Content - Volume 43, Issue 3

Objective: To test the tactile spatial resolution in chronic unilateral brain lesions. Additionally, since sensory deficits are thought to have an impact on motor deficits, this study investigated the correlation between tactile spatial resolution and finger dexterity. Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Patients: Twenty-two patients with unilateral brain lesions (12 children with conge ...

Objective: To study the correlation between limited shoulder range of motion in persons with spinal cord injury at discharge and the performance of activities, wheeling performance, transfers and participation one year later. Design: Multicentre prospective cohort study. Subjects: A total of 146 newly injured subjects with spinal cord injury. Methods: Shoulder range of motion was measured at ...

Objective: To examine the efficacy of compensatory prospective memory training, preceded by self-awareness training for adults with traumatic brain injury. Design: Randomized controlled trial with 4 intervention groups: (i) self-awareness plus compensatory prospective memory training; (ii) self-awareness training plus active control; (iii) active control plus compensatory prospective memory trai ...

Objective: To classify and evaluate outcome measures currently used in robot-assisted exercise trials (RAET) in stroke, and to determine selection criteria for outcome measures in future trials. Methods: Outcome measures used in RAET were identified from MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PubMed and PsychINFO databases. The scale items were categorized into International Classification of Functioning Disa ...

Objective: To investigate how the functioning of family members and the coping styles they use are related to the psychosocial functioning both of the family members and of the person who has sustained a brain injury. Design: Cross-sectional study. Subjects: Primary caregivers (n = 61) and other family members (n = 15) of 61 patients with brain injury. Methods: Primary caregivers com ...

Objective: To establish the prevalence and patterns of self-reported musculoskeletal symptoms in community-dwelling stroke survivors and their impact on common activities of daily living. Methods: Analysis of data from two consecutive postal surveys in northern England. Data on overall joint pain, swelling or stiffness and difficulties with daily living tasks were obtained from 16,222 individu ...

Objective: To examine what family carers of persons with stroke impairment perceive as important support and service quality characteristics in relation to their experienced strain/burden, and to explore to what extent family carers receive support/services perceived as important. Design: Data from a cross-sectional study. Subjects: A sample of 183 family carers in Sweden, 64 experiencing lowe ...

Objective: To study the correlation between limited shoulder range of motion in persons with spinal cord injury at discharge and the performance of activities, wheeling performance, transfers and participation one year later. Design: Multicentre prospective cohort study. Subjects: A total of 146 newly injured subjects with spinal cord injury. Methods: Shoulder range of motion was measured at ...

Objective: To examine the efficacy of compensatory prospective memory training, preceded by self-awareness training for adults with traumatic brain injury. Design: Randomized controlled trial with 4 intervention groups: (i) self-awareness plus compensatory prospective memory training; (ii) self-awareness training plus active control; (iii) active control plus compensatory prospective memory trai ...

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the addition of back school to exercise and physical treatment modalities in relieving pain and improving the functional status of patients with chronic low back pain. Design: A randomized controlled trial. Patients: A total of 146 patients with chronic low back pain were enrolled in the study. Methods: Subjects were divided into 2 groups: the back ...

Objective: Persistent vegetative state is regarded as “permanent”, if it persists for more than 1 year for traumatic aetiology, or for more than 3 months for other aetiologies. This is also the case for patients in a minimally conscious state. In order to investigate possible improvements after this period we treated and observed 7 such patients over a period of 6 months. Design and methods: ...

Objective: To assess the need for intervention on cardio­vascular disease risks in persons with paraplegia according to: (i) two multifactorial risk models; and (ii) these models in combination with the additional risk of overweight/obesity. Design: Cross-sectional. Subjects: A total of 134 out of 153 persons, comprising more than 80% of a regional prevalence population with traumatic parapl ...

Objective: To develop and validate a Chinese version of the Reintegration to Normal Living Index. Design: Descriptive case-series. Subjects: Seventy-five individuals with chronic stroke and 55 age-matched healthy subjects. Methods: The English version of the Reintegration to Normal Living Index was translated into Chinese using standardized procedures, and then administered to both the strok ...

Objective: To test the tactile spatial resolution in chronic unilateral brain lesions. Additionally, since sensory deficits are thought to have an impact on motor deficits, this study investigated the correlation between tactile spatial resolution and finger dexterity. Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Patients: Twenty-two patients with unilateral brain lesions (12 children with conge ...

Objective: Somatosensory loss following stroke is common, with negative consequences for functional outcome. However, existing studies typically do not include quantitative measures of discriminative sensibility. The aim of this study was to quantify the proportion of stroke patients presenting with discriminative sensory loss of the hand in the post-acute rehabilitation phase. Design: Prospecti ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to quantify and assess the levels of evidence of research and review articles published in professional Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine journals with international circulations. Design: Quantitative analysis of articles published in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine journals. Methods: Selected articles from 7 Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine ...

Objective: We describe here 2 stroke patients who showed activation of the contra-lesional somatosensory cortex without activation of the ipsi-lesional somatosensory cortex during proprioceptive input on the affected hand. Case description: One patient with intracerebral haemorrhage (a 52-year-old man), 1 patient with middle cerebral artery infarct (a 54-year-old man), and 8 control subjects wer ...

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