Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (all articles)
Meta-Analysis: Accelerometer- and Pedometer-Based Physical Activity Interventions Among Adults with Cardiometabolic Conditions
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:28h | UTCCommentary: Walk and Talk: Step-Counting Devices Work Best When Paired With Doctor Consults – TCTMD (free)
Opinion – ‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed
18 Oct, 2019 | 08:17h | UTC‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed – Kaiser Health News (free)
Related: Mobility Programs for the Hospitalized Older Adult: A Scoping Review – Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (free)
Exercise is Medicine in Oncology: Engaging Clinicians to Help Patients Move Through Cancer
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:37h | UTCSee also: Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors: Consensus Statement from International Multidisciplinary Roundtable – Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (free) AND American College of Sports Medicine Roundtable Report on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Cancer Prevention and Control – Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (free)
Commentaries: Exercise can now be prescribed like medicine for people with and beyond cancer – Penn State College of Medicine (free) AND Expert Panel: Cancer Treatment Plans Should Include Tailored Exercise Prescriptions – American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) (free) AND Panel Finds Exercise May Lower Cancer Risk, Improve Outcomes – NIH Director’s Blog (free) AND Exercise Advice for Surviving Cancer, and Maybe Avoiding It – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injections in the Hip and Knee: Perhaps Not as Safe as We Thought?
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:21h | UTCCommentary: New evidence that hip and knee steroid injections more dangerous than thought – Boston University School of Medicine (free)
Position Paper: Sarcopenia
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:33h | UTCSarcopenia: A Time for Action. An SCWD Position Paper – Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle (free)
Related: Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis – Age and Ageing (free)
Meta-analysis: Early Mobilization of Critically Ill Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
16 Oct, 2019 | 10:28h | UTCRelated: Early Mobilization of Patients in Intensive Care: Organization, Communication and Safety Factors that Influence Translation into Clinical Practice – Critical Care (free) AND Early intervention (mobilization or active exercise) for critically ill adults in the intensive care unit – Cochrane Library (free)
Updated NICE Guideline: Diabetic Foot Problems
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:47h | UTCRelated: The management of diabetic foot: A clinical practice guideline by the Society for Vascular Surgery in collaboration with the American Podiatric Medical Association and the Society for Vascular Medicine (free) AND Diabetic foot – The BMJ (free) AND Diagnosis and Management of Diabetic Foot Complications – American Diabetes Association (free) AND Prevention, assessment, diagnosis and management of diabetic foot based on clinical practice guidelines: A systematic review – Medicine (free)
Podcast: Osteoarthritis Master Class
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:22h | UTCSee also: Episodes List
Meta-Analysis: Effect of Combined Diclofenac and B Vitamins (Thiamine, Pyridoxine, and Cyanocobalamin) for Low Back Pain Management
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
Systematic Review of Guidelines: Non-pharmacological Interventions for Osteoporosis Treatment
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:32h | UTC
Systematic Review: Interventions for Preventing Falls in People After Stroke
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:09h | UTCInterventions for preventing falls in people after stroke – Cochrane Library (free)
Systematic Review: Exercise Programs for Ankylosing Spondylitis
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:08h | UTCExercise programmes for ankylosing spondylitis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Benefits and harms of exercise programmes for people with ankylosing spondylitis – Cochrane Library (free)
[Abstract Only] Systematic Review: A Majority of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Can Be Prevented by Injury Prevention Programs
30 Sep, 2019 | 00:06h | UTCA Majority of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Can Be Prevented by Injury Prevention Programs: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials and Cluster–Randomized Controlled Trials With Meta-analysis – American Journal of Sports Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Study: Sport Specialization in Youth Associated with Increased Risk of Injuries
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:29h | UTCCommentaries: For young athletes, sport specialization means increased risk of injury – Brown University (free) AND Sports Specialization Hurts Girls More Than Boys – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Sport Specialization and Risk of Overuse Injuries (link to abstract and commentary)
Position Paper: Physical Activity for Patients with heart failure
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:53h | UTC
Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain
20 Sep, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCSource: Low back pain: joint guidelines from US Departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense – Univadis (free registration required)
Related: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview – European Spine Journal (free) AND Clinical practice guidelines for the noninvasive management of low back pain: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration – European Journal of Pain (free) AND Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management – NICE (free) AND Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians (free) AND National Clinical Guidelines for non-surgical treatment of patients with recent onset low back pain or lumbar radiculopathy – European Spine Journal (free)
Meta-analysis: Combined Lifestyle Factors and Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes and Prognosis Among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes
13 Sep, 2019 | 08:16h | UTCCommentary: Diabetes Risk Plummets by 75% When Multiple Risk Factors Tackled – Medscape (free registration required)
#ESCCongress – Cohort Study: Cardiovascular Disease Patients May Benefit More from Exercise than Healthy People
2 Sep, 2019 | 00:58h | UTCNews Release: Cardiovascular disease patients benefit more from exercise than healthy people – European Society of Cardiology (free)
Evidence-based Recommendations for the Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Rupture
27 Aug, 2019 | 00:32h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Preoperative Physical Exercise Interventions in Patients with Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
27 Aug, 2019 | 00:15h | UTCRelated: Preoperative exercise training for patients with non‐small cell lung cancer – Cochrane Library (free) AND Preoperative patient preparation in enhanced recovery pathways – Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology (free)
Review: Development of Exercise as Interception Therapy for Cancer
23 Aug, 2019 | 08:42h | UTCDevelopment of Exercise as Interception Therapy for Cancer: A Review – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Related: Clinical Oncology Society of Australia position statement on exercise in cancer care – The Medical Journal of Australia (free PDF) AND The Exercise and Sports Science Australia position statement: Exercise medicine in cancer management – Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (free)
Meta-Analysis: Global Incidence of Frailty and Prefrailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
20 Aug, 2019 | 08:20h | UTCCommentaries: The Dynamics of Frailty Among Older Adults – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Frailty is a medical condition, not an inevitable result of aging – Monash University (free)
Related: Best practice guidelines for the management of frailty: a British Geriatrics Society, Age UK and Royal College of General Practitioners report – Age and Ageing (free) AND A Review of Frailty Syndrome and Its Physical, Cognitive and Emotional Domains in the Elderly – Geriatrics (free) AND Frailty: Identifying elderly patients at high risk of poor outcomes – Canadian Family Physician (free)
Review: Chronic Pain in Critical Care Survivors
9 Aug, 2019 | 07:15h | UTCChronic pain in critical care survivors: a narrative review – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free)
Related: Recovery after critical illness: putting the puzzle together—a consensus of 29 – Critical Care (free) AND Surviving critical illness: what is next? An expert consensus statement on physical rehabilitation after hospital discharge – Critical Care (free)
Position Statement: Resistance Training for Older Adults
29 Jul, 2019 | 20:36h | UTCCommentary: How and Why Resistance Training Is Imperative for Older Adults – University of Michigan (free)
Meta-Analysis: Very Early Mobilization After Stroke Does Not Improve Outcomes
29 Jul, 2019 | 20:32h | UTCVery Early Versus Delayed Mobilization After Stroke: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Stroke (free PDF)