Effectiveness of Weekend Physiotherapy on Geriatric In-Patients' Physical Function.

Purpose: Hospital-associated disability (HAD) is significant among geriatric patients admitted to acute care hospitals. The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of additional weekend physiotherapy on mobility impairments of high-risk older patients admitted to the acute medical unit.

Methods: A prospective, non-randomized controlled trial was conducted in one of the medical units in a northern Ontario hospital.

Effectiveness of self-administered mirror therapy on upper extremity impairments and function of acute stroke patients: study protocol.

Background: Many therapeutic interventions are performed by physiotherapists to improve upper extremity function and/or activities of daily living (ADL) in stroke patients. Mirror therapy (MT) is a simple technique that can be self-administered by the patients with intact cognition following patient education by a skilled physiotherapist. However, the effectiveness of self-administered MT in post-stroke patients in upper extremity function remains unclear.

Mobilization and Exercise Intervention for Patients With Multiple Myeloma: Clinical Practice Guidelines Endorsed by the Canadian Physiotherapy Association.

Objective: Individuals with multiple myeloma (MM) often have reduced functional performance due to the cancer itself or as a direct side effect of cancer treatments. Physical therapy is a part of cancer rehabilitation; however, no guidelines are available to provide information and direction for physical therapists managing patients with MM. The goal of this guideline is to provide recommendations based on a systematic review and consensus process that physical therapists can use to manage patients with MM.

Evidence-based guidelines for physiotherapy management of patients with multiple myeloma: study protocol.

Background: Patients with multiple myeloma (MM) are often treated with chemotherapy, radiation, and, if indicated, autologous stem cell transplant. In addition to side effects of the treatment, patients with MM often have bone pain, pathological fractures, spinal cord compressions, fatigue, and muscle weakness, which negatively impact functional performance and quality of life. Currently, there are no related guidelines for safe and effective physiotherapy (PT) management.

Subgrouping children with cerebral palsy from a broader perspective using two methods.

The purpose was to develop two versions of a body function index in cerebral palsy (BFI-CP I and BFI-CP II) using two methods to explore the relationship and differences among them and the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and to explore the differences among subsets of the classifications that do not correspond to the ordinal levels of the GMFCS. Data on various measures from 405 children with CP between 18 months and 5 years of age were extracted from the Move & PLAY Study. The BFI-CP I was developed using a summing technique and the BFI-CP II was developed using cluster analysis.

Application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - Children and Youth in Children With Cerebral Palsy.

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is a framework for describing health status; however, there is a gap in literature for supporting its use as a classification tool. The purpose of this paper is to provide a perspective on its use in describing children with cerebral palsy. The interconnected concepts of the ICF are more important than the classification elements itself.

Perspectives on classification of selected childhood neurodisabilities based on a review of literature.

Purpose: Classifying children with heterogeneous health conditions is challenging. The purposes of this perspective are to explore the prevailing classifications in children with the three selected neurodisabilities using the underlying framework of ICF/ICF-CY, explore the utility of the identified classifications, and make recommendations aimed at improving classifications.

Methods: A literature search on six databases and Google was conducted.

The Manual Ability Classification System: A Scoping Review.

Purpose: To examine the use of the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) and to identify gaps in the literature by conducting a thorough search of existing publications from 2006 to March 2013.

Methods: An extensive literature search included 15 databases, using the search terms "Manual Ability Classification System" or "MACS" to retrieve relevant abstracts.

Results: A total of 161 articles were identified for final inclusion.

A preliminary randomized controlled study on the effectiveness of vestibular-specific neuromuscular training in children with hearing impairment.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of vestibular-specific neuromuscular training on motor skills, balance and health-related quality of life in children with hearing impairment.

Design: Controlled, randomized, preliminary study.

Setting: Rehabilitation school for children with hearing impairment.

Reliability of pediatric reach test in children with hearing impairment.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the reliability of pediatric reach test in children with hearing impairment.

Methods: A total of 65 hearing impaired children completed the standing section of PRT. Two raters evaluated all the included children in standing section of PRT on two separate occasions.

Postural control, motor skills, and health-related quality of life in children with hearing impairment: a systematic review.

Children with hearing impairment have balance and motor deficits primarily due to concomitant damage to the vestibular structures. Psycho-intellectual and social developmental disorders, as well as elimination of social activities and participation may diminish health-related quality of life in these children. Despite the documentation, assessment of balance, motor deficits, and health-related quality of life of these children are not included in the educational program, unless obvious neurological or orthopedic disorders are diagnosed.