Articles

Daily functional electrical stimulation during everyday walking activities improves performance and satisfaction in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial

The aim of this paper is to determine whether daily functional electrical stimulation (FES) is effective in improving self-perceptions of individually identified mobility performance problems in children with ...

Authors: Dayna Pool, Jane Valentine, A. Marie Blackmore, Jennifer Colegate, Natasha Bear, Katherine Stannage and Catherine Elliott

Scoliosis: lower limb asymmetries during the gait cycle

Several studies indicate that the gait pattern of subjects suffering from scoliosis differs from the norm. However, there is conflicting evidence regarding the source of this discrepancy.

Authors: Cassandra Kay Haber and Mark Sacco

Can experienced physiotherapists identify which patients are likely to succeed with physical therapy treatment?

The purpose of the study was to determine if clinician predicted prognosis is associated with patient outcomes.

Authors: Chad E Cook, Thomas J Moore, Kenneth Learman, Christopher Showalter and Suzanne J Snodgrass

Passive standing as an adjunct rehabilitation intervention after stroke: a randomized controlled trial

Early physical rehabilitation enhances functional recovery in stroke survivors. Supported standing is a common adjunctive therapeutic practice in subjects with several central nervous diseases who are unable t...

Authors: Francesco Ferrarello, Gabriella Deluca, Assunta Pizzi, Carlo Baldini, Francesca Iori, Niccolò Marchionni and Mauro Di Bari

From a national to an international journal: a new opportunity for the physiotherapy community

Authors: Marco Baccini, Marco Barbero and Roberto Gatti