causality and origin of these relationships.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Dec 2001
Pelvic and lower limb compensatory actions of subjects in an early stage of hip osteoarthritis.
To determine if compensatory actions take place at the pelvis and other joints of the affected lower limb in subjects who were in an early stage of hip osteoarthritis (OA). ⋯ Even at an early stage of hip OA, joint degeneration was compensated by an increase in pelvis motion and muscle power generation or absorption modifications in other lower limb joints.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Dec 2001
Relationship between knee extension force and stand-up performance in community-dwelling elderly women.
To describe the relationship between knee extension force and stand-up performance. ⋯ Knee extension force offers an important but incomplete explanation of stand-up performance from low surfaces by elderly women. Interventions leading to increased knee extension force may improve stand-up performance.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Nov 2001
Validity, reliability, and responsiveness of the fingertip-to-floor test.
To evaluate the validity, reliability, and responsiveness of the fingertip-to-floor test to assess total mobility when bending forward in standing position. ⋯ Because the fingertip-to-floor test has excellent validity, reliability, and responsiveness, it can be used in clinical practice and therapeutic trials.