Objective Use of a power wheelchair (PW) can improve quality of life and participation in individuals with mobility impairments. PW skills training is generally seen as insufficient by both clinicians…
Introduction Few data are available on the use of botulinum toxin for spasticity treatment in multiple sclerosis. In a previous study, we found that one of the main therapeutic goals…
Opinion/Feedback/Introduction Stroke is the greatest cause of morbidity in industrialised countries and the third cause of mortality (50,000 deaths per year). The annual incidence is around 300 per 100,000 inhabitants,…
Opinion/Feedback With more than 700,000 patients, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a sickness characterized by a progressive alteration of lungs function, presents a major burden in Canada. Even though COPD…
Objective The “Centre médical & pédagogique (CM&P) de Rennes-Beaulieu” prepares adolescents for surgical treatment of their idiopathic scoliosis (IS). This surgery has respiratory short-term consequences to the forefront of immediate…
Opinion/Feedback Many mobile teams were created over the past decade in various medical specialties including physical medicine and rehabilitation (MPR). The Pôle Saint-Helier has created a mobile team of rehabilitation–reintegration…
Objective Loss of autonomy linked to the existence of a neurodegenerative Alzheimer’s disease weakens living conditions in patients’ homes. The measure 6 of the 2008–2012 Alzheimer’s plan has enabled the…
Objective Using unloader knee braces with 3-point pressure in knee osteoarthritis patients is debated. The main reason is discomfort resulting in poor compliance. Studying the external knee adduction moment (EKAM)…
Opinion/feedback The challenges of global aging and the growing burden of chronic diseases require, as the World Health Organization warns, innovative interventions on determinants of health such as social participation….
Opinion/Feedback People with aphasia (PWA) and their loved ones claim that one of their biggest needs is to develop efficient means to communicate better “together”. Researchers suggest that conversation partner…
