1Visiting Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, north Polytechnic institute of Health, ceSPU-gandra (Portugal). 2PhD student at the research centre in Physical activity, Health and leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto (Portugal); Visiting Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, north Polytechnic institute of Health, ceSPU-gandra (Portugal). 3associate Professor, Department of Physio...

[Purpose] To investigate physicians' attitudes, opinions and experiences towards physiotherapy services as well as to identify the potential factors that may affect the extent of utilization of physiotherapy services (based on physicians' beliefs) in Saudi Arabia (SA). [Subjects and Methods] A cross-sectional study was conducted. [Results] A total of 108 respondents met the inclusion criteria. ...

BACKGROUND Infections are known to be a major complication of stroke patients. In this study, we evaluated the risk of community-acquired bacteriuria among stroke patients, the associated factors, and the causative organisms. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study involving 70 stroke patients and 83 age- and sex-matched, apparently healthy controls. Urine specimens were collected from all t...

OBJECTIVE Whilst prognostic factors for recovery from whiplash associated disorders have been documented, factors related to high physiotherapy use are not well recognized. This study profiles predictors for high use of physiotherapy services from a large dataset from an Australian state insurer for motor vehicle accidents. METHOD A dataset of Motor Accident Commission claims in South Austral...

ABSTRACT Following major surgery pulmonary complications are an important cause of postoperative morbidity, contributing to significant increases in length of hospital stay, overall hospital costs and patient discomfort. Physiotherapy aims to prevent and treat pulmonary complications and a number of high quality studies have investigated the efficacy of various physiotherapy interventions in ma...

1. PhD, Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of São Carlos; 2. Physiotherapy Student, Federal University of São Carlos, 3. Master Degree Student, Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of São Carlos; 4. PhD, Department of Physiology and Pathology, São Paulo State UniversityUNESP; 5. PhD, Department of Physiology and Pathology, São Paulo State UniversityUNESP; 6. PhD, Departm...

Background: Antenatal physiotherapy is very essential for maternal and fetal health. Adequate knowledge andawareness in pregnant women plays an important role to promote its practice.Objective: The aim of this study was assess the awareness antenatal among womenin rural urban population Maharashtra.Study design: Survey or descriptive cross-sectional studyMethods: A conducted using a self genera...

The main problem of this research is the balance disorder sitting andstanding in children with cerebral palsy. This occurs because ofbrain damage during non-progressive growth and development ofchildren, thus limiting daily activities palsy.The purpose study was to evaluate effectiveness Pilatesexercises method on standing cerebralpalsy. type an experiment a pre test – post onegroup design whic...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effectiveness of a physiotherapy-based exercise program versus dexamethasone injection for chronic plantar fasciopathy in workers standing for prolonged periods of time. DESIGN A parallel group nonblinded randomized controlled trial with 12-week follow-up. SETTING An outpatient sports medicine clinic in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. PARTICIPANTS Fifty-s...

BACKGROUND Healthcare systems across the globe have begun the transition to evidence-based practice. The degree to which the transition has occurred can be debated but, it is underpinned by a large and rapidly growing volume of research. However, this research is only useful if it is reliable, comprehensive and accessible. The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro; http://www.pedro.org.au) rec...