Clinical rehabilitation
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Clinical rehabilitation · Oct 2011
ReviewOrientation and mobility training for partially-sighted older adults using an identification cane: a systematic review.
This study aimed to provide an overview of the development, content, feasibility, and effectiveness of existing orientation and mobility training programmes in the use of the identification cane. ⋯ Our review of the literature showed a lack of well-described protocols and studies on orientation and mobility training in identification cane use.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Oct 2011
Multicenter StudyDysarthria following stroke: the patient's perspective on management and rehabilitation.
To explore the perceptions of people with stroke-related dysarthria in relation to the management and rehabilitation of dysarthria. ⋯ The quantity and nature of inconspicuous, internalized, cognitive activities people with dysarthria engage in to maximize their communicative effectiveness should be considered in evaluating the impact of dysarthria following stroke. Focusing upon externally observable characteristics alone is insufficient. Challenging, functionally relevant, patient-focused activities, materials and targets are more likely to be perceived by the patient as relevant and worthwhile and are thus more likely to ensure adherence to recommended rehabilitation activities.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Oct 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialEffects of virtual reality training on functional reaching movements in people with Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled pilot trial.
To investigate whether practising reaching for virtual moving targets would improve motor performance in people with Parkinson's disease. ⋯ A short virtual reality training programme improved the movement speed of discrete aiming tasks when participants reached for real stationary objects. However, the transfer effect was minimal when reaching for real moving objects.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Oct 2011
'Stand still ... , and move on', a new early intervention service for cardiac arrest survivors and their caregivers: rationale and description of the intervention.
This series of articles for rehabilitation in practice aims to cover a knowledge element of the rehabilitation medicine curriculum. Nevertheless they are intended to be of interest to a multidisciplinary audience. The competency addressed in this article is 'The trainee demonstrates a knowledge of diagnostic approaches for specific impairments including cognitive dysfunction as a result of cardiac arrest.' Abstract Objective: To describe a new early intervention service for survivors of cardiac arrest and their caregivers, and to explain the evidence and rationale behind it. ⋯ This intervention is assumed to reduce future problems related to hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury in the patient and caregiver, and its effectiveness is currently being investigated in a randomized controlled multicentre trial.