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Associates of physical function and pain in patients with patellofemoral pain syndromeSara R Piva
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 90:285-95. 2009....- Responsiveness of the activities of daily living scale of the knee outcome survey and numeric pain rating scale in patients with patellofemoral painSara R Piva
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
J Rehabil Med 41:129-35. 2009..To assess internal and external responsiveness of the Activity of Daily Living Scale of the Knee Outcome Survey and Numeric Pain Rating Scale on patients with patellofemoral pain... - Neuromuscular electrical stimulation and volitional exercise for individuals with rheumatoid arthritis: a multiple-patient case reportSara R Piva
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 6035 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Phys Ther 87:1064-77. 2007.... - Patella fracture during rehabilitation after bone-patellar tendon-bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: 2 case reportsSara R Piva
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 39:278-86. 2009..Case report... - Predictors of pain and function outcome after rehabilitation in patients with patellofemoral pain syndromeSara R Piva
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
J Rehabil Med 41:604-12. 2009..To identify changes in impairments associated with functional and pain outcome in patients with patello-femoral pain syndrome following a standardized physiotherapy treatment... - Association of physical function and physical activity in women with rheumatoid arthritisSara R Piva
University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 62:1144-51. 2010..We hypothesized that the strength of the associations between PA and PF would be moderate, and that after controlling for social and biomedical characteristics, the associations would decrease... - A balance exercise program appears to improve function for patients with total knee arthroplasty: a randomized clinical trialSara R Piva
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, 6035 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Phys Ther 90:880-94. 2010..Patients with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have impaired balance and movement control. Exercise interventions have not targeted these impairments in this population... - Contribution of hip abductor strength to physical function in patients with total knee arthroplastySara R Piva
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Phys Ther 91:225-33. 2011..Whereas quadriceps muscle weakness has been demonstrated to contribute to functional limitations in TKA, the role of hip abductor weakness has not received attention... - Reliability of measures of impairments associated with patellofemoral pain syndromeSara R Piva
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, USA
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 7:33. 2006..The purpose was to determine the inter-tester reliability and measurement error of measures of impairments associated with PFPS in patients with PFPS... - Effect of baseline quadriceps activation on changes in quadriceps strength after exercise therapy in subjects with knee osteoarthritisKristen A Scopaz
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Arthritis Rheum 61:951-7. 2009..We hypothesized that subjects with lower magnitudes of QA (greater failure of muscle activation) would have smaller gains in strength compared with those with higher magnitudes of QA following exercise therapy... - Agility and perturbation training techniques in exercise therapy for reducing pain and improving function in people with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized clinical trialG Kelley Fitzgerald
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 6035 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15101, USA
Phys Ther 91:452-69. 2011..It has previously been proposed that adding agility and perturbation training to exercise programs for people with knee OA may improve treatment effects for pain and function... - Interrater reliability and validity of the stair ascend/descend test in subjects with total knee arthroplastyGustavo J Almeida
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 91:932-8. 2010.... - Relationships of fear, anxiety, and depression with physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritisKristen A Scopaz
Department of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 90:1866-73. 2009.... - Immediate improvements in side-to-side weight bearing and iliac crest symmetry after manipulation in patients with low back painJohn D Childs
Department of Physical Therapy, Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Tex, USA
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 27:306-13. 2004..Although there is good evidence that spinal manipulation is an effective treatment to improve pain and function for patients with low back pain (LBP), there is little evidence to support the mechanism by which manipulation works... - Inter-tester reliability of passive intervertebral and active movements of the cervical spineSara R Piva
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, 6035 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Man Ther 11:321-30. 2006..43 and .40, respectively). Findings are relevant to the planning of future studies to establish the criterion validity of these tests to guide the selection of interventions and establish prognosis in patients with neck pain... - Change in knee cartilage volume in individuals completing a therapeutic exercise program for knee osteoarthritisJason D Woollard
Department of Physical Therapy, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 41:708-22. 2011..Prospective cohort study... - Responsiveness of the numeric pain rating scale in patients with low back painJohn D Childs
Department of Physical Therapy, Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:1331-4. 2005..Cohort study of patients with low back pain (LBP) receiving physical therapy... - A modified neuromuscular electrical stimulation protocol for quadriceps strength training following anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionG Kelley Fitzgerald
