Sustainable reduction in the occurrence of falls in a Parkinson’s patient who followed an intensive and specific rehabilitation program to recalibrate verticality perception

Apr 20, 2017 by in PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Comments Off on Sustainable reduction in the occurrence of falls in a Parkinson’s patient who followed an intensive and specific rehabilitation program to recalibrate verticality perception

Objective To take care of postural disorders is a major issue in Parkinson’s disease (PD). We present a documented observation suggesting the existence of a biased representation of verticality in…

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French translation and psychometric properties of high level mobility assessment tool for people with neurological diseases: Preliminary results

Apr 20, 2017 by in PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Comments Off on French translation and psychometric properties of high level mobility assessment tool for people with neurological diseases: Preliminary results

Objective The high-level mobility assessment tool (HiMAT) was developed to quantify balance and mobility problems after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The revised HiMAT is valid for people with neurological diseases….

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Neurogenic bowel dysfunction translation and linguistic validation to classical Arabic

Apr 20, 2017 by in PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Comments Off on Neurogenic bowel dysfunction translation and linguistic validation to classical Arabic

Objective To translate and linguistically validate in classical Arabic the French version of the neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD). Material/patients and methods The Arabic translation was obtained using the “forward translation/backward…

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Clinician and patient-reported outcomes are associated with psychological factors in chronic shoulder pain patients

Apr 20, 2017 by in PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Comments Off on Clinician and patient-reported outcomes are associated with psychological factors in chronic shoulder pain patients

Objective Multiple factors are affecting outcomes after shoulder injuries and there is no general consensus on which are the most decisive. The research questions were: (1) In patients with chronic…

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Does the knowledge of a “non-return to work” predictive score influence vocational rehabilitation?

Apr 20, 2017 by in PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Comments Off on Does the knowledge of a “non-return to work” predictive score influence vocational rehabilitation?

Objective To measure if a decision-supportive tool based on the WORRK model, developed to predict non-return to work (nRTW) after orthopaedic trauma, improves the allocation to various vocational pathways according…

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Validation and psychometric properties of the French version of the Child and Adolescent Scale of Participation (CASP) in a sample of children with acquired brain injury

Apr 20, 2017 by in PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Comments Off on Validation and psychometric properties of the French version of the Child and Adolescent Scale of Participation (CASP) in a sample of children with acquired brain injury

Objective Childhood acquired brain injury (ABI) is the leading cause of acquired disability in childhood, with significant consequences on independence, academic achievement and participation. The “Child and Adolescent Scale of…

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Predictive value of the “fear-avoidance” model on functional capacity evaluation (FCE) after orthopaedic trauma

Apr 20, 2017 by in PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Comments Off on Predictive value of the “fear-avoidance” model on functional capacity evaluation (FCE) after orthopaedic trauma

Objective Functional capacity evaluation (FCE) based on a safe maximal performance (kinesiophysical criteria), is used to evaluate abilities of a patient to accomplish work-related tasks that may help precise functional…

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Is it possible to determine the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) of the French version of the hand function sort (HFS-F) for patients hospitalized in musculoskeletal rehabilitation?

Apr 20, 2017 by in PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Comments Off on Is it possible to determine the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) of the French version of the hand function sort (HFS-F) for patients hospitalized in musculoskeletal rehabilitation?

Objective The HFS is a pictorial questionnaire with 62 items; it is a self-report functional capacity evaluation of the upper limb . The MCID is important in assessing the effectiveness…

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Evaluating changes in quality of life using QoL-NMD in patients with neuromuscular diseases

Apr 20, 2017 by in PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Comments Off on Evaluating changes in quality of life using QoL-NMD in patients with neuromuscular diseases

Objective The “quality of life in neuromuscular disease” questionnaire (QoL-NMD) is a new health-related quality of life measurement tool specifically designed for patients with a slowly-progressive neuromuscular disease with motor…

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