Abstract Objective To estimate adherence to and effectiveness of rehabilitation after acute ankle sprain. Method Patients with acute ankle sprain attending four emergency departments were recruited between February and July…
Abstract Introduction Therapeutic patient education (TPE) is a continuous medical care process whose role in lower back pain (LBP) has yet to be well defined. Objective To evaluate the role…
Abstract The Field of Competence (FOC) of specialists in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) in Europe follows uniform basic principles described in the White Book of PRM in Europe. An…
Abstract The complications of total hip arthroplasty (THA) during the immediate postoperative period consist mainly in dislocation of the prosthesis, haematomas under antocoagulants, early infections, dismantling of osteotomy, neurological injury,…
Abstract Introduction Physical and rehabilitation medicine physicians commonly see patients with chronic functional ankle instability. The main anatomical structures involved in ankle stability are the peroneus (fibularis) brevis and peroneus…
Abstract Background Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is one of the complications of atherosclerosis. Intermittent claudication is the second stage of PAD. In controlled studies on patients with Stage II PAD,…
Le développement des bases de données informatiques a modifié l’accès aux publications scientifiques et a permis de dépasser la simple perspective scientifique et de recherche bibliographique pour conduire l’évaluation en…
Abstract Osteoporosis is a common complication in children with motor impairments. They have a higher risk of fractures (20% during their lifetime) mostly at femoral level. Furthermore, these children have…
Abstract Objective Oropharyngeal dysphagia is frequent in chronic neurological disorders and increases mortality, mainly due to pulmonary complications. Our aim was to show that submental sensitive transcutaneous electrical stimulation (SSTES)…
Abstract Background and objectives Elderly patients unable to get up after a fall or to activate an alarm mechanism are particularly at risk of complications and need to be monitored…
