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Physiotherapists perceived role in managing anxiety in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a mixed-methods study

Anxiety is common for people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS) and is higher in those with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) and in community-based samples. Anxiety can impact self-efficacy, pain, fatigue, engagement...

Authors: Lauren Lucas and Jack Parker

Correction to: Shoulder pain prevalence by age and within occupational groups: a systematic review

Authors: Christopher J. Hodgetts, Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, Amber Beynon and Bruce F. Walker

Acceptability and deliverability of an auditory rhythmical cueing (ARC) training programme for use at home and outdoors to improve gait and physical activity post-stroke

Although laboratory studies demonstrate that training programmes using auditory rhythmical cueing (ARC) may improve gait post-stroke, few studies have evaluated this intervention in the home and outdoors where...

Authors: Patricia McCue, Lisa Shaw, Silvia Del Din, Heather Hunter, Sue Lord, Christopher I. M. Price, Helen Rodgers, Lynn Rochester and Sarah A. Moore

Prevalence and associated factors of COVID-19 across Italian regions: a secondary analysis from a national survey on physiotherapists

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) broke out in China in December 2019 and now is a pandemic all around the world. In Italy, Northern regions were hit the hardest during the first wave. We aim to explore the ...

Authors: Simone Gambazza, Silvia Bargeri, Isabella Campanini, Roberto Meroni, Andrea Turolla, Greta Castellini and Silvia Gianola

Development of an exercise programme for balance abilities in people with multiple sclerosis: a development of concept study using Rasch analysis

People with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) frequently have impaired balance from an early stage of the disease. Balance difficulties can be divided into categories; although, to date, these lack scientific foundati...

Authors: Karl Martin Sattelmayer, Odile Chevalley, Jan Kool, Evelyne Wiskerke, Lina Nilsson Denkinger, Katia Giacomino, Emmanuelle Opsommer and Roger Hilfiker

Protocol for a multicenter, randomised controlled trial of surgeon-directed home therapy vs. outpatient rehabilitation by physical therapists for reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: the SHORT trial

Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) has emerged as a successful surgery with expanding indications. Outcomes may be influenced by post-operative rehabilitation; however, there is a dearth of research re...

Authors: June S. Kennedy, Emily K. Reinke, Lisa G. M. Friedman, Chad Cook, Brian Forsythe, Robert Gillespie, Armodios Hatzidakis, Andrew Jawa, Peter Johnston, Sameer Nagda, Gregory Nicholson, Benjamin Sears, Brent Wiesel, Grant E. Garrigues, Christopher Hagen, Insup Hong…

Cervical musculoskeletal impairments in migraine

Neck pain is common and disabling amongst individuals with migraine. Cervical musculoskeletal interventions are often sought but there is currently no evidence to support such interventions for this population...

Authors: Zhiqi Liang, Lucy Thomas, Gwendolen Jull and Julia Treleaven

Choosing what works for whom: towards a better use of mechanistic knowledge in clinical practice

Clinicians commonly try to use mechanism-based knowledge to make sense of the complexity and uncertainty of chronic pain treatments to create a rationale for their clinical decision-making. Although this seems...

Authors: Rafael K. Alaiti, Bruno T. Saragiotto, Leandro Fukusawa, Nayra D.A. Rabelo and Anamaria S. de Oliveira

Correlation between community balance and mobility scale (CB&M) with a battery of outcome measures to assess balance in Parkinson’s disease – a cross-sectional study

Evaluating balance in a functional context that integrates challenging tasks frequently performed in the community is essential to identify community-dwelling individuals who are at risk of falls in early Park...

Authors: Ziona Lionel Dsouza, Sydney Roshan Rebello and Cherishma Dsilva

Shoulder pain prevalence by age and within occupational groups: a systematic review

Shoulder pain was previously shown to diminish in older populations and it was suggested that this could be explained by reduced usage with age. Our objectives were to investigate if estimates of shoulder pain...

