Abstract Background Physical exercise is widely prescribed in rehabilitation programmes for low back pain (LBP). The LBP patient often asks whether this physical activity should be maintained and, in some…
Abstract Objectives To evaluate the differences in gait characteristics and gait symmetry of post-polio syndrome (PPS) patients ambulating with or without shoes and between subgroups walking with different walking aids…
Abstract Publication of abstracts presented at a scientific meeting is a measure of the latter’s scientific quality. Objectives To evaluate the publication rate for abstracts presented at the 2008 congress…
Abstract Introduction Polio survivors in France are estimated at 50,000. This study aimed at describing their needs from their clinical and vocational conditions. Method A retrospective study of our physical…
Abstract Walk tests, principally the six-minute walk test (6mWT), constitute a safe, useful submaximal tool for exercise tolerance testing in cardiac rehabilitation (CR). The 6mWT result reflects functional status, walking…
Abstract Aims To describe the rehabilitation of non-ambulatory children with cerebral palsy and to explore adjustability on their individual needs. Material and method Data described are extracted from an on-going…
Le Pr Alex Chantraine, entouré de nombreux collaborateurs francophones internationaux, nous propose une troisième édition revue et enrichie du « Guide pratique de rééducation des affections neurologiques ». Dans la lignée des…
Abstract Buruli ulcer (BU), an emerging disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans , causes severe impairments. In literature, no survey has been devoted to the cured patients returned back home. Objective…
Abstract To assess the impact of rehabilitation on healing and recurrence rate of ankle sprain, 1 year apart, 111 patients, who suffered an ankle sprain (67 men and 44 women; 17 mild sprains, 67 medium…
1 English version Future publication of works presented at a scientific congress serves as an indication of its scientific quality , which is enhanced by the process of selection among…
