Quality and Outcome Measures for Rehabilitation Programs: eMedicine Physical Med
Overview: Measuring Outcomes In Rehabilitation Medicine Functional assessment is a relatively new term. A gerontologist in Philadelphia, A Powell Lawton, wrote the first definition in 1970. He said that functional assessment was any systematic attempt to objectively measure the ...

RSI
Avoiding Repetitive Strain Injuries - How the Alexander Technique can Help

RSI site
RSI site everything you want to know

Radiation-Induced Brachial Plexopathy: eMedicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilit
Overview: Although radiation therapy is used in the treatment of a myriad of neoplastic diseases, it has potentially adverse effects on several organs and systems that are exposed during treatment. Radiation-induced neurotoxicity can involve the central and ...

Rehabilitation Management of Neuromuscular Disease: eMedicine Physical Medicine
Overview: Most neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) are incurable. However, an effective rehabilitation program can help maintain a patient's quality of life (QOL), as well as maximize the patient's physical and psychosocial functions. An effective rehabilitation program can also minimize ...

Rehabmatters
RehabMatters specialises in sports injury and orthopaedic rehabilitation. We are dedicated to the prevention and management of sports injuries and musculoskeletal problems.

Repetitive Strain Injury
Repetitive strain injuries are a group of painful injuries that affect the muscles, tendons and nerves in the hand, fingers, wrist, arm, elbow, shoulder and neck. Also affected, but less common, are the legs, hips, ankles and the back. These injuries result from not taking a rest period between repetitive motions.

Repetitive Strain Injury UK Mailing List
RSI stands for Repetitive Strain Injury. It is used as an umbrella term to refer to various kinds of work-related musculoskeletal injuries - for instance, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tenosynovitis, bursitis, epicondylitis, and others.

Rheumatoid Arthritis: eMedicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Overview: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease characterized by synovitis and serositis (inflammation of the lining surfaces of the joints, pericardium, and pleura), rheumatoid nodules, and vasculitis. The hallmark feature of the disease is ...

Rotator Cuff Disease: eMedicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Overview: In 1834, Smith wrote the first description of a rupture of the rotator cuff tendon. Since then, with the work of such authors as Duplay, Von Meyer, Codman, and Neer, degenerative changes to the rotator cuff ...

Rotator Cuff Exercises
The exercises described below are to help you strengthen the muscles in your shoulder (especially the rotator cuff muscles). These exercises should not cause you pain. If the exercise hurts, stop exercising. Start again with a lighter weight.

Scaphoid Injury: eMedicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Overview: Scaphoid fracture is the most common type of bone fracture in the carpus (ie, wrist). Frequently, however, the diagnosis of this scaphoid injury is delayed; a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of a scaphoid fracture ...

Scheuermann Disease: eMedicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Overview: Scheuermann, or Scheuermann's, disease (juvenile kyphosis) is a deformity in the thoracic or thoracolumbar spine in children. Patients have an increased kyphosis in the thoracic or thoracolumbar spine with associated backache and localized changes in the ...

Seating Evaluation and Wheelchair Prescription: eMedicine Physical Medicine and
Overview: Wheelchair seating and mobility is a technical and specialized area of rehabilitation medicine. One must understand the unique characteristics of the individual and the current technology in order to choose the best type of mobility assistive equipment ...

Section on Clinical Electrophysiology Home Page
Welcome to the Section on Clinical Electrophysiology's Website. The Section is a component of American Physical Therapy Association and consists of approximately 600 physical therapists who are interested in electrophysiologic evaluation, electrotherapy, wound management and physical agents.

Sexuality and Disability: eMedicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Overview: Sexual dysfunction in patients with physical or neurologic disabilities is often overlooked by medical personnel, but it is a topic of great importance to the patient and to those with whom he/she shares significant relationships. People with ...

Shoulder Pain Talk
A forum for people with shoulder pain and rotator cuff injuries.

Shoulder and Hemiplegia: eMedicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Overview: Good shoulder function is a prerequisite for effective hand function, as well as for performing multiple tasks involving mobility, ambulation, and activities of daily living (ADL). A common sequela of stroke is hemiplegic shoulder pain that ...

Spasticity: eMedicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Overview: BackgroundSpasticity (meaning to draw or tug) is involuntary, velocity-dependent, increased muscle tone that results in resistance to movement. The condition may occur secondary to a disorder or trauma, such as a spinal cord injury (SCI), a brain ...

Spinal Cord Injury - Definition, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology: eMedicine Physic
Overview: Definitions and Pathophysiology Spinal cord injury (SCI) is an insult to the spinal cord resulting in a change, either temporary or permanent, in its normal motor, sensory, or autonomic function. The International Standards for Neurological and Functional Classification ...

Spinal Cord Injury and Aging: eMedicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Overview: Spinal Cord Injury - The Effects of Aging Spinal cord injury (SCI) can exacerbate the physical and physiologic declines-including in the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and integumentary systems-brought on by the aging process. A number of long-term follow-up ...

Spinal Orthotics: eMedicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Overview: An orthotic device (commonly referred to simply as an orthotic or an orthosis) is an external apparatus that is applied to the body to limit the motion of, correct deformity in, reduce axial loading on, or improve ...

Spinal Stenosis and Neurogenic Claudication: eMedicine Physical Medicine and Reh
Overview: Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) implies spinal canal narrowing with possible subsequent neural compression. LSS is classified by anatomy or etiology. Anatomic subclassifications include central canal and lateral recess stenosis. The classification of lumbar stenosis is important ...

Spinebase
Spinebase is an electronic resource for clinicians with an interest in low back pain. This site has been complied by Richard Bartley MSc, a Chartered Physiotherapist based in Wales, UK.

Sportkine
Informatieve site over preventie, diagnose en behandeling van sportletselse voor sporters, trainers, verzorgers, sportkinesitherapeuten, artsen, Site about prevention, diagnosis and treatment of sports injuries