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Research article
Upper abdominal surgery (UAS) has the potential to cause post-operative pulmonary complications (PPCs). In the absence of high-quality research regarding post-operative physiotherapy management, consensus-base...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2017 7:11
Published on: 15 August 2017
Research article
Side alternating vibration training (SAVT) is a mechanical oscillation using a vibrating platform that simulates exercise. We hypothesized that patients with mitochondrial myopathies, who experience muscle wea...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2017 7:10
Published on: 8 August 2017
Research article
The study was designed to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of 12-week open, closed and combined kinetic-chain exercises (OKCE, CKCE and CCE) on quadriceps muscle strength and thigh girth of patients with...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2017 7:9
Published on: 19 July 2017
Research article
Physiotherapy has been shown to reduce the risk of disability among stroke patients. Poor adherence to physiotherapy can negatively affect outcomes and healthcare cost. However, very little is known about barr...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2017 7:8
Published on: 6 July 2017
Research article
Bangladesh has an estimated 17 million adults with disabilities. A significant proportion of them are believed to have locomotor disabilities. There are over 300 non-governmental organizations providing differ...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2017 7:7
Published on: 6 June 2017
Research article
Motion capture virtual reality-based rehabilitation has become more common. However, therapists face challenges to the implementation of virtual reality (VR) in clinical settings. Use of motion capture technol...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2017 7:6
Published on: 31 May 2017
Research article
Effective control of non-communicable diseases and promotion of population-wide physical activity participation require the active engagement of health professionals. Physiotherapists and physicians, as part o...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2017 7:5
Published on: 19 May 2017
Case report
Previous evidence suggests self-management programs for people with chronic pain improve knowledge and self-efficacy, but result in small to negligible changes in function. The purpose of this multiple case st...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2017 7:4
Published on: 20 April 2017
Research article
In Zimbabwe, a recent increase in the volume of research on recurrent non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) has revealed that adolescents are commonly affected. This is alarming to health professionals and parent...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2017 7:3
Published on: 28 February 2017
Research article
Cardiac surgery is widely used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. However, several complications can be observed during the postoperative period. Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) improves gas ...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2017 7:2
Published on: 11 January 2017
Research article
Nonadherence to treatment remains high among patients with musculoskeletal conditions with negative impact on the treatment outcomes, use of personal and cost of care. An active knowledge translation (KT) stra...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2017 7:1
Published on: 6 January 2017
Case report
The stiff hand is a still common, severe complication of hand injuries.
Archives of Physiotherapy 2016 6:14
Published on: 29 November 2016
Review
The Upright Motor Control Test (UMCT) has been used in clinical practice and research to assess functional strength of the hemiparetic lower limb in adults with stroke. It is unclear if evidence is sufficient ...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2016 6:13
Published on: 8 November 2016
Research article
The shift of focus in outcome measures from mortality to assessment of functional status in intensive care unit (ICU) patients has resulted in the emergence of mobilisation of critically ill patients as a stan...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2016 6:12
Published on: 19 October 2016
Meeting abstracts
S1 Criteria for exercises selection in subjects with low back pain
Archives of Physiotherapy 2016 6(Suppl 1):11
Published on: 14 October 2016
This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 6 Supplement 1
Letter to the Editor
The advent of social media such as Facebook has introduced new opportunities for knowledge sharing and professional networking. Currently, little is known on how physiotherapists participate in virtual communi...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2016 6:10
Published on: 20 September 2016
Review
Patient-reported outcome measures can improve the management of patients with non-specific neck pain. The choice of measure greatly depends on its content and psychometric properties. Most questionnaires were ...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2016 6:9
Published on: 22 July 2016
Research article
Neck pain is common in office workers. However, the functional consequences of this pain to the individual and how they are managed are not well known. The objective of this study is understand the impact of n...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2016 6:8
Published on: 18 July 2016
Research article
The Ponseti method of managing clubfoot was introduced in Zimbabwe in 2011. This followed massive training of health workers such as medical rehabilitation practitioners through a programme called the Zimbabwe...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2016 6:7
Published on: 30 June 2016
Research article
The level of functioning in people discharged from hospital after hip arthroplasty is very heterogeneous and prognostic factors are not fully understood. The aim of this study was to determine the mean level o...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2016 6:6
Published on: 29 June 2016
Letter to the Editor
Neurorehabilitation is at a crossroads. Indeed, there is inconclusive, but promising evidence about clinical effectiveness of rehabilitation in the field of neurological impairments. Translating the new theori...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2016 6:5
Published on: 23 June 2016
Reviewer acknowledgement
The editors of Archives of Physiotherapy would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 5 (2015).
Archives of Physiotherapy 2016 6:4
Published on: 8 June 2016
Erratum
Archives of Physiotherapy 2016 6:3
Published on: 21 March 2016
The original article was published in Archives of Physiotherapy 2016 6:2
Research article
The physical job demands of physiotherapists require optimal level of physical fitness (PF), which is often not evaluated in practice. In this study, we assessed selected components of physical fitness of Ghan...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2016 6:2
Published on: 24 February 2016
The Erratum to this article has been published in Archives of Physiotherapy 2016 6:3
Research article
Physiotherapists (PTs) are ideally positioned to assist patients and families with inhalation therapies through monitoring, communication and education about available therapies and their proper use; indeed ae...
Archives of Physiotherapy 2016 6:1
Published on: 15 January 2016
