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Interventions with a clear focus on achieving behaviour change are important for maintaining training-related gains in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Sarah Hug, Vinicius Cavalheri, Hollie Lawson-Smith, Daniel F Gucciardi, Kylie Hill
In people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who complete an exercise training program (ETP) offered at a sufficient dose to result in training-related gains, to what extent are these gains maintained 12 months after program completion? Do variables such as the application of behaviour change techniques moderate the maintenance of these training-related gains? Systematic review, meta-analysis
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Research Note: Trial sequential analysis in systematic reviews with meta-analysis J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-22 Christian Gunge Riberholt, Markus Harboe Olsen, Christian Gluud
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Physiotherapy management of major abdominal surgery J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-19 Ianthe Boden
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Mulligan manual therapy added to exercise improves headache frequency, intensity and disability more than exercise alone in people with cervicogenic headache: a randomised trial J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-19 Kiran Satpute, Nilima Bedekar, Toby Hall
What is the effect of a 4-week regimen of Mulligan manual therapy (MMT) plus exercise compared with exercise alone for managing cervicogenic headache? Is MMT plus exercise more effective than sham MMT plus exercise? Are any benefits maintained at 26 weeks of follow-up? A three-armed, parallel-group, randomised clinical trial with concealed allocation, blinded assessment of some outcomes and intention-to-treat
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Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Australian Clinical Guideline for Physical Rehabilitation and Mobilisation in Adult Intensive Care Units: 2023 J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-19 Thomas C Rollinson
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Hip, knee and ankle disorders J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Megan Ross, Mark R Elkins
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Walking training with auditory cueing improves walking speed more than walking training alone in ambulatory people with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Lucas R Nascimento, Augusto Boening, Rafaela JS Rocha, Willian A do Carmo, Louise Ada
In people with Parkinson’s disease, what is the effect of adding external cueing (ie, visual, auditory or somatosensorial cueing) to walking training compared with walking training alone in terms of walking, mobility, balance, fear of falling and freezing? Are any benefits carried over to participation or maintained beyond the intervention period? Systematic review of randomised trials with meta-analysis
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Real-time video telerehabilitation shows comparable satisfaction and similar or better attendance and adherence compared with in-person physiotherapy: a systematic review J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-15 Joshua Simmich, Megan H Ross, Trevor Russell
How does physiotherapy delivered by real-time, video-based telerehabilitation compare with in-person delivery for the outcomes of attendance, adherence and satisfaction? Systematic review of randomised control trials indexed in PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Cochrane and PEDro on 12 March 2024. Adults aged > 18 years. Physiotherapy delivered via real-time video telerehabilitation. Attendance, adherence and
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Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada: 2023 update J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-15 Marina B Pinheiro, Vasi Naganathan
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Clinimetrics: Neurosensory Motor Developmental Assessment J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-13 Laura Brown, Miran Goo
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Critically appraised paper: Telerehabilitation consultations with a physiotherapist are non-inferior to in-person consultations for chronic knee pain [synopsis] J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Nina Østerås
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Critically appraised paper: In adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, long-term pulmonary rehabilitation did not improve 6-minute walk distance, but improved endurance time compared with usual care [commentary] J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Carlos Augusto Camillo, Humberto Silva
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Critically appraised paper: A combined digital technology program was not superior to usual care on knee pain following total knee replacement [synopsis] J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Nina Østerås
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Critically appraised paper: A combined digital technology program was not superior to usual care on knee pain following total knee replacement [Commentary] J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Daniel K White
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Using behavioural economics to improve adherence to home exercise programs J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-05-27 Gemma Altinger, Chris G Maher, Adrian C Traeger
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Clinimetrics: Douleur Neuropathique en 4 Questions (DN4) J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Michael C Ferraro, James H McAuley
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Physiotherapy management of breast cancer treatment-related sequelae J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Nele Devoogdt, An De Groef
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Critically appraised paper: Online education improves physiotherapists’ confidence and competence with mechanical insufflation-exsufflation [commentary] J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Hayden Venville
