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Impact of intensive rehabilitation on long-term prognosis after stroke: A Korean nationwide retrospective cohort study
This study emphasizes the importance of intensive rehabilitation in these patients.
Source: Medicine - September 23, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Effects of assigning physical therapists exclusively to the acute-phase stroke patient ward
Conclusion] Our results suggest that the new medical system for rehabilitation is beneficial for patient management in the acute-phase stroke patient ward.PMID:35291468 | PMC:PMC8918102 | DOI:10.1589/jpts.34.225
Source: Physical Therapy - March 16, 2022 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Yuichi Nishikawa Kazuhiko Hirata Yoshihiro Ito Kazuyuki Ueda Hiroaki Kimura Source Type: research

Isotemporal Substitution of Sedentary Behavior with Moderate- to Vigorous- Physical Activity Is Associated with Lower Risk of Disability: A Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study
CONCLUSIONS: Replacing SB with MVPA was associated with a lower risk of disability. These findings are helpful for establishing disability prevention strategies.IMPACT: These results suggest that feasible changes in daily behavior, such as replacing 10 minutes of SB with MVPA daily, might have a protective effect on disability incidence. Clarifying these associations is useful for developing disability prevention strategies and may help reduce the incidence of disability in community-dwelling older adults.PMID:35079837 | DOI:10.1093/ptj/pzac002
Source: Physical Therapy - January 26, 2022 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Ippei Chiba Sangyoon Lee Seongryu Bae Keitaro Makino Yohei Shinkai Osamu Katayama Kenji Harada Yukari Yamashiro Naoto Takayanagi Hiroyuki Shimada Source Type: research

Long-Term Rehabilitation Utilization Pattern Among Stroke Patients Under the National Health Insurance Program
Conclusions Besides personal factors, geographic factors such as urban-rural gaps and number of therapists were significantly associated with the utilization of post-stroke rehabilitation care. Furthermore, the influence of certain factors, such as sex, stroke type, and copayment exemption type, changed over time.
Source: American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - January 21, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original Research Articles Source Type: research

Task-Oriented Circuit Training for Mobility in Outpatient Stroke Rehabilitation in Germany and Austria: A Contextual Transferability Analysis.
Abstract People with stroke cite mobility deficits as one of the most burdensome limitations. National and international stroke guidelines recommend physical therapy based on task-oriented practice, with high numbers of repetitions to improve mobility. In the outpatient setting in Germany and Austria, these principles have not yet been established. The purpose of this study was to identify an evidence-based intervention that could help reduce this research-practice gap. A stepwise approach proposed by Voigt-Radloff et al and Cochrane Germany was used. First, the specific health service problem in the German and Au...
Source: Physical Therapy - April 6, 2020 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Diermayr G, Schomberg M, Greisberger A, Elsner B, Gronwald M, Salbach NM Tags: Phys Ther Source Type: research

What ’s the Big Deal about Data in Medtech?
Discussion, “Top 5 Things You Need to Know about the Implantable Internet of Things." Brian Chapman, partner and leader of ZS’s medtech practice of ZS, attributes today’s focus on data to the intersection of two important things: "A general recognition that understanding more and connecting actions with outcomes will provide feedback and understanding that will drive standards of care. This is not new, but as capabilities rise in data collection, aggregation, and synthesize rise, and coupled with machine learning, the promise of data in healthcare is becoming even more ...
Source: MDDI - December 20, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Daphne Allen Tags: Digital Health Source Type: news

Can the wii fit balance board be used as a fall risk assessment tool among poststroke patients? - Beato MC, Morton E, Iadarola C, Winterberger L, Dawson N.
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of falls can be as high as 73% in the stroke population. Falls occur as a result of multiple factors. Factors such as balance impairments can be improved through physical therapy intervention. However, insurance payers limit the ...
Source: SafetyLit - December 12, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Can the Wii Fit Balance Board be Used as a Fall Risk Assessment Tool among Poststroke Patients?
The prevalence of falls can be as high as 73% in the stroke population. Falls occur as a result of multiple factors. Factors such as balance impairments can be improved through physical therapy intervention. However, insurance payers limit the number of visits per patient. It is crucial to find other ways to assess balance after discharge from rehabilitation.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 6, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Morris Casano Beato, Erin Morton, Christopher Iadarola, Lisa Winterberger, Nicole Dawson Source Type: research

