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Strengthening interventions increase strength and improve activity after stroke: a systematic reviewLouise Ada
Faculty of Health Science, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
Aust J Physiother 52:241-8. 2006..Is strength training after stroke effective (ie, does it increase strength), is it harmful (ie, does it increase spasticity), and is it worthwhile (ie, does it improve activity)?..- Relation between spasticity, weakness and contracture of the elbow flexors and upper limb activity after stroke: an observational studyLouise Ada
School of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Disabil Rehabil 28:891-7. 2006.... 
Computerized tracking to train dexterity after cerebellar tumour: a single-case experimental studyLouise Ada
Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Brain Inj 23:702-6. 2009..In a child with pure ataxia after tumour removal, does dexterity training at the right elbow improve dexterity at the right elbow? Does improvement in dexterity transfer to improvement in upper limb activity?..- Treadmill walking with body weight support in subacute non-ambulatory stroke improves walking capacity more than overground walking: a randomised trialCatherine M Dean
Discipline of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW, 1825, Australia
J Physiother 56:97-103. 2010..walking with body weight support during inpatient rehabilitation detrimental to walking quality compared with assisted overground walking? Does it result in better walking capacity, perception of walking or community participation?.. - What is the probability of patients who are nonambulatory after stroke regaining independent walking? A systematic reviewElisabeth Preston
Discipline of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Int J Stroke 6:531-40. 2011..This information can be used clinically to make decisions about allocation of rehabilitation resources, education of patients and carers, and for discharge planning... - Ability to negotiate stairs predicts free-living physical activity in community-dwelling people with stroke: an observational studyMatar Abdullah Alzahrani
Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
Aust J Physiother 55:277-81. 2009..Which clinical measures of walking performance best predict free-living physical activity in community-dwelling people with stroke?.. - Effect of cardiorespiratory training on aerobic fitness and carryover to activity in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic reviewJane M Butler
The University of Sydney, Australia
Int J Rehabil Res 33:97-103. 2010..The available evidence suggests that training may improve aerobic fitness, but that there is little carryover into activity... - Relative contribution of motor impairments to limitations in activity and restrictions in participation in adults with hemiplegic cerebral palsyHsiu Ching Chiu
Discipline of Exercise and Sport Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Clin Rehabil 24:454-62. 2010..To determine which motor impairments make a significant relative contribution to upper limb activity limitations, and whether activity limitations are related to participation restrictions in people with hemiplegic cerebral palsy... - Mechanically assisted walking with body weight support results in more independent walking than assisted overground walking in non-ambulatory patients early after stroke: a systematic reviewLouise Ada
The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
J Physiother 56:153-61. 2010..Does mechanically assisted walking with body weight support result in more independent walking and is it detrimental to walking speed or capacity in non-ambulatory patients early after stroke?.. - Relationship between walking performance and types of community-based activities in people with stroke: an observational studyMatar Alzahrani
Physical Therapy Department, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Rev Bras Fisioter 15:45-51. 2011..To examine the relationship between clinical walking performance and amount and type of community activity in people after stroke... - Walking capacity in mild to moderate Parkinson's diseaseColleen G Canning
School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW, Australia
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87:371-5. 2006.... - Randomized trial of treadmill walking with body weight support to establish walking in subacute stroke: the MOBILISE trialLouise Ada
Discipline of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, 1825 New South Wales, Australia
Stroke 41:1237-42. 2010.... 
Mood and Balance are Associated with Free-Living Physical Activity of People after Stroke Residing in the communityMatar A Alzahrani
Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
Stroke Res Treat 2012:470648. 2012..Conclusions. Mood and balance are associated with free-living physical activity in ambulatory people after stroke residing in the community...- Improving community ambulation after stroke: the AMBULATE TrialLouise Ada
Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
BMC Neurol 9:8. 2009.... - Issues in recruiting community-dwelling stroke survivors to clinical trials: the AMBULATE trialGemma Lloyd
Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, PO Box 170 Lidcombe NSW 1825, Australia
Contemp Clin Trials 31:289-92. 2010..Recruitment to clinical trials is often slow and difficult, with a growing body of research examining this issue. However there is very little work related to stroke... - Loss of strength contributes more to physical disability after stroke than loss of dexterityColleen G Canning
School of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Clin Rehabil 18:300-8. 2004.... - Duration of physical activity is normal but frequency is reduced after stroke: an observational studyMatar Abdullah Alzahrani
Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Australia
J Physiother 57:47-51. 2011..What is the free-living physical activity of community-dwelling people with stroke compared with that of age-matched healthy controls?.. - The Tardieu Scale differentiates contracture from spasticity whereas the Ashworth Scale is confounded by itEmily Patrick
School of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, Australia
Clin Rehabil 20:173-82. 2006..These findings suggest that the Tardieu Scale differentiates spasticity from contracture whereas the Ashworth Scale is confounded by it... - Observation of arm behaviour in healthy elderly people: implications for contracture prevention after strokeKarl Schurr
School of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Aust J Physiother 52:129-33. 2006.... - A six-week, resource-efficient mobility program after discharge from rehabilitation improves standing in people affected by stroke: placebo-controlled, randomised trialRebekah McClellan
