Exercise Therapy
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Exercises for paretic upper limb after stroke: a combined virtual-reality and telemedicine approach.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: Telerehabilitation enables a remotely controlled programme to be used to treat motor deficits in post-stroke patients. The effects of this telerehabilitation approach were compared with traditional motor rehabilitation methods. DESIGN: ... Read more...

Three-year cost analysis of function-centred versus pain-centred inpatient rehabilitation in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To compare costs of function- and pain-centred inpatient treatment in patients with chronic low back pain over 3 years of follow-up. DESIGN: Cost analysis of a randomized controlled trial. PATIENTS: A total of 174 patients with chronic ... Read more...

Effects of physiotherapy in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome: a systematic review of the literature.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To critically summarize the effectiveness of physio-therapy in patients presenting clinical signs of shoulder impingement syndrome. DESIGN: Systematic review. METHODS: Randomized controlled trials were searched electronically and manually ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Exercise Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Reducing falls among outpatients: a volunteer transports patients from the parking lot to their exercise programs. 30 Oct 2009
• Exercises for paretic upper limb after stroke: a combined virtual-reality and telemedicine approach. 30 Oct 2009
• Three-year cost analysis of function-centred versus pain-centred inpatient rehabilitation in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain. 30 Oct 2009
• Effects of physiotherapy in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome: a systematic review of the literature. 30 Oct 2009
• Supervised exercise therapy versus usual care for patellofemoral pain syndrome: an open label randomised controlled trial. 18 Oct 2009
• Effect of a multimodal high intensity exercise intervention in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: randomised controlled trial. 11 Oct 2009
• Cervical collar or physiotherapy versus wait and see policy for recent onset cervical radiculopathy: randomised trial. 5 Oct 2009
• Exercise for the management of cancer-related fatigue. 29 Sep 2009
• Ischaemic mitral regurgitation: mechanisms and diagnosis. 29 Sep 2009
• Myocardial perfusion, function, and dyssynchrony in patients with heart failure: baseline results from the single-photon emission computed tomography imaging ancillary study of the Heart Failure and A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise TraiNing (HF-ACTION) Trial. 29 Sep 2009
• Baseline differences in the HF-ACTION trial by sex. 29 Sep 2009
• Understanding heart failure through the HF-ACTION baseline characteristics. 29 Sep 2009
• Exercise above the ischemic threshold and serum markers of myocardial injury. 29 Sep 2009
• Inspiratory muscle strength as a determinant of functional capacity early after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• Thoracic outlet syndrome in a patient with Poland syndrome. 29 Sep 2009
• Robot-assisted task-specific training in cerebral palsy. 29 Sep 2009
• Muscle deficits in cerebral palsy and early loss of mobility: can we learn something from our elders? 29 Sep 2009
• The role of fitness in health and disease: status of adults with cerebral palsy. 29 Sep 2009
• The role of personal trainers for stroke rehabilitation. 29 Sep 2009
• [Pompe's disease. Part II. Treatment strategies and enzyme replacement] 28 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Exercise Therapy'

Definition: A regimen or plan of physical activities designed and prescribed for specific therapeutic goals. Its purpose is to restore normal musculoskeletal function or to reduce pain caused by diseases or injuries.

Descriptor UI: D005081

Alternative terms: Exercise Therapy; Therapy, Exercise; Exercise Therapies; Therapies, Exercise;

Related Mesh Headings: Sports; Exercise; Exercise Movement Techniques;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics; adverse effects; contraindications;

Tree Number: E02.779.483; E02.779.867.199; E02.831.387;

Technical Notes: EXERCISE is also available