Clinical rehabilitation
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Clinical rehabilitation · Oct 2012
ReviewReliability of real-time ultrasound for measuring skeletal muscle size in human limbs in vivo: a systematic review.
To systematically review evidence for the reliability of real-time brightness-mode ultrasound for assessing skeletal muscle size in human limbs in vivo and to establish in which populations and anatomical sites the reliability had been tested. ⋯ There is a moderate amount of low-level evidence that real-time brightness-mode ultrasound has good reliability for measuring muscle size across a number of limb sites in healthy populations. There is limited evidence for the reliability of ultrasound measures of muscle size in clinical populations.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Oct 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEvaluation of rehabilitation of memory in neurological disabilities (ReMiND): a randomized controlled trial.
The evidence for the effectiveness of memory rehabilitation is inconclusive. The aim was to compare the effectiveness of two group memory rehabilitation programmes with a self-help group control. ⋯ There results show few statistically significant effects of either compensation or restitution memory group treatment as compared with a self-help group control. Further randomized trials of memory rehabilitation are needed.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Oct 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEffects of Functional Fascial Taping on pain and function in patients with non-specific low back pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
To compare the short-term and medium-term effect of Functional Fascial Taping to placebo taping on pain and function in people with non-specific low back pain. ⋯ Functional Fascial Taping reduced worst pain in patients with non-acute non-specific low back pain during the treatment phase. No medium-term differences in pain or function were observed.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Sep 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyA prospective, multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of onabotulinumtoxinA to treat plantarflexor/invertor overactivity after stroke.
To examine the safety and efficacy of onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) for plantarflexor overactivity following stroke. ⋯ OnabotulinumtoxinA injection for ankle flexor overactivity after stroke was safe and well tolerated but did not alter local spasticity at 12 weeks; it did reduce spasms and improve gait quality. There were no detectable differences between higher and lower doses. A second injection may be associated with greater change.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Sep 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialVirtual reality in the rehabilitation of the arm after hemiplegic stroke: a randomized controlled pilot study.
To assess the feasibility of a trial to investigate the effectiveness of virtual reality-mediated therapy compared to conventional physiotherapy in the motor rehabilitation of the arm following stroke, and to provide data for a power analysis to determine numbers for a future main trial. ⋯ A randomized controlled trial of virtual reality-mediated therapy comparable to conventional therapy would be feasible, with some suggested improvements in recruitment and outcome measures. Seventy-eight participants (39 per group) would be required for a main trial.