The PainSMART project: Protocol for a research program on effectiveness, mechanisms of effect and patient-practitioner experiences of the PainSMART-strategy as an adjunct to usual... by Richard Thompson, Maria Fors, Ann-Sofi Kammerlind, Pia Tingström, Allan Abbott, Kajsa Johansson

“…Secondary outcomes include similar measurements for MSKP illness perception, reassurance of benign nature, pain coping, physical activity, analgesic medication use, sick leave, healthcare use and direct healthcare costs. Physiotherapist and patient reported experience measures and qualitative evaluation of the effects of the PainSMART-strategy on communication at the initial physiotherapy consultation will also be explored.…”
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Feasibility of individualized home exercise programs for patients with head and neck cancer-study protocol and first results of a multicentre single-arm intervention trial (OSHO #9... by Sabine Felser, Julia Rogahn, Änne Glass, Lars Arne Bonke, Daniel Fabian Strüder, Jana Stolle, Susann Schulze, Markus Blaurock, Ursula Kriesen, Christian Junghanss, Christina Grosse-Thie

“…Once weekly telephone calls with a physiotherapist are performed. Subsequently, there is a 12-week follow-up (FU) without exercise specifications/contact. …”
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Evaluation of two electronic-rehabilitation programmes for persistent knee pain: protocol for a randomised feasibility trial by Philip G Conaghan, Kim L Bennell, Mark Conner, Rana S Hinman, Sarah R Kingsbury, Elizabeth M A Hensor, Gretl A McHugh, Christine Comer, Dawn Groves-Williams, Rachel K Nelligan

“…The ‘My Knee UK’ intervention arm will receive a self-directed unsupervised internet-based home exercise programme plus short message service support (targeting exercise behaviour change) for 12 weeks; the ‘Group E-Rehab’ intervention arm will receive group-based physiotherapist-prescribed home exercises delivered via videoconferencing accompanied by internet-interactive educational sessions for 12 weeks; the control arm will receive usual physiotherapy care or continue with their usual self-management (depending on their recruitment path). …”
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Telerehabilitation: A Practical Remote Alternative for Coaching and Monitoring Physical Kinetic Therapy in Patients with Mild and Moderate Disabling Parkinson’s Disease during the... by Aurelian Anghelescu

“…Limitations of the study: a small group of selected patients, restrictive working conditions (due to epidemiological social/physical restrictions and no direct physiotherapist-patient contact), and need for supervision by an attendant to assist the subject and perform the audio-video transmission. …”
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Effects of a foot-ankle strengthening programme on clinical aspects and gait biomechanics in people with knee osteoarthritis: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Tania F Salvini, Glauko Dantas, Isabel C N Sacco, Ana F dos Santos, Ricky Watari, Alessandra B Matias, Paula R M S Serrao, Henrique Pott-Junior

“…Subjects will be randomly allocated to a control group that will receive no specific foot intervention and will follow treatment recommended by the medical team; or an intervention group that will undergo an 8-week physiotherapist-supervised strengthening programme for extrinsic and intrinsic foot muscles, three times a week. …”
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Cause-Effect Relationships between Painful TMD and Postural and Functional Changes in the Musculoskeletal System: A Preliminary Report by Adam Andrzej Garstka, Monika Brzózka, Aleksandra Bitenc-Jasiejko, Roman Ardan, Helena Gronwald, Piotr Skomro, Danuta Lietz-Kijak

“…Before the examination, the dentists and the physiotherapist were calibrated by an examiner who had previously been calibrated and had three years of experience in the management of patients with TMD. …”
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Protocol for a multisite randomised controlled trial assessing the effect of the Telehealth for Early Developmental Intervention in babies born very preterm (TEDI-Prem) programme o... by Alicia J Spittle, Peter J Anderson, Angela T Morgan, Rachel Schembri, Li Huang, Kim Dalziel, Rod W Hunt, Katherine Lee, Anne E Holland, Karli Treyvaud, Abbey L Eeles, Stacey Dusing, Shaaron Brown, Susan M Fehring, Gillian Henty, Elizabeth Kozaris

“…Phase 1 commences in the neonatal unit with four face-to-face sessions with parent/s and a physiotherapist/occupational therapist. Once discharged from the hospital, sessions across phases 2 and 3 (six and three sessions, respectively) continue via telehealth until infants are 12 months’ corrected age (CA).The primary outcome is the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-fourth edition (Bayley-4) Motor Composite Score at 12 months’ CA. …”
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Integrated analysis of the prevalence and influencing factors of poststroke dysphagia by Xiaopeng Wen, Baochao Fan, Jie Zhan, Hao Wen, Huihui Ban, Yujiao Yang, Chenyang Tao, Cui Li, Kunbin Li, Liming Lu

