Clinical rehabilitation
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Clinical rehabilitation · Apr 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialEfficacy of perceptive rehabilitation in the treatment of chronic nonspecific low back pain through a new tool: a randomized clinical study.
To evaluate the efficacy of a perceptive rehabilitative approach, based on a new device, with regard to pain and disability in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain. ⋯ Perceptive rehabilitation has immediate positive effects on pain. Back School reduces disabilities at follow-up.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Mar 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEfficacy of electromyographic biofeedback and electrical stimulation following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy: a randomized controlled trial.
To compare the effectiveness of electromyographic biofeedback training and electrical stimulation therapy for rehabilitation following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy. ⋯ The addition of electromyographic biofeedback training to a conventional exercise programme following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy helps to speed up the rehabilitation process.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Mar 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyAn early botulinum toxin A treatment in subacute stroke patients may prevent a disabling finger flexor stiffness six months later: a randomized controlled trial.
The study asked whether an early botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) injection in subacute stroke patients may prevent a disabling finger flexor stiffness six months later. ⋯ The results indicate an effect of early BTX-A injection on finger flexor stiffness six months later, presumably attributable to a reduced contracture development. Effect size calculation suggests inclusion of at least 17 patients per group excluding drop-outs in a warranted placebo-controlled trial.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Feb 2012
Comparative StudyResponsiveness of the cervical Northern American Spine Society questionnaire (NASS) and the Short Form 36 (SF-36) in chronic whiplash.
To determine and compare the sensitivity to change of the condition-specific cervical Northern American Spine Society (NASS) and the generic Short Form 36 (SF-36). ⋯ The generic SF-36 was more responsive in function and equally responsive in pain when compared to the condition-specific NASS. The SF-36 can be recommended as a responsive instrument for measurement of pain and function in chronic whiplash syndrome.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Feb 2012
Comparative StudyBeyond the body image: a qualitative study on how adults experience lower limb amputation.
To explore adults' experiences of lower limb amputation, focusing on the changes in self-identity related to the impairment. ⋯ The self-identity changes after a lower limb amputation appear beyond the patient's body image and functioning, affecting the patient's awareness of the impairment, biographical self and any future projections.