Authors: Schneider G

PMID: 17535155 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Aust J Physiother)

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Authors: Russell T

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Authors: Bialocerkowski A

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Authors: Kwakkel G, Rietberg M, van Wegen E

PMID: 17535152 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Aust J Physiother)

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Eccentric exercise and shock-wave therapy benefit patients with chronic Achilles tendinopathy.

Aust J Physiother. 2007;53(2):131

Authors: Cook J

PMID: 17535151 [PubMed - in process]

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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis feel better after exercises in warm water than after similar exercises on land.

Aust J Physiother. 2007;53(2):130

Authors: Dagfinrud H, Christie A

PMID: 17535150 [PubMed - in process]

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Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation improves the outcomes of helmet ventilation.

Aust J Physiother. 2007;53(2):129

Authors: Ntoumenopoulos G

PMID: 17535149 [PubMed - in process]

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The physiotherapy workforce is ageing, becoming more masculinised, and is working longer hours: a demographic study.

Aust J Physiother. 2007;53(2):121-6

Authors: Schofield DJ, Fletcher SL

Question: Is the physiotherapy workforce significantly older in 2001 than 1986? What is the cumulative attrition of the workforce to 2001 and what is the predicted attrition by 2026? Is the workforce becoming masculinised? Is the workforce working longer hours? Design: Observational study using Australian Bureau of Statistics census data from 1986 to 2001 to predict workforce characteristics in 2026. Participants: All physiotherapists who responded to the 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses: 5928, 7106, 8788 and 10039 respondents in each year respectively. Results: The physiotherapy workforce has aged significantly since 1986 (p < 0.001), and women are older than men (p < 0.001). Forty-one percent of the 2001 physiotherapy workforce is predicted to retire by 2026, although around one-third of physiotherapists continue working after age 65. While physiotherapy remains a female-dominated profession, the proportion of males is increasing and has risen from 16% in 1986 to 27% in 2001. Physiotherapists are working longer hours than they did in the past, and while this is partly due to the increasing proportion of males in the workforce, generation X and Y females are also more likely to work longer hours than their predecessors. Conclusion: The retirement of older, mostly female, physiotherapists may exacerbate existing workforce shortages, particularly in the public and aged care sectors. However, the growing proportion of male physiotherapists and their generally higher workforce participation may go some way to improving labour force capacity overall.

PMID: 17535148 [PubMed - in process]

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Most people with rheumatoid arthritis undertake leeisure-time physical activity in the Netherlands: an observational study.

Aust J Physiother. 2007;53(2):113-8

Authors: van den Berg MH, de Boer IG, le Cessie S, Breedveld FC, Vliet Vlieland TP

Question: What type of physical activity or exercise is undertaken by people with rheumatoid arthritis? What type of physical activity or exercise do they prefer? What is their attitude towards physical activity or exercise? What are the perceived barriers to undertaking physical activity or exercise? Design: Survey of a random sample of people with rheumatoid arthritis. Participants: Four hundred people with rheumatoid arthritis in the Netherlands. Results: Of the 252 people who returned the questionnaire (63% response) 201 (80%) people participated in some type of physical activity or exercise. Significantly more inactive people were male, less educated, and older than the active people. Of the active people, 45 (22%) participated exclusively in supervised activities, 72 (36%) in unsupervised activities, and 84 people (42%) combined supervised and unsupervised activities. Cycling and walking were the two unsupervised activities people performed most often. Supervised group exercise and unsupervised individual physical activity were reported as the favourite activities. Further, more people preferred being physically active under expert supervision than without supervision and preferred water-based over land-based activities. The most frequently-mentioned barriers were lack of energy, presence of pain, lack of motivation, lack of information, and fear of joint damage. Conclusion: The majority of people with rheumatoid arthritis participated in some physical activity or exercise, mostly under supervision. Preferences for types of activity varied, underpinning the need for a variety of options for people with rheumatoid arthritis.

PMID: 17535147 [PubMed - in process]

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Additional exercise does not change hospital or patient outcomes in older medical patients: a controlled clinical trial.

Aust J Physiother. 2007;53(2):105-11

Authors: de Morton NA, Keating JL, Berlowitz DJ, Jackson B, Lim WK

Question: What are the effects of additional exercise on hospital and patient outcomes for acutely-hospitalised older medical patients? Design: Controlled clinical trial. Participants: 236 patients aged 65 or older admitted to an acute care hospital with a medical illness between October 2002 and July 2003. Intervention: The experimental group received usual care plus an individually tailored exercise program administered twice daily from hospital admission to discharge. The control group received usual care only. Outcome measures: The primary outcome was discharge destination. Secondary outcomes were measures of activity limitation (Barthel Index, Timed Up and Go, Functional Ambulation Classification), length of stay, and adverse events. Results: There was no significant effect of the additional exercise program on any outcome. There were no significant differences between groups for the proportion of the patients discharged to home (RR 0.99, 95% CI 0.86 to 1.14) or inpatient rehabilitation (RR 0.76, 95% CI 0.30 to 1.51) or for measures of activity limitation at hospital discharge. A one day difference in length of stay was identified between groups but this difference was not significant (p = 0.45). There were no significant differences between groups for adverse events: 28-day readmission (RR 1.10, 95% CI 0.65 to 1.86), patient mortality (RR 1.15, 95% CI 0.16 to 8.0), intensive care admission (RR 0.16, 95% CI 0.01 to 3.13) and falls (RR 0.69, 95% CI 0.17 to 2.81). Conclusion: Additional physiotherapy intervention during hospitalisation did not significantly improve hospital or patient outcomes.

PMID: 17535146 [PubMed - in process]

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