The Balance Intensity Scales for Therapists and Exercisers Measure Balance Exercise Intensity in Older Adults: Initial Validation Using Rasch Analysis.

Background: The Balance Intensity Scales (BIS) have been developed to measure the intensity of balance exercise in older adults.

Objective: The objective was to determine whether the BIS for therapists (BIS-T) and for exercisers (BIS-E) are unidimensional measures of balance exercise intensity, able to be refined using the Rasch model into a hierarchical item order, and appropriately targeted for the older adult population with a variety of diagnoses in a range of exercise testing settings.

Design: This was a scale development study using a pragmatic mixed-methods approach.

Postgraduate clinical physiotherapy education in acute hospitals: a cohort study.

: Junior physiotherapists require satisfactory clinical skills to work effectively within the acute hospital setting for service quality and consistency. : To investigate the effects of stream-specific clinical training on junior physiotherapist self-efficacy, self-rated confidence, and self-rated ability to work independently during weekend shifts. : Prospective cohort study.

Lumbar microdiscectomy and post-operative activity restrictions: a protocol for a single blinded randomised controlled trial.

Background: Lumbar microdiscectomy is the most commonly performed spinal surgery procedure, with over 300,000 cases performed annually in the United States alone. Traditionally, patients were advised to restrict post-operative activity as this was believed to reduce the risk of disc reherniation and progressive instability. However, this practice would often delay patients return to work.