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Critically appraised paper: Online education improves physiotherapists’ confidence and competence with mechanical insufflation-exsufflation [synopsis] J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Vinicius Cavalheri
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Some types of exercise interventions are more effective than others in people with coronary heart disease: systematic review and network meta-analysis J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Mansueto Gomes-Neto, Andre Rodrigues Durães, Lino Sérgio Rocha Conceição, Michelli Bernardone Saquetto, Iura Gonzalez Alves, Neil A Smart, Vitor Oliveira Carvalho
What are the effects of different types of exercise treatments on oxygen consumption, quality of life and mortality in people with coronary heart disease? Systematic review with network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Adults with coronary heart disease. Exercise interventions including aerobic (continuous or high-intensity interval) training, resistance training, respiratory muscle exercises
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Research Note: Registry-based randomised controlled trials with examples from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Dominique A Cadilhac, Adele K Gibbs
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Use of a peanut ball, positioning and pelvic mobility in parturient women shortens labour and improves maternal satisfaction with childbirth: a randomised trial J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Chalana Duarte de Sena Fraga, Rodrigo Cappato de Araújo, Layane de Sá, Ana Julia Santos Bertoldo, Ana Carolina Rodarti Pitangui
What is the effect of a protocol targeted at the various stages of labour – with a peanut ball, positioning and pelvic mobility – on the duration of labour, pain severity, fatigue, maternal outcomes, neonatal outcomes and satisfaction in parturients without analgesia? A randomised trial with concealed allocation, blinding of assessors and intention-to-treat analysis. One hundred women in active labour
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Remotely delivered physiotherapy is as effective as face-to-face physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions (REFORM): a randomised trial J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Hannah G Withers, Joanne V Glinsky, Jackie Chu, Matthew D Jennings, Ian Starkey, Rachel Parmeter, Max Boulos, Jackson J Cruwys, Kitty Duong, Ian Jordan, David Wong, San Trang, Maggie Duong, Hueiming Liu, Alison J Hayes, Tara E Lambert, Joshua R Zadro, Catherine Sherrington, Christopher Maher, Barbara R Lucas, Deborah Taylor, Manuela L Ferreira, Lisa A Harvey
Is remotely delivered physiotherapy as good or better than face-to-face physiotherapy for the management of musculoskeletal conditions? Randomised controlled, non-inferiority trial with concealed allocation, blinded assessors and intention-to-treat analysis. A total of 210 adult participants with a musculoskeletal condition who presented for outpatient physiotherapy at five public hospitals in Sydney
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Health coaching improves physical activity, disability and pain in adults with chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Talia Barnet-Hepples, Amabile Dario, Juliana Oliveira, Christopher Maher, Anne Tiedemann, Anita Amorim
What is the effect of health coaching on physical activity, disability, pain and quality of life compared with a non-active control in adults with chronic non-cancer pain? Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Evidence was synthesised as standardised mean differences with 95% confidence intervals using random-effects models. Risk of bias was assessed using the revised
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Critically appraised paper: Eccentric resistance training may improve strength and power but not gait in patients with neurological conditions [synopsis] J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Prudence Plummer
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Critically appraised paper: Eccentric resistance training may improve strength and power but not gait in patients with neurological conditions [commentary] J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Gavin Williams
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Preoperative physiotherapy prevents postoperative pulmonary complications after major abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis of individual patient data J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Ianthe Boden, Julie Reeve, Anna Jernås, Linda Denehy, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Among patients having elective abdominal surgery, how much does preoperative physiotherapy education with breathing exercise training reduce the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs), hospital length of stay and 12-month mortality? How stable are the treatment effects across different PPC definitions, including pneumonia? How much do the treatment effects on PPC, hospital length
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Clinimetrics: The Cumulated Ambulation Score J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Simon P Vella, Gustavo C Machado
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Pregnant women may exercise both abdominal and pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy without increasing the diastasis recti abdominis: a randomised trial J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Nina-Margrethe Theodorsen, Kari Bø, Kjartan Vibe Fersum, Inger Haukenes, Rolf Moe-Nilssen
What is the effect of a 12-week abdominal and pelvic floor muscle exercise program during pregnancy on the inter-recti distance (IRD) in women with diastasis recti abdominis immediately after the 12-week intervention period and at follow-up 6 weeks postpartum? An exploratory, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial with concealed allocation, assessor blinding and intention-to-treat analysis. Ninety-six
