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Journal articles on the topic "Physiotherapists' experience"
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Igwesi-Chidobe, Chinonso N., Chiamaka Anyaene, Adegoke Akinfeleye, Ernest Anikwe, and Rik Gosselink. "Experiences of physiotherapists involved in front-line management of patients with COVID-19 in Nigeria: a qualitative study." BMJ Open 12, no. 4 (April 2022): e060012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060012.
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ObjectivesEvidence-based guidelines recommend physiotherapy for respiratory treatment and physical rehabilitation of patients with COVID-19. It is unclear to what extent physiotherapy services are used in the front-line management of COVID-19 in Nigeria. This study aimed to explore the experiences of front-line physiotherapists managing patients with COVID-19 in Nigeria.DesignQualitative interview-based study.SettingICU and hospital COVID-19 wards, COVID-isolation and treatment centres in Nigeria, between August 2020 and January 2021.ParticipantsEight out of 20 physiotherapists managing patients with COVID-19 in the front line were recruited using purposive and snowball sampling.MethodsQualitative in-depth semistructured telephone interviews of all consenting physiotherapists managing patients with COVID-19 in the front line in Nigeria were conducted and transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were thematically analysed.ResultsEight front-line physiotherapists (three neurological physiotherapists, two orthopaedic physiotherapists, one cardiopulmonary physiotherapist, one sports physiotherapist and one rotational physiotherapist) provided consent and data for this study. Four themes and 13 subthemes were generated illustrating discriminatory experiences of front-line physiotherapists, particularly from COVID-19 team leads; lack of multidisciplinary teamwork within COVID-19 teams; wide ranging stigmatisation from extended family members, colleagues, friends and the general public; material and psychosocial personal losses; lack of system support and suboptimal utilisation of physiotherapy in the management of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Personal agency, sense of professionalism, previous experience managing highly infectious diseases and being a cardiopulmonary physiotherapist were the factors that made the front-line physiotherapists to become involved in managing patients with COVID-19. However, discriminatory experiences made some of these physiotherapists to stop being involved in the management of patients with COVID-19 in the front line. Most front-line physiotherapists were not cardiopulmonary physiotherapists which may have influenced their level of expertise, multidisciplinary involvement and patient outcomes.ConclusionsThere is suboptimal involvement and support for physiotherapists, particularly cardiopulmonary physiotherapists treating patients with COVID-19 in the front line in Nigeria.
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Saha, Pranav, Tenzin Yangchen, Shaili Sharma, Jaspinder Kaur, Tsetan Norboo, and Ammar Suhail. "How Do Physiotherapists Treat People with Knee Osteoarthritis and their evidence awareness: A cross-sectional survey among Indian Physiotherapists." International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research 9, no. 4 (August 11, 2021): 3968–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijpr.2021.161.
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Background: Evidence-based practice in the field of physiotherapy is of utmost importance and is the way ahead. Physiotherapists' knowledge of evidence in terms of assessment and management of knee OA may influence the implementation of evidence-based practice. However, physiotherapist’s practice patterns are usually based on their professional experience or expert opinions. The present study aimed to explore the evidence awareness among Indian physiotherapists and identify their practice patterns in patients with knee OA. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted among Indian physiotherapists. The survey was designed using current clinical practice guidelines and previously published similar studies. The survey consisted of three sections: (1) demographic details, (2) questions related to evidence awareness, (3) questions related to the practice patterns of Indian physiotherapists. The evidence awareness and practice patterns of physiotherapists were explored. Results: A total of 165 responses were received and analyzed. Most participants perceived footwear modifications (21.2%) and resistance exercises (44.2%) as having very strong evidence. Range of motion assessment and functional assessment was regarded as a must during the patient's initial visit. In terms of management strategies majority of the participants considered patient education (n=122), strengthening exercises (n=81), and therapeutic ultrasound (n=79) as their treatment of choice. Conclusion: Most physiotherapist assessment strategies were aimed at identifying impairments in patients. In line with the clinical practice guidelines, most physiotherapists use patient education and strengthening exercises to treat patients with knee OA. However, treatment modalities like ultrasound, TENS, and dry needling, which lack scientific support, are still being used by the physiotherapist. There is a lack of coherence between physiotherapists' evidence awareness and their choice of management strategies. KEY WORDS: Knee, Osteoarthritis, Survey, Resistance exercises.
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Bryndal, Aleksandra, Sebastian Glowinski, and Agnieszka Grochulska. "Influence of Occupation on the Prevalence of Spinal Pain among Physiotherapists and Nurses." Journal of Clinical Medicine 11, no. 19 (September 23, 2022): 5600. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11195600.
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(1) Background: Neck pain (NP) and low back pain (LBP) are common musculoskeletal disorders, one of the major causes of disability globally. The aim of the study was to determine the influence of medical occupation (physiotherapist and nurse) on the prevalence of spinal pain, functional status and degree of disability. (2) Methods: a total of 544 people (462 females (84.9%) and 82 males (15.1%)), licensed to practice as a physiotherapist (n1 = 240 (44.1%)) or nurse (n2 = 304 (55.9%)) in Poland completed a special questionnaire designed by the authors of the study, and were assessed using the Neck Disability Index (NDI, Polish language version) and Revised Oswestry Disability Index (ODI, Polish language version). (3) Results: Compared to physiotherapists, nurses were older, shorter, had higher BMI, and longer work experience. In the whole study group, 30.2% of subjects reported NP, 17.7% reported thoracic pain (ThP) and 80.5% reported LBP. During working life, 90.9% of physiotherapists and 97.7% of nurses experienced spinal pain. Pain intensity measured with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was higher among nurses (mean 5.37) than among physiotherapists (mean 4.64). Nurses had a higher degree of disability caused by LBP and NP measured with ODI and NDI compared to physiotherapists. (4) Conclusions: Excessive strain of the spine associated with occupational activities has a strong impact on the intensity and frequency of spinal pain episodes. Physiotherapists and nurses mainly suffer from low back pain. Pain scores measured with VAS are higher in nurses than in physiotherapists.
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Lewis, Matthew William, and Paul Gill. "Facilitators and barriers regarding the implementation and interprofessional collaboration of a first contact physiotherapy service in primary care in Wales: a qualitative study." International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 30, no. 1 (January 2, 2023): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2022.0053.
