Navigating the Grey Zone of Physiotherapy Assistant Autonomy in Home Care: Perspectives of Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Assistants.

To explore perspectives and experiences regarding the autonomy of physiotherapist assistants (PTAs) among physiotherapists and PTAs providing home care services in Ontario since the introduction of PTAs into home care rehabilitation teams. For this qualitative study, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 10 physiotherapists and 5 PTAs working in home care. We analyzed interview transcripts using the DEPICT model.

Age-related changes in the capacity to select early-onset upper-limb reactions to either recover balance or protect against impact.

Falling is a leading cause of serious injury, loss of independence and nursing home admission in seniors. Arm reactions induced by a sudden loss of balance can play an important role in preventing falls and protecting against injury. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of unpredictable perturbation characteristics on perturbation-triggered early-onset balance-recovery and impact-protection arm reactions.

Clinical assessment of reactive balance control in acquired brain injury: A comparison of manual and cable release-from-lean assessment methods.

Objective: Perturbation-evoked stepping reactions are infrequently assessed directly in clinical settings even though stepping reactions in response to a sudden loss-of-balance perturbation ultimately determine whether a fall occurs. Individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI) due to stroke who are ambulatory and awaiting hospital discharge have been found to exhibit delayed stepping reactions but are typically discharged without assessment of perturbation-evoked stepping. Tests that specifically target the capacity to perform perturbation-evoked stepping reactions are important to identify those at risk for falls and to direct intervention strategies.

[Cyclospora sp].

A few years ago, a new Coccidian, "Cyclospora sp', has been found in the stools of both immuno-competents and AIDS patients with diarrhoeal illness. The epidemiology, natural history and clinical manifestations of Cyclospora infection have been charted, but its life cycle has not been described yet. We present here 19 cases of Cyclospora infections diagnosed in our laboratories in the past two years.