Content - Volume 47, Issue 2

Objective: This focused review examines randomized controlled studies included by the term “cancer rehabilitation” in PubMed. The research questions concern the type of interventions performed and their methodological quality. Design: Using the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms: neoplasm AND rehabilitation, all articles with randomized controlled studies that included adult cancer patien ...

Objective: This focused review examines randomized controlled studies included by the term “cancer rehabilitation” in PubMed. The research questions concern the type of interventions performed and their methodological quality. Design: Using the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms: neoplasm AND rehabilitation, all articles with randomized controlled studies that included adult cancer patien ...

Objective: To investigate factors shaping the delivery of acute inpatient stroke therapy (i. e. occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy). Data sources: A systematic search using electronic databases: AMED, CINAHL, Medline, Web of Knowledge and EMBASE. Study selection: Qualitative studies (n = 31) investigating delivery of inpatient stroke therapy, publi ...

Objective: To investigate the predictors of total medical costs for first-ever ischaemic stroke patients transferred to the rehabilitation ward from the acute ward. Patients: A total of 311 first-ever ischaemic stroke patients (mean age 68. 9 (standard deviation (SD) 12. 2) years). Methods: Data, including common complications and medical events, from July 2002 to June 2012 were collected retr ...

Objective: To investigate whether post-stroke participants can walk at different combinations of stride frequency and stride length and how these adaptations affect the backward and medio-lateral margins of stability. Setting: Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN). Participants: Ten post-stroke individuals. Intervention: Six trials of 2 min walking on a treadmill at different ...

Objective: Several studies have reported on injury of the corticoreticular pathway in patients with stroke and traumatic brain injury. However, little is known about injury of the corticoreticular pathway in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage. The aim of the current study was to investigate corticoreticular pathway injury in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage. Design: Comparative study. ...

Objective: To use transcranial magnetic stimulation and electromyography to assess the potential for preserved function in the abdominal muscles in individuals classified with motor-complete spinal cord injury above T6. Subjects: Five individuals with spinal cord injury (C5–T3) and 5 able-bodied individuals. Methods: Transcranial magnetic stimulation was delivered over the abdominal region o ...

Objective: Although calf muscle spasticity is often treated with botulinum toxin type-A, the effects on balance and gait are ambiguous. Hereditary spastic paraplegia is characterized by progressive spasticity and relatively mild muscle weakness of the lower limbs. It is therefore a good model to evaluate the functional effects of botulinum toxin type-A. Design: Explorative pre-post intervention ...

Background: Hand grip strength in both the dominant and non-dominant hands is often used to assess upper limb impairment. Excessive hand grip fatigability is another important measure, as fatigability may also influence activities of daily living. Objective: To investigate to what extent hand grip fatigability in multiple sclerosis is dependent on hand dominance, muscle strength and disease prog ...

Objective: To assess quality of life of adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the Netherlands and to identify domains and major problems influencing quality of life. Design: Cross-sectional. Subjects: Seventy-nine men aged ≥ 20 years with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Methods: The Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36 (SF-36), World Health Organization Quality of Life – BREF ...

Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of medical yoga as an early intervention compared with evidence-based exercise therapy and self-care advice for non-specific low back pain. Design: Randomized controlled trial with a cost-effectiveness analysis. Subjects: A total of 159 participants randomized into the medical yoga group (n = 52), the exercise therapy group (n =&# ...

Objective: To explore patients’ and health professionals’ views of outpatient rehabilitation services for patients with rheumatoid arthritis in 3 different rheumatology sites across Europe. Methods: A qualitative multi-method study was conducted with patients and health professionals in Vienna (Austria), Gothenburg (Sweden) and Leeds (UK). Data collection was carried out during focus groups w ...

Objective: To explore the dose equivalence ratio and treatment costs for abobotulinumtoxinA and incobotulinumtoxinA for patients with focal dystonias. Design: Patient chart review. Subjects/Patients: Adult patients with blepharospasm (n = 19), cervical dystonia (n = 122), hemifacial spasm (n = 91) or segmental/generalized dystonia (n = 19) at a ...

Objective: Most rehabilitative interventions following stroke emphasize the improvement of motor deficits but rarely address sensory function and sensorimotor control. We report here a case of cerebral infarction localized to the postcentral gyrus that presented with severe impairment of motor control due to profound proprioceptive sensory loss. We attempted to demonstrate the mechanism for the mo ...