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Acute Occupational and Physical Therapy for COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus strain SARS-CoV2 (the virus causing COVID-19) a global pandemic.24 The severity of illness in those exhibiting symptoms ranges from mild (cough, shortness of breath, fatigue) to severe (acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), thrombosis, stroke, and death).4,11 Patients have also acquired acute polyradiculoneuritis (Guillain Barre syndrome) at a disproportionately high rate, contributing to functional limitations that require specialized and intensive rehabilitation.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - July 31, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Katie Coakley, Laura Friedman, Kaitlyn McLoughlin, Amy Wozniak, Paul Hutchison Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Factors Associated With Difficulties in WHODAS 2.0 Domains Among Patients With Stroke
To explore the body functions and sociodemographic factors associated with the difficulties in the activities of World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule second edition (WHODAS 2.0) domains among patients with stroke.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - October 1, 2014 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Kwang-Hwa Chang, Tsan-Hon Liou, Wen-Chou Chi, Ai-Wen Hwang, Hua-Fang Liao, Chia-Feng Yen Source Type: research

Treatment With Botulinum Toxin Improves Upper-Extremity Function Post Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract: Objective: To examine whether treatment with botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) is associated with improvements in activity capacity or performance associated with poststroke spasticity in the upper extremity.Data Sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, and ISI Web of Science databases were searched from 1985 to November 2011.Data Selection: Studies were included if (1) the study design was a randomized controlled trial comparing injection of BTX-A with placebo or a nonpharmacologic treatment condition; (2) at least 60% of the sample was composed of adult subjects recovering from either first or subsequent stroke; (3) sub...
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - December 20, 2012 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Norine Foley, Shelialah Pereira, Katherine Salter, Manuel Murie Fernandez, Mark Speechley, Keith Sequeira, Thomas Miller, Robert Teasell Tags: Review Articles (Meta-Analyses) Source Type: research