Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (all articles)
Research: Long-term effects of glucocorticoids in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
29 Nov, 2017 | 16:46h | UTCCommentaries: Glucocorticoids offer long-term benefits for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy – Children’s National Health System, via ScienceDaily (free)
Research: Arthroscopic subacromial decompression for subacromial shoulder pain
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:50h | UTCEditorial: No benefit of arthroscopy in subacromial shoulder pain (free)
Commentaries: Common shoulder surgery may offer little pain relief – OnMedica (free) AND Is a common shoulder surgery useless? – MedicalXpress (free) AND Popular Surgery To Ease Chronic Shoulder Pain Called Into Question – NPR (free)
Meta-Analysis: Exercise for the Prevention of Low Back Pain
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:05h | UTCExercise for the Prevention of Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials – American Journal of Epidemiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Exercise may help prevent low back pain or make it less severe – Reuters (free)
Related meta-analysis: Prevention of Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)
Exercise guidelines for adults with spinal cord injury
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:37h | UTC
Research: Walking in Relation to Mortality
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:40h | UTCCommentaries: Regular Walking, Even if Minimal, Tied to Lower Death Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Study finds even regular walking can lower mortality risk – UPI (free)
Research: Exercise and the Prevention of Depression
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:32h | UTCCommentary: Just One Hour of Exercise a Week May Help Prevent Depression – TIME Magazine (free) AND One hour of exercise a week can prevent depression – EurekAlert (free) AND What’s the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and early death? Exercise – The Guardian (free)
“Explaining and apologizing to patients after a medical error does not increase lawsuits, large US study finds” (RT @bmj_latest see Tweet)
Randomized Trial: Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated PEEP on Mortality in Patients with ARDS
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:32h | UTCEditorial: Lung Recruitment and Titrated PEEP in Moderate to Severe ARDS: Is the Door Closing on the Open Lung? (free)
Commentary: Open Lung Ventilation May Worsen ARDS Mortality – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“A strategy using a lung recruitment maneuver and titrated PEEP, in association with volume-assist control ventilation, increased mortality of patients with moderate to severe ARDS”.
Systematic review: Exercise for people with cancer
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:23h | UTCExercise for people with cancer: a systematic review – Current Oncology (free)
Draft Recommendation Statement: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:07h | UTCCommentaries: USPSTF Draft Recommendations for Falls and Fracture Prevention – Medscape (free registration required) AND USPSTF Draft Statement: Vitamin D Supplements No Longer Recommended to Prevent Falls in Seniors – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related guidelines: Falls in older people: assessing risk and prevention – NICE (free) AND Evidence-based guidelines for fall prevention in Korea (free) AND Summary of the Updated American Geriatrics Society/British Geriatrics Society Clinical Practice Guideline for Prevention of Falls in Older Persons (free PDF) AND Management of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Clinical Guidance Statement From the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association (free) AND Prevention of fall-related injuries in the elderly: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma practice management guideline (free)
Carers of stroke survivors voice an unmet need for practical and emotional support
9 Sep, 2017 | 21:33h | UTCCarers of stroke survivors voice an unmet need for practical and emotional support – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Carers’ Experiences, Needs, and Preferences During Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies – Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Systematic Review: Effects of exercise on fitness and health of adults with spinal cord injury
9 Sep, 2017 | 16:14h | UTCEffects of exercise on fitness and health of adults with spinal cord injury – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Rehab+
Review: The Diagnosis and Management of Bipolar I and II Disorders
7 Sep, 2017 | 20:15h | UTCThe Diagnosis and Management of Bipolar I and II Disorders – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Comprehensive geriatric assessment may reduce risk of delirium after hip fracture
6 Sep, 2017 | 18:34h | UTCComprehensive assessment may reduce risk of delirium after hip fracture – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Prevention of Delirium After Hip Fracture: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials – Journal of The American Geriatrics society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Comprehensive geriatric assessment reduced the risk of delirium by 20% in patients having hip fracture surgery” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Cohort Study: Association between sedentary time and mortality across levels of frailty
1 Sep, 2017 | 20:57h | UTCCommentary: Prolonged sitting and frailty a deadly combination – Medical News Today (free) AND Inactivity Toll Worst for Frailest Elders – Medscape (free registration required)
Study: Resistance training may prevent obese older people becoming frail when losing weight
30 Aug, 2017 | 19:12h | UTCResistance training may prevent obese older people becoming frail when losing weight – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Aerobic or Resistance Exercise, or Both, in Dieting Obese Older Adults – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Video Summary: Exercise and Dieting in Obese Older Adults (free)
Study: Effectiveness of a Timing and Coordination Group Exercise Program to Improve Mobility in Older Adults
30 Aug, 2017 | 18:04h | UTCCommentary: On the Move exercise program improved mobility in older adults – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Guideline: Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clical Care Standard
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:00h | UTCOsteoarthritis of the Knee Clical Care Standard – Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (PDF Guideline and other resources)
Source: Research Review Australia (free resource to find articles of interest)
Study: Is late-life dependency increasing or not?
26 Aug, 2017 | 17:03h | UTCCommentaries: The burden of triumph: meeting health and social care needs – The Lancet (free) AND Do we really need 200,000 more care home beds? – The Guardian (free) AND Time spent frail in old age ‘doubles’ – BBC (free)
“The amount of time spent needing daily care in late life has doubled in England over the past two decades, a study suggests”. (from BBC)
Study: Local Anesthetic With or Without Corticosteroid for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
26 Aug, 2017 | 16:22h | UTCSource: ACP Journal Wise ($)
“Epidural injections of corticosteroid plus lidocaine offered no benefits from 6 weeks to 12 months beyond that of injections of lidocaine alone”
Systematic Review: Preventing Complications and Treating Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
26 Aug, 2017 | 16:05h | UTCSystematic Review: Preventing Complications and Treating Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) (free)
Guideline: Recommendations on Tracheostomized Children
22 Aug, 2017 | 13:19h | UTC
Free Online Course: Science of Exercise
21 Aug, 2017 | 01:56h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Science of Exercise – University of Colorado Boulder and Coursera
Benefits and safety of gabapentinoids in chronic low back pain
16 Aug, 2017 | 23:04h | UTCCommentaries: Gabapentinoids Seem to Offer Little Benefit, Substantial Risks in Low Back Pain – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Evidence does not support the use of gabapentinoids for chronic low back pain – PLOS, via Science Daily (free) AND Gabapentinoids for Chronic Low Back Pain? Not So Fast – Practical Pain Management (free)
Pregabalin and gabapentin have significant risk of adverse effects without any demonstrated benefit in chronic low back pain.
Risk Factors for Post-stroke Depression
15 Aug, 2017 | 15:38h | UTCSystematic review: Risk Factors for Post-stroke Depression: A Meta-analysis – Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience (free)
Advances in the diagnosis and management of neck pain
15 Aug, 2017 | 00:33h | UTCState of the Art Review: Advances in the diagnosis and management of neck pain – The BMJ (free)
Related guideline: Neck Pain: Revision 2017 – Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health from the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (free)