Content - Volume 52, Issue 9

Objective: To describe the effectiveness and risk management of remote rehabilitation for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. Design: Single-centre, retrospective, observational study. Patients: COVID-19 patients undergoing rehabilitation (24 April to 24 May 2020). Methods: All COVID-19 inpatients undergoing rehabilitation in the general ward were assessed. Data were collected on age, s ...

Objective: To compare the costs and monetary benefits of non-pharmacological interventions for patients with Alzheimer’s disease in real-world settings. Methods: A systematic review was performed to determine the most effective treatment strategies for being able to stay at home for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Care-management, family support, and multidisciplinary rehabilitation were ...

Objective: To identify predictors of admission to post-acute inpatient rehabilitation settings follow-ing acute care for stroke survivors in Taiwan. Design: Prospective observation study. Participants: Stroke survivors (n = 558) admitted to acute care wards for inpatient rehabilitation (62% male; mean age 60. 0 ± 12. 2 years). Methods: The primary outcome was whether survivors were ...

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Objective: To propose alternative learning strategies for glossopharyngeal breathing in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and healthy men. Design: A feasibility study with small case series. Subjects: Five boys with DMD and 7 male physical therapists as healthy controls who had not learned glossopharyngeal breathing. Methods: Participants were instructed in a glossopharyngeal b ...

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Objective: We present a case report that complements the conclusion of Stam et al. in their call to rehabilitation facilities to anticipate and prepare to address post intensive care syndrome in post-Covid-19 patients. Methods: The case report presented here provides insight into treating mechanically ventilated post-Covid-19 patients. Results: Early intervention with dysphagia therapy and spe ...

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Objective: To determine the effects of isokinetic training of the knee muscles on bone morphogenetic proteins and inflammatory biomarkers in post-traumatic osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament injury in university football players. Methods: A total of 60 participants with post-traumatic osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament injury were randomly allocated into 3 groups: isoki ...

Objective: To assess the effect on walking ability of electromechanically assisted gait training with a gait trainer (Exowalk®) for patients with chronic stroke. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Subjects: Forty patients with hemiplegia after stroke. Methods: Patients were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. The control group underwent physical therapist-assisted gait t ...

Objectives: To investigate changes in health-related quality of life between 3- and 12-months post-stroke in a north Norwegian and a Danish region that organize their rehabilitation services differently, and to identify clinically relevant predictors of change. Design: Prospective multicentre cohort study. Subjects: In total, 304 patients with first-ever stroke (male sex 59%, mean age 68. 7 ye ...

Objective: To describe the effectiveness and risk management of remote rehabilitation for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. Design: Single-centre, retrospective, observational study. Patients: COVID-19 patients undergoing rehabilitation (24 April to 24 May 2020). Methods: All COVID-19 inpatients undergoing rehabilitation in the general ward were assessed. Data were collected on age, s ...

Objective: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and rehabilitation management of patients who undergo amputation for COVID-19-associated coagulopathy. Methods: Clinical and laboratory data for 3 patients were analysed and their rehabilitative management discussed. Results: The medical records of 3 patients who had undergone amputation due to acute lower extremity ischaemia and who were pro ...