School of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
Aust J Physiother 50:163-7. 2004..The provision of resource-efficient programs is recommended wherever possible so that people affected by stroke may continue rehabilitation for longer... - Supported treadmill training to establish walking in non-ambulatory patients early after strokeLouise Ada
Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW, 1825, Australia
BMC Neurol 7:29. 2007.... - Training physiotherapy students' abilities in scoring the motor assessment scale for strokeLouise Ada
School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
J Allied Health 33:267-70. 2004..03) so that seven of the eight items reached at least 75% exact agreement after training. The results of this study suggest that training is important to ensure that all students reach an acceptable standard... - Is automaticity of walking regained after stroke?Colleen G Canning
School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW, Australia
Disabil Rehabil 28:97-102. 2006..The aim of this study was to determine whether people who have completed rehabilitation after stroke have regained a level of automaticity of walking comparable to healthy people of similar age... - Biofeedback improves activities of the lower limb after stroke: a systematic reviewRosalyn Stanton
The University of Sydney, Australia
J Physiother 57:145-55. 2011..Is biofeedback during the practice of lower limb activities after stroke effective in improving performance of those activities, and are any benefits maintained after intervention ceases?.. - Neurorehabilitation splinting: theory and principles of clinical useNatasha A Lannin
Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
NeuroRehabilitation 28:21-8. 2011..In conclusion, it is now time to re-focus on improving muscle performance in order to enable activity rather than preparing the patient for function by affecting abnormal reflex activity... - Muscle strengthening is not effective in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a systematic reviewAline Scianni
Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW, Australia
Aust J Physiother 55:81-7. 2009..Do strengthening interventions increase strength without increasing spasticity and improve activity, and is there any carryover after cessation in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy?.. - Efficacy of electrical stimulation in preventing or reducing subluxation of the shoulder after stroke: a meta-analysisLouise Ada
The University of Sydney, Australia
Aust J Physiother 48:257-67. 2002..3 to 6.1) compared with conventional therapy alone. Therefore, evidence supports the use of electrical stimulation early after stroke for the prevention of, but not late after stroke for the reduction of, shoulder subluxation... - Work-related thumb pain in physiotherapists is associated with thumb alignment during performance of PA pressuresAnne Wajon
School of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Man Ther 12:12-6. 2007..These findings serve as a guide to the safe performance of mobilization techniques, both for beginning practitioners and for experienced therapists complaining of thumb pain... - Stroke patients have selective muscle weakness in shortened rangeLouise Ada
School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Australia
Brain 126:724-31. 2003..Therefore, strength training should be targeted specifically at muscles at their shortened lengths in order to promote the recovery of function after stroke... - A treadmill and overground walking program improves walking in persons residing in the community after stroke: a placebo-controlled, randomized trialLouise Ada
School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 84:1486-91. 2003..To evaluate the effectiveness of a treadmill and overground walking program in reducing the disability and handicap associated with poor walking performance after stroke... - Thirty minutes of positioning reduces the development of shoulder external rotation contracture after stroke: a randomized controlled trialLouise Ada
School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Australia
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 86:230-4. 2005..To determine the efficacy of positioning the affected shoulder in flexion and external rotation to prevent contracture shortly after stroke... - Use of devices to prevent subluxation of the shoulder after strokeAnchalee Foongchomcheay
School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia
Physiother Res Int 10:134-45. 2005..In order to determine evidence-based practice for the prevention of shoulder subluxation, there is a need to test the efficacy of the most promising supportive devices based on available evidence... - No difference between two splint and exercise regimens for people with osteoarthritis of the thumb: a randomised controlled trialAnne Wajon
Hand Therapy at Hornsby, Hornsby, NSW 2077, Australia
Aust J Physiother 51:245-9. 2005..5 cm (95% CI -1.1 to 2.1); strength, 0.1 kg (95% CI -0.8 to 0.9); or hand function, 0.7 points (95% CI -3.6 to 5.0). While both groups improved, neither regimen is superior to the other in patients with trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis... - Routine physiotherapy does not induce a cardiorespiratory training effect post-stroke, regardless of walking abilitySuzanne Kuys
School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
Physiother Res Int 11:219-27. 2006.... - No difference between wearing a night splint and standing on a tilt table in preventing ankle contracture early after stroke: a randomised trialWendy Robinson
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital, Bankstown, NSW, 2200, Australia
Aust J Physiother 54:33-8. 2008..Is wearing a night splint as effective as standing on a tilt table in preventing ankle dorsiflexion contracture and promoting the ability to stand up early after stroke?.. - Increasing intensity during treadmill walking does not adversely affect walking pattern or quality in newly-ambulating stroke patients: an experimental studySuzanne S Kuys
School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Griffith University, QLD, Australia
Aust J Physiother 54:49-54. 2008..Does walking on a treadmill at increasing intensities adversely affect walking pattern or reduce walking quality during treadmill walking? Are any changes influenced by walking ability?.. - Four weeks of daily stretch has little or no effect on wrist contracture after stroke: a randomised controlled trialSally A Horsley
Physiotherapy Department, The Townsvilee Hospital, Townsville, QLD, 4810, Australia
Aust J Physiother 53:239-45. 2007..30 minutes of daily stretch of the wrist and finger flexors for four weeks prevent or reverse contracture, decrease pain, or improve upper-limb activity? Are any gains maintained one week and five weeks after the cessation of stretching?..