“…The the Speech Language Physiotherapist group accounts for 41.36% (95% CI 36.61–46.11%), and a positive correlation between the prevalence of PSD and the NIHSS score. …”
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UBICU: A Gamified Respiratory Incentive System for Pulmonary Re-Expansion by Jaime Aguilar-Zambrano, Esther C. Wilches-Luna, Helberg Asencio-Santofimio, Manuel Valencia, Diana Riveros, Andres Navarro, Juan Carlos Martinez, Eugenio Tamura, Jose Angel Loaiza, Julian Hernandez, Diana Sanchez, Juan David Garcia, Leonardo Arzayus-Patino, Valeria Perez-Hortua, Elizabeth Moncada, Melissa Ramirez

“…However, currently available Respiratory Incentive Spirometers do not allow for quantitative tracking of performance during inspiration exercises, require physiotherapist supervision to ensure exercise quality, and show low treatment adherence. …”
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Voices from the clinic: a qualitative analysis of physiotherapy strategies in musculoskeletal care for knee osteoarthritis patients by Jennifer Nguyen, Justine M. Naylor, Sarah Dennis, Rebecca Livings, Kathryn Mills, Siobhan M. Schabrun, Jeanette M. Thom

“…However, little is known about the extent to which physiotherapists adhere to clinical practice guidelines. …”
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Physiotherapy under pressure: A cross-sectional study on the interplay between perfectionism, moral injury, and burnout. by Daniel Biggs, Laura Blackburn, Cameron Black, Sivaramkumar Shanmugam

“…<h4>Background</h4>Given the escalating challenges for UK-based physiotherapists in workload pressures, budget constraints, staff shortages and patient wait times, the profession (of 65,000 registered physiotherapists) necessitates immediate attention to the health and well-being of the therapists. …”
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Barriers and facilitators of loaded self-managed exercises and physical activity in people with patellofemoral pain: understanding the feasibility of delivering a multicentred rand... by Michael Skovdal Rathleff, Phillipa Logan, Marcus Bateman, Benjamin E Smith, Fiona Moffatt, Paul Hendrick, James Selfe, Toby O Smith

“…The purpose of this study was to explore potential barriers and facilitators with patients and physiotherapists with patellofemoral pain involved in a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) study. …”
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Clinical Practice Guideline for Suctioning the Airway of the Intubated and Non-Intubated Patient by Dina Brooks, Cathy M Anderson, Margaret A Carter, Laurie A Downes, Sean P Keenan, Carol J Kelsey, Janet B Lacy

“…OBJECTIVE: To provide physicians, physiotherapists, nurses and respiratory therapists with guidelines for the application of airway suctioning.…”
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Physiotherapy and related management for childhood obesity: A systematic scoping review. by Kim Truong, Sandra Park, Margarita D Tsiros, Nikki Milne

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Despite targeted efforts globally to address childhood overweight/obesity, it remains poorly understood and challenging to manage. Physiotherapists have the potential to manage children with obesity as they are experts in movement and physical activity. …”
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Acute exacerbation of COPD: Physiotherapy practice and factors that influence management by Motheo Phalatse-Taban, Heleen van Aswegen

“…Purposive and snowball sampling was used to identify physiotherapists working in private healthcare in three South African provinces. …”
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Working Together and Being Physically Active Are Not Enough to Advise Uniformly and Adequately Low Back Pain Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by C. Praz, J. Ducki, M. L. Connaissa, P. Terrier, P. Vuistiner, B. Léger, F. Luthi

“…The physicians were the most in line with them. The physiotherapists recommend as much physical activity, but less work activity than the physicians. …”
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An unusual example of complex wound care with physical therapy treatments – a case report by Laura Piejko, Iwona Szołtysek, Julia Duda, Anna Polak

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Possible factors responsible for increased risk of tendon injuries during strength training in adult patients: systematic review by Zbigniew Wroński, Burim Gjinovci, Mario Klasic

“…This review aims to identify situations where physiotherapists should exercise caution and precision when prescribing resistance exercises. …”
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The effect of dynamic and static virtual reality environments on the prevalence of cybersickness symptoms by Konrad Młyńczak, Witold Pawełczyk, Javier Molina Jimenez, Alejandro Galán-Mercant, Sebastian Rutkowski

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Effect of Kinesiology taping application on VII cranial nerve palsy in neurological patient by Izabella Monika Habko, Dariusz Mosler, Błażej Cieślik

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