OBJECTIVE To analyse the effect of task oriented circuit training compared with usual physiotherapy in terms of self reported walking competency for patients with stroke discharged from a rehabilitation centre to their own home. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial with follow-up to 24 weeks. SETTING Multicentre trial in nine outpatient rehabilitation centres in the Netherlands PARTICIPANTS...

Warnock L, Gates A, van der Schans CP. Chest physiotherapy compared to no chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;9:CD001401. http:// dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD001401.pub2. Medline:24006212 Yang M, Yan Y, Yin X, et al. Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;2:CD006338. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006338.pub3. ...

OBJECTIVE There is a dearth of international research on hospice physiotherapy. This study aims to profile hospice physiotherapy in an Irish setting in order to inform practice internationally. DESIGN The study design consisted of a retrospective chart audit over 6 months. SETTING The study took place at a specialist palliative care inpatient unit (hospice) in Limerick, Ireland. PARTICIPA...

We describe a research framework for virtualizing documented physiotherapy instructions. Our approach bridges the gap between human understanding and the written manuals of instructions for physiotherapy. Techniques of Natural Language Processing involving semantic and spatial information processing are important in this approach. We have also explained the physiotherapy considerations that we ...

OBJECTIVES Firstly, to compare the effectiveness of a brief physiotherapy intervention with "usual" physiotherapy for patients with neck pain. Secondly, to evaluate the effect of patients' preferences on outcome. DESIGN Non-inferiority randomised controlled trial eliciting preferences independently of randomisation. SETTING Physiotherapy departments in a community setting in Yorkshire and n...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the perceptions of emergency department physiotherapy practice by emergency patients in metropolitan and regional Australia with a view to probing how consumers interpret the place of physiotherapy in such an acute, non-traditional setting. DESIGN A qualitative investigation using a descriptive open-ended questionnaire technique was administered to emergency patients...

Objectives Firstly, to compare the effectiveness of a brief physiotherapy intervention with “usual” physiotherapy for patients with neck pain. Secondly, to evaluate the effect of patients’ preferences on outcome. Design Non-inferiority randomised controlled trial eliciting preferences independently of randomisation. Setting Physiotherapy departments in a community setting in Yorkshire and north...

Objectives: Clinical education is an important component of physiotherapy education. The students’ and clinical educators’ viewpoints about different aspects of education are being analyzed worldwide for the promotion of educational services. The aim of this study was to identify the challenges of clinical education based on the experiences of physiotherapy students and educators.&n...

Abstract Background Increasing numbers of older patients are presenting to Emergency Departments (ED) following trauma. These require multidisciplinary care that the traditional trauma model fails provide. Therefore, a Silver Trauma Review Clinic (STRC) was developed in conjunction with geriatric, ED and physiotherapy services. The goal clinic is provide comprehensive management for non operati...

Abstract AIMS Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is known to have a distressing impact on patient’s function and quality of life, with as many 9 out 10 people cancer (90%) experiencing CRF (Macmillan 2021). Management CFR for patients Glioblastoma diagnosis additionally complex given associated neurological affect. Physiotherapy Occupational Therapy (PT & OT) an important role addressing through ...