Introduction The benefit and necessity for prophylactic physiotherapy post operatively remains unclear [1]. Combined with an increased demand on resources, scores to identify patients who would most benefit are being increasingly used. A recent blinded observational evaluation of the SPPOST within our surgical physiotherapy service suggested it to be a potentially useful tool for identifying lo...

(Received on 30.01.2011, accepted on 14.06.2011) *Post-graduate, Department of Physiotherapy,**Associate Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore,(A constituent Institute of Manipal University, Karnataka, India., ***Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, ****Professor in Medicine, Director, Kasturba Medical College Clinical Research Centre, Manipal University...

Senthilkumar Thiyagarajan1* and Prabhu C2 1Department of Orthopedics Physical Therapy, the Oxford College of Physiotherapy, Bangalore , India 2Principal, The Oxford College of Physiotherapy, Bangalore, India *Corresponding author: Dr. Senthilkumar Thiyagarajan, Department of Orthopedics physical therapy, The oxford college of Physiotherapy, Bangalore , India, Tel: 1-418-525-4444; E-mail: senphy...

BACKGROUND Lateral epicondylitis of the elbow is a frequent condition with long-lasting symptoms. Corticosteroid injection is increasingly discouraged and there is little knowledge on the combined effect of corticosteroid injection and physiotherapy for acute conditions. We wanted to investigate the efficacy of physiotherapy alone and combined with corticosteroid injection for acute lateral epi...

oxidative stress (os), which has been implicated in pathogenesis of many acute and chronic diseases, plays an important role in diverse neurological disorders including depression and anxiety. os is caused by a large amount of reactive oxygen species or impaired enzymatic or non-enzymatic defense against it. os has been suggested to contribute to etiology of mentioned disorders. this review int...

Background Almost 80% of people have low back pain at least once in their life. Clinical guidelines emphasize the use of conservative physiotherapy and the importance of staying active. While the psychological factors predicting poor recovery following surgical intervention are understood, the psychosocial factors associated with poor outcomes following physiotherapy have yet to be identified. ...

PURPOSE To examine family perceptions of physiotherapy provided to relatives in vegetative or minimally conscious states. METHOD Secondary thematic analysis of 65 in-depth narrative interviews with family members of people in vegetative or minimally conscious states. RESULTS Families place great significance on physiotherapy in relation to six dimensions: "Caring for the person", "Maximisin...

BACKGROUND In response to long waiting lists and problems with access to primary care physiotherapy, several Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) (now Clinical Commissioning Groups CCGs) developed physiotherapy-led telephone assessment and treatment services. The Medical Research Council (MRC) funded PhysioDirect trial was a randomised control trial (RCT) in four PCTs, with a total of 2252 patients that ...

Background. Targeted physical activity drives functional recovery after stroke. This review aimed to determine the amount of time stroke survivors spend physically active during physiotherapy sessions. Summary of Review. A systematic search was conducted to identify published studies that investigated the use of time by people with stroke during physiotherapy sessions. Seven studies were includ...

The use of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy for patients with stroke was investigated, and the three treatments were compared. Out of 135 patients with stroke surviving at two weeks, 107 received physiotherapy, but only 35 received occupational therapy and 19 speech therapy. Those who received most physiotherapy were the most severely disabled and had the worst prognosis,...