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Some books available in the library

  • Cardiovascular / respiratory physiotherapy
  • Cash textbook of general and medical and surgical conditions for physiotherapists
  •  Musculoskeletal physiotherapy: clinical science and evidence based practice
  •  Physiotherapy for burns and plastic reconstruction of  the hand
  • Physiotherapy for children
  • Physiotherapy in  orthopaedics : a problem solving approach
  • Physiotherapy in respiratory care: an evidence based approach
  • Practical evidence based physiotherapy
  • Recent advances in physiotherapy
  • Tidy’s Physiotherapy

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Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Full-text not available)

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation RSS feed.

Assessing the Ability of Comorbidity Indexes to Capture Comorbid Disease in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Population
To examine whether commonly used comorbidity indexes (Deyo-Charlson comorbidity index, Elixhauser comorbidity index, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) comorbidity tiers) capture comorbidities in the acute traumatic and nontraumatic SCI inpatient rehabilitation population.
Author: Donna Huang, Sameer Siddiqui, Chloe S. Slocum, Richard Goldstein, Ross D. Zafonte, Jeffrey C. Schneider
COVID-19: We All Have a Role
Thank you for publishing the article “How Should the Rehabilitation Community Prepare for 2019-nCoV?” in a recent issue.1 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis has been daunting! For many of us, the pace at which we have been receiving, interpreting, and applying the most current clinical knowledge to our settings of practice has been unprecedented. Day by day and hour by hour, experts in the areas of infection prevention and control continue to adjust recommendations in an attempt to protect the public, patients, and providers.
Author: Vishwa S. Raj
Challenge for Rehabilitation After Hospitalization for COVID-19
We read with interest the article by Koh and Hoenig1 published in a recent issue describing the challenge for the rehabilitation community with respect to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Despite efforts, as of April 4, 2020, a total of 1,051,635 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in 205 countries and territories.2 Early epidemiological reports showed that 8.2% (95% confidence interval, 7.07-9.47) of the total cases presented with rapid and progressive respiratory failure, similar to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and that its treatment methods range from mechanical ventilation to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the most severe cases.
Author: Gonzalo Rivera-Lillo, Rodrigo Torres-Castro, Guilherme Fregonezi, Jordi Vilaró, Homero Puppo
Case-control study of ultrasound evaluation of acute median nerve response to upper extremity circuit training in spinal cord injury.
Case-control study of ultrasound evaluation of acute median nerve response to upper-extremity circuit training in spinal cord injury.Individuals with Spinal cord injury (SCI) often present signs and symptoms of median nerve (MN) pathology. Pre-clinical signs identification of MN pathology might facilitate early intervention to prevent or delay CTS in SCI.
Author: Luisa Betancourt, Rachel E. Cowan, Andrew Chang, Robert Irwin
Differential effects of time to initiation of therapy on disability and quality of life in patients with mild and moderate to severe ischemic stroke
Author: Robert L. Askew, Carmen E. Capo-Lugo, Andrew Naidech, Shyam Prabhakaran
Comparison of removable rigid dressing and elastic bandage for residual limb maturation in transtibial amputees: a randomized controlled trial
To determine the effect of a removable rigid dressing (RRD) on the time to residual limb maturation compared with elastic bandage (EB) in transtibial amputees.
Author: Nantawan Koonalinthip, Aungsumalin Sukthongsa, Siriporn Janchai
Challenges of Developing a Natural Language Processing Method with Electronic Health Records to Identify Persons with Chronic Mobility Disability
To assess the utility of applying natural language processing (NLP) to electronic health records (EHRs) to identify individuals with chronic mobility disability.
Author: Nicole Agaronnik, Charlotta Lindvall, Areej El-Jawahri, Wei He, Lisa Iezzoni
Construct validity of the Chilean-Spanish version of the Functional Status Score for the Intensive Care Unit: a prospective observational study using actigraphy in mechanically-ventilated patients
To evaluate the construct validity (hypotheses testing) of the Chilean-Spanish version of the Functional Status Score for the Intensive Care Unit (FSS-ICU) using continuous actigraphy from intensive care unit (ICU) admission to ICU discharge.
Author: Agustín Camus-Molina, Felipe González-Seguel, Ana Cristina Castro-Ávila, Jaime Leppe
The Influence of Tobacco Use, Alcohol Consumption, and Weight Gain on Development of Secondary Musculoskeletal Injury after Lower Limb Amputation
To evaluate whether tobacco use, alcohol consumption, and weight gain are associated with the diagnosis of overuse musculoskeletal injuries within the first 12 months following lower limb amputation.
Author: Haylee Yepson, Brittney Mazzone, Susan Eskridge, Kaeley Shannon, Elizabeth Awodele, Shawn Farrokhi
Discrete and dynamic postoperative pain catastrophizing trajectories across 6 months: A prospective observational study
To investigate pain catastrophizing presentations up to 6-months postoperatively and subsequent changes in pain intensity and physical function.
Author: Nicholas A. Giordano, Alexandra Kane, Kalyn C. Jannace, Winifred Rojas, Mary Jo Lindl, Eugenio Lujan, Harold Gelfand, Michael L. Kent, Krista B. Highland

British Journal of Sports Medicine ( Full Text available for some articles)

