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- Editorial: Who Are We?
Author:
Anne K. Swisher, PT, PhD, CCS
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Lung Volume Reduction Surgery and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improve Exercise Capacity and Reduce Dyspnea During Functional Activities in People with Emphysema
Author(s):
Janna Beling, PT, PhD
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the therapeutic effects of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) and pulmonary rehabilitation on levels of dyspnea during functional activities in patients with diffuse emphysema.Methods: Fifteen subjects who had undergone LVRS participated in this study. A visual analog scale (VAS) Activity Dyspnea Scales (VADS) measurement tool developed for this study was determined reliable in 10 subjects. The VADS was used to assess changes in dyspnea with fu
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Overview of Telehealth and Its Application to Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy
Author(s):
Donald K. Shaw, PT, PhD, FAACVPR
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Advances in telecommunication technology provide unique opportunities for the provision of medical services to underserved and geographically displaced patients. Health care professionals currently use voice and video systems to communicate with patients and colleagues in a variety of clinical venues. Unfortunately, such systems have limited presence in physical therapy settings. A variety of factors, including lack of familiarity with existing devices and perceived system purchase and operation
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The Linda Crane Memorial Lecture The Patient Puzzle: Piecing it Together
Author(s):
Mary Massery, PT, DPT
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This lecture was presented Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 at APTA's Combined Sections Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.
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Commentary: Occupational Factors, Fatigue, and Cardiovascular Disease
Author(s):
Sean Collins, PT, ScD, CCS
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Purpose: Briefly identify the epidemiological evidence, propose pertinent mechanisms, and discuss physical therapy practice as well as research implications of a causal association between occupational factors and cardiovascular disease. Summary of Key Points: There is evidence that occupational metabolic demands and work organizations characterized by reduced worker control are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. It is biologically plausible that these two factors interact
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Research Corner: Outcome Measures in Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy: Focus on the Late Life Function and Disability Instrument (LLFDI)
Author(s):
Tanya Kinney LaPier, PT, PhD, CCS; Ryan Mizner, PT, PhD
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Measurement of functional limitations and disability is important in rehabilitation clinical practice and research. Functional limitations reflect "an individual's reduced capacity to carry out an array of activities that are relevant to effective community living such as walking, climbing, reaching, lifting, and handling everyday objects." Disability is concerned with an individual's "limitations in performance of socially defined roles and tasks within a sociocultural and physical environment"
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