OBJECTIVES To investigate the experience of living with patellofemoral pain (PFP). DESIGN Qualitative study design using semistructured interviews and analysed thematically using the guidelines set out by Braun and Clarke. SETTING A National Health Service physiotherapy clinic within a large UK teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS A convenience sample of 10 participants, aged between 18 and 40...

BACKGROUND An increasingly aging population implies an increasing prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) of hip or knee. It has been ascertained that unspecific hydrotherapy of OA according to Sebastian Kneipp not only improves the range of mobility but also reduces pain significantly and increases the quality of life of the patients affected. OBJECTIVE The main aim of this pilot study was to dete...

BACKGROUND In November 1992, a pilot scheme was established in Doncaster to provide an on-site physiotherapy service in six non-fundholding general practices covering a population of approximately 44,000 people. AIM The aim of the pilot scheme was to transfer a hospital-based physiotherapy service, to which general practitioners had direct access, to a primary care setting and to reduce refer...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To most clinicians, medical problems in musicians, particularly those concerning focal hand dystonia, constitute an unfamiliar domain difficult to manage. The latter can importantly influence diagnostics and the course of treatment. The purpose of this study was to enlighten the issue and to identify possible problems in diagnosing musicians' cramp within the Spanish medi...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the therapeutic effects of mechanical horseback riding for gait and balance parameters in post-stroke patients. METHOD This study was a non randomized prospective positive-controlled trial over a 12 week period. From May 2011 to October 2011, 37 stroke patients were recruited from our outpatient clinic and divided into two groups. The control group received the conven...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an exercise training program on cardiorespiratory and musculoskeletal performance and health-related quality of life of patients who were recovering from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). A 6-week supervised exercise training program was carried out in the physiotherapy department of a university teaching hospital. One hundred a...

BACKGROUND Despite conflicting evidence, chest physiotherapy has been widely used as an adjunctive treatment for adults with pneumonia. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness and safety of chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults. SEARCH METHODS We searched CENTRAL 2012, Issue 11, MEDLINE (1966 to November week 2, 2012), EMBASE (1974 to November 2012), Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PE...

OBJECTIVE To examine potential gender bias in recommendations of further examination and rehabilitation in primary care for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain after an interdisciplinary team assessment. METHODS The population consisted of consecutive patients (n = 589 women, 262 men) referred during a 3-year period from primary healthcare for assessment by interdisciplinary teams at a...

OBJECTIVES To measure functional recovery following acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture using a simple and reliable clinical movement analysis system. Clinic based methods that simultaneously quantify different aspects of movement over a range of activities and model functional recovery will help guide rehabilitation. METHODS A longitudinal study was used to measure gait variables ...