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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 Spiritovic1,2, Hana Smucrova2, Sabina Oreska2,3, Hana Storkanova2,3, Barbora Hermankova1,2, Petr Cesak4, Adela Rathouska2, Olga Ruzickova2,5, Karel Pavelka2,3, Ladislav Šenolt2,3, Jiri Vencovsky2,6, Radim Becvar2,3 and Michal Tomcik2,3, 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 LeBlanc1,2, 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)…
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