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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"therapeutic exercise"”.
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A pilot study to examine a therapeutic exercise intervention on fibromyalgia symptoms
… examine the feasibility of a home-based, video therapeutic exercise program on pain, fatigue, self-efficacy, and health status in fibromyalgia patients. Methods. Nine individuals who were previously diagnosed with fibromyalgia completed the study (out of an initial pool of 31). Subjects were …
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The value of therapeutic exercise in the management of chronic mechanical cervical spine conditions
A dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Technikon Natal, Durban, South Africa, 1997.
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Effects of dry needling and therapeutic exercise on sleep in individuals with chronic neck pain and sleep disturbance: A pilot randomized clinical trial
… to examine the effects of DN in addition to therapeutic exercise (TE) in individuals with CNP and SD, and 2) the effect sizes of DN in order to estimate an appropriate sample size for a large-scale RCT. Thirty eligible participants were randomly assigned into two groups: DN plus TE (n = 14) …
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A Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Interface with Augmented Sensing, Interaction, and Visualization Techniques
… the enhanced system helped participants improve therapeutic exercise completion accuracy, while study 2 measured how the system empowered remote physical therapist evaluation quality without the in-clinic diagnosis. The results showed that muscle engagement visualization substantially improved …
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Investigation of exercise, nutrition, and high tibial osteotomy interventions for patients with medial dominant knee osteoarthritis
… alignment: 1) a 12-week minimally supervised therapeutic exercise program with nutrition recommendations, 2) and high tibial osteotomy (HTO). Methods: This dissertation involved four studies. Participants were recruited as part of two separate ongoing prospective cohort studies evaluating …
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Creating Focused Occupational Therapy Interventions for Clients with Heart Failure in Skilled Nursing Facilities
… emphasize activities of daily living (ADLs) and therapeutic exercise (Rafeedie, Metzler, & Lamb, 2018). This project aims to create and implement a clinical pathway for occupational therapists (OT) within SNFs, in order to address patient barriers and improve the quality of care.</p>
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Custom Electrical Impedance Tomography Forward Models for Muscle Rehabilitation and Radiation Monitoring
… and visualizing muscle engagement can improve therapeutic exercise accuracy for rehabilitation. In addition, radiation treatment can be monitored in a more accessible way than is currently available. A wearable EIT sensing device is cheaper and faster to use than current options and can provide …
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"The Ghost of That Ineluctable Past": Trauma and Memory in John Banville's Frames Trilogy
… writing process subconsciously functions as a therapeutic exercise for both fictional narrator and real-life author alike. In so doing, this thesis significantly advances the ongoing critical re-evaluation within Banville scholarship of the author’s literary engagement with his Irish …
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Holistic Occupational Therapy Dining Interventions Supporting Individuals with Dementia in Skilled Nursing Facilities
… and billed in SNFs are heavily focused on therapeutic exercise and therapeutic activity (Rafeedie et al., 2018). Expanding the focus of current dining related interventions in clinical practice can be accomplished by providing additional resources and programming to OTPs. Implementing …
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Co-producing healthcare guidance for children and young people with ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) including the exploration and design of a home-based complex intervention
… co-produce allied healthcare guidance to improve therapeutic care, self-management, and quality of life for children and young people (CYP) living with ataxia telangiectasia (A-T), a rare and complex neurodegenerative condition. Addressing significant gaps in non-medical care provision, the …
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The Impacts of Arterial Occlusion, Sex, and Exercise on Arteriogenesis and Functional Vasodilation
… although this is potentially improved with exercise training. Furthermore, as females exhibit poorer physical function with ischemia and less improvement with therapeutic exercise, there appears to be a sexually dimorphic response to PAOD, warranting a comparison in collateral vasodilation …
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Community Physiotherapy and Chronic Disease Self-Management for Rural Community-Dwelling Older Adults
… live with at least one chronic disease. Exercise has been shown to be an effective means to reducing symptoms, and to improving physical dysfunction in chronically ill populations; and self-management is a nationally advocated approach to dealing with the growing health care issue of …
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The Influence of the Lower Trapezius Muscle on Shoulder Impingement and Scapula Dyskinesis
… while promoting proper movement patterns through therapeutic exercise and understanding each shoulder muscles contribution is vitally important to treatment of individuals with shoulder impingement. This dissertation consisted of two studies designed to understand how active the lower trapezius …
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The Effects of Treadmill Exercise in the P301S Mouse Model of Tau Pathology
… However, recent evidence suggests that physical exercise may slow the progression of AD and other tauopathies. The following dissertation project investigated the impact of treadmill exercise in a transgenic mouse model of neurodegenerative tauopathy. The central hypothesis was that endurance …
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Novel Preclinical Approaches to the Understanding and Treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy
… remodeling and eventual healing. We examined the therapeutic potential of a recombinant human hyaluronidase, rHuPH20 (biologic, FDA approved for reducing HA accumulation in tumors) in a novel Achilles tendinopathy and retrocalcaneal bursitis injury model. The potential of rHuPH20 to effectively …
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Development of a Mobility-Enabling Spinal Orthosis and Methods for Evaluating and Developing Spinal Orthoses on a Robotic Platform
… is not indicated, this undesirably hinders therapeutic exercise, independent living, and return to work. The cosmetic stigma of wearing an external pneumatic assembly large enough to provide significant offloading may provide additional disincentives to user compliance. Also, there was not, …
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Η επίδραση της συμμετοχής των ασθενών με οστεοαρθρίτιδα γόνατος σε ολιστικό πρόγραμμα θεραπευτικής άσκησης, στις παραμέτρους της μυοσκελετικής αξιολόγησης και στη λειτουργικότητά τους. Μια ελεγχόμενη μελέτη με Follow-up
Η οστεοαρθρίτιδα γόνατος (ΟΑΓ), αποτελεί συνήθη νόσο του μυοσκελετικού συστήματος που συναντάται συνήθως σε άτομα μέσης και μεγαλύτερης ηλικίας. Η εφαρμογή προγραμμάτων θεραπευτικής άσκησης (ΠΘΑ) φαίνεται να επιδρά θετικά στη μείωση των συμπτωμάτων και στην αύξηση της λειτουργικότητας. Σκοπός της …