Abstracts tagged "physical therapy"

Abstract Number: 0465 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cost-effectiveness of Treatment Strategies Involving Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy and Physical Therapy for Degenerative Meniscal Tear
Emma Williams¹, Valia Leifer¹, Jamie Collins², Tuhina Neogi³, Lisa Suter⁴, Jeffrey Katz⁵ and Elena Losina², ¹The Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research (OrACORe) at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and meniscal tear (MT) are highly prevalent and often concomitant. Treatments for MT in the presence of KOA include physical therapy…
Abstract Number: 1587 • ACR Convergence 2021
Do Physical Therapists Use Recommended Treatments for Chronic Low Back Pain?
Debbie Feldman¹, Jonathan El-Khoury², Tatiana Orozco¹, François Desmeules³, Maude Laliberté¹ and Kadija Perreault⁴, ¹Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ³Research Centre of Hôpital Maisonneuve Rosemont, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Chronic low back pain has been the subject of many studies in medicine and physical therapy for over half a century. Clinical practice guidelines…
Abstract Number: 0697 • ACR Convergence 2020
Inferior Tendon Structure and Function Seen in Patients with Achilles Tendinopathy and Neovascularization of the Achilles Tendon
Brian Honick¹, Haraldur Sigurdsson¹ and Karin Silbernagel¹, ¹University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Background/Purpose: In prior research, the incidence rate of neovascularization with Achilles tendinopathy ranged between 47-88% of cases. The purpose of this study was to identify…
Abstract Number: 0924 • ACR Convergence 2020
Towards Systemic Sclerosis Rehabilitation via Videogames
Marica Doveri¹, Marco Trombini², Federica Ferraro³, Rossana Galli¹, Anna Laura Bargeri⁴, Simone Rando¹, SIlvana Dellepiane² and Gerolamo Bianchi¹, ¹Hospital La colletta Arenzano(Genoa), Arenzano, Liguria, Italy, ²Department of Electrical, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and Naval Architecture (DITEN), University of Genoa, GENOVA, Liguria, Italy, ³Department of Electrical, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and Naval Architecture (DITEN), University of Genoa, Ponsacco, Liguria, Italy, ⁴Hospital La colletta Arenzano(Genoa), Arenzano, Italy
Background/Purpose: The excessive production and accumulation of collagen in systemic sclerosis (SSc) leads to the gradual loss of mobility which affects the quality of life…
Abstract Number: 0931 • ACR Convergence 2020
Oropharyngeal Dysfunction in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis – Results of a Monocentric Clinical Study
Philipp Klemm¹, Mirjam Wirths², Ole Hudowenz², Ulrike Hoffmann³, Ulf Müller-Ladner² and Uwe Lange², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, Osteology and Physical Medicine, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Germany, Bad Nauheim, Hessen, Germany, ²Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, Osteology and Physical Medicine, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Germany, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ³Practice for Speech Therapy Ulrike Hoffmann, Friedberg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Nearly 98% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are suffering from gastrointestinal involvement (Schmeiser et al. 2012). While in everyday clinical practice screening for…
Abstract Number: 1384 • ACR Convergence 2020
Usage, Needs and Preferences Regarding Physical Therapy in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Sophie Liem¹, Nina van Leeuwen², Thea Vliet Vlieland³, Lian de Pundert⁴, Rita Schriemer⁵, Julia Spierings⁶, Madelon Vonk⁷ and Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴HAGA Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁵NVLE, Utrecht, ⁶University Medical Center Utrecht, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The importance of non-pharmacologic interventions in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is increasingly recognized. Physical therapy is among the most frequently used interventions, but knowledge on…
Abstract Number: 1385 • ACR Convergence 2020
Physical Therapy in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: The Perspective of Physical Therapists on Current Delivery and Educational Needs
Sophie Liem¹, Nina van Leeuwen², Thea Vliet Vlieland³, Lian de Pundert⁴, Rita Schriemer⁵, Julia Spierings⁶, Madelon Vonk⁷ and Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴HAGA Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁵NVLE, Utrecht, ⁶University Medical Center Utrecht, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: As there is currently no cure available for systemic sclerosis (SSc), nonpharmacologic care is an essential element in the management of the disease. Physical…
Abstract Number: 0571 • ACR Convergence 2020
Improving Care for Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis by Enabling Physical Therapists to Directly Refer to Rheumatologists: A Qualitative Study
Debbie Ehrmann Feldman¹, Tatiana Orozco¹, Sasha Bernatsky², François Desmeules¹, Jean Légaré³, Kadija Perreault³, Andrews Kwabena Tawiah⁴, Linda Woodhouse⁵, Michel Zummer⁶ and Anne Hudon⁷, ¹Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, ON, Canada, ³Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Curtin University, Perth, Australia, ⁶CH Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, Canada, ⁷Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
Background/Purpose: Early referral to rheumatology of persons with suspected inflammatory arthritis is associated with better outcomes. Typically, patients are first seen by a family physician…
Abstract Number: 0590 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Web-Based Data Capture System Can Successfully Collect Detailed and Quantifiable Physical Therapy Intervention Data Post Total Knee Replacement
Carol Oatis¹, Jeremie Laraque-Two Elk², Joseph Rizk², Ellen Benbow², Hua Zheng³, Wenjun Li³ and Patricia Franklin⁴, ¹Arcadia University, Philadelphia, PA, ²Arcadia University, Glenside, PA, ³University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁴Northwestern University, Chicago
Background/Purpose: Variation in clinical care of patients post total knee replacement (TKR) is well-known. Experts suggest that electronic health records (EHR) can be used to…
Abstract Number: 0620 • ACR Convergence 2020
Do Physical Therapists Follow Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations for Treatment of Inflammatory Arthritides?
Debbie Ehrmann Feldman¹, Tatiana Orozco¹, Sasha Bernatsky², François Desmeules¹, Maude Laliberté³, Kadija Perreault⁴, Jonathan El-Khoury⁵, Jean Légaré⁴ and Linda Woodhouse⁶, ¹Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, ON, Canada, ³Integrated Health and Social Services University Network for West-Central Montreal, Montreal, Canada, ⁴Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁵Université de Sherbrooke, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Background/Purpose: Physical therapy plays an important role in the global management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Therapeutic exercises (mobility, strength and aerobic)…
Abstract Number: 954 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Physical Therapy and Opioid Use in Knee Osteoarthritis
Deepak Kumar¹, Christine Peloquin ², Andrew Stokes ³, Lee Marinko ⁴, James Camarinos ⁴, David Felson ⁵ and Maureen Dubreuil ², ¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, ³Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, ⁴Boston University, Boston, ⁵Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Rheumatology, Boston
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of chronic pain in older adults. Physical therapy (PT) decreases OA pain and consequently may reduce burden…
Abstract Number: 2800 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Five Year Structural Changes in Patients with Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritis from an RCT of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy vs. Physical Therapy
Swastina Shrestha¹, Jeffrey Katz ², Elena Losina ³ and Jamie Collins ⁴, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
Background/Purpose: Meniscal tear is an independent risk factor of structural progression in OA; Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) is also associated with progression, though it is…
Abstract Number: 2803 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of a 3-Month Wearable-enabled Physical Activity Counselling Program for People with Knee Osteoarthritis
Hui Xie ¹, Linda Li², Na Lu ³, Diane Gromala ⁴, Chris Shaw ⁴, Catherine L. Backman ⁵, Johnathan Tam ⁶, Noonan Gregory ⁷, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta ⁸, Alison Hoens ², Anne Townsend ⁹ and Lynne Feehan ², ¹Arthritis Research Canada and Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Simon Fraser University, Surrey, BC, Canada, ⁵University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, ⁶Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁷Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁸Arthritis Research Canada and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁹Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Current guidelines emphasize an active lifestyle in the management of knee osteoarthritis (OA), but up to 90% of OA patients are inactive. We previously…
Abstract Number: 2715 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of an Intensive Controlled 6-Moth Physical-Occupational Therapy Program with Subsequent 6-Month Follow-up Period in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis – Preliminary Data
Maja Spiritovic^1,2, Hana Smucrova², Sabina Oreska^2,3, Hana Storkanova^2,3, Barbora Hermankova^1,2, Petr Cesak⁴, Adela Rathouska², Olga Ruzickova^2,5, Karel Pavelka^2,3, Ladislav Šenolt^2,3, Jiri Vencovsky^2,6, Radim Becvar^2,3 and Michal Tomcik^2,3, ¹Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Body Composition Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶Department Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Involvement of the skin and musculoskeletal system is associated with impaired quality of life in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Data on efficacy of…
Abstract Number: 60 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Paediatric Arthritis Rehabilitation Exercise Study
Claire LeBlanc^1,2, Sophie Laniel³, Michele Geoffrion⁴, Alexandra Sirois⁵, Sofia Nene⁶, Sophie Cloutier⁷, Yun Gao⁸, Karine Toupin-April⁹, Sarah Campillo¹⁰, Gaëlle Chédeville¹¹ and Rosie Scuccimarri¹², ¹Pediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³rehabilitaion medicine, co-PI, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴rehabilitation, co-PI, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Kinesiology, Student, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶medicine, research student, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷pediatrics, research student, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸research student, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹¹Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹²Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Montreal Children's Hospital/McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
JIA patients often require regular exercises to increase joint range of motion (ROM). Adherence is challenging; instruction by a physiotherapist (PT) / occupational therapist (OT)…