Objective measure of bradykinesia in parkinsonism by the maximal frequency of standardized, large pronation/supination movements

Apr 20, 2017 by in PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Comments Off on Objective measure of bradykinesia in parkinsonism by the maximal frequency of standardized, large pronation/supination movements

Objective Bradykinesia in Parkinson’s disease (PD) predominates in large movements. Traditional assessments use the UPDRS, a subjective and ordinal tool that does not rate movement scaling (hypometria). We have measured…

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Characteristics of Parkinson’s disease in pen and paper handwriting and correlation with ambulation parameters

Apr 20, 2017 by in PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Comments Off on Characteristics of Parkinson’s disease in pen and paper handwriting and correlation with ambulation parameters

Objective Micrographia and bradygraphia are classic features of Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the relevance of quantifying them in the clinical exam with pen and paper is unclear. Materials/patients and methods…

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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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