Rehabilitation in the long-term care insurance domain: a scoping review.

Purpose: Since the enactment of the long-term care insurance (LTCI) act in 2000, the number of LTCI users has increased annually. However, evidence regarding what is being carried out as rehabilitation treatment under LTCI is lacking. In this study, a scoping review was performed to bridge this knowledge gap.

An Urgent Webinar for Therapists Working in Local Facilities by Physiatrists and Therapists in a Regional Core Hospital during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: After the emergence of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), cluster infections occurred at several rehabilitation facilities in Japan. Because rehabilitation is necessary for deconditioned COVID-19 patients, preventing cluster infections and providing rehabilitation while protecting therapists were also essential in the Wakayama region.

Webinar: The rehabilitation medicine department and division of Wakayama Medical University Hospital, which consists of physiatrists and registered therapists, proposed that the Wakayama Physical Therapy Association hold an urgent webinar for therapists in the Wakayama region.

Factors associated with dynamic knee valgus angle during single-leg forward landing in patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Background: A few studies have reported on how to predict increased dynamic knee valgus angle (KVA), a risk factor for second anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury after ACL reconstruction. This study aimed to identify the factors with the potential to predict the KVA during single-leg hop landing.

Methods: Using three-dimensional motion analysis systems, knee motion during a single-leg hop landing task was measured in 22 patients who had undergone ACL reconstruction at 8-10 months postoperatively.

Relationship between ultrasonographically low-echoic lesions under the skin, wheelchair sitting time, and interface pressure on ischial region in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury.

To determine the relationship between physical findings, wheelchair sitting time, and interface pressure on ischial region in subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI). Cross-sectional study. Rehabilitation center in Japan.

Effect of coronary artery bypass grafting on blood pressure response to head-up tilting.

Blood pressure response to head-up tilt (HUT) in 7 healthy subjects and 9 patients before and after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was measured during supine and 15-min 60° HUT. Stroke volume (SV) and ejection fraction (EF) were assessed by echocardiography. Baseline mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) in patients before CABG were similar to healthy subjects.

Effects of physiatrist and registered therapist operating acute rehabilitation (PROr) in patients with stroke.

Objective: Clinical evidence suggests that early mobilization of patients with acute stroke improves activity of daily living (ADL). The purpose of this study was to compare the utility of the physiatrist and registered therapist operating acute rehabilitation (PROr) applied early or late after acute stroke.

Subjects And Methods: This study was prospective cohort study, assessment design.

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation enhances the effects of aerobic training on cardiopulmonary function.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of aerobic training under noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) on maximal oxygen uptake ([Formula: see text]).

Methods: Ten healthy young male volunteers participated in the study. Before the training, stroke volume (SV) and cardiac output (CO) were measured in all subjects under 0, 4, 8, and 12 cmH2O NPPV at rest.

Carotid blood flow, cardiovascular and endocrine responses during head-up tilt in patients with acute cerebrovascular diseases.

The purpose of this study was to define common carotid blood flow (CBF), cardiovascular and endocrine responses during head-up tilt (HUT) in patients with acute cerebrovascular diseases (CVD). In 31 male patients with acute CVD (damage of the supratentorial area) and 21 age-matched control male subjects, we measured CBF, mean blood pressure (MBP), heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output responses before (baseline), during and after HUT. We also measured plasma levels of antidiuretic hormone, adrenaline, noradrenaline, aldosterone and plasma renin activity.

Immediate effects of unaffected arm exercise in poststroke patients with spastic upper limb hemiparesis.

Background: Spasticity is a major disabling symptom in stroke patients. Clinically, one of the goals of management of stroke patients should be to reduce spasticity. Recent evidence suggests that motor recovery after stroke comprises a hierarchical, dynamic framework of interacting mechanisms in brain cortex.

Development of a new instrument for evaluating leg motions using acceleration sensors (II).

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of the average acceleration of elderly people during walking.

Method: The subject cohort comprised nine men and 21 women aged ≥63 years. Subjects walked a 10-m straight course (walk test) which required stepping over six obstacles (hurdle walk test).

Longitudinal changes in physical capacity over 20 years in athletes with spinal cord injury.

Objective: To investigate the longitudinal changes in physical capacity over 20 years in athletes with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Design: Longitudinal study (20-y follow-up).

Setting: Laboratory setting.

Development of new instrument for evaluating leg motions using acceleration sensors.

The purpose of this study is to develop a new system for measuring leg motions using a portable three-dimensional accelerometer. The measuring system is composed of acceleration sensors (Micro Stone, MA3-10Ac), a data logger, a data reader, and a personal computer. The personal computer draws a graph of the acceleration of movements (i.