Medical Encyclopedia physical therapy n.Abbr.PT The treatment of physical dysfunction or injury by the use of therapeutic exercise and the application of modalities, intended to restore or facilitate normal function or development. Also calledphysiotherapy. ...
This chapter will describe a pelvic floor physical therapy evaluation and treatment of clients referred for pelvic floor dysfunction of any kind. This chapter will also describe the typical findings and treatment of the client with hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction. Ultimately, it is the goal of ...
leaving 19 studies, the majority of which evaluated midportion AT. Effect sizes from individual RCTs support the use of eccentric exercise. Meta-analyses identified significant effects favouring the addition of laser therapy to eccentric exercise at 12 weeks (pain VAS: standardised...
Abbreviations PwPD: Patients with Parkinson's disease PD: Parkinson’s disease QoL: Quality of Life HPT: Home Physical Therapy TR: Telerehabilitation UPDRS: Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale BBS: Berg Balance Scale TUG: Timed Up-and-Go test FTSST: Five Times Sit-to-Stand ...
Abbreviations:CAPTE: Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapist Education; DPT: Doctor of Physical Therapydoi:10.1080/10872981.2017.1368849Littman, Marissa ASonne, James WSmith, Gerald VTaylor & FrancisMedical Education Online
de Vries NM, van Ravensberg CD, Hobbelen JS, Olde Rikkert MG, Staal JB, der Sanden MWN-v: Effects of physical exercise therapy on mobility, physical functioning, physical activity and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults with impaired mobility, physical disability and/or multi-mor...
Abbreviations: 1G–6G—first generation—sixth generation; ANN—artificial neural network; SVM—support vector machine; CNN—convolutional neural network. Table 1. Research gaps observed in state-of-the-art AI-based DTs for supporting decision-making in rehabilitation and physical therapy (Table 1)...
Since 2016, the French Health Ministry has authorized the medical prescription of adapted physical activity (APA) for patients with chronic disease [4]. This activity must be adapted to the pathology and the requirements of the patient, as well as their physical capacities. In addition, an asses...
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Department of Rehabilitation, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chaiyi, 62247, Taiwan Li-Yang Chen Department of Physical Therapy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan Yi-Jing Lue Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaoh...