Physical Therapy Research (PTR)

Physical Therapy Research (PTR) is an Open Access journal that aims to foster important advances in physical therapy. PTR is free to access for all readers.

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Advance Publication
Kinