Abstracts tagged "physical therapy"

Abstract Number: 1946 • ACR Convergence 2024
Shaping the Future of the National Musculoskeletal (MSK) Triage Initiative: Exploring the Impact of a Hybrid Model (Virtual and Face to Face) of MSK Triage
Julie Sugrue, Scott Murphy, Mark Kingston, paula Wallace, Catriona O'Dwyer, colum Moloney, Olivia McKenna, Finbarr Condon and Sean McKenna, Health Service Executive, Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are the leading contributor of disability worldwide (de Thurah et al 2022). The National Musculoskeletal (MSK) Triage Initiative, ensures…
Abstract Number: 1950 • ACR Convergence 2024
Telehealth Physical Therapy Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Adults with Knee OA: The Delaware PEAK Randomized Controlled Trial
Daniel White¹, Rana Hinman², Thomas Videtich Bye¹, Sydney Liles³, Dana Voinier⁴, Jennifer Copson⁵, Laura Schmitt¹, Barry Bodt¹ and Jason Jakiela⁶, ¹University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ²University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ³University of Delaware, Elkton, MD, ⁴OSHA, Newark, DE, ⁵University of Delaware, Wilmington, DE, ⁶Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC
Background/Purpose: Exercise is strongly recommended treatments to address pain and functional limitation for adults with Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) and Physical Therapy (PT) is responsible for…
Abstract Number: 1954 • ACR Convergence 2024
Examination of Rehabilitation Referrals from Rheumatology Practices for Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the RISE Registry: A Feasibility and Descriptive Study
Louise Thoma¹, Jing Li² and Gabriela Schmajuk³, ¹University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) commonly report functional limitations, pain, and fatigue that contribute to diminished quality of life and limit participation in valued…
Abstract Number: 2525 • ACR Convergence 2024
Challenges and Opportunities in Integrating Sleep Recommendations into Counselling Patients with Arthritis: A Survey of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Students
Codie Primeau¹, Deniz Bayraktar², Michelle Kho³, Christopher Tong⁴ and Linda Li¹, ¹Arthritis Research Canada & University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey, ³McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Individuals with arthritis face challenges in balancing activity, rest, and sleep. While physical therapists address activity, sleep considerations are often overlooked, despite evidence suggesting…
Abstract Number: 0165 • ACR Convergence 2024
Exploring Changes in Daily Behaviors with Changes in Physical Function over 24 Weeks in Adults with Knee OA
Thomas Videtich Bye¹, Isabella Granetzke¹, Sydney Liles², Jennifer Copson³, Laura Schmitt¹, Jason Jakiela⁴ and Daniel White¹, ¹University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ²University of Delaware, Elkton, MD, ³University of Delaware, Wilmington, DE, ⁴Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of pain that often leads to limitations in physical function, e.g., difficulty walking or climbing stairs, in…
Abstract Number: 1054 • ACR Convergence 2024
Utilization of Rehabilitation Services in Patients with Common Rheumatic Conditions: A Systematic Review
Keri Geinosky¹, Joel Thompson², Joshua Torrey³ and Louise Thoma⁴, ¹University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, ²university of north carolina - chapel hill, Cary, NC, ³UNC Chapel Hill, Westmoreland, NH, ⁴University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Rehabilitation services, such as physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT), are recommended in the care of inflammatory arthritis and other rheumatic conditions. However, the…
Abstract Number: 1057 • ACR Convergence 2024
Barriers and Facilitators of Access to Physical Therapy: A Scoping Review
Heather Worthington¹, Ellen Wang¹, Deniz Bayraktar², Stephanie Therrien³, Codie Primeau⁴, Jackie Whittaker⁵, Alison Hoens⁶, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta⁷, Hui Xie⁸ and Linda Li⁴, ¹University of British Columbia, Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada & University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵University of British Columbia, Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, Canada, ⁶Arthritis Research Canada; Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁸Arthritis Research Canada, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: After experiencing an injury or the diagnosis of a chronic condition, physical therapy is often an integral part of recovery or symptom management through…
Abstract Number: 1175 • ACR Convergence 2024
Physical Activity and Symmetry Following Total Knee Arthroplasty:Results of an Exploratory Trial
Kelli Allen¹, Liubov Arbeeva², Daniel Bracey³, Derek Hales³, Carla Hill⁴, Katie Huffman⁵, Todd Schwartz⁶ and Robin Queen⁷, ¹University of North Carolina, Durham, NC, ²University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, NC, ³University of North Carolina at Chapel HIll, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴UNC Health, Raleigh, NC, ⁵UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁶University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁷Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Background/Purpose: Studies have identified two key deficits in individuals’ activity-related trajectories following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). First, overall physical activity (PA) levels remain very low.…
