Changes in Shoulder and Lumbar Injury Incidence in Swimmers After Physical Examination and Exercise Programs.

Background: Previous injury and physical examination data collected by a physiotherapist were reviewed to investigate the causes of injury among competitive swimmers. Each swimmer received an injury improvement exercise program based on their injury history and physical examination findings.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify trends in the number of shoulder and lumbar injuries and discern the effectiveness of exercise programs in swimmers.

Sleep efficiency affecting the occurrence of falls among the frail older adults.

The purpose of this study is to clarify whether reduced sleep efficiency affects the occurrence of falls among the frail older adults. This was a prospective cohort study. The subjects were frail older adult individuals living within a community, attending an older adult care center.

Effective Combined Assessments of Weight Bearing Ratio and Four Square Step Test in Predicting Falls in Discharged Stroke Patients.

Background: We aimed to determine whether combined assessments of single movement tasks could predict falls in community dwelling people with stroke and it was more precision than the berg balance Scale consists of 14 movements.

Methods: This prospective cohort study performed at five rehabilitation hospitals in Japan. Participants comprised 78 patients with ambulatory stroke.