The relationship between executed cut angle and speed with lower extremity joint angles during unanticipated side-step cutting in soccer players.

Background: Certain movements patterns have been indicated in knee injuries during cutting while running tasks. Differences in the executed cut angle (ECA) could partially account for group differences in joint kinematics previously observed, including sex differences.

Research Question: Are there relationships between joint angles with entry speed and ECA during side-step cutting in soccer players?

Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 21 (10 females) soccer players.

Disentangling the Effects of Comorbidity and Polypharmacy on Cognitive Function and Physical Frailty in Individuals With HIV.

Objective: To estimate the extent to which comorbidity, polypharmacy, and anticholinergic/sedative burden interrelate to influence cognitive ability, perceived cognitive deficits (PCD), and physical frailty in people living with HIV.

Design: Cross-sectional Structural Equation Modeling of data from 824 older people living with HIV in Canada, participating in the Positive Brain Health Now study.

Method: Structural Equation Modeling was used to link observed variables, including comorbidity, polypharmacy, anticholinergic, and sedative burden, to cognitive ability and 2 latent constructs-physical frailty and PCD.

Gamification in Mobile Apps for Children With Disabilities: Scoping Review.

Background: Children with disabilities face numerous challenges in accessing health services. Mobile health is an emerging field that could significantly reduce health inequities by providing more accessible services. Many mobile apps incorporate gamification elements such as feedback, points, and stories to increase engagement and motivation; however, little is known about how gamification has been incorporated in mobile apps for children with disabilities.

A stakeholder-involved adaptation of pathways and resources for engagement and participation (PREP) material with young adults with complex disability in Australia: an implementation feasibility study.

Purpose: Pathways and Resources for Engagement and Participation (PREP) is an intervention to optimise individuals' participation by building problem-solving capacity and addressing environmental barriers. We investigated the feasibility of implementing PREP with young adults (18-30 years) with complex disability in Australia.

Materials And Methods: Explanatory sequential mixed methods study in three stages.

Exercise and Language Performance in Healthy Aging, Stroke and Neurodegenerative Conditions: a Scoping Review.

Background: While the benefits of exercise on cognitive functions have already been reviewed, little is known about the impact of exercise on language performance. This scoping review was conducted to identify existing evidence on exercise-induced changes in language performance in healthy aging individuals and adults with stroke or neurodegenerative conditions.

Methods & Results: Using the Arksey and O'Malley framework, 29 studies were included.

Physiotherapy experiences of injured immigrant workers in Quebec: an intersectional perspective.

Purpose: Immigrant workers are more likely to suffer work-related injuries compared to native-born Canadians. Their physical rehabilitation usually involves physiotherapy. This study sought to better understand the experiences of injured immigrant workers receiving compensation and physiotherapy treatments.

A rapid review protocol of physiotherapy and occupational therapy telerehabilitation to inform ethical and equity concerns.

Background: Telerehabilitation (TR) has emerged as a feasible and promising approach for delivering rehabilitation services remotely, utilizing technology to bridge the gap between healthcare providers and patients. As new modalities of virtual care and health technologies continue to emerge, it is crucial to stay informed about the growing landscape of virtual care to ensure that telehealth service delivery is ethical and equitable, and improves the quality of services and patient outcomes.

Objective: The primary objective of this article is to present the protocol of a rapid review to examine the equity-related aspects surrounding the implementation of TR.

Pain-related threat and coordination in adults with chronic low back pain during a lifting task: A cross-sectional study.

Objectives: People with low back pain (LBP) exhibit altered coordination, possibly indicating guarded movement. The connection between these changes and pain-related threat remains unclear. We aimed to determine if pain-related threat was related to spinal coordination and variability, during a lifting task, in people with chronic LBP.

Application of an Auditory-Based Feedback Distortion to Modify Gait Symmetry in Healthy Individuals.

Background: Augmenting auditory feedback through an error-augmentation paradigm could facilitate the perception and correction of gait asymmetry in stroke survivors, but how such a paradigm should be tailored to individual asymmetry profiles remains unclear. Before implementing the paradigm in rehabilitation, we need to investigate the instantaneous effects of distorted footstep sound feedback on gait symmetry in healthy young adults.

Methods: Participants ( = 12) walked on a self-paced treadmill while listening to their footstep sounds, which were distorted unilaterally according to five conditions presented randomly: small delay; small advance; large delay; large advance; or unmodified (control).

Pain catastrophizing and trunk co-contraction during lifting in people with and without chronic low back pain: A cross sectional study.

Background: Trunk co-contraction during lifting may reflect a guarded motor response to a threatening task. This work estimated the impact of pain catastrophizing on trunk co-contraction during lifting, in people with and without low back pain.

Methods: Adults with high pain catastrophizing (back pain: n = 29, healthy: n = 7) and low pain catastrophizing (back pain: n = 20, healthy: n = 11), performed 10 repetitions of a lifting task.

Pain intensity scales: A cross-sectional study on the preferences and knowledge of physiotherapists and participants with musculoskeletal pain.

Background: Subjective pain intensity can be measured using instruments like the Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R), Verbal Rating Scale (VRS), Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). However, information on physiotherapists' and patients' knowledge and preference for these tools is scarce.

Objective: We investigated the knowledge and preference of physiotherapists and participants with musculoskeletal pain (MP) regarding the pain intensity measurement scales.

Towards a comprehensive framework for complex walking tasks: Characterization, behavioral adaptations, and clinical implications in ageing and neurological populations.

Complex walking tasks, including change of direction, patterns and rhythms, require more attentional resources than simple walking and significantly impact walking performance, especially among ageing and neurological populations. More studies have been focusing on complex walking situations, with or without the addition of cognitive tasks, creating a multitude of walking situations. Given the lack of a clear and extensive definition of complex walking, this narrative review aims to identify and more precisely characterize situations and related tests, improve understanding of behavioral adaptations in ageing and neurological populations, and report the clinical applications of complex walking.

Cardiorespiratory Fitness Benefits of High-Intensity Interval Training After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Limited evidence supports the effects of short-interval high-intensity interval training (HIIT) for improving cardiorespiratory fitness (V̇Opeak) after stroke. We aimed to compare the effects of 12 weeks of short-interval HIIT versus moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) on V̇Opeak, cardiovascular risk factors, and mobility outcomes among individuals ≥6 months poststroke.

Methods: This study was a multi-site, 12-week randomized controlled trial (NCT03614585) with an 8-week follow-up.

Critical dynamics in spontaneous EEG predict anesthetic-induced loss of consciousness and perturbational complexity.

Consciousness has been proposed to be supported by electrophysiological patterns poised at criticality, a dynamical regime which exhibits adaptive computational properties, maximally complex patterns and divergent sensitivity to perturbation. Here, we investigate dynamical properties of the resting-state electroencephalogram (EEG) of healthy subjects undergoing general anesthesia with propofol, xenon or ketamine. Importantly, all participants were unresponsive under anesthesia, while consciousness was retained only during ketamine anesthesia (in the form of vivid dreams), enabling an experimental dissociation between unresponsiveness and unconsciousness.

Participation and environment measure - children and youth: PEM-CY Brazil measurements properties.

Background: Participation of children with disabilities is an indicator of social inclusion, health, and well-being, and its evaluation needs to be included in the clinical practice of rehabilitation professionals.

Objectives: To investigate the measurement properties of the Participation and Environment Measure - Children and Youth Brazilian version (PEM-CY Brazil).

Methods: We used the PEM-CY to evaluate participation and environment of children with and without disabilities in the home, school, and community settings.

Rehabilitation Oculomotor Screening Evaluation (ROSE)-A Proof-of-Principle Study for Acquired Brain Injuries.

Acquired brain injury (ABI) is a major cause of global disability. Many ABI patients exhibit oculomotor dysfunctions that impact their daily life and rehabilitation outcomes. Current clinical tools for oculomotor function (OMF) assessment are limited in their usability.

Understanding the impact of physical activity level and sports participation on implant integrity and failure in patients following unicompartmental and total knee arthroplasty: A scoping review.

Objective: Recommendations discouraging high levels of physical activity and sports following unicompartmental (UKA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have been questioned in recent years. This scoping review aimed to summarize the literature examining the impact of physical activity level and sports participation on implant integrity and failure in patients following UKA and TKA.

Methods: Five databases (Medline, Embase, SCOPUS, CINAHL, ProQuest) were searched up to April 17, 2024.