L Brosseau

Summary

Affiliation: University of Ottawa
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Reliability and validity of the AGREE instrument used by physical therapists in assessment of clinical practice guidelines
    Joy C MacDermid
    School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    BMC Health Serv Res 5:18. 2005
  2. ncbi Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the management of osteoarthritis in adults who are obese or overweight
    Lucie Brosseau
    School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Montfort Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Phys Ther 91:843-61. 2011
  3. ncbi Low level laser therapy for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a metaanalysis
    L Brosseau
    Physiotherapy Program, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    J Rheumatol 27:1961-9. 2000
  4. ncbi Intra- and intertester reliability and criterion validity of the parallelogram and universal goniometers for measuring maximum active knee flexion and extension of patients with knee restrictions
    L Brosseau
    Physiotherapy Program, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ontario Canada
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 82:396-402. 2001
  5. ncbi Efficacy of the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the treatment of chronic low back pain: a meta-analysis
    Lucie Brosseau
    Physiotherapy Program, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 27:596-603. 2002
  6. ncbi Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for strengthening exercises in the management of fibromyalgia: part 2
    Lucie Brosseau
    Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Phys Ther 88:873-86. 2008
  7. ncbi Intratester and intertester reliability and criterion validity of the parallelogram and universal goniometers for active knee flexion in healthy subjects
    L Brosseau
    School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Physiother Res Int 2:150-66. 1997
  8. ncbi Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for aerobic fitness exercises in the management of fibromyalgia: part 1
    Lucie Brosseau
    Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Phys Ther 88:857-71. 2008
  9. ncbi Randomized controlled trial on low level laser therapy (LLLT) in the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand
    Lucie Brosseau
    School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
    Lasers Surg Med 36:210-9. 2005
  10. ncbi Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the treatment of chronic low back pain: a systematic review
    Amole Khadilkar
    School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Spine 30:2657-66. 2005

Detail Information

Publications15

  1. ncbi Reliability and validity of the AGREE instrument used by physical therapists in assessment of clinical practice guidelines
    Joy C MacDermid
    School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    BMC Health Serv Res 5:18. 2005
    ..This study evaluated the reliability and validity of physical therapists using the AGREE to assess quality of CPGs relevant to physical therapy practice...
  2. ncbi Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the management of osteoarthritis in adults who are obese or overweight
    Lucie Brosseau
    School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Montfort Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Phys Ther 91:843-61. 2011
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  3. ncbi Low level laser therapy for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a metaanalysis
    L Brosseau
    Physiotherapy Program, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    J Rheumatol 27:1961-9. 2000
    ..Low level laser therapy (LLLT) was introduced as an alternative noninvasive treatment for RA and OA about 10 years ago, but its effectiveness is still controversial. We assessed the effectiveness of LLLT in the treatment of RA and OA...
  4. ncbi Intra- and intertester reliability and criterion validity of the parallelogram and universal goniometers for measuring maximum active knee flexion and extension of patients with knee restrictions
    L Brosseau
    Physiotherapy Program, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ontario Canada
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 82:396-402. 2001
    ..To examine the intra- and intertester reliability of the universal goniometer (UG) and parallelogram goniometer (PG), and to assess the criterion validity of the same instruments on subjects with knee restrictions...
  5. ncbi Efficacy of the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the treatment of chronic low back pain: a meta-analysis
    Lucie Brosseau
    Physiotherapy Program, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 27:596-603. 2002
    ..However, despite its widespread use, the efficacy of TENS is still controversial...
  6. ncbi Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for strengthening exercises in the management of fibromyalgia: part 2
    Lucie Brosseau
    Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Phys Ther 88:873-86. 2008
    ..The objective of this study was to create guidelines for the use of strengthening exercises in the management of adult patients (>18 years of age) with fibromyalgia (FM), as defined by the 1990 American College of Rheumatology criteria...
  7. ncbi Intratester and intertester reliability and criterion validity of the parallelogram and universal goniometers for active knee flexion in healthy subjects
    L Brosseau
    School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Physiother Res Int 2:150-66. 1997
    ..The purposes of this study were to examine the intratester and intertester reliability and the criterion validity of the parallelogram and universal goniometers for active knee flexion on healthy individuals...
  8. ncbi Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for aerobic fitness exercises in the management of fibromyalgia: part 1
    Lucie Brosseau
    Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Phys Ther 88:857-71. 2008
    ..The objective of this study was to create guidelines for the use of aerobic fitness exercises in the management of adult patients (>18 years of age) with fibromyalgia, as defined by the 1990 American College of Rheumatology criteria...
  9. ncbi Randomized controlled trial on low level laser therapy (LLLT) in the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand
    Lucie Brosseau
    School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
    Lasers Surg Med 36:210-9. 2005
    ..Low level laser therapy (LLLT) offers promising symptomatic relief of osteoarthritic (OA) pain. We examined efficacy of active LLLT versus sham LLLT on finger joints and three superficial nerves...
  10. ncbi Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the treatment of chronic low back pain: a systematic review
    Amole Khadilkar
    School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Spine 30:2657-66. 2005
    ..Increased attention should be given to the risks and benefits of long-term use, which more appropriately addresses the realities of managing chronic low back pain...
  11. ncbi Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, interferential current, electrical muscle stimulation, ultrasound, and thermotherapy
    Stéphane Poitras
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Spine J 8:226-33. 2008
    ..It is hoped that articles in this special focus issue will be informative and aid in decision making for the many stakeholders evaluating nonsurgical interventions for CLBP...
  12. ncbi Efficacy of continuous passive motion following total knee arthroplasty: a metaanalysis
    Lucie Brosseau
    School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    J Rheumatol 31:2251-64. 2004
    ..The objective of this metaanalysis is to examine the effectiveness of continuous passive motion (CPM) following total knee arthroplasty (TKA)...
  13. ncbi Intratester and intertester reliability of the Cybex electronic digital inclinometer (EDI-320) for measurement of active neck flexion and extension in healthy subjects
    M Tousignant
    Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Sciences Program, University of Ottawa, Canada
    Man Ther 6:235-41. 2001
    ..Further psychometric studies investigating the validity of the EDI and reliability with subjects affected by cervical pathology is warranted...
  14. ncbi Validity study for the cervical range of motion device used for lateral flexion in patients with neck pain
    Michel Tousignant
    University of Ottawa, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy Program and Radiology Department of the Ottawa Hospital-General Campus
    Spine 27:812-7. 2002
    ..Because the reliability of the cervical range of motion device was established previously, the results of this study suggest that the device be used as an outcome measure for the cervical flexion, and for flexion and extension...
  15. ncbi Massage for low-back pain: a systematic review within the framework of the Cochrane Collaboration Back Review Group
    Andrea D Furlan
    Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 27:1896-910. 2002
    ..Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common and costly musculoskeletal problems in modern society. Proponents of massage therapy claim it can minimize pain and disability and speed return-to-normal function...