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Background/Aims Future primary care services in Wales are likely to face higher demand for musculoskeletal ailments because of an ageing population and difficulties retaining and recruiting general practitioners. First contact physiotherapists provide specialist musculoskeletal management within primary care and offer a solution to this issue; however, no studies have yet explored first contact physiotherapist services in Wales. Consequently, little is known about the experience of working as a first contact physiotherapist in Wales. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of first contact physiotherapists in primary care in south east Wales regarding the implementation, interprofessional collaboration and the facilitators and barriers to providing the service. Methods A qualitative, Heideggerian hermeneutical phenomenological study was performed. A purposive sample of eleven physiotherapists were recruited for the study from an NHS health board in south east Wales, comprising three different first contact physiotherapist models. Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was conducted via a three-step format. Results Participants viewed the first contact physiotherapist role as positive as it represented role and career advancement. Adequate training and mentorship were not provided to support the role. Participants perceived that patients and the wider multidisciplinary team did not fully understand the role of the first contact physiotherapist. Inappropriate use of services was common, with first contact physiotherapists often acting as the second contact practitioner, leading to duplication of effort and the development of unnecessary waiting lists. The degree of interprofessional collaboration appeared to influence the clarity of the role of the first contact physiotherapist, with a reduced clarity of role in models where first contact physiotherapists were not often present. Burnout was perceived as a risk for participants with low levels of experience in advanced practice and was dependent on the model worked in. Participants perceived a lack of specific aims for the first contact physiotherapy service and ambiguity over who was responsible for service leadership, leading to inappropriate use of services. Conclusions Clear operational leadership and strategies to increase interprofessional collaboration are required to increase the clarity about the roled of the first contact physiotherapist and ensure service efficacy. There is a need in Wales for a professional development, mentorship and governance framework to ensure sustainability and efficacy of first contact physiotherapy services.
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Chi, Chong Li, and Vinodhkumar Ramalingam. "CHALLENGES OF PHYSIOTHERAPIST DURING PROSTHESIS REHABILITATION IN MALAYSIA." Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences 9, Spl-1- GCSGD_2020 (March 25, 2021): S85—S94. http://dx.doi.org/10.18006/2021.9(spl-1-gcsgd_2020).s85.s94.
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The present study reported the challenges faced by the physiotherapist during prosthesis rehabilitation in Malaysia. Mortality due to lower limb amputation is a concern in recent days that can be improved by providing proper rehabilitation. However, challenges faced by the physiotherapist during rehabilitation are expected to affect the effectiveness of the rehabilitation. Hence, it is important to identify the possible challenges faced by the physiotherapist during prosthesis rehabilitation to take the necessary precautions for better outcomes. A total of 200 Malaysian physiotherapists who have experience in rehabilitating amputees were selected to participate in this online survey. The participants were requested to complete a self-administered electronic questionnaire containing 20 questions. The present study reported a few challenges faced by the physiotherapists in Malaysia during prosthesis rehabilitation such as “encountering patient that refuse to perform exercises is common” (77%), encountered high physical demand (81.5%), encountering language barriers (48.5%), patients often encounter difficulty in assessing health service (63.5%) and encountering prosthesis problems (67%). The barriers were inconsistent and complex, including patient factors, healthcare provider’s factors, environmental factors, other factors. The study has highlighted challenges faced by the physiotherapists during prosthesis rehabilitation to raise awareness among physiotherapists and at the same time create ideas for specific health care practitioners to overcome the barriers, therefore shortening the length of rehabilitation and enhancing the effectiveness of the rehabilitation to lower the mortality.
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Woods, Emma, and Lynne Gaskell. "The STarT Back Tool: Physiotherapist Experience and Perceptions of its Clinical Utility." European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare 2, no. 4 (October 13, 2014): 497. http://dx.doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v2i4.836.
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i) Rationale:The STarT Back Tool (SBT) has been recently validated for use as a prognostic screening tool with Lower Back Pain (LBP) patients in the primary care setting (1). A recent study by Hill et al (2) concluded that LBP outcomes and cost effectiveness could be improved from using the SBT to guide decision making and providing a stratified approach to care. The SBT was introduced to musculoskeletal physiotherapists working in the community setting for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.This study aims to explore the perceptions and experiences of physiotherapists using the SBT in clinical practice. No study has yet explored thisii) Method:A qualitative study was conducted. A Nominal Group Technique (NGT) was undertaken to develop an appropriate set of questions for use in a single Focus Group (FG). The FG comprised of eight musculoskeletal physiotherapists. The FG was audio taped and the data obtained was analysed through Grounded Theory Methodology.iii) Results:Physiotherapists felt the SBT acted in a confirmatory manner. Although deemed easy to use, a number of barriers led to only a small impact on decision making. These being, perceived oversimplification of the decision making process, impact on professional reputations and professional development, risks associated with single treatment sessions, patient satisfaction and threats to patient centred care. iv) Conclusion:A number of barriers reduced Physiotherapist confidence in using the SBT to guide decision making and led to physiotherapists questioning whether a stratified approach to LBP management represented the ‘best care’ for their patients. The study highlighted the importance of a robust training prior to and during the implementation of the SBT and a stratified approach to care within physiotherapy departments.
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Monaco, Silvia, Alessia Renzi, Beatrice Galluzzi, Rachele Mariani, and Michela Di Trani. "The Relationship between Physiotherapist and Patient: A Qualitative Study on Physiotherapists’ Representations on This Theme." Healthcare 10, no. 11 (October 25, 2022): 2123. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10112123.
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The physiotherapist represents a resource for the psychophysical well-being of an individual. Specific characteristics of the physiotherapist–patient relationship can influence the outcome of rehabilitation. This study aimed to explore physiotherapists’ representations on how they perceive their relationship with their patients, in order to highlight helpful elements in promoting the outcome of the intervention. In this study, 50 physiotherapists (27 females and 23 males; mean age = 42 years; sd = 12.2) participated in an individual interview, conducted remotely via videocall. Socio-demographic and occupational data were collected. The interviews were recorded and transcribed. Texts were analyzed using emotional text mining (ETM). Participants organized their work by means of three categories: (1) work with the patient, in which the physiotherapists described two complementary elements of the therapy, which are the observable-technical aspects of their work and the internal predispositions; (2) the healing process, highlighting the aims of their intervention, including the physical pathology and the relationship with the patients; (3) physiotherapist as a psychologist, describing the attempt to understand patients’ emotional experience to gradually transition to the practical intervention. Understanding the emotional and relational processes that form the basis of physiotherapist practice can contribute to the development of interventions in which the body and the mind can be integrated, resulting in a real person-centered point of view.
