Interventions for activity limitations
- 02 Jul 2009
Tyson and Kent (2009) undertook a Cochrane Review to examine the effects of use of orthosis (firm splints) for ankles, wrists and hands following stroke. The review came out in favour of use of orthosis for ankles and feet, but was less supportive of the use of orthosis for management of weakness, contracture or pain in the hand or fingers following stroke. Read more »
- 14 Apr 2009
Khan et al. (2007) conducted a Cochrane Review to evaluate and collate the best available research into the effectiveness of multidisciplinary approaches to rehabilitation for people with MS. While, like most Cochrane Reviews of this nature, the authors concluded that further high quality, multicentre studies were needed, they were able to draw a series of informative conclusions. Read more »
- 13 Apr 2009
The basis of this paper is an observation made by Levin and colleagues that the terms ‘recovery' and ‘compensation' have been used to refer to different concepts by different researchers. Too little attention, they argue, has been paid in the past to the distinction between gains in rehabilitation resulting from restoration of ‘normal' function at the level of physiology/kinesiology and gains resulting from physiological adaption or the development of compensatory movement strategies. Read more »
Doodles from William Levack's desk. Is he funny? Who knows, but at least he fills a space... This week: Constraint-induced movement therapy! Read more »
- 06 Jun 2008
This systematic review provides a summary of research into the effectiveness of multidisciplinary rehabilitation following hip and knee joint replacement surgery. Read more »
Gregory Kolt and Lynn Snder-Mackler edit this second edition of "Physical Therapies in Sport and Exercise" - a textbook intended for all health professionals who use physical techniques in the prevention, management and rehabilitation of injuries. Read more »
A Cochrane Collaboration review of the effectivess of occupational therapy interventions to improve the functional ability, social participation and health-related quality of life of people with rheumatoid arthritis. Read more »
Kath McPherson