Stroke Survivors' Perspectives on Post–Acute Rehabilitation Options, Goals, Satisfaction, and Transition to Home
Conclusion: Despite recommendations to include stroke patients in PAC selection and goal setting, many former inpatient rehabilitation facility and skilled nursing facility patients report not being involved in either aspect of care. Video Abstract available for more insights from the authors (see Supplemental Digital Content 1, available at: http://links.lww.com/JNPT/A273).
Source: Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy - June 27, 2019 Category: Physiotherapy Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research

Stroke Survivors' Perspectives on Post-Acute Rehabilitation Options, Goals, Satisfaction, and Transition to Home.
CONCLUSION: Despite recommendations to include stroke patients in PAC selection and goal setting, many former inpatient rehabilitation facility and skilled nursing facility patients report not being involved in either aspect of care.Video Abstract available for more insights from the authors (see Supplemental Digital Content 1, available at: http://links.lww.com/JNPT/A273). PMID: 31205230 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Physical Therapy - June 19, 2019 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Krishnan S, Hay CC, Pappadis MR, Deutsch A, Reistetter TA Tags: J Neurol Phys Ther Source Type: research

Lower-extremity Dynamometry as a Novel Outcome Measure in a Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Feasibility Trial of Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) for HIV-associated Myelopathy
Conclusion: We conclude that an adequately powered clinical trial of IVIG for HIVM would likely require a prolonged recruitment period and multiple participating sites. Lower limb dynamometry is a useful outcome measure for HIVM, which might also be useful in other HIV-related gait disorders. KEYWORDS: Dynamometry, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), myelopathy INTRODUCTION Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated myelopathy (HIVM) is a rare but well-described neurologic complication of HIV; it was first described early in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic, and i...
Source: Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience - February 1, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: ICN Online Editor Tags: Assessment Tools Current Issue Demyelinating Disease Movement Disorders Neurodegenerative Disease Neurology Original Research Primary Care Technology Trial Methodology Dynamometry human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) intravenous immu Source Type: research

Letters Of Gratitude Help Bring Thanksgiving Home
A lovely note crossed my desk recently. "You know something?" began the letter from 74-year-old Mrs. P, who received home care for complications from diabetes. "I would sooner do this than complain. People take the time to complain, but they will never tell you when something is going really well." One of the great privileges of my job overseeing patient care services at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York is that I get to hear from people like Mrs. P, telling me when things are indeed going well--and how that impacts their lives and the lives of those whom they dearly love. The note from Mrs. P went on to praise one ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The First 3 Months Post Stroke: A Unique Opportunity to Promote Exercise (P3.300)
Conclusions: Ischemic stroke patients were more likely to be exercising at three months than before their stroke, likely in part due to prescribed rehabilitation. Although this analysis is limited by unknown aerobic intensity, this subacute time period after stroke may provide a unique opportunity to incorporate exercise into patients’ lifestyles long-term.Disclosure: Dr. Garrison has nothing to disclose. Dr. Dunning has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kissela has received personal compensation for activities with Janssen and AbbVie, Inc. Dr. Woo has received research support from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Flah...
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Garrison, G., Dunning, K., Kissela, B., Woo, D., Flaherty, M., Khatri, P., Kleindorfer, D., Adeoye, O., Moomaw, C., Ferioli, S., Alwell, K., Pierce, B. Tags: Neurorehabilitation Source Type: research

Can You Think Yourself Into A Different Person?
For years she had tried to be the perfect wife and mother but now, divorced, with two sons, having gone through another break-up and in despair about her future, she felt as if she’d failed at it all, and she was tired of it. On 6 June 2007 Debbie Hampton, of Greensboro, North Carolina, took an overdose of more than 90 pills – a combination of ten different prescription drugs, some of which she’d stolen from a neighbor’s bedside cabinet. That afternoon, she’d written a note on her computer: “I’ve screwed up this life so bad that there is no place here for me and nothing I can contr...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 19, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

Functional Motor Recovery In Stroke Survivors - Determinants In A Stroke Unit in Sub-Saharan Africa. (P3.045)
CONCLUSIONS:Frequent and effective visits to the physical therapist and to wit attainment of good and functional motor recovery may be hampered by its financial burden in resource poor settings where health insurance scarcely existStudy Supported by:NONEDisclosure: Dr. Imarhiagbe has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Imarhiagbe, F. Tags: Neural Repair and Neuro-rehabilitation: Clinical Source Type: research