How does the literature compare to the actual rehabilitation performed in clinical practice after a meniscal repair?
How does the literature compare to the actual rehabilitation performed in clinical practice after subacromial decompression and rotator cuff repair?
This blog is a critical appraisal of a randomized controlled trial, assessing the effectiveness of an early rehabilitation intervention to enhance recovery during hospital admission for an exacerbation of chronic respiratory disease.
In this blog, Julie Duncan Millar, PhD Student and Physiotherapist, reflects on the difficulties of comparing and sharing upper limb rehabilitation trial data and proposes a condensed toolkit of measures recommended for researchers to use in future trials.
This blog is a critical appraisal of a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) investigating the influence of strength training on quality of life in ischemic stroke survivors.
This blog takes a critical look at whether using the Wii for balance rehabiliation in patients with acquired brain injury is a safe, effective and feasible intervention.
This blog is a critical appraisal of a randomized controlled trial investigated investigated whether strengthening the hip and core muscles vs. strengthening knee muscles is more effective for the treatment of patellofemoral (knee) pain.
This blog takes a critical look at whether including adding task-related exercises to standard rehabilation after a stroke can improve patients’ functioning and mobility.
This blog takes a critical look at a randomised controlled trial which assessed the effectiveness of a physiotherapy-led exercise programme after total hip replacement.
This blog takes a critical look at whether circuit training may be a safe alternative to usual physiotherapy for patients who’ve suffered a stroke.
Patellofemoral pain syndrome is a common condition that can be caused by multiple factors and can affect quality of life. Rehabilitation involves strengthening of the quadriceps but there is debate about if treatment should focus on being selective to the vastus medialis component of quadriceps. The following is a critical appraisal of a study which investigates if selective strengthening is more beneficial than general strengthening.
According to Scottish arthroplasty project ‘Biennial report 2014’, the number of arthroplasty operations has increased over the past 7 years (7609 hip and 7169 knee arthroplasties were performed in 2013) costing the NHS on average £7000 per patient (Scottish Arthroplasty Project 2014). This blog is a critical appraisal of a study which looked at importance of providing patient-cantered care for your patient right from the initial appointment and the positive effects it can have on patient outcome and cost efficiency.
Jeff critically appraises a study looking at interactive gaming.
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