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 33:492-501. 2003..Randomized clinical trial, single-masked... - Get up and go test in patients with knee osteoarthritisSara R Piva
Department of Physical Therapy, SHRS, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85:284-9. 2004..To determine the reliability, minimum detectable change (MDC), and validity of the Get Up and Go (GUG) test... - Reports of joint instability in knee osteoarthritis: its prevalence and relationship to physical functionG Kelley Fitzgerald
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
Arthritis Rheum 51:941-6. 2004..To report the prevalence and relationship of self-reported knee instability to physical function in a sample of subjects with knee osteoarthritis (OA), and to discuss the implications of these observations for rehabilitation... - Strength around the hip and flexibility of soft tissues in individuals with and without patellofemoral pain syndromeSara R Piva
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 15260, USA
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 35:793-801. 2005..Case control design... - Physical activity measured by the SenseWear Armband in women with rheumatoid arthritisGustavo J M Almeida
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, 6035 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Phys Ther 91:1367-76. 2011..As the benefits of physical activity (PA) are well known, measuring PA accurately in this population is important... - Effects of impairment-based exercise on performance of specific self-reported functional tasks in individuals with knee osteoarthritisPaulo E P Teixeira
P E P Teixeira, PT, MS, Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phys Ther 91:1752-65. 2011..CONCLUSIONS:/b> Impairment-based exercise may not be enough to make substantial improvement in performance of specific functional tasks. Task-specific exercise approaches need to be explored for people with knee OA... - Psychometric properties of the functional rating index in patients with low back painJohn D Childs
Department of Physical Therapy, Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
Eur Spine J 14:1008-12. 2005.... - Reliability of measuring iliac crest level in the standing and sitting position using a new measurement deviceSara R Piva
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Room 6035 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 26:437-41. 2003..This finding is relevant to plan future studies that will investigate if changes in IC level may be associated with outcomes of pain and function in patients with low back or pelvic dysfunctions... - Quadriceps activation failure as a moderator of the relationship between quadriceps strength and physical function in individuals with knee osteoarthritisG Kelley Fitzgerald
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Arthritis Rheum 51:40-8. 2004..To determine if quadriceps activation failure (QAF) moderates the relationship between quadriceps strength and physical function in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA)... - Proposal of a classification system for patients with neck painJohn D Childs
Department of Physical Therapy, Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 34:686-96; discussion 697-700. 2004..The end result of the classification process is to determine the treatment approach believed to be most likely to maximize the clinical outcome for an individual patient with neck pain... - Physical impairment index: reliability, validity, and responsiveness in patients with acute low back painJulie M Fritz
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 28:1189-94. 2003..Cohort study of patients with acute low back pain undergoing physical therapy... - Walking skill can be assessed in older adults: validity of the Figure-of-8 Walk TestRebecca J Hess
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, 6035 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Phys Ther 90:89-99. 2010..The Figure-of-8 Walk Test (F8W) involves straight and curved paths and was designed to represent walking skill in everyday life... - Clinical decision making in the identification of patients likely to benefit from spinal manipulation: a traditional versus an evidence-based approachJohn D Childs
US Air Force, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX, USA
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 33:259-72. 2003 - Intermittent cervical traction and thoracic manipulation for management of mild cervical compressive myelopathy attributed to cervical herniated disc: a case seriesDavid A Browder
Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX, USA
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 34:701-12. 2004..Case series... - Accuracy of the clinical examination to predict radiographic instability of the lumbar spineJulie M Fritz
Division of Physical Therapy, University of Utah, 520 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Eur Spine J 14:743-50. 2005..If the findings of this study can be replicated, these clinical factors could be used to inform treatment decision-making without a sole reliance on radiographic assessment... - Screening for vertebrobasilar insufficiency in patients with neck pain: manual therapy decision-making in the presence of uncertaintyJohn D Childs
US Army Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physican Therapy, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, USA
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 35:300-6. 2005..The authors hope that this commentary adds additional perspective on manual therapy decision-making strategies in the presence of uncertainty... - Cervical radiculopathy or Parsonage-Turner syndrome: differential diagnosis of a patient with neck and upper extremity symptomsChristopher J Mamula
Western PA Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Somerset, PA, USA
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 35:659-64. 2005..Resident's case problem... - Systematic review of the quality of randomized controlled trials for patellofemoral pain syndromeMario Bizzini
Department of Physical Therapy, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 33:4-20. 2003..Also, given the limited number of high-quality clinical trials, recommendations about supporting or refuting specific treatment approaches may be premature and can only be made with caution...