Role of diversity in assembling of rehabilitation teams in Central Europe.

Background: Multiprofessional teamwork in physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM) allows achieving patient-centered goals in accordance with the assumptions of the bio-psycho-social model of functioning. Team composition and methods of collaboration depend of the specificity of goals to be achieved, as well local contextual factors. International comparative studies on rehabilitation teamwork are lacking, despite data on how teams differ between countries are crucial for the process of harmonization of PRM practice across Europe.

Effectiveness of rehabilitation after cervical disk surgery: a systematic review of controlled studies.

Objectives:: To present a synopsis of evidence on the efficacy of rehabilitation after cervical disk surgery performed for neck pain and radiculopathy.

Data Sources:: The databases of Medline, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central were searched for studies reporting effects of rehabilitation interventions in patients undergoing surgery due to cervical disk disease with pain and radicular syndrome, published before 31 August 2018.

Review Methods:: Project was registered with PROSPERO database (number CRD42018085937).

Perception of the role of physical and rehabilitation medicine among physiotherapy students.

Objective: To determine how the role of physical and rehabilitation medicine specialists in healthcare is perceived by physiotherapy students.

Design: Cross-sectional observational study.

Subjects: A total of 677 physiotherapy students and 519 final year medical students at the largest university-level educational institutions in Warsaw, Poland.

Are patients referred to rehabilitation diagnosed accurately?

Background: An accurate diagnosis of the leading health condition and comorbidities is a prerequisite for safe and effective rehabilitation. The problem of diagnostic errors in physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM) has not been addressed sufficiently. The responsibility of a referring physician is to determine indications and contraindications for rehabilitation.

Determinants of health knowledge and health perceptions from the perspective of health-related education of patients with spinal cord injury: a systematic review.

Appropriate health knowledge (HK) and health perceptions (HP) of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) are linked to health-related behaviors, compliance, the involvement of caregivers and efficacy of prophylaxis, and management of secondary conditions. The significance of factors determining the efficacy of educational interventions in patients with SCI is underestimated. This systematic literature review aims at identification of determinants of HK and HP among patients with SCI.

What medical doctors and medical students know about physical medicine and rehabilitation: a survey from Central Europe.

Background: Physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM) is a relatively new and dynamically developing branch of the contemporary medicine. The unique role of PRM is bridging pure clinical outcomes with overall functional improvement. The concepts of disability and rehabilitation may be difficult to comprehend by medical students (MS) and Non-PRM specialists (NPRMS).

[Knowledge of physical and rehabilitation medicine among physicians and medical students in Poland].

Introduction: Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) since 1959 has been a basic medical specialty in Poland. Recently PRM is practiced by around 1,12% of professionally active physicians in Poland. Due to specificity and unfavorable health care regulations PRM may be inadequately perceived by the medical profession in Poland.

Accuracy of diagnoses in patients with spinal cord injury referred to hospital rehabilitation departments.

Background: Establishing a comprehensive diagnosis, together with the implementation of evidence-based therapeutic methods, is a prerequisite for effective and safe rehabilitation. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the accuracy of referral diagnoses and identify the risk factors for diagnostic neglect in persons after spinal injury with neurological consequences (SINC) referred to rehabilitation departments in hospitals.

Material And Methods: Referral diagnoses were compared with tentative diagnoses established on admission in 350 randomly chosen patients with SINC admitted to a rehabilitation department between 1998 and 2011.

Factors determining health awareness in persons after spinal injury with neurological complications. Pilot study.

Background: Dedicated health education is a core intervention in comprehensive rehabilitation programmes. Health awareness of those disabled as a result of a spinal injury with neurological complications (SINC) has rarely been the subject of scientific analyses despite its importance for designing dedicated educational programs.

Purpose: To evaluate factors determining the health awareness of persons after SINC.

The role of rehabilitation and methodological problems in spinal cord repair therapies.

Despite the rapid development of studies of spinal cord repair therapies (SCRT), there is still a dearth of reliable reports on their clinical usefulness. Basing on a review of current literature, this article emphasises the role and special character of comprehensive rehabilitation based on the modulation of central nervous system plasticity in the treatment of spinal cord injuries with the use of SCRT. Basing on guidelines by the International Campaign for Cures of Spinal Cord Injury Paralysis (ICCP), this article also discusses ethical and methodological issues of SCRT studies.

Repair therapies in spinal cord injuries.

Spinal cord repair therapies (SCRT) are experimental treatments which are attracting a growing interest among both spinal cord injury sufferers and their families as well as physicians and physiotherapists. Basing on current professional literature, this article presents the most important SCRT strategies. The majority of currently developed SCRTs are at the stage of experimental in vitro or animal studies.

Strategies for neuroprotection following spinal cord injury.

Progress in neuropathology has made possible the description of local responses of neural tissue in early stages after traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). The recent identification of multiple factors responsible for secondary spinal cord damage and for potential regenerative abilities has not resulted in the development of a standard for neuroprotective therapy in SCI patients. The paper reviews current knowledge concerning the sequence of biochemical events in the injured spinal cord and gives an overview of therapeutic possibilities for preventing the spread of secondary injury.

Reliability of clinical spasticity measurements in patients with cervical spinal cord injury.

Background: The Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) is the most popular clinical measure of spasticity. Other clinical signs of spasticity include hyperactive tendon reflexes, myoclonus and Babinski sign.

Purpose: To assess reliability of the MAS with myoclonic and tendon reflex examination (MTR) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Cryotherapy in contemporary rehabilitation: a review.

On the basis of published research, the authors present the current state of our knowledge about local and whole-body low temperature therapy in patients with musculoskeletal disorders and related diseases. The results of experimental studies of cryostimmulation in sports medicine are emphasized. We found that the scientific value of many publications concerning the effectiveness of cryotherapy is rather low, given the small groups, lack of homogeneity, insufficient data regarding the state of advancement and duration of the disease being treated, the parameters of the treatment stimulus, and the parallel application of other methods, e.

The importance of verifying diagnosis in patients with spinal cord injury hospitalized in a rehabilitation department.

Background. According to Annex 7 to Resolution no. 226/2003, the National Health Fund does not cover the costs of diagnostic procedures performed in rehabilitation departments.

Problems of adaptation to wheelchair in early stage rehabilitation after spinal cord trauma.

Unlabelled: Spinal cord trauma (SCT) results local and generalized complications involving cardio-respiratory system, musculo-skeletal system, digestive and urogenital tracts. Early beginning of vertical position training improves functioning and reduces risk of these complications. Wheelchair position is an important achievement in early rehabilitation of (SCT) patients.

Restrainer of pelvis and lower limbs in thoracic and lumbar range of motion measurement--preliminary report.

Background: Range of motion (ROM) is a parameter of prime importance for clinical assessment of spinal function. Many spinal ROM assessment techniques of varying reliability are currently in use. Immobilization of the pelvis and lower extremities improves control of the neutral position and decreases the error resulting from compensatory hip motion during measurement.

[Active range of cervical motion in healthy subjects and in spinal disorders. DBC equipment validity in complex cervical motion evaluation].

Unlabelled: Active Range of motion (AROM) is one of the crucial parameters assessed in the cervical spine evaluation. Repeated standardized AROM evaluation enables objectified monitoring of disease progress or therapy related improvement. Active spine therapy according to DBC (Documentation Based Care) requirement is a contemporary therapeutic system with proven efficacy in spinal disorders.