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Harding, Paula, Jonathan Prescott, Lenore Block, Anne Marie O'Flynn, and Angela T. Burge. "Patient experience of expanded-scope-of-practice musculoskeletal physiotherapy in the emergency department: a qualitative study." Australian Health Review 39, no. 3 (2015): 283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah14207.
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Objective The increasing number of people presenting to hospital with musculoskeletal conditions places pressure on existing services, and has resulted in expanding the scope of practice of musculoskeletal physiotherapists working in emergency departments (ED). The aim of the present study was to qualitatively explore the perspectives of patients presenting with an isolated musculoskeletal condition seen by a musculoskeletal physiotherapist in the ED of two Australian hospitals situated in contrasting geographical locations. Methods Semistructured interviews were conducted with nine participants from a major metropolitan hospital and 16 participants from a remote hospital. Interviews were transcribed, coded and analysed using a thematic approach. Results The emerging themes from the two datasets were remarkably similar, so the final themes were merged. The major themes were: (1) participants were satisfied with the process and service provided by the physiotherapist; (2) the personal attributes of the physiotherapists were important to participants; (3) participant confidence in the skills and attributes of the physiotherapist made them a suitable alternative to a doctor in these situations; and (4) the timing and efficiency of the physiotherapy service was better than expected and valued. Conclusions Participants from both settings described their experience in positive terms, reflecting satisfaction with their management by an expanded scope of practice musculoskeletal physiotherapist. What is known about the topic? To date, the literature evaluating expanded scope of practice by physiotherapists (or advanced musculoskeletal physiotherapy services) has consistently reported positive participant satisfaction. Participant satisfaction has been typically restricted to the use of standardised questionnaires. What does this paper add? To our knowledge, this is the first study to describe the participant experience and perception of being seen by an expanded-scope-of-practice physiotherapist. The study found that the perceptions of participants from two vastly different geographic locations were remarkably similar and that participants were very receptive to seeing a physiotherapist instead of a doctor. The emergent themes highlight what is important to people when they attend the ED and indicate that participants seen by a musculoskeletal physiotherapist had a positive experience regardless of whether it was in a metropolitan or remote hospital. What are the implications for practitioners? Patient-centred care should be an underlying principle of all models of service delivery in healthcare. Understanding what is important to patients is imperative to ensure they have a positive experience, particularly when new models of service are being introduced. This study provides valuable information for practitioners about what is important for the patient to have a positive experience when they visit the ED. Participants in this study valued receiving a timely and efficient service in addition to acknowledging the personal attributes, knowledge and expertise of the physiotherapist. The implications for practitioners are that an expanded scope of practice physiotherapy service in the ED can provide a positive patient experience.
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Alhowimel, Ahmed, Faris Alodiabi, Dalyah Alamam, Mazyad Alotaibi, and Julie Fritz. "Current Understanding of Pain Neurophysiology among Physiotherapists Practicing in Saudi Arabia." Healthcare 9, no. 9 (September 21, 2021): 1242. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9091242.
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To ensure the effective management of patients’ pain, it is important that physiotherapists have a good understanding of the neuroscience behind pain. A major barrier to adequate pain management is that, for patients, there is limited access to clinicians who are knowledgeable about pain. This study examined the level of knowledge regarding pain neurophysiology among physiotherapists currently practicing in Saudi Arabia. Method: The study was a cross-sectional web-based survey that utilized the 12-item Revised Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to describe levels of knowledge regarding pain neurophysiology and to examine differences in knowledge based on the characteristics of the participating physiotherapists (gender, educational level, experience, practice region, and country where their highest educational level was attained). Results: One hundred and eleven physiotherapists (58.6% male) from various regions and educational backgrounds participated in the study. Out of a maximum Revised Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire score of 12, the mean ± standard deviation (SD) was 6.7 ± 2.2; 90% of physiotherapists scored 9 (75%) or less. None of the examined characteristics of the participants were associated with knowledge. Conclusion: Physiotherapists in Saudi Arabia showed limited knowledge of the neurophysiology of pain; however, this was not related to the personal characteristics that were examined. The continuation of education in modern pain science is recommended for physiotherapists, especially those dealing with patients suffering from chronic pain. Clinical Relevance: The physiotherapists who took part in this study displayed limited knowledge of pain neuroscience; this limited knowledge might suggest the need for a more bio-anatomical approach to pain management. There is a need for tailored medical education to address pain neuroscience knowledge in current physiotherapist practitioners.
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Rathod, Neelam K., Shraddha Diwan, and Palak M. Engineer. "Comparison of musculoskeletal pain among neuro-pediatric physiotherapist and orthopedic physiotherapist: an observational study." International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 9, no. 2 (January 24, 2022): 183. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20220091.
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Background: Musculoskeletal disorders can affect the body's muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and nerve which caused either by the work itself or by the therapist’s working environment. Physiotherapists routinely perform activities such as transferring dependent patients, assisting with mat activities, and lifting heavy equipment. These work tasks put therapists at risk for both acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain.Methods: An observational cross-sectional survey was carried out among 34 physiotherapists specialized as a neuro-pediatric and orthopedic PTs age more than 22 years old both male and females who are working as a full time PTs in clinic or a part time PTs (at least 4 hour/day with minimum 1 year work experience at same job) and not involved in any occupation other than physiotherapy (full/part time. Extended Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire was used to quantify the musculoskeletal pain and activity limitation in 9 body regions.Results: Physiotherapist reported the highest rate of musculoskeletal disorder in the lower back and neck regions. During12-months period and point prevalence rate of WMSDs occurred mostly in low back region was (58.80%), neck (35.30%), upper back (35.30%) in neuro-paediatric physiotherapist and it was mostly in back region (41.10%) and neck, upper back, shoulder region (23.50%) respectively in orthopaedic physiotherapist.Conclusions: A high proportion of neuro-pediatric physiotherapist reported WMSDs at some body site working in their occupational lives with the low back pain and neck pain most often compare to orthopedic physiotherapists.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Physiotherapists' experience"
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Hargreaves, Julian P. "Learning as participation in early clinical experience : its meaning for student physiotherapists." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2014. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/49396/.
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This research explores the meaning of learning as a process of social participation in clinical practice. The study focused on six first‐year student physiotherapists during a period of early clinical experience on a work integrated learning programme. The programme was unique at the time of the study in that it placed students in clinical settings from the first week of their undergraduate experience. The research applied a case study design and qualitative data were gathered from each student via on‐line learning journals, reflection lines and pre/post experience interviews. Data were analysed, between and within cases, to develop a sense of progressive narrative through the experiences made significant by each participant over the course of the clinical experience. An abductive logic was applied to develop a more theoretical explanation of learning as participation in clinical practice for each participant. The study concludes that these individuals adopted an agentic approach and recognised the benefit to their learning of proactively seeking opportunities to get involved in practice. Interaction with a range of co‐participants was valued, for a variety of reasons. Students were more willing to discuss their own deficits and ask questions of junior clinicians. Interactions with senior clinicians were more likely to challenge and extend the students' practice. Interactions with non‐physiotherapy colleagues in the multidisciplinary team were valued for the different perspectives they offered. Students valued participation in situations where they could assume greater responsibility, as long as their efforts were recognised by the clinical educator. Participants did not always see value in “routine” practice where there was little opportunity to be involved in decision making or discussion, describing their involvement as being “an extra pair of hands”. Participants described their performance of secondary Discourses of practice in the construction of their respective identities, which I describe as productive worker, trustworthy student, engaged student and junior professional. These Discourses supported participants' bids for recognition and progressive involvement in communities of clinical practice. However, where the participant identity was associated too strongly with a particular Discourse the educator could restrict access to learning opportunities. Participants dis‐identified themselves from Discourses that conflicted with individual habitus and conveyed lack of care or unethical behaviour. Where power relations challenged the possibility of overt rejection, participants were strategic and excluded these Discourses from their future, rather than current repertoires. At the start of their early clinical experience, participants expressed a desire to “learn by doing” and “learn on the job”. These cases demonstrate that even at an early stage of experience, participants were contributing to the productivity of the workplace and they felt valued when their contributions were recognised. These cases demonstrate that mutual relations support participation but require ongoing negotiation. Considering mutuality as a mechanism for participation in early clinical experience can support analysis of the ways in which social relations support both learning and work objectives. Mutuality as a mechanism for participation requires the learner and educator to recognise these dual objectives. Changing conditions of practice can threaten mutuality. Where a threat occurs, it is countered by adaptive practices that continue to support mutuality in terms of engagement, repertoire and enterprise with the community of clinical practice.
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Price, Lee Ronald. "The Experience of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists Working with Patients with Medically Unexplained Symptoms." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.503145.
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Foster-Seargeant, Elaine. "The lived experience of new graduate physiotherapists in the first year of practice, mentorship and program management." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/MQ60841.pdf.
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Henderson, Bernadette. "Experienced cardiorespiratory physiotherapists' understandings of their interactive behaviours with chronically breathless patients." Thesis, University of Brighton, 2011. https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/a532f5d8-1368-4708-8fed-22d9a3d612fd.
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The physiotherapist-patient interaction is the medium through which physiotherapy is practiced. However, to date little physiotherapy research literature reports on physiotherapists' interactive behaviours in clinical practice. The objectives of this study were to explore, interpret and describe experienced cardiorespiratory physiotherapists' understandings of their interactive behaviours when treating chronically breathless patients and to make recommendations for practice. The study is located in the interpretive research paradigm. It has adopted a hermeneutic phenomenological approach underpinned by a relativist ontological stance and Gadamerian philosophy (1975/2004). Five experienced cardiorespiratory physiotherapists' were video recorded in a natural treatment setting with a chronically breathless patient. Data were generated through a video-cued recall and reflection, and a follow-up interview with each physiotherapist. Three themes were derived from the physiotherapists' accounts: 'Creating a facilitative space', 'Accessing and attending to your world' and 'Sharing my world'. These were considered to be key dimensions of physiotherapists' understandings of their interactive behaviours. The concept of 'Merging Worlds - facilitating the journey to a shared understanding and purpose, and safe achievement of purpose' draws together these key dimensions and represents the nature of the interactional behaviours of experienced physiotherapists when managing chronically breathless patients. The challenge of explicating tacit practice knowledge was observed during the process of data generation. This issue was considered alongside the thematic interpretation and the concept of 'Merging Worlds' to inform the development of a new model of physiotherapy practice: Mindful, Reciprocal Interaction. A series of questions to facilitate explication of, and critical reflection on interactive behaviours were developed for use by physiotherapists to enhance their interactive behaviours during encounters with patients. The findings of this study provide new knowledge for physiotherapy practice.
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Naylor, Sandra. "Newly qualified physiotherapists' expectations and experiences of their first posts - A qualitative study." Thesis, Brunel University, 2007. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5331.
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This research was based on the premise that an exploration of the experiences of newly qualified physiotherapists could lead to a better preparation for the rapidly changing workplace by identifying the tensions and dilemmas newly qualified practitioners face. The initial review of the literature revealed limited research in physiotherapy relevant to an understanding of experiences of newly qualified physiotherapists. In consequence the literature relevant to professional socialisation, identity formation, and professionalism was also reviewed. The physiotherapy profession's reliance on the biomedical model of healthcare and positivistic research approaches was reviewed in order to highlight the lack of qualitative physiotherapy research. The research in this study is essentially illuminative and has adopted an inductive, phenomenological approach. Semi-structured interviews and reflective field notes were utilised to collect the data. Ten newly qualified physiotherapists were interviewed three times. All data collected was analysed using an inductive and interpretive approach. Three main themes were identified - doing the job; becoming a professional; and the future. The evidence suggested that they 'learnt the ropes' of the dominant culture and conformed in order to be seen to be doing a good job and thereby socialised into the professional. There was little time for CPD activities or any involvement in research. In this way the culture within physiotherapy departments was maintained. It is concluded that if physiotherapy is to adapt to the many changes in the NHS, then it must foster a working environment where newly qualified physiotherapists are encouraged to develop further their graduate skills and implement relevant research findings into their practice to provide patient care.
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Potter, Margaret J. "Evaluating the efficacy of a program developed to optimise the physiotherapist-patient interaction." University of Western Australia. School of Human Movement and Exercise Science, 2003. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2004.0012.