Abstract Number: 1176 • ACR Convergence 2024
Exploration of Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects Across Exercise-Based Interventions for Knee Osteoarthritis
Paul Dennis¹, Livia Anderson¹, Cynthia Coffman¹, Sara Webb¹ and Kelli Allen², ¹Durham VA Healthcare System, Durham, NC, ²University of North Carolina, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Substantial variability exists in the degree of improvement individual patients experience following exercise-based interventions (EBIs) for knee osteoarthrosis (OA). Yet limited guidance is available…
Abstract Number: 1177 • ACR Convergence 2024
Supporting Implementation of Group Physical Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis: Results of a Multisite Implementation Trial
Kelli Allen¹, Sara Webb², Livia Anderson², lauren Abbate³, Lindsay Ballengee⁴, Cynthia Coffman², Connor Drake⁵, Graham Cummin⁵, Helen Hoenig⁵, Jaime Hughes⁶, Nina Sperber⁵, Matthew Tucker⁵, Amy Webster⁵, Leah Zullig⁵, Courtney Van Houtven⁵ and Susan Hastings⁵, ¹University of North Carolina, Durham, NC, ²Durham VA Healthcare System, Durham, NC, ³VA Eastern Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁴Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁵Durham VA Healthcare System, Durham, ⁶Wake Forest University, Winston Salem
Background/Purpose: Prior research has shown that compared to individual PT, group-based physical therapy (Group PT) yields equivalent or greater improvement in outcomes for patients with…
Abstract Number: 1318 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patient Anxiety, Fear, and Kinesiophobia: Challenges Shared by UK Physiotherapists in Managing Polymyalgia Rheumatica – Findings from a Qualitative Study
Anne O'Brien¹, Sara Muller¹, Jennifer Liddle², Martin Thomas¹ and Christian D Mallen³, ¹Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, ²Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ³Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) is the commonest rheumatic condition affecting older people. 35% of newly diagnosed patients report anxiety, (Muller et al., 2016) which, with…
Abstract Number: 1665 • ACR Convergence 2024
Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Physical Therapy (PT) or Sham PT in Persons with Knee Pain, Meniscal Tear, and Osteoarthritic Imaging Changes
Jeffrey Katz¹, Jamie Collins², Leslie Bisson³, Faith Selzer⁴, Morgan Jones², Heidi Yang², James Irrgang⁵, Clare Safran-Norton², Kurt Spindler⁶ and Elena Losina², ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Amesbury, MA, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Cleveland Clinic, Clev, OH
Background/Purpose: The syndrome of knee pain and meniscal tear (MT) is prevalent and disabling. The TeMPO trial (Treatment of Meniscal Problems in Osteoarthritis (OA)) compares…
Abstract Number: 0497 • ACR Convergence 2023
Effects and Tolerability of Low to Moderate Biomechanical Stress During Leisure Sport Activity in Patients with Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Filippo Fagni¹, Melek Yalcin Mutlu¹, Ioanna Minopoulou¹, Selahattin Alp Temiz², Manuel Krieter³, Georg Schett⁴, Arnd Kleyer⁵, David Simon¹ and Axel Hueber⁶, ¹Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg & Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology / Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Erlangen, Germany, ²University Hospital Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Erlangen, Germany, ³Department of Dermatology, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nürnberg, Germany, ⁴Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medical University / Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg & Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Nürnberg, Germany
Background/Purpose: International guidelines advise physical activity as complementary measure to drug treatment for patients with RA. However, this can hardly be extrapolated for PsA, for which…
Abstract Number: 1184 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Wearable-Sensor for Assessment of Gait and Chair Stand Patterns in People with Knee Osteoarthritis: Validation and Responsiveness to Treatment of a Potential Digital Biomarker
Deepak Kumar¹, Lukas Adamowicz², Benjamin Senderling¹, Mary Gheller¹, Michael LaValley³, Kathryn Bacon¹, Pirinka Georgiev², Charmaine Demanuele², Paul Wacnik² and Tuhina Neogi⁴, ¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, ³Boston University School of Public Health, Arlington, MA, ⁴Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The objectives of this study in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) were to (a) examine the agreement between measures of gait and chair stand…
Abstract Number: 1209 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Role of Kinesiophobia on Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity, Exercise Habits, and Quality of Life
Joel Thompson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) consistently report exercise frequencies that are lower than healthy controls and ACSM/EULAR recommended frequencies; even though exercise has consistently…

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