Objective The aim of the present study was to determine the clinical activity profile of preregistration physiotherapy students during clinical placements and their clinical activity contribution to health service delivery.Methods Clinical activity data for 2014 were obtained from five Queensland public sector hospitals providing preregistration physiotherapy students clinical education in thre...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of repetitive locomotor training on an electromechanical gait trainer plus physiotherapy in subacute stroke patients. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING Four German neurological rehabilitation centres. SUBJECTS One hundred and fifty-five non-ambulatory patients (first-time stroke <60 days). INTERVENTION Group A received 20 min locomotor training...

BACKGROUND Deciding what health services are provided is a key consideration in delivering appropriate and accessible health care for rural and remote populations. Despite residents of rural communities experiencing poorer health outcomes and exhibiting higher health need, workforce shortages and maldistribution mean that rural communities do not have access to the range of services available i...

introduction: clinical education is an integral part of physiotherapy education and has a special status. during this course, the students gradually acquire experience and prepare their minds to solve patient’s problems. like all programs, clinical education has formed by processes and elements on which some external factors are effective. this study has focused on the internal elements and ext...

Stroke is a significant contributor to global mortality and disability, it typically classified as neurological disorder. A key component of stroke rehabilitation improving upper limb function reduce impairments disabilities their impact on activities daily living. In the last few years, robot-assisted therapy (RT) arises novel expanding approach in poststroke rehabilitation, which utilizes rob...

This study explored the relationship between psychological and demographic variables relating to chest physiotherapy (CP) and exercise in adults with cystic fibrosis. The main results were that adherence to both treatments was low and analysis of variance indicated that severity and gender were associated with exercise adherence, importance and burden. These results suggest potential areas for ...

BACKGROUND Lumbar disk prolapses are among the most common neurological conditions. In this open study, we asked whether repeated end-range spinal movements (McKenzie method) as physiotherapy in patients with lumbar disk prolapse induce early changes in location, size and signal intensity of lumbar disc material detectable by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We compared clinical with radiograp...

Abstract Background Pediatric physiotherapists help children to achieve their optimal physical development. The present study was aimed evaluate the out-patient pediatric conditions managed by in Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Nigeria (FMCA). Methods included all attended at Unit (outpatient) of FMCA period between beginnings May 20121 end 2022. clinic runs every Tuesdays and Thursdays. All ...