Publications by authors named "Timothy P Dionne"
Objective: The objective of this scoping review is to synthesize and clarify literature on the effectiveness of active and passive range of motion therapy techniques to address range of motion in people with heterotopic ossification (HO), and to provide guidance to therapists in clinical decision-making based on current evidence.
Method: To find articles that included therapeutic interventions to maintain or improve range of motion in people with heterotopic ossification, the authors searched the following databases: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, PubMed, CINAHL, PsychINFO, Web of Science, and OTSeeker. To ensure that the search was comprehensive, the authors also searched Burns and Trauma, Burns Journal, Burns Open, and the Journal of Hand Therapy.
Importance: Clinical application of electrical stimulation (ES) to address functional deficits for those with spinal cord injury (SCI) is not consistent among occupational therapy practitioners, likely because of limited occupational therapy-specific clinical guidelines (OT-CG). Clinicians report the need for evidence-based guidance that supports their practice.
Objective: To identify occupational therapy practitioners' needs to support ES application in treatment sessions, utility of existing clinical practice guidelines for occupational therapy practitioners, challenges and opportunities to translate research findings into clinical practice, and desirable characteristics for an occupational therapy-specific ES clinical guide.
Importance: When working with clients who have experienced spinal cord injury (SCI), occupational therapy practitioners can face challenges in achieving desired results during functional activity when using electrical stimulation (ES) interventions. In an effort to understand current practice, a survey study was conducted.
Objective: For people with SCI, ES elicits positive physiological effects; however, no implementation guidelines exist for upper extremity application of ES for this population.
Background: Patients who have had a stroke may not be familiar with the terminology nor have the resources to efficiently search for evidence-based rehabilitation therapies to restore movement and functional outcomes. Recognizing that a thorough systematic review on this topic is beyond the scope of this article, we conducted a rapid review evidence summary to determine the level of evidence for common rehabilitation interventions to improve movement/motor and functional outcomes in adults who have had a stroke.
Objective: The objective of this study was to find evidence for common rehabilitation interventions to improve movement/motor and functional outcomes in adults who have had a stroke.