Observing Ramadan and sleep-wake patterns in athletes: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression
Author: Trabelsi, K., Bragazzi, N., Zlitni, S., Khacharem, A., Boukhris, O., El-Abed, K., Ammar, A., Khanfir, S., Shephard, R. J., Hakim, A., Moalla, W., Chtourou, H.
ICON PART-T 2019-International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium Consensus: recommended standards for reporting participant characteristics in tendinopathy research (PART-T)
Author: Rio, E. K., Mc Auliffe, S., Kuipers, I., Girdwood, M., Alfredson, H., Bahr, R., Cook, J. L., Coombes, B., Fu, S. N., Grimaldi, A., de Vos, R.-J., Lewis, J. S., Maffulli, N., Malliaras, P., Magnusson, S. P., Oei, E. H. G., Purdam, C. R., Rees, J. D., Scott, A., Gravare Silbernagel, K., Speed, C., Akker-Scheek, I. v. d., Vicenzino, B. T., Weir, A., Wolf, J. M., Zwerver, J.
Special international consensus and systematic review issue: hips, tendons, shoulders, knees, backs, Ramadan and coffee!
Author: Khan, K. M.
Consensus recommendations on the classification, definition and diagnostic criteria of hip-related pain in young and middle-aged active adults from the International Hip-related Pain Research Network, Zurich 2018
Author: Reiman, M. P., Agricola, R., Kemp, J. L., Heerey, J. J., Weir, A., van Klij, P., Kassarjian, A., Mosler, A. B., Ageberg, E., Hölmich, P., Warholm, K. M., Griffin, D., Mayes, S., Khan, K. M., Crossley, K. M., Bizzini, M., Bloom, N., Casartelli, N. C., Diamond, L. E., Di Stasi, S., Drew, M., Friedman, D. J., Freke, M., Gojanovic, B., Glyn-Jones, S., Harris-Hayes, M., Hunt, M. A., Impellizzeri, F. M., Ishoi, L., Jones, D. M., King, M. G., Lawrenson, P. R., Leunig, M., Lewis, C. L., Mathieu, N., Moksnes, H., Risberg, M.-A., Scholes, M. J., Semciw, A. I., Serner, A., Thorborg, K., Wörner, T., Dijkstra, H. P.
Bright spots, physical activity investments that work: INDER, the Institute of Sport and Recreation of Medellin in Colombia
Author: O'Donovan, G., Tabares Garcia, J., Brunal Berrocal, D., Gaviria Garcia, N.

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International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation (Full-text available via NHS Athens)

Development and evaluation of interprofessional patient simulation activity for physiotherapy and occupational therapy students to assess and manage patients with chronic pain.
Effectiveness of clinician- and patient-applied mobilisation with movement technique to increase ankle dorsiflexion range of motion.
Physiotherapists' reported attitudes to and perceived influences on their continuing professional development: results of an online questionnaire.
Posture-focused self-management programme improves pain and function in older people with chronic low back pain: a randomised controlled trial.
Predictive validity of multiple mini interview scores for future academic and clinical placement performance in physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy programmes.

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New zealand Journal of Physiotherapy (Full-text available via NHS Athens)

Communication - An Essential Tool in Extraordinary Times.
New Zealand Secondary School Students' Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviours Towards Sports-Related Concussion.
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours of New Zealand Physiotherapists to Sports-Related Concussion.
The Tipping Point for Engagement in Professional Supervision by Physiotherapy Private Practitioners.
Māori Pain Experiences and Culturally Valid Pain Assessment Tools for Māori: A Systematic Narrative Review.

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Physical Therapy (Full-text available via NHS Athens)

Physical Inactivity: A Behavioral Disorder in the Physical Therapist's Scope of Practice.
Beyond Limits: Unmasking Potential Through Movement Discovery.
What Really Works in Intervention? Using Fidelity Measures to Support Optimal Outcomes.
Clinical and Scintigraphic Predictors of Primary Lower Limb Lymphedema-Volume Reduction During Complete Decongestive Physical Therapy.
Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Amputee Rehabilitation Program: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

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Physiotherapy Theory and Practice (Full-text available via NHS Athens after 18 months)

Self-reported physical activity is related to knee muscle strength on the unaffected side and walking ability in patients with knee osteoarthritis awaiting total knee arthroplasty: a cross-sectional study
Can psychological factors be associated with the severity of pain and disability in patients with fibromyalgia? A cross-sectional study
Personalizing education: The clinical reasoning processes of physiotherapists using education for the treatment of people with chronic low back pain
Responsiveness and clinically meaningful changes for the Persian versions of the multiple sclerosis walking scale-12 and the modified fatigue impact scale following balance and gait rehabilitation in people with multiple sclerosis
Feasibility of a stratified blended physiotherapy intervention for patients with non-specific low back pain: a mixed methods study
Previous and current injury and not training and competition factors were associated with future injury prevalence across a season in adolescent elite athletes
Yoga for everyone: a qualitative study of a community yoga class for people with disability
Consideration of prevention and management of long-term consequences of post-acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with COVID-19
Can hippotherapy make a difference in the quality of life of children with cerebral palsy? A pragmatic study
Ultra-shortwave diathermy - a new purported treatment for management of patients with COVID-19

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Coronavirus: The human cost of virus misinformation
A BBC team tracking coronavirus misinformation has found links to assaults, arsons and deaths - and the potential for even greater indirect harm.
Coronavirus: NHS app paves the way for 'immunity passports'
"Passports" showing individuals' health status could become the next front for fighting the pandemic.
Coronavirus: Apprentice star's ads banned over Covid-19 claims
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Coronavirus: One week in one hospital
The BBC has been given unprecedented access to a hospital in the heart of London, for one week.
Coronavirus: Why can I shop but not visit my relatives?
Prof John Newton on why the risk of transmission is higher in households than in shops.

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