Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (all articles)
Tai Chi for Risk of Falls. A Meta-analysis
24 Jul, 2017 | 23:41h | UTCTai Chi for Risk of Falls. A Meta-analysis – Journal of The American Geriatrics Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Tai chi may help prevent falls in older and at-risk adults – Wiley, via EurekAlert (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Tai Chi May Reduce Fall Risk in Older Adults – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Electrical stimulation can help people who are too weak to exercise
23 Jul, 2017 | 16:14h | UTCElectrical stimulation can help people who are too weak to exercise – The Conversation (free)
Effect of Electroacupuncture on Urinary Leakage Among Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:24h | UTCEffect of Electroacupuncture on Urinary Leakage Among Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Electroacupuncture linked to improvements for stress urinary incontinence – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Electroacupuncture May Decrease Stress Urinary Incontinence – Medscape (free registration required) AND Mixed Results on Effectiveness of Acupuncture to Treat Stress Urinary Incontinence, Infertility – The JAMA Network (free)
NICE Guideline: Parkinson’s disease in adults
21 Jul, 2017 | 17:52h | UTCParkinson’s disease in adults – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Guideline (free)
Rehabilitation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
18 Jul, 2017 | 22:58h | UTCClinical Review: Rehabilitation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension – Swiss Medical Weekly (free)
Evidence-based guidelines for fall prevention
18 Jul, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC
Non-invasive ventilation for the management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to exacerbation of COPD
16 Jul, 2017 | 12:48h | UTCNon-invasive ventilation for the management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library (free)
NIV reduces mortality and endotracheal intubation in patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure secondary to an acute exacerbation COPD.
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Colon and Rectal Surgery
16 Jul, 2017 | 12:41h | UTCSee other Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines and Reviews in our collection and in the ERAS Society Website.
Review: Supervised Treadmill Exercise Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease
13 Jul, 2017 | 20:44h | UTCReview: Supervised Treadmill Exercise Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Related guideline: 2016 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: Executive Summary : A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines (free) AND Summary: AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease (free)
Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Risk Factors
11 Jul, 2017 | 17:12h | UTCEditorial 1: Healthful Physical Activity and Diet Promotion—For the Many or the Few? (free)
Editorial 2: Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control for All (free)
Editorial 3: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Is Behavioral Counselling Necessary? (free)
The JAMA Network – For The Media: USPSTF Recommendation Regarding Behavioral Counseling for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (free)
Free Online Course – Science of Exercise
10 Jul, 2017 | 22:09h | UTCJust Started! Free Online Course. Science of Exercise – University of Colorado Boulder and Coursera
Long-term health status and trajectories of seriously injured patients
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:01h | UTCLong-term health status and trajectories of seriously injured patients: A population-based longitudinal study – PLOS Medicine (free) (RT @karimbrohi see Tweet – “Trauma is a chronic disease”)
“The prevalence of reporting problems at 36-months postinjury was 37% for mobility, 21% for self-care, 47% for usual activities, 50% for pain/discomfort, and 41% for anxiety/depression… the prevalence of ongoing problems at 3-years postinjury is high, confirming that serious injury is frequently a chronic disorder”
Sarcopenia: Neurological Point of View
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:50h | UTCReview: Sarcopenia: Neurological Point of View – Journal of Bone and Metabolism (free)
Pelvic Girdle Pain in the Antepartum Population: Physical Therapy Clinical Practice Guidelines
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:51h | UTC
Depression following traumatic brain injury: prevalence, impact, and management challenges
3 Jul, 2017 | 17:37h | UTC
Aerobic exercise training for adults with fibromyalgia
3 Jul, 2017 | 17:20h | UTCAerobic exercise training for adults with fibromyalgia – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Aerobic exercise probably improves health related quality of life, may slightly decrease pain intensity and may slightly improve physical function.
Effectiveness of conservative interventions in adults with shoulder impingement
23 Jun, 2017 | 20:41h | UTC
Guided graded exercise self-help as a treatment of fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome
23 Jun, 2017 | 18:33h | UTCInvited commentary: Guided graded exercise self-help as a treatment of fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome (free)
Commentary: Self-help graded exercise programme may curb CFS fatigue – OnMedica (free)
Yoga, Physical Therapy, or Education for Chronic Low Back Pain
21 Jun, 2017 | 02:13h | UTCYoga, Physical Therapy, or Education for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Yoga Vs. Physical Therapy For Chronic Low Back Pain: Which Is More Effective? – Forbes (free) AND Yoga Noninferior to Physical Therapy for Low Back Pain – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Yoga as Good for Low Back Pain as Physical Therapy – Medscape (free registration required)
Exercise and other non-pharmaceutical interventions for cancer-related fatigue in patients during or after cancer treatment
29 May, 2017 | 15:21h | UTCCommentary: Several non-drug options help with fatigue during, after cancer treatment – Reuters Health News (free)
Aerobic or Resistance Exercise, or Both, in Dieting Obese Older Adults
19 May, 2017 | 17:52h | UTCAerobic or Resistance Exercise, or Both, in Dieting Obese Older Adults – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Exercise and Dieting in Obese Older Adults (free)
Commentary: Aerobic Plus Resistance Exercise Best for Obese Older Adults – MedPage Today (free)
Hip fracture guideline
15 May, 2017 | 19:45h | UTCGuideline: Hip fracture: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE – UK) (free)
Exercise interventions for cognitive function in adults older than 50
26 Apr, 2017 | 16:07h | UTCMeta-analysis: Exercise interventions for cognitive function in adults older than 50: a systematic review with meta-analysis – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free)
Source: Exercise Could Benefit Cognition in Older Adults – Physician’s First Watch (free)
“Physical exercise interventions significantly improved cognitive function in adults older than 50 years, regardless of baseline cognitive status”.
After Knee or Hip Replacement, No Place Like Home
27 Apr, 2017 | 16:28h | UTCAfter Knee or Hip Replacement, No Place Like Home – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
See also: Time to Rethink Inpatient Rehab After Knee Replacement? – The Rheumatologist (free)
Original article abstract ($ for full-text): Effect of Inpatient Rehabilitation vs a Monitored Home-Based Program on Mobility in Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty: The HIHO Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free)
The NYT commentary talks about the futility of some interventions currently used to postpone surgery and about the benefits of outpatient rehabilitation.
Preventing Sports Injury and Illness: Key Resources for Family Physicians
19 Apr, 2017 | 14:18h | UTCSelection of resources for primary care providers to improve their ability to prevent and treat injuries from sports and physical activity.