Exercise physiology for physical therapy -oxygen consumption and physical therapy

Discordance between cardiopulmonary physiology and physical therapy.

were CEA negative and Leu-M1 or B72.3 positive have been reported. These latter two antibodies were not used by the authors. Furthermore, ultrastructural studies have been found useful by a number of authors,22 6 but were not employed in the study by Beuachamp et al,t Some ofthese tests may not have been performed due to the limitation of the sample size. This merely serves to underscore the di...

Games for Physical Therapy

One in six people in the world will experience a stroke in their lifetime. A large proportion of these survivors will have motor impairments as a result of this. Physical therapy can help stroke sufferers to overcome these limitations. Research suggests that the brain can be provided with sufficient stimuli to remodel itself and to provide better motor control through repetitive exercises. Howe...

Occupational and physical therapy

Hand therapy is a major sector of physiotherapy and one of great importance. The impairment of the hand and generally of the upper limbs can be the cause of social and financial hardship and a serious cause of physical and emotional deterioration. Major efforts are directed into developing therapy methods and procedures in order to standardise and therefore successfully apply treatment regimes ...

Physical Therapy for Cerebellar Ataxia

Ataxia, the incoordination and balance dysfunction in movements without muscle weakness, causes gait and postural disturbance in patients with stroke, multiple sclerosis, and degeneration in the cerebellum. The aim of this article was to provide a narrative review of the previous reports on physical therapy for mainly cerebellar ataxia offering various opinions. Some systematic reviews and rand...

Productivity Fellowships for Research: Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology and Audiology and Occupational Therapy.