Authors: Christopher J. Hodgetts, Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, Amber Beynon and Bruce F. Walker

Neurophysiological and psychophysical effects of dry versus sham needling of the infraspinatus muscle in patients with chronic shoulder pain: a randomized feasibility study

Dry needling (DN) is increasingly used for treating myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) and has shown significant effects on pain and function. This study aimed to assess feasibility of conducting a randomized s...

Authors: Antoine Laramée, Guillaume Léonard, Mélanie Morin, Mélanie Roch and Nathaly Gaudreault

Patients’ health outcomes after an implementation intervention targeting the physiotherapists’ clinical behaviour

A behavioural medicine approach in physiotherapy has shown positive effects on increased and sustained activities and participation, including reduced sick leave for patients with persistent musculoskeletal pa...

Authors: Johanna Fritz, Lena Almqvist, Anne Söderlund, Lars Wallin and Maria Sandborgh

Transcultural adaptation and validation of a French version of the University of California, Los Angeles geriatrics attitudes scale (UCLA-GAS-F)

In the context of demographic aging, active aging must be encouraged. In addition, the increase in life expectancy requires specific care for the elderly. Therefore, it is important to ensure appropriate train...

Authors: Emmanuelle Opsommer, Odile Chevalley, Irene Pegito and Philippe Demeulenaere

A qualitative investigation into the results of a discrete choice experiment and the impact of COVID-19 on patient preferences for virtual consultations

To conduct a qualitative investigation on a subset of participants from a previously completed Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) to understand why factors identified from the DCE are important, how they influen...

Authors: Anthony W. Gilbert, Carl R. May, Hazel Brown, Maria Stokes and Jeremy Jones

Lumbar spondylolisthesis: STATE of the art on assessment and conservative treatment

There is weak relationship between the presence of lumbar spondylolisthesis [SPL] and low back pain that is not always associated with instability, either at the involved lumbar segment or at different spinal ...

Authors: Carla Vanti, Silvano Ferrari, Andrew A. Guccione and Paolo Pillastrini

Physiotherapists’ use and perceptions of digital remote physiotherapy during COVID-19 lockdown in Switzerland: an online cross-sectional survey

The Swiss containment strategy for the COVID-19 pandemic during the first wave in spring 2020 resulted in a moratorium on non-urgent physiotherapy via regular direct patient contact. Consequently, such physiot...

Authors: Anne-Kathrin Rausch, Heiner Baur, Leah Reicherzer, Markus Wirz, Fabienne Keller, Emmanuelle Opsommer, Veronika Schoeb, Stefano Vercelli and Marco Barbero

Surgical site, gender, and place of residence influence the time to resume driving after total joint arthroplasty

For a large proportion of the population, especially those residing in the countryside, the use of a car for daily activities is indispensable. Following a TKA or THA procedure, the overseeing physician will u...

Authors: Tiberiu-Adrian Lazar, Martin Edelmann, Friedemann Awiszus and Christoph H. Lohmann

Development of a digital learning program for physiotherapists to enhance clinical implementation of aerobic exercise in stroke rehabilitation

This paper describes the initial development process of an eLearning continuing professional education program primarily for post-licensure physiotherapists –“Electronic Aerobic Exercise Recommendations to Opt...

Authors: Marianne Thornton, Jennifer Harris, Krista Breithaupt, Tracey Dyks, Hillel Finestone and Marilyn MacKay-Lyons

How to objectively assess and observe maladaptive pain behaviors in clinical rehabilitation: a systematic search and review

Cognitive-affective factors influence the perception of pain and disability. These factors can lead to pain behaviors (PB) that can persist and become maladaptive. These maladaptive PB will further increase th...

Authors: Florian Naye, Chloé Cachinho, Annie-Pier Tremblay, Maude Saint-Germain Lavoie, Gabriel Lepage, Emma Larochelle, Lorijane Labrecque and Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme

Feasibility of a blended therapy approach in the treatment of patients with inflammatory myopathies

Inflammatory myopathies (IMs) are a group of rare conditions characterized by proximal and often symmetrical muscle weakness and reduced muscle endurance. The recommended medical treatment is based on corticos...