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[Truncated abstract] This PhD project was comprised of three major studies. Study 1 utilised the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) to identify a typology of difficult patients in private practice physiotherapy and to determine strategies physiotherapists use and would like to improve, when dealing with such patients. Physiotherapists (n=37) also shared their expectations of patients and their perceptions of patient expectations of physiotherapy. Results showed that the two areas most difficult to manage were behavioural problems of patients followed by patient expectations. To assist in their interaction with difficult patients, physiotherapists identified communication skills and behaviour modification techniques as strategies they would most like to learn. While physiotherapists expressed the greatest number of expectations in the behavioural domain, identification of patient expectations was not elicited as a strategy to manage difficult patients. Results of this qualitative study contribute to the evolving literature relating to physiotherapist-patient interactions and form a useful basis for educational programs directed at improving the therapeutic relationship in private practice physiotherapy. Study 2 involved applying the NGT with separate groups of patients (n=26) to identify patient expectations of the qualities of a ‘good’ physiotherapist, and to ascertain the characteristics of good and bad experiences in private practice physiotherapy. Findings indicated that the qualities of a ‘good’ physiotherapist related to their communication ability, professional behaviour and organisational ability, and characteristics of the service provided. The most important expectations of patients were for example, symptomatic relief, self-management strategies and ‘hands on’ treatment; associated with the physical domain. When comparing equivalent groups from Study 1, with patient expectations, most patient groups identified that the most important expectations of physiotherapists would relate to patient behaviours such as; compliance, honesty, payment of their account, being punctual, cooperating, trusting and showing respect for their physiotherapist. However, physiotherapists’ rankings of the most important expectations held by patients were not congruent with patient rankings providing an explanation as to why problems may arise in the physiotherapistpatient interaction from the patient’s perspective. Based on the findings of Study 2 it was suggested that physiotherapists should actively seek to involve patients in their management. To do this effectively, physiotherapists would benefit from further training in communication skills to ensure that they can successfully adopt a patientcentred approach and to optimise the physiotherapist-patient interaction in private practice physiotherapy.
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Igo, Simon. "The essential structure of practising evidence based practice : a phenomenological description of the experiences of physiotherapists." Thesis, University of Bath, 2015. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.646146.
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Evidence based practice (EBP) is an educational paradigm that espouses that clinical decision making should be made through the judicious and conscientious use of best evidence. EBP is predicated on a fundamental principle that therapeutic knowledge is appraised and applied into practice with the ethical imperative to use such knowledge for the good of patient care. Despite the ubiquitous nature of EBP in health care little is known about how physiotherapists use this clinical decision making process and it is not clear as to which theoretical frameworks of practice and knowledge paradigms underpin physiotherapists application of EBP. Phenomenology seeks to uncover the internal consciousness of phenomena by describing and exploring the lived experience and explores the relationship between what exists in one’s consciousness and what exists in the objective world. Descriptive phenomenology was used in this thesis to gain an in depth understanding of how twelve physiotherapists applied EBP in the real and complex world of clinical practice with the objective to explore their experiences and to understand the essence of its practice. The findings in this study revealed a complex picture comprising of three separate but interrelated themes. Physiotherapists had developed a personal theory of EBP (Theme 1) that guided their behaviour and comprised of an ontological, epistemological and methodological structure. This theoretical and practice framework was uniquely individual and required a complex set of cognitive processes that included knowledge identification, transformation, translation and implementation in specific client situations and practice contexts (Theme 2: translation into practice). To add to this complexity this framework took place within intrapersonal, social and cultural milieus which influenced behaviour (Theme 3). The study concludes by conceptualising the findings and experiences of physiotherapists into models that could be used to assist educationalists, practitioners and researchers to promote evidence based practice in a pragmatic way.
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Dunder, Elin, and Susanna Hovgard. "Fysioterapeuters syn på orsaker till skador samt hur dessa kan förebyggas, inom svensk elitfotboll - en intervjustudie." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Fysioterapi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-351803.
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Bakgrund: Fotboll är en av världens största idrotter och står för en stor del av alla sportrelaterade skador. Skadorna kan leda till nedsatt hälsa, kostnader för samhället samt slutet av en spelarkarriär. Hittills har forskningen främst fokuserats på träning när det gäller skadeförebyggande åtgärder. Det finns även andra faktorer som kan minska skaderisken men som i dagsläget inte utforskats i samma utsträckning. Syfte: Syftet var att undersöka uppfattningar och erfarenheter, hos fysioterapeuter till elitfotbollslag, rörande orsaker till skador samt viktiga komponenter för skadeförebyggande arbete inom elitfotboll. Metod: Studien har en kvalitativ ansats med deskriptiv design. Fem semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes och bearbetades genom en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Inom ”Orsaker till skador” identifierades fem kategorier; ”Fysisk belastning”, ”Psykisk- och social press”, ”Tränartyp”, ”Spelsituation” och ”Social situation”. ”Komponenter för skadeförebyggande arbete” genererade sex kategorier; ”Lagets resurser”, ”Planera belastning”, ”Kommunikation mellan medicinska teamet, tränarna och spelarna”, ”Utbildning av medicinska teamet, tränarna och spelarna”, ”Hitta balans i spelarnas vardag” och ”Hur spelarna mår fysiskt och psykiskt”. Konklusion: Flera aspekter påverkar uppkomsten av skador och därav behöver flera komponenter tas i beaktning vid förebyggandet av dessa. Vidare studier behövs för att täcka in ytterligare områden och för att kunna dra slutsatser om vilka av de möjliga komponenterna som bör prioriteras.Background: Soccer is the world´s biggest sport and is responsible for a lot of all the sports related injuries. These injuries can result in impaired health, expenses for the society and the end of a career. The main focus of today´s research regarding injury preventions are different types of training. There may also be other components that might reduce the risk of getting injured that hasn´t been explored as much. Purpose: The aim was to investigate the perceptions and experiences of physiotherapists working for elite soccer clubs, regarding causes of injuries and important injury preventive methods. Method: A qualitative descriptive design was used in this study. Five semi structured interviews were performed and a qualitative content analysis was used. Result: Based on ”Causes of injuries”, five categories were identified; "Physical load", "Psychological and social pressure", "Type of trainer", "Game situation" and "Social situation". ”Injury prevention methods” generated six categories; "The team´s resources", "Planning Load", "Communication between the medical team, coaches and players", "Education of the medical team, coaches and players", "Finding balance in players' everyday life," and "How the players feel physically and psyochologically." Conclusion: Several aspects affect the occurrence of injuries, and therefore several components need to be taken into account in the prevention of these. Further studies are needed to cover additional areas and to draw conclusions about which of the possible components that should be prioritized.
