Physiotherapy
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To investigate the effect of acute isometric contraction of the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) and transversus abdominis muscle (TrAM) on inter-rectus distance (IRD) from resting values in postpartum women with diastasis rectus abdominis (DRA). ⋯ Both PFM and TrAM contraction, and combined PFM and TrAM contraction increased IRD in postpartum women with DRA.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Treatment using 448kHz capacitive resistive monopolar radiofrequency improves pain and function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee joint: a randomised controlled trial.
This study investigated whether capacitive resistive monopolar radiofrequency (CRMRF)-based treatment improves pain and function among patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. ⋯ CRMRF treatment can improve pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis in the short term.
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Observational Study
Predictors for global perceived effect after physiotherapy in patients with neck pain: an observational study.
To investigate the prognostic importance of a number of sensorimotor and psychological factors for global perceived effect (GPE) after physiotherapy in patients with neck pain. In addition to baseline values, change scores were used as independent variables to identify treatment-modifiable factors. ⋯ Both baseline values and change in pain intensity and functioning predicted GPE at 2 months. Psychological factors such as kinesiophobia, catastrophising and self-efficacy were only able to predict outcome by their change scores, indicating that these factors are modifiable by common physiotherapy practice and are important for GPE.
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Use of diagnostic thoracic ultrasound (TUS) in medical professions to examine the pleura, lung parenchyma and diaphragm is gaining in popularity, however the ways in which physiotherapists are using TUS is unclear. ⋯ Use of TUS by physiotherapists is an emerging area in both diaphragm and lung diagnostics. A wide range of patient populations may benefit from physiotherapists using TUS. Papers in this review are heterogeneous making any generalisability difficult but does show its potential for varied uses. TUS is an innovative skill in the hands of physiotherapists, but more research is needed.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Physiotherapy education and training prior to upper abdominal surgery is memorable and has high treatment fidelity: a nested mixed-methods randomised-controlled study.
To (1) assess memorability and treatment fidelity of pre-operative physiotherapy education prior to elective upper abdominal surgery and, (2) to explore patient opinions on pre-operative education. ⋯ Face-to-face pre-operative physiotherapy education and training prior to upper abdominal surgery is memorable and has high treatment fidelity.