iotherapists are vital members of the multidisciplinary team providing a spectrum of care from acute respiratory to rehabilitation. The education and training of physiotherapists and their role in relation to other health professionals such as nurses and respiratory therapists varies greatly. This withstanding, physiotherapy is reported to be an integral part of patient management in the intens...

Radiotherapy-induced lumbosacral plexopathy in cervical cancer treatment is a very rare, but extremely serious complication. The clinical course is associated with severe bilateral lower leg pain, reduced sensation, different degrees of weakness, paresis or paralysis, and sometimes also urinary or fecal incontinence. Patient quality of life becomes significantly deteriorated. Escalating neurolo...

This brief study focuses on the effectiveness of Matrix rhythm therapy which exist as new development in stream physiotherapy used for purpose relieving pain, improves microcirculation, relaxation and increases oxygen supply blood. A non-invasive method gently releasing muscular tension obtaining quick pain relief that can be conjunction with other forms manual or its alone. frequency range 8-1...

INTRODUCTION The Nintendo Wii game console is already used as an additional training device for e.g. neurological wards. Still there are limited data available regarding orthopedic rehabilitation. The authors' objective was to examine whether the Nintendo Wii is an appropriate and safe tool in rehabilitation after orthopedic knee surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective, randomized, contro...

An unpublished chart audit at a major Australian tertiary teaching BLOCKINhospital BLOCKINreveals BLOCKINthat BLOCKINdespite BLOCKIN65% BLOCKINof BLOCKINcancer BLOCKINpatients (inpatients or at outpatient oncology clinics) presenting with specific indications for physiotherapy, only 12.8% were receiving physiotherapy. 1 Indications included pain, lymphoedema, incontinence, respiratory dysfuncti...

Three patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome had significant residual impairment of joint mobility. Pain in the limbs and axial skeleton was a prominent early feature, as were autonomic disturbances and bulbar involvement resulting in prolonged mechanical ventilation. All three patients developed marked joint stiffness and contractures despite having physiotherapy from the outset. The skeletal p...

OBJECTIVES To develop and evaluate a four-point scale visual gait assessment form, the Rivermead Visual Gait Assessment (RVGA), for clinical use with patients with neurological deficits. DESIGN Preliminary clinical testing of reliability, validity and sensitivity to change. SETTING Patients were recruited from the Rivermead Rehabilitation Centre (RRC), a centre specializing in rehabilitatio...

Full or partial loss of function in the upper limb is an increasingly common due to sports injuries, occupational injuries, spinal cord injuries, and strokes. Typically treatment for these conditions relies on manipulative physiotherapy procedures which are extremely labour intensive. Although mechanical assistive device exist for limbs this is rare for the upper body. In this paper we describe...

QUESTION Does activity coaching add value to physiotherapy from the perspective of physiotherapists and patients in neurological rehabilitation? Is the use of activity coaching to promote walking and physical activity considered feasible by these physiotherapists and patients? DESIGN Qualitative study using interviews. PARTICIPANTS Five pairs of physiotherapists and their patients with neur...