Authors: Pierrette Baschung Pfister, Ruud H. Knols, Rob A. de Bie and Eling D. de Bruin

Changes in physiotherapy students’ beliefs and attitudes about low back pain through pre-registration training

Implementation of best-practice care for patients with low back pain (LBP) is an important issue. Physiotherapists’ who hold unhelpful beliefs are less likely to adhere to guidelines and may negatively influen...

Authors: Guillaume Christe, Ben Darlow and Claude Pichonnaz

Why Measure Patient Experience in Physical Therapy?

Patient experience is an important component of quality and patient centered health care not fully explored in physical therapy.

Authors: Jacob Eversole, Ashton Grimm, Nikita Patel, Kelly John and Alessandra N. Garcia

Providing value-based care as a physiotherapist

Despite millions spent in research funding, studies, and guidelines, outcomes involving musculoskeletal care continue to decline. The purpose of this Viewpoint is to describe value-based care and to suggest me...

Authors: Chad E. Cook, Thomas Denninger, Jeremy Lewis, Ina Diener and Charles Thigpen

Graded activity with and without daily-monitored-walking in patients with type 2 diabetes with low back pain: secondary analysis of a randomized-clinical trial

Graded activity is gradually emerging as a preferred choice in improving psychosocial outcomes including pain self-efficacy, fear-avoidance beliefs, and back-pain beliefs in the general population with low bac...

Authors: Opeyemi Ayodiipo Idowu, Ade Fatai Adeniyi, Andrew Edo and Adesoji Fasanmade

The yield and usefulness of PAIN⁺ and PubMed databases for accessing research evidence on pain management: a randomized crossover trial

PAIN⁺ and PubMed are two electronic databases with two different mechanisms of evidence retrieval. PubMed is used to “Pull” evidence where clinicians can enter search terms to find answers while PAIN⁺ is a newly ...

Authors: Vanitha Arumugam, Joy C. MacDermid, Dave Walton and Ruby Grewal

Breast edema, from diagnosis to treatment: state of the art

Breast edema can arise from different etiologies; however, it is mostly seen after breast conserving surgery and/or radiotherapy. Combining breast conserving surgery and radiotherapy can cause damage to the ly...

Authors: Hanne Verbelen, Wiebren Tjalma, Dorien Dombrecht and Nick Gebruers

Vertical traction for lumbar radiculopathy: a systematic review

Only low-quality evidence is currently available to support the effectiveness of different traction modalities in the treatment of lumbar radiculopathy (LR). Yet, traction is still very commonly used in clinic...

Authors: Carla Vanti, Luca Turone, Alice Panizzolo, Andrew A. Guccione, Lucia Bertozzi and Paolo Pillastrini

Early post-immobilization pain at rest, movement evoked pain, and their ratio as potential predictors of pain and disability at six- and 12-months after distal radius fracture

Removal of immobilization is a critical phase of distal radius fracture (DRF) rehabilitation, typically occurring by 2 months post injury. This study examined the extent to which pain at rest (PAR), movement e...

Authors: Maryam Farzad, Joy C. MacDermid, Saurabh Mehta, Ruby Grewal and Erfan Shafiee

An unusual presentation of acute myocardial infarction in physiotherapy direct access: findings from a case report

Shoulder pain (SP) may originate from both musculoskeletal and visceral conditions. Physiotherapists (PT) may encounter patients with life-threatening pathologies that mimic musculoskeletal pain such as Acute ...

Authors: Lorenzo Storari, Valerio Barbari, Fabrizio Brindisino, Marco Testa and Maselli Filippo

A telephone assessment and advice service within an ED physiotherapy clinic: a single-site quality improvement cohort study

In response to issues with timely access and high non-attendance rates for Emergency Department (ED) physiotherapy, a telephone assessment and advice service was evaluated as part of a quality improvement proj...