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Clinimetrics: The Victorian Institute of Sport Questionnaire - gluteal tendinopathy (VISA-G) J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Anthony Nasser, Alison Grimaldi
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Call for applications: Journal of Physiotherapy Scientific Editor J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-22
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Journal publication information J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-03
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Students experienced near peer-led simulation in physiotherapy education as valuable and engaging: a mixed methods study J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Catherine L Granger, Aiden Smart, Karen Donald, Jennifer L McGinley, Jessica Stander, David Kelly, Natalie Fini, Georgina A Whish-Wilson, Selina M Parry
Questions What is the student experience of near peer-led simulation in physiotherapy education from the perspectives of students (near peer learners and near peer teachers)? What are their expectations, perceptions and engagement in this as a teaching and learning activity? Are there any short-term benefits? Design Convergent mixed-methods study. Participants From a graduate entry Doctor of Physiotherapy
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Correspondence: Response to Kranenburg et al J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Gwendolyne GM Scholten-Peeters, Rogier F de Best, Emiel van Trijffel, Michel W Coppieters
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Stroke rehabilitation J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-09 Zheng Cao, Mark R Elkins
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In trials of physiotherapy for chronic low back pain, clinical relevance is rarely interpreted, with great heterogeneity in the frameworks and thresholds used: a meta-research study J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-09 Tiziano Innocenti, Tim Schleimer, Stefano Salvioli, Silvia Giagio, Raymond Ostelo, Alessandro Chiarotto
Questions How do authors of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) interpret the clinical relevance of the effects of physiotherapy interventions compared with no intervention on pain intensity, physical function and time to recovery in people with chronic low back pain (CLBP)? How can the clinical relevance be re-interpreted based on the available smallest worthwhile effect (SWE) threshold for this comparison
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Clinimetrics: The International Prostate Symptom Score J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-09 Annelies L Pool-Goudzwaard, Tom Vredeveld
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Correspondence re: de Best et al J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-09 Hendrikus Antonius Kranenburg, Roger Kerry, Alan Taylor, Firas Mourad, Emilio Puentedura, Nathan Hutting
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Research Note: Discrete choice experiments to elicit preferences for decision-making in physiotherapy J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-09 Rakhee Raghunandan, Kirsten Howard
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Massage, laser and shockwave therapy improve pain and scar pruritus after burns: a systematic review J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-09 Cintia Helena Santuzzi, Fernanda Mayrink Gonçalves Liberato, Néville Ferreira Fachini de Oliveira, Alysson Sgrancio do Nascimento, Lucas Rodrigues Nascimento
Questions In adults with a burn injury, do non-invasive therapies improve pain and burn scar pruritus, elasticity and vascularisation? Are any effects maintained beyond the intervention period? Design: Systematic review of randomised trials with meta-analyses. Participants Adults with burn scars. Intervention The experimental intervention was a non-invasive (ie, non-surgical or non-pharmacological)
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Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Living Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Niruthikha Mahendran, Sandra G Brauer
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Interactive clinical supervision training added to self-education leads to small improvements in the effectiveness of clinical supervision of physiotherapists: a randomised trial J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-03 Sarah Osiurak, Nicholas F Taylor, Timothy Albiston, Kimberley Williams, Taya A Collyer, David A Snowdon
Question Does adding an interactive clinical supervision training program to self-education improve the effectiveness of clinical supervision of physiotherapists, reduce burnout, decrease intention to leave and increase participation in clinical supervision? Design Randomised controlled trial with concealed allocation, assessor blinding and intention-to-treat analysis. Participants Physiotherapists
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Preoperative respiratory muscle training reduces the risk of pulmonary complications and the length of hospital stay after cardiac surgery: a systematic review J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 José Francisco Cursino de Moura, Crystian Bitencourt Oliveira, Ana Paula Coelho Figueira Freire, Mark Russell Elkins, Francis Lopes Pacagnelli
Questions What is the effect of preoperative respiratory muscle training (RMT) on the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after open cardiac surgery? What is the effect of RMT on the duration of mechanical ventilation, postoperative length of stay and respiratory muscle strength? Design Systematic review of randomised trials with meta-analysis. Participants Adults undergoing elective
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Critically appraised paper: In adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, long-term telerehabilitation and unsupervised home-based treadmill training reduced hospitalisations and emergency department presentations compared with usual care [synopsis] J. Physiother. (IF 9.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Vinicius Cavalheri
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