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Physiotherapy based on the Bobath concept for adults with post-stroke hemiplegia: a review of effectiveness studiesMatteo Paci
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Casa di Cura Villa Fiorita, Prato, Italy
J Rehabil Med 35:2-7. 2003..Methodological aspects of selected studies are discussed and requirements for further research are suggested...
Levels of evidence of articles published in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine journalsMatteo Paci
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Prato Hospital, Prato, Italy
J Rehabil Med 43:264-7. 2011..The aim of this study was to quantify and assess the levels of evidence of research and review articles published in professional Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine journals with international circulations...
Reported quality of randomized controlled trials in neglect rehabilitationMatteo Paci
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Casa di Cura Villa Fiorita, Prato Hospital, Prato, Italy
Neurol Sci 31:159-63. 2010..Analysis shows no time-related changes in PEDro scores. The results show that reported quality is moderate for RCTs in neglect rehabilitation...
Types of article published in physiotherapy journals: a quantitative analysisMatteo Paci
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Villa Fiorita Hospital, Prato, Italy
Physiother Res Int 14:203-12. 2009..The aim of this study was to quantify and assess the types of research and review articles published in physiotherapy professional journals with international circulations...
Pusher behaviour: a critical review of controversial issuesMatteo Paci
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Prato Hospital, Prato
Disabil Rehabil 31:249-58. 2009..This model might also explain some different results in this area. Clinical implications and requirements for future research are discussed...
Shoulder subluxation after stroke: relationships with pain and motor recoveryMatteo Paci
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Prato Hospital, Prato, Italy
Physiother Res Int 12:95-104. 2007..The aim of the present investigation was to understand the relationship of GHS with shoulder pain and arm motor recovery...
The subjective visual vertical in patients with pusher behaviour: a pilot study with a psychophysical approachMatteo Paci
Rehabilitation Department, Prato Hospital, Prato, Italy
Neuropsychol Rehabil 21:539-51. 2011..Results suggest that vertical misrepresentation might be due to the presence, in patients with PB, of a lower signal-to-noise ratio in coding systems. Implications for clinical practice are discussed...
Glenohumeral subluxation in hemiplegia: An overviewMatteo Paci
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Prato Hospital, Prato, Italy
J Rehabil Res Dev 42:557-68. 2005..Functional electrical stimulation and strapping are effective in an acute stage of hemiplegia; some types of slings have been shown to be effective and may be used together with other strategies...
Physiotherapy for pusher behaviour in a patient with post-stroke hemiplegiaMatteo Paci
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Casa di Cura Villa Fiorita, Prato, Italy
J Rehabil Med 36:183-5. 2004..Pusher behaviour is characterized by pushing strongly towards the hemiplegic side in all positions and resisting any attempt at passive correction of posture to bring the weight towards or over the midline of the body...
Recovery from stroke in patients with diabetes mellitusLuca Nannetti
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Prato Hospital, Prato, Italy
J Diabetes Complications 23:249-54. 2009..The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of DM on both functional and motor recovery...
Motor and functional recovery in patients with post-stroke depressionLuca Nannetti
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Prato Hospital, Prato, Italy
Disabil Rehabil 27:170-5. 2005..This study evaluates the influence of PSD on motor and functional outcome...
Effectiveness of fingertip light contact in reducing postural sway in older peopleMarco Baccini
Unit of Geriatric Rehabilitation, A S L 10, Florence, Italy
Age Ageing 36:30-5. 2007..Aim of this study was to determine the effects of LT on postural sway in older compared with younger persons...
Pusher syndromeMatteo Paci
Phys Ther 84:580; author reply 582-3. 2004
Scale for contraversive pushing: cutoff scores for diagnosing "pusher behavior" and construct validityMarco Baccini
Unit of Functional Reeducation, Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze, and Motion Analysis Laboratory, Piero Palagi Hospital, Florence, Italy
Phys Ther 88:947-55. 2008..This study was primarily aimed at establishing cutoff scores for and the construct validity of the Scale for Contraversive Pushing (SCP). The prevalence of PB in people with right- and left-brain lesions also was investigated...
The pusher syndrome in a patient with cerebellar infarctionMatteo Paci
Physiother Res Int 10:176-7. 2005
Physiotherapy for pusher behaviourMatteo Paci
NeuroRehabilitation 20:347. 2005
The scale for contraversive pushing: A reliability and validity studyMarco Baccini
Department of Geriatric Rehabilitation, Florence, Italy
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 20:468-72. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: The results provide support for use of the SCP based on its reliability and validity using a modified cutoff criterion to make a diagnosis of PB...