Authors: Marie Kelly, Anna Higgins, Adrian Murphy and Karen McCreesh

Physiotherapists’ use of airway clearance techniques during an acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis: a survey study

Airway clearance techniques are recommended for individuals with bronchiectasis both in stable state and during an acute exacerbation, however the current use of airway clearance techniques in the management o...

Authors: Jennifer Phillips, Annemarie Lee, Rodney Pope and Wayne Hing

Diagnostic accuracy of the clinical indicators to identify central sensitization pain in patients with musculoskeletal pain

The identification of central sensitization (CS) is an important aspect in the management of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Several methods have been developed, including clinical indicators and p...

Authors: Juliana Valentim Bittencourt, Ana Carolina de Melo Magalhães Amaral, Pedro Vidinha Rodrigues, Leticia Amaral Corrêa, Bruno Moreira Silva, Felipe José Jandre Reis and Leandro Alberto Calazans Nogueira

Musculoskeletal symptoms among adult smartphone and tablet device users: a retrospective study

Previous literature suggests the use of smartphones and tablet devices may result in various postural and musculoskeletal disorders, predominantly of the neck and upper extremities. However, factors that contr...

Authors: Ella Thorburn, Rodney Pope and Shaoyu Wang

Evolution of service metrics and utilisation of objective discharge criteria in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation: a retrospective cohort study with historical control in a public hospital physiotherapy department

ACL reconstruction (ACLR) is a common procedure requiring rehabilitation in public hospital physiotherapy departments. The rate of re-rupture and reduced rates of return to sport following ACLR are concerning....

Authors: Kirby Tuckerman, Wendy Potts, Milad Ebrahimi, Corey Scholes and Mark Nelson

Relation of chair rising ability to activities of daily living and physical activity in Parkinson’s disease

Many persons living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have difficulty rising from a chair. Impaired ability to perform the chair rise may be associated with low physical activity levels and reduced ability to perf...

Authors: Mon S. Bryant, Gu Eon Kang and Elizabeth J. Protas

Retracted articles in rehabilitation: just the tip of the iceberg? A bibliometric analysis

The volume of withdrawn publications in scholarly disciplines has grown steadily, but there is little awareness about this issue in rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to analyze the extent of retracted ...

Authors: Marco Bordino, Elisa Ravizzotti and Stefano Vercelli

To stimulate or not to stimulate? A rapid systematic review of repetitive sensory stimulation for the upper-limb following stroke

Repetitive sensory stimulation (RSS) is a therapeutic approach which involves repeated electrical stimulation of the skin’s surface to improve function. This rapid systematic review aimed to describe the curre...

Authors: Rachel C. Stockley, Kerry Hanna and Louise Connell

Common musculoskeletal impairments in postpartum runners: an international Delphi study

Postpartum runners report musculoskeletal pain with running. Because of inadequate research, little is known about the origin and pain-related classification. Through expert consensus, this study is the first ...

Authors: Shefali M. Christopher, Alessandra N. Garcia, Suzanne J. Snodgrass and Chad Cook

Acceptability and outcomes of an individualized exergaming telePT program for veterans with multiple sclerosis: a pilot study

Physical rehabilitation services are an important component of treatment for persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) to improve and maintain physical mobility. However, PwMS often have significant barriers to o...

Authors: Shane Chanpimol, Kimberly Benson, Heidi Maloni, Susan Conroy and Mitchell Wallin

Patients’ perceptions with musculoskeletal disorders regarding their experience with healthcare providers and health services: an overview of reviews

This overview of reviews aimed to identify (1) aspects of the patient experience when seeking care for musculoskeletal disorders from healthcare providers and the healthcare system, and (2) which mechanisms ar...

