- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
American Physical Therapy Association
2023
Inova Fairfax Hospital
2020-2022
A clinical practice guideline on Parkinson disease was developed by an American Physical Therapy Association volunteer development group that consisted of physical therapists and a neurologist. The based systematic reviews current scientific information accepted approaches for management disease. Spanish version this is available as supplement (Suppl. Appendix 1).
Objective People exhibiting post-stroke lateropulsion actively push their body across the midline to more affected side and/or resist weight shift toward less side. Despite its prevalence and associated negative rehabilitation outcomes, no clinical practice guidelines exist for of lateropulsion. We aimed develop consensus-based recommendations managing using an international expert panel. Design This Delphi panel process conformed with Guidance on Conducting Reporting Studies...
For people with ataxia, there are validated outcome measures to address body function and structure (BFS) impairments participation; however, no measure exists for upper extremity (UE) activity level in this population. The purpose of study was determine whether the action research arm test (ARAT), a UE other neurological conditions, might be useful capturing limitations ataxia.A total 22 participants ataxia were evaluated assess construct validity ARAT; 19 included interrater reliability...