oh, it is the july issue on line, i was excited to
thinki could get my physical theropy online. so easy.
:-)

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> The July 2005 issue of PHYSICAL THERAPY is now
> available at
> www.ptjournal.org. NOTE: APTA recently migrated its
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> accessing the site.
> Below is a preview of the July contents. If you have
> any questions about
> PHYSICAL THERAPY, please contact managing editor
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> PHYSICAL THERAPY has the highest impact factor among
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> journals, as ranked by Journal Citation Reports.
>
> TABLE OF CONTENTS  Vol. 85 No. 7 July 2005
>
> EDITOR'S NOTE
> Research Capacity Building: A True Action Agenda
> Alan M Jette, PT, PhD, FAPTA
> Acting Editor in Chief
>
> Excerpt: "A broad-based coalition of rehabilitation
> disciplines and
> consumer groups that have a compelling interest and
> stake in
> rehabilitation and in building rehabilitation
> research capacity could be
> a powerful vehicle for positive change and progress
> in tight fiscal
> times...." RESEARCH REPORTS The L Test of Functional
> Mobility:
> Measurement Properties of a Modified Version of the
> Timed "Up & Go" Test
> Designed for People With Lower-Limb Amputations A
> Barry Deathe, William
> C Miller Abstract  | Article Background and Purpose.
> Walk tests provide
> essential outcome information when assessing
> ambulation of individuals
> with lower-limb amputation and a prosthetic device.
> Existing tests have
> limitations such as ceiling effects or insufficient
> challenge. The
> objective of this study was to assess the
> reliability and validity of
> data for a clinical measure of basic mobility, the L
> Test of Functional
> Mobility (L Test). Subjects. For this methodological
> study, 93 people
> with unilateral amputations (74% transtibial, 26%
> transfemoral; 78%
> male, 22% female; mean age=55.9 years) were
> consecutively recruited from
> an outpatient clinic. Twenty-seven subjects returned
> for retesting.
> Methods. To assess concurrent validity, subjects
> completed the L Test,
> Timed "Up & Go" Test (TUG), 10-Meter Walk Test, and
> 2-Minute Walk Test,
> followed by the Activities-specific Balance
> Confidence scale, Frenchay
> Activities Index (FAI), and mobility subscale of the
> Prosthetic
> Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ-MS). Amputation cause
> and level, walking
> aid use, automatic stepping, and age variables were
> used to assess
> discriminant validity. Results. Intraclass
> correlation coefficients were
> .96 for interrater reliability and .97 for
> intrarater reliability, and
> minimal bias existed upon retesting. The magnitude
> of concurrent
> validity correlations (r) was very high between the
> L Test data and data
> for other walk tests and fair to moderate between
> the L Test data and
> data for self-report measures. The L Test
> discriminated between all
> groups as hypothesized. Discussion and Conclusion.
> The L Test is a 20-m
> test of basic mobility skills that includes 2
> transfers and 4 turns. It
> demonstrated excellent measurement properties in
> this study. [Deathe AB,
> Miller WC. The L Test of Functional Mobility:
> measurement properties of
> a modified version of the Timed "Up & Go" Test
> designed for people with
> lower-limb amputations. Phys Ther. 2005;85:626-635.]
>
> Correlation of 3-Dimensional Shoulder Kinematics to
> Function in Subjects
> With Idiopathic Loss of Shoulder Range of Motion
> Peter J Rundquist,
> Paula M Ludewig Abstract | Article Background and
> Purpose. People with
> idiopathic loss of shoulder range of motion (ROM)
> have difficulty
> completing activities of daily living. This
> investigation was performed
> to determine the association between active
> glenohumeral ROM and
> function and to develop a multiple regression
> equation to explain
> variation in function in people with idiopathic loss
> of shoulder motion.
> Subjects and Methods. This was a comparative study
> of 21 subjects (18
> female, 3 male), using measurements of shoulder
> kinematics and
> administration of the Shoulder Rating Questionnaire
> (SRQ).
> Electromagnetic tracking sensors monitored the
> 3-dimensional position of
> the scapula and humerus throughout active shoulder
> motions. Correlations
> were performed between the active ROMs of interest
> and various
> demographic factors and the SRQ. A multiple
> regression equation was
> generated. Results. A multiple regression equation
> including
> scapular-plane abduction, external rotation at the
> side, external
> rotation at 90 degrees of abduction, and weight
> explained 69% of the
> variation in the SRQ scores. Discussion and
> Conclusion. The results
> suggest that active ROM can be used to predict
> function in people with
> idiopathic loss of shoulder ROM. [Rundquist PJ,
> Ludewig PM. Correlation
> of 3-dimensional shoulder kinematics to function in
> subjects with
> idiopathic loss of shoulder range of motion. Phys
> Ther.
> 2005;85:636-647.]
>
> Incidence of and Risk Factors for Falls Following
> Hip Fracture in
> Community-dwelling Older Adults Anne Shumway-Cook,
> Marcia A Ciol,
> William Gruber, Cynthia Robinson
> Abstract| Article
> Background and Purpose. Hip fracture is a major
> medical problem among
> older adults, leading to impaired balance and gait
> and loss of
> functional independence. The purpose of this study
> was to determine the
> incidence of and risk factors for falls 6 months
> following hospital
> discharge for a fall-related hip fracture in older
> adults. Subjects.
> Ninety of 100 community-dwelling older adults (?65
> years of age)
> hospitalized for a fall-related hip fracture
> provided data for this
> study. Methods. An observational cohort study used
> interviews and
> medical records to obtain information on
> demographics, prefracture
> health, falls, and functional status. Self-report of
> falls and
> performance-based measures of balance and mobility
> were completed 6
> months after discharge. Results. A total of 53.3% of
> patients (48/90)
> reported 1 or more falls in the 6 months after
> hospitalization. Older
> adults who fell following discharge had greater
> declines in independence
> in activities of daily living and lower performance
> on balance and
> mobility measures. Prefracture fall history and use
> of a gait device
> predicted postdischarge falls. Discussion and
> Conclusion. Falls
> following hip fracture can be predicted by premorbid
> functional status.
> [Shumway-Cook A, Ciol MA, Gruber W, Robinson C.
> Incidence of and risk
> factors for falls following hip fracture in
> community-dwelling older
> adults. Phys Ther. 2005;85:648-655.]
>
> Navicular Drop Measurement in People With Rheumatoid
> Arthritis:
> Interrater and Intrarater Reliability Joseph A
> Shrader, John M Popovich
> Jr, G Chris Gracey, Jerome V Danoff Abstract |
> Article
> Background and Purpose. Navicular drop (ND)
> measurement
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