Authors: Alan Chi-Lun-Chiao, Mohammed Chehata, Kenneth Broeker, Brendan Gates, Leila Ledbetter, Chad Cook, Malene Ahern, Daniel I. Rhon and Alessandra N. Garcia

Subacromial impingement syndrome: a survey of Italian physiotherapists and orthopaedics on diagnostic strategies and management modalities

The subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) represents a common cause of disability in approximately 74% of patients with Shoulder Pain (SP). Even if contemporary research suggests that this mechanism is not (a...

Authors: Fabrizio Brindisino, Diego Ristori, Mariangela Lorusso, Simone Miele, Leonardo Pellicciari, Giacomo Rossettini, Francesca Bonetti, John Duane Heick and Marco Testa

Preoperative exercise in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a pilot randomized controlled trial

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of preoperative physiotherapy (PT) on functional, subjective and socio-economic parameters after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Authors: Pascale Gränicher, Thomas Stöggl, Sandro F. Fucentese, Rolf Adelsberger and Jaap Swanenburg

How Italian respiratory physiotherapists have faced and are facing the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Authors: Marta Lazzeri

Posterior shoulder tightness; an intersession reliability study of 3 clinical tests

Although posterior shoulder tightness (PST) has been associated with shoulder pathology and altered glenohumeral joint kinematics, uncertainty remains regarding its cause and definition. To understand the effi...

Authors: Kevin Hall, Jeremy Lewis, Ann Moore and Colette Ridehalgh

Correlation between timed up and go, usual gait speed and dizziness handicap inventory in elderly with vestibular disorders: a retrospective and analytical study

This study was done to verify the associations between the usual gait speed (UGS), the Timed Up and Go test (TUG), and the perception of disability in elderly vestibular patients and to identify factors associ...

Authors: Daniel Héctor Verdecchia, Agustina Maria Monzón, Valentina Urbina Jaimes, Laercio da Silva Paiva, Fernando Rocha Oliveira and Tatiana Dias de Carvalho

Context matters: the psychoneurobiological determinants of placebo, nocebo and context-related effects in physiotherapy

Placebo and nocebo effects embody psychoneurobiological phenomena where behavioural, neurophysiological, perceptive and cognitive changes occur during the therapeutic encounter in the healthcare context. Place...

Authors: Giacomo Rossettini, Eleonora Maria Camerone, Elisa Carlino, Fabrizio Benedetti and Marco Testa

Clinical examination factors that predict delayed recovery in individuals with concussion

Risk factors for prolonged recovery after concussion have been well researched, but specific objective clinical examination findings have not. This study examined whether clinical examination results could pre...

Authors: Corina Martinez, Zachary Christopherson, Ashley Lake, Heather Myers, Jeffrey R. Bytomski, Robert J. Butler and Chad E. Cook

The assessment of procedural skills in physiotherapy education: a measurement study using the Rasch model

Procedural skills are a key element in the training of future physiotherapists. Procedural skills relate to the acquisition of appropriate motor skills, which allow the safe application of clinical procedures ...

Authors: Karl Martin Sattelmayer, Kavi C. Jagadamma, Franziska Sattelmayer, Roger Hilfiker and Gillian Baer

Does walking the day of total hip arthroplasty speed up functional independence? A non-randomized controlled study

Few data address modalities for speeding up functional independence in subjects included in a fast-track approach after total hip arthroplasty (THA). The study aim was to assess short-term effects of mobilizat...

Authors: Federico Temporiti, Isabella Draghici, Stefano Fusi, Francesco Traverso, Riccardo Ruggeri, Guido Grappiolo and Roberto Gatti

Raising and stabilization phase of the sit-to-stand movement better discriminate healthy elderly adults from young subjects: a pilot cross-sectional study

The sit-to-stand (STS) test is usually included in the clinical assessment of balance and its instrumented analysis may support clinicians in objectively assessing the risk of falling. The aim of the present s...

Authors: Leonardo Piano, Tommaso Geri and Marco Testa