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Bergmark, Fanny. "Experiences and Future Needs of Primary Care Physiotherapists Encountering Asylum-seeking Patients in Västerbotten County : A pilot study." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Epidemiologi och global hälsa, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-152746.
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Introduction: Currently, there are one billion migrants worldwide, with Sweden being a common host country. In Swedish primary care, physiotherapists are usually the first instance for patients with musculo-skeletal complaints, ASPs included. Currently, there are no physiotherapeutic guidelines addressing the management and treatment for ASPs. Furthermore, there are some qualitative studies discussing the interaction between health care providers and ASPs or migrant patients, however, none of them are exclusively exploring the phenomenon from the physiotherapists’ perspective. The aim of this study was to explore Swedish primary care physiotherapists’ experiences and professional needs when encountering ASPs. Methods: Using a qualitative methodology with an inductive approach, a case-study consisting of four semi-structured interviews with primary care physiotherapists located in Västerbotten county were conducted between the 13th of March and the 6th of April 2018. Thematic analysis (TA) was used to analyze data. Results: Two main themes were identified; Our most challenging patient group and Demand for knowledge and frameworks. These were discussing the reasons behind the challenges when encountering ASPs, and the desire for an increased organization on a higher level to prepare physiotherapists for their encounters with ASPs. Conclusion: Findings suggest there are challenges and a request for an increased knowledge among primary care physiotherapists when encountering ASPs. These findings serve as a foundation for further research in the matter and for future adjustments in how the physiotherapeutic bachelor program is designed, how employers and the Physiotherapy union (Fysioterapeuterna) provide their employees and members with adequate knowledge, preparing them for encountering ASPs in the best possible way.
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Creegan, Peter. "An interpretative phenomenological study exploring the experiences of extended scope physiotherapists : does viewing them as institutional entrepreneurs engaged in institutional work provide an understanding of these experiences?" Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2017. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/34137/.
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Objectives: To understand the experiences of physiotherapists as Extended Scope Practitioners (ESPs) working in acute NHS hospitals using the concepts of Institutional Entrepreneurs engaged in Institutional Work. Design: A qualitative study using an interpretative phenomenological framework. Methods: In depth, semi-structured interviews which were analysed thematically using the steps suggested by Van Manen (1992). Themes which emerged represented the experiences of all the participants. Once the themes were identified the concepts of Institutional Entrepreneurs and Institutional work were applied to provide an understanding of the ESPs` experiences. Participants: 12 ESPs from three acute hospitals from a variety of clinical specialties (2 gynaecology, 3 neurology, 2 orthopaedics, 2 paediatrics, 1 pain management, 1 cardiology, 1 respiratory). Results: The first theme identified the motivation of the participants to extend their remit and create opportunities for the new role. The impact of this, for some participants, was a confused professional identity not aligned with physiotherapy. They felt different to physiotherapists in the way they thought clinically and their methods of practice. This manifested itself in their refusal to wear a uniform. The second theme explored negotiation and agreements of clinical boundaries between the participants, consultants, managers and other clinical staff. The ESPs were proactive and astute basing their actions on both a professional and business logic. They knew when to propose or create an opportunity, when to consider alternatives and when not to act based on the professional relationships with other professions, NHS pressures or likelihood of success. The final theme identified the adaptive nature of ESP roles. The participants were sensitive, and felt vulnerable, to NHS change. They voiced concerns over the sustainability of such posts in terms of succession planning and a lack of framework to develop such roles in the future. Using the typography of Institutional Work provided an understanding of the ESPs` experiences. It identified successful and less successful types of work and enabled discussion on what can be achieved at the micro, individual level, what needs input from the macro, profession level and how the two can support each other. It also identified weaknesses to be addressed that would benefit the professions development. Conclusion: The results from this study address the dearth of literature on the experiences of ESPs and provides details which will have resonance with physiotherapists and insight for other professions. It is recommended that a more robust ESP professional network, to champion and diffuse new practice into the NHS, is needed. Secondly there is a need for a recognised and nationally validated education programme for extended practice. This study refines the institutional work concept and highlights the inter-relationships between diverse types of work. It challenges the assertion of a sequential order of institutional work and illustrates how individuals embedded in the institutions of the NHS and physiotherapy can stimulate change through strands of institutional work that are sympathetic to the workplace environment and culture. This study provides empirical evidence that institutional work is performed by ordinary individuals which can diffuse through a profession. In doing so it provides insight for physiotherapists and other professions as to ways and means this can be achieved.
Books on the topic "Physiotherapists' experience"
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Ali, Fazal, and Nick Harris, eds. Orthopaedic Examination Techniques. 3rd ed. Cambridge University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108859295.
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Orthopaedic Examination Techniques comprehensively covers the basic examination skills and key special tests needed to evaluate the adult and paediatric musculoskeletal system. Chapters are presented in a clear and logical way to allow readers to understand then master the techniques of orthopaedic clinical examination. Written by a diverse group of chapter authors with extensive experience in teaching clinical examination and who use a uniform system that is taught on national courses, every aspect of musculoskeletal examination is covered in the adult and paediatric patient. Numerous illustrations and new clinical photographs help readers to visualise and understand the key techniques, and five new chapters at the end of the book demonstrate the value of clinical examination through more than 80 clinical case examples. Easy-to-follow throughout, this book is invaluable reading for trainee orthopaedic surgeons, especially those preparing for the FRCS (Tr&Orth) postgraduate examination, practising orthopaedic surgeons, medical students, physiotherapists, and rheumatologists.
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Foster, Helen, and Paul A. Brogan, eds. The multidisciplinary approach to management. Oxford University Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199592630.003.0007.
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The multidisciplinary team 378The role of the clinical nurse specialist 380The role of the physiotherapist 382The role of the occupational therapist 384The role of the podiatrist 385Transitional care 387• The experienced MDT is integral to the holistic management of children and young people with rheumatic disease with the patient and family at the centre (...
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King, Carol Ann. The nature of expertise: An investigation into the clinical decision making process of equally experienced expert and non-expert physiotherapists. UEL, 1997.
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Ng, Milly. How to Get an Autistic Child to Kiss You: A Physiotherapist Shares Her Personal Experience in Treating a 3 Years Old Boy with Autism to Get Him to Kiss His Mom in 5 Days of Therapy. Independently Published, 2018.
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Pérez-Medina, Jorge Luis, Karina Beatríz Jimenes-Vargas, Patricia Acosta-Vargas, Yves Rybarczyk, and Mario González. "User Experience Assessment of a Tele-Rehabilitation Platform: The Physiotherapist Perspective." In Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 463–73. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20040-4_42.
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Jordaan, Adelle, Terry Jeremy Ellapen, Mariette Swanepoel, and Yvonne Paul. "Role of Biokinetics Rehabilitation among Spinal Cord Injured (SCI) Patients." In Spinal Cord Injury - Current Trends in Acute Management, Function Preservation and Rehabilitation Protocols [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.103148.
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Spinal cord rehabilitation is a complex and consuming pathology, requiring the skillsets of numerous experts to ensure optimal treatment. To this end, the expertise of an exercise therapist (biokineticist) can play a significant role in health maintenance, as well as in the prevention of the co-morbidities often experienced by this population (elevated risk for metabolic syndrome and coronary heart disease associated with SCI), positively improving patients’ overall quality of life. Biokinetics can furthermore help to lower cardiometabolic risks through the prescription of individualized exercise programs and by working in conjunction with other members of the patients’ health team. Physically active spinal cord injured individuals who use their wheelchairs as an exercise machine can benefit from the expertise of a biokineticist as far as these physically active spinal cord injured individuals often experience upper limb neuro-musculoskeletal overuse injuries. In so far as biokineticists are final-phase rehabilitation exercise therapists who prescribe structured physical activity to improve the physical and physiological conditioning of the patient, they are similar to other exercise therapists, such kinesiotherapists, physical therapists, or physiotherapists, and function within a multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team to improve the quality of life of a spinal cord injured individual.
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Parish, Mohammad. "PLYOMETRIC APPROACHES AND THEIR EFFICIENCY IN SPORTS TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION." In Synthesis of medicine, pharmacy sciences and biological researches: analysis and trends (1st ed.). Primedia eLaunch LLC, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36074/smpsbr:at.ed-1.02.
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The paper is devoted to conducting a comprehensive analysis of plyometrics as a relatively new approach in training and rehabilitation that is becoming a must component of routine training and recovery programs. The usefulness and efficiency of plyometric exercises were proved by many scholars, trainers, athletes and therapists, the potential benefit that can be received from plyometrics is assured by the specific physiological and nervous changes that can be noticed in athletes while performing plyometric exercises which leads to further improvements in key physical characteristics of athletes as strength, coordination, speed of reactions, skills and the level of resistance. The conducted study has proven the importance of factors that can increase the efficiency of plyometrics or reduce it if trainers, athletes and physiotherapists are not prepared well, specifically regarding the consideration of previous injuries or other health issues of individuals before starting the implementation of these techniques. Moreover, as plyometrics includes a wide range of activities and they can be performed with different intensities it is possible to develop different skills within the group of athletes depending on their needs, individual physical characteristics, their previous training experience and past health issues, which makes this approach appropriate in all sports and rehabilitation program.
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Mottura, Stefano, Luca Fontana, Sara Arlati, Claudia Redaelli, Andrea Zangiacomi, and Marco Sacco. "Focus on Patient in Virtual Reality-Assisted Rehabilitation." In Advances in Medical Technologies and Clinical Practice, 85–113. IGI Global, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9740-9.ch006.
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Since several years scientists are carrying on research about innovative systems, based on robotics, mechatronics devices and IT tools – especially the graphical ones – to support patients in rehabilitation programs for rescuing from various brain damages due to adverse events as stroke. Training sessions with a combination of robot and virtual reality (VR) lead to better rehabilitation outcomes than using only a robot and evidence from the field proved the importance of the use of VR interfaces in rehabilitation. The main aim of such a kind of environments is to monitor, motivate and drive the patient during the rehabilitation sessions. These systems mainly provide motor guidance and multimedia communication channels also measuring patients' performance and other observable variables. The approach implemented is usually based on gaming, where the patient has the key role to perform certain tasks or movements for controlling the game in the correct way and exercise the injured part. According to daily experience from physiotherapists, different aspects related to the physical and self-perceived patients' state revealed to have a fundamental role in influencing the rehabilitation session. Indeed, the treatment result depends not only on motor skills but also on patient's personal behavior and feelings that are not directly investigable, observable and measurable from outside. In other words this kind of elements can only be assessed by subjective measurements (as questions, interviews, narratives) revealing the point of view of the patient. Moreover, the emotional state has implications at different levels: on one hand, it is important to evaluate if the single rehabilitation session affects the emotional state of the patient, on the other, if the performance was influenced by this state. Some answers of a questionnaire administrated to post-stroke patients in a previous study underlined also the need for the patient to focus his/her attention on the trained body portion and the relevance of a visual feedback on movements to increase self-awareness on the action performed, avoiding any possible distraction derived from other kind of tasks and related visual/auditory stimuli. Patient-centered models of care are actually becoming increasingly common among rehabilitation clinical settings. They help to focus the therapy on improving the treatment of those deficiencies that most influence the quality of life of the patient. Another important aspect is represented by the relationship with the caregiver that in virtually assisted rehabilitation would not be direct anymore and will need to be mediated without completely loosing natural interaction. According to this patient centered vision, and in order to reduce possible side effects related to semi-automatic rehabilitation systems, it has been studied and developed a system which has not the aim of merely entertain the patient but to focalize the rehabilitation on him/her as a proactive character aware of what is happening and of the quality of the work performed.
Conference papers on the topic "Physiotherapists' experience"
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Paula, Larissa Ottoni Estevanin de, Lorenza Carvalho Caser, Iago Ferreira Pinto Almeida, Vinícius Cunha Lemos, Lisandra Alves Teixeira, and Fabíola Cristina Santos Tavares. "“EMtenda” University Extension Project: A Health Education Experience on the Experiences of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis." In XIII Congresso Paulista de Neurologia. Zeppelini Editorial e Comunicação, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5327/1516-3180.649.
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Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS). The clinical manifestations of the disease have a negative impact on the patients’ quality of life, and may affect its functionality due to physical and psychosocial losses. From there, it is understood the need to seek ways to guide health professionals, as well as raise awareness among the general population about the experiences of patients with MS. Objective: this work reports the experience of a tent set up in public spaces in the city of Divinópolis-MG, through the “EMtenda” Extension Project. The project discusses the importance of health education as an active learning tool for participants, through the dissemination of information about the limitations experienced by people with the diagnosis of MS. Experience report: The project took place from 2019 to 2020 and had the support of a multidisciplinary team formed by doctors, physiotherapists, nurses and psychologists. Actions were taken in public spaces in Divinópolis-MG, in which a tent was installed and divided into three stations. Each station simulates neurological symptoms such as paresthesia, diplopia, spasticity, loss of strength in the limbs and ataxia. The simulation is performed through the interaction of the participant with various objects, in which simple activities are tested, such as walking with weight on the lower limbs, palpating objects of different textures with closed eyes, wearing glasses that distort the vision, among others. Each station lasts two to three minutes, allowing the visitor to enter subsequent stations or leave the tent. At the end, the participant receives a brief verbal explanation of the disease by the facilitator and/or through banners installed next to the tent. Conclusion: The project enabled health education for students, professionals and for the general population of Divinópolis-MG, in order to improve the empathy of the participants towards the experiences and limitations of patients with MS regarding the neurological symptoms they experience in their daily life.
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Regazzoni, Daniele, Andrea Vitali, Caterina Rizzi, and Filippo Colombo Zefinetti. "Motion Capture and Data Elaboration to Analyse Wheelchair Set-Up and Users’ Performance." In ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2018-87531.
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Using a wheelchair can be a challenging task for people with reduced force and control of muscles of abdomen or lower back. Spinal cord injured (SCI) people are the majority of those who are spending most of the day on a wheelchair and a proper training and chair setup is mandatory to reach a good level of functionality and to avoid harms and side effects. In order to assess the complex motion of a person self-pushing a wheelchair, a motion capture (Mocap) system has been arranged and a group of SCI patients has been acquired in a hospital gym. The Mocap system uses three Microsoft Kinect RGB-D sensors and iPisoft to perform the recording of the 3D motion. The main goal of the research is to provide therapists with a quantitative method to define a preliminary configuration in an objective way once is given the user’s medical conditions and his/her way of using the wheelchair. Working side by side with physiotherapists, the main parameters to be evaluated (e.g. pushing angles) have been identified and algorithms have been identified to automatically extract them from the 3D digital avatar model data coming from the Mocap system. The performance of the patients is then analyzed taking into account the wheelchair setup (e.g. position and inclination of the seat and of the back). The influence of geometric parameters on patients’ motion is analyzed so that design guidelines for configuration can be found. The overall outcome is to maximize performance and minimize side effects and fatigue, providing users with a better experience on the wheelchair.
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Souza, Carlos Henrique Rorato, Daniel Machado de Oliveira, Luciana De Oliveira Berreta, and Sérgio Teixeira de Carvalho. "A Distributed Exergame for Telerehabilitation: An Engaging Alternative to Improve Patients’ Quality of Life." In Life Improvement in Quality by Ubiquitous Experiences Workshop. Brazilian Computing Society, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5753/lique.2021.15714.
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There are many factors that have a direct impact on the effectiveness of rehabilitation sessions. Among the main ones are: the availability of treatment, the active participation of the physiotherapist and the patient’s motivation and engagement in performing the exercises. In this sense, this project presents the construction of a distributed exergame that, using equipment and sensors coupled to the cycle ergometer (device used in the activity), aims to allow telerehabilitation sessions, where the patient and physiotherapist are in their respective houses, and perform these activities in a less boring and more engaging way, increasing the patient’s quality of life.
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Santiago, Phellipe Caetano, João Vitor da Silva Chagas, and Aura Conci. "Developing Innovative Models for Learning in Social Isolation Environments: Exemplifying it for the Bone Anatomy Study." In Life Improvement in Quality by Ubiquitous Experiences Workshop. Brazilian Computing Society, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5753/lique.2021.15717.
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Anatomy knowledge is essential for many professionals, such as: doctors, nurses, biologists, biochemical, physiotherapists and any professional in physical education. Over the years, the main anatomical teaching method, the dissection of cadavers becomes less common due to issues related to high costs associated with the maintenance of laboratories, ethical aspects and health risks related to exposure to formaldehyde vapor. This factor was maximized with the Covid-19 pandemic, since presentials accesses to laboratories have become unviable. In order to offer a complementary tool for the teaching of bone anatomy, we propose in this work a serious game in augmented reality, based on controls by analysis of manual gestures, to assist the learning of this discipline.
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Aydin, O. "Investigation of Vocational Knowledge Levels, Experiences and Views of Physiotherapists Working in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation: Pilot Study." In American Thoracic Society 2019 International Conference, May 17-22, 2019 - Dallas, TX. American Thoracic Society, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a3740.
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Bernabé Villodre, María del Mar, Vladimir Martínez-Bello, Manuel Zarzoso-Muñoz, Pilar Serra-Añó, and Marta Aguilar-Rodríguez. "EXPECTATIONS OF THE FUTURE PHYSIOTHERAPIST IN THE USE OF MUSIC: AN EXPERIENCE OF TRAINING, INNOVATION AND RESEARCH." In 15th International Technology, Education and Development Conference. IATED, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/inted.2021.1073.
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Jun, Seungkook, Xiaobo Zhou, Daniel K. Ramsey, and Venkat N. Krovi. "Quantitative Methodology for Knee Exoskeleton Design." In ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2014-34299.
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Traditionally, the design of exoskeletons (from choice of configuration to selection of parameters) as well as the process of fitting this exoskeleton (to the individual user/patient) has largely depended on intuition and/or practical experience of a designer/physiotherapist. However, improper exoskeleton design and/or incorrect fitting can cause buildup of significant residual forces/torques (both at joint and fixation site). Performance can be further compromised by the innate complexity of human motions and need to accommodate the immense individual variability (in terms of patient–geometries, motion–envelopes and musculoskeletal–strength). In this paper, we propose a systematic and quantitative methodology to evaluate various alternate exoskeleton designs using twist- and wrench-based modeling and analysis. This process is applied in the context of a case-study for developing optimal configuration and fixation of a knee brace/exoskeleton. An optimized knee brace is then prototyped using 3D printing and instrumented with 6–DOF force-torque transducer. Knee brace is then physically tested together with a saw-bones knee model in a scaled knee bracing test. Preliminary results of the physical testing of the knee brace show promise and are discussed.
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Ezzat, Allison M., Peter Malliaras, Mark Merolli, Cylie Williams, Terry Haines, Namita Mehta, and Christian Barton. "27 ‘It’s second best’: mixed-methods evaluation of the experiences of people with musculoskeletal pain towards physiotherapist delivered telehealth during COVID-19 pandemic." In #Sportskongres 2022, 3–5 February, Copenhagen, Denmark. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2022-sportskongres.4.
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