Toward successful future use of telehealth in occupational therapy practice: What the COVID-19 rapid shift revealed.

Background: Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, occupational therapy (OT) services delivered through telehealth demonstrated comparative effectiveness to in-person services. At the onset of the pandemic, occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) needed to continue delivering care to clients without being in-person. Many OT practitioners pivoted rapidly to telehealth, in many instances, with very little training.

Distal thigh compression garment improves knee control and safety perceptions during single leg triple-hop for distance.

Introduction: Frontal plane knee control is essential to athletic knee injury prevention.

Aim: To evaluate knee valgus frontal plane projection angle (FPPA), knee safety, and sports movement capability confidence during single leg triple hop for distance (SLTHD) under knee sleeve, distal thigh compression garment (DTCG), and no device (control) conditions.

Methods: A single-session, experimental study was performed using a within-subject design, and randomized device order.

Trunk and lower extremity long-axis rotation exercise improves forward single leg jump landing neuromuscular control.

Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries often involve sudden single leg loading with directional changes. Trunk and lower extremity (LE) load transfer and muscle power are directly coupled during these movements. The effect of trunk and LE long-axis rotation training on forward single leg drop jump landing and stabilization (FSLDJLS) was studied.

Rotational Medicine Ball Throw Velocity Relates to NCAA Division III College Baseball Player Bat Swing, Batted Baseball, and Pitching Velocity.

Taniyama, D, Matsuno, J, Yoshida, K, Pyle, B, and Nyland, J. Rotational medicine ball throw velocity relates to NCAA Division III college baseball player bat swing, batted baseball, and pitching velocity. J Strength Cond Res 35(12): 3414-3419, 2021-Previous studies have evaluated relationships between baseball batting or pitching and whole-body power tests such as rotational medicine ball throw velocity (RMBTV) (transverse plane), lateral-to-medial hop for distance (frontal plane), and two-legged standing broad jump for distance (sagittal plane).

Statins, Enzyme CoQ Supplement Use, and Cognitive Functioning.

Objective: The current study assessed the effects of statin and CoQ supplement use on changes in cognitive functioning in the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention study.

Methods: 1,573 subjects were administered medical histories, the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT), Wechsler Memory Scale, Logical Memory subtest, and the Trail Making Test, Parts A (TMT-A) and B (TMT-B) 3-4 times over 5-10 years.

Results: Linear mixed models did not yield significant effects for statin or CoQ supplement use on changes in mental status, learning and memory, psychomotor speed, and cognitive flexibility.

Keeping Pace With 21 Century Healthcare: A Framework for Telehealth Research, Practice, and Program Evaluation in Occupational Therapy.

The use of telehealth to deliver occupational therapy services rapidly expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are frameworks to evaluate services delivered through telehealth; however, none are specific to occupational therapy. Therefore, occupational therapy would benefit from a framework to systematically evaluate components of telehealth service delivery and build evidence to demonstrate the distinct value of occupational therapy.

Radial nerve palsy following humeral shaft fracture: a theoretical PNF rehabilitation approach for tendon and nerve transfers.

Background: Humerus fracture-induced radial nerve injury can create severe and permanent disabilities.

Purpose: Surgical management often relies on either tendon or nerve transfer. Regardless of which procedure is selected, physical therapists are challenged to restore functional outcomes without jeopardizing repair healing.

Developing a theory to help guide End-Stage Renal Disease Patients to adapt to Peritoneal Dialysis: A grounded theory study.

Aim And Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop a theory to help guide patients with end-stage renal disease to adapt to peritoneal dialysis.

Background: Taiwan ranks first worldwide in end-stage renal disease incidence and dialysis prevalence. Many patients cannot accept long-term dialysis treatment and thus face several physical and psychological suffering.

The hand therapist's role in the prevention and management of upper extemity injuries in the modern mass production industrial setting.

Background: This case study presents the role of an onsite hand therapist (Certified Hand Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist) in an industrial setting and the services that can be provided in this comprehensive care model. Onsite hand therapists can impact on Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) first aid programs and can provide state of the art treatment for the injured worker in both a direct and indirect capacity.

Purpose: The purpose of this case study article is to review the many potential services the hand therapist can offer to facilitate the return-to-work of injured employees and provide employers with a proactive case management and state-of-the-art ergonomic prevention, improving profit margins and facilitating safe work environments.

Stimulating Research to Advance Evidence-Based Applications of Telehealth in Occupational Therapy.

Occupational therapy focuses on therapeutic means to address participation in meaningful everyday tasks across the lifespan. No single setting is more conducive to this pursuit than individuals' authentic contexts. Occupational therapists are therefore uniquely suited to lead the charge toward stimulating research and advancing evidence-based application of telehealth.

The cognitive effects of anticholinergic drugs on apolipoprotein ε4 carriers and noncarriers in the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention study.

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that anticholinergic drug exposure is associated with cognitive decline in the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention (WRAP) study. Secondary aims were to assess if the effects of anticholinergic drugs on different domains of cognitive functioning varied for the entire sample and by apolipoprotein ε4 status.

Methods: The WRAP study includes a sample of 1,573 subjects who self-reported medication use and were administered several cognitive tests four times over a decade.

The effects of proton pump inhibitors on neuropsychological functioning.

Objective: The current study investigated the effects of proton pump inhibitor use and apolipoprotein ε4 carrier status on changes in neuropsychological functioning in healthy adults with familial risk factors for dementia.

Methods: As part of the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention study, 1,573 subjects were administered questionnaires on their medical history, gave blood samples, and were administered neuropsychological assessments during four visits over a 10-15 year period. Linear mixed models assessed if non-users, subjects who stopped, started, or consistently used proton pump inhibitors differed in changes in working memory, verbal memory, psychomotor speed, and cognitive flexibility.

Health Care Today: Whom Do We Really Care About?

Health services in the United States, driven by moral relativism, technology, financial algorithms, present draconian threats to the ability of these services to respond to the health care needs of the American people. Critical moral issues must be addressed, resolved, and serve as the foundation for a renewed health care system that fulfills the call for the common good and provides services in response to the question "who do we really care about." Millions of our brothers and sisters continue to join the ranks of the uninsured and unemployed.

Orthopaedic Nurses' Perceptions of Preoperative Education for Total Knee Replacement.

Background: Limited descriptions of preoperative education programs for total knee replacement (TKR) surgery are provided in the literature, and the most effective program design is currently unknown.

Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study is to describe orthopaedic nurses' perceptions of preoperative education prior to TKR surgery.

Methods: Ten participants completed phone interviews and transcripts were analyzed qualitatively for themes among participants.

Return to sports bridge program improves outcomes, decreases ipsilateral knee re-injury and contralateral knee injury rates post-ACL reconstruction.

Purpose: To present the results of a return to sports bridge program designed to reduce knee injuries following ACL reconstruction and physical therapy.

Methods: One hundred and fifty (male = 83, female = 67) patients participated in a whole body neuromuscular control, progressive resistance strength and agility training program. Post-program testing included functional movement form, dynamic knee stability, lower extremity power, agility, and sports skill assessments.

Postoperative rehabilitation and outcomes following arthroscopic isolated meniscus repairs: A systematic review.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to review the current literature on rehabilitation protocols following arthroscopic meniscus repair.

Methods: A systematic literature review was performed of Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science databases to identify relevant articles from January 1990 to April 2019. Search terms were (meniscus OR meniscal repair) AND (repaired OR repair) AND (rehabilitation OR physiotherapy OR physical therapy).

Grip strength is more sensitive to changes in elbow position than isolated wrist extension strength in patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy.

Study Design: This is an observational study.

Introduction: Because isometric wrist extension minimizes the effects of other muscles, the sensitivity of wrist extension strength testing on patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) should be evaluated.

Purpose Of The Study: The purpose of the study was to compare the effects of the elbow position on wrist extension and grip strength in patients with LET.

Narrative Gerontology in Practice: Students' Experiences With Conducting Autoethnography.

This study examines the benefits of introducing autoethnographic writing as part of an ageism intervention to familiarize students with the life course. In this mixed-methods study, 186 graduate and undergraduate students conducted interviews with a grandparent or older adult and subsequently assumed the identity of the grandparent to write introductions of themselves as if they were that grandparent, using "I" statements in an online discussion forum. Most assumed grandparents were women (78.

Traumatic Experiences and Mental Health Risk for Refugees.

Refugees who settle in Western countries exhibit a high rate of mental health issues, which are often related to experiences throughout the pre-displacement, displacement, and post-displacement processes. Early detection of mental health symptoms could increase positive outcomes in this vulnerable population. The rates and predictors of positive screenings for mental health symptoms were examined among a large sample of refugees, individuals with special immigrant visas, and parolees/entrants ( = 8149) from diverse nationalities.

Chance health locus of control beliefs in Hindu Nepali patients following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction relates to perceived sports knee function and symptoms.

Purpose: In western society an internal health locus of control (perception that health outcomes are due to one's own behavior) is related to perceived sports knee function following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. This prospective cohort study was performed to determine if similar health beliefs exist among athletically active Hindu patients from Nepal following primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-five consecutive patients (21 men, 4 women) of 26.

Preoperative Education for Total Knee Replacement: A National Survey of Orthopaedic Nurses.

Background: Preoperative education aids in reducing the incidence of poor outcomes after total knee replacement (TKR) and increasing patient readiness for discharge home but is not well described in the literature.

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to describe the current design of preoperative education for TKR across the United States.

Methods: A large, national sample of orthopaedic nurses completed an online survey to describe preoperative education at their facilities.

Quadriceps tendon autograft ACL reconstructed subjects overshoot target knee extension angle during active proprioception testing.

Purpose: To compare the active joint position sense (JPS), muscle strength, and knee functions in individuals who had anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with quadriceps tendon autograft, hamstring tendon autograft, tibialis anterior allograft and healthy individuals. It was hypothesized that when compared to an age and gender-matched healthy control group, subjects who were post-ACL reconstruction would display impaired active joint position sense, knee extensor and flexor strength symmetry and knee function at 1 year post-surgery. A secondary hypothesis was that differences would exist between the quadriceps tendon autograft, hamstring tendon autograft and tibialis anterior allograft groups.