PEP mask therapy for the rehabilitation of a pre-term infant with respiratory distress syndrome: a case report.

Background: Preterm infants can develop many complications related to organs underdevelopment. Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is considered the most important cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients. Traditional therapies for severe RDS, such as mechanical ventilation, come with a potential risk for pneumothorax and bronchopulmonary dysplasia while evidence on chest physiotherapy in preterm infants are controversial in terms of feasibility, tolerability and safety.

Responsiveness and Minimal Important Change of the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale in Italian patients with chronic low back pain undergoing multidisciplinary rehabilitation.

Background: There is still a lack of information concerning Minimal Important Change (MIC) of the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (QBPDS), that limits its use for clinical and research purposes.

Aim: Evaluating responsiveness and MIC of the QBPDS in Italians with chronic low back pain (LBP).

Design: This is a methodological research based on an observational study.

State of art in intra-articular hip injections of different medications for osteoarthritis: a systematic review.

Background: Intra-articular hip injections for osteoarthritis represent a useful instrument to reduce pain and disability in the common clinical practice. Several medications can be injected locally with different level of evidence-based efficacy.

Objective: The objective of this systematic review is to investigate the effectiveness of intra-articular injections of different medications or substances for the pain treatment and the management of disability in subjects affected by hip osteoarthritis.

Rasch analysis of the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire short version (IIQ-7) in women with urinary incontinence.

Urinary incontinence is a clinical condition that can negatively affect activities, psychosocial well-being, and health-related quality of life. The Incontinence Impact Questionnaire short version (IIQ-7) is useful to quantify quickly the urinary incontinence-related life-impact. Previous psychometric studies on the IIQ-7, using classical test theory methods, demonstrated good internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and a substantial unidimensionality of the tool.