In the past few decades, interest and opportunities to participate in initiatives positioned at the intersection of global health, rehabilitation, and disability—including community-based re-habilitation—have grown exponentially. Although the implementation of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) varies widely, it is generally described as a multi-sectoral strategy in community development that...

This study describes the expansion of cardiorespiratory physiotherapy (PT) services by one hospital in Belgium—from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. through 12:00 p.m. on weekends to providing round-the-clock coverage. The authors obviously see the value of chest PT practice , but is there evidence to support the added cost and staffing levels? Before addressing this q...

in some persons. Although stigma has decreased after the widespread use of MDT, some disabilities do occur which are mostly due to late initiation of treatment and inappropriate care. Besides the nerve and skin involvement bone changes have been reported to be common in leprosy. These bony changes need to be understood in the present MDT era specially in the context of clinical spectrum and dur...

Airway-clearance treatments (ACTs) are an integral part of the physiotherapy treatment regimen for people with cystic fibrosis, along with inhalation therapy and exercise. Autogenic drainage (AD) is an ACT that can be performed without either assistance or equipment, which makes it an attractive option for airway clearance for many people. In clinical practice, AD is often the treatment of choi...

Although objective measures of leadership may not exist, and leadership can be defined in many different ways, it is a construct that we understand intuitively when we see it, experience it, and are affected by it. Yet leadership in health care, and the qualities and attributes of leadership that enable people to support health system advancement, remains an elusive notion. The literature is re...

Context and cognition: Introduction (Contexte et cognition: introduction) r Guy Tiberghien 105 Context and sensory processes: ln search of basic laws (Contexte et processus senso-~ riels : à la recherche des lois fondamentales) t .' Lawrence E. Marks 121 \, Visual perception in context (La perception visuelle en contexte) ~ Claude Bonnet 137 Context effects in episodic memory: a review (Les eff...

What proportion of physiotherapy professionals are on Face-book, and how do they use it? To answer this question, Laliberté and colleagues conducted an online survey of physiotherapists and physical rehabilitation therapists in the province of Quebec, seeking information on their Facebook knowledge and behaviour. Their results provide new data on practising physiotherapy professionals' use of F...

Armstrong et al. 1 have made an important contribution to the literature regarding the physical rehabilitation sector of the health care system with their investigation into how health care resources are allocated in the home care setting in Ontario. Although the small sample size and narrow regional scope make it difficult to generalize the results of this type of study, they may contribute to...

Objective(s): Liver ischemia-reperfusion injuries (I/RI) are typically the main causes of liver dysfunction after various types of liver surgery especially liver transplantation. Radical components are the major causes of such direct injuries. We aimed to determine the beneficial effects of silibinin, a potent radical scavenger on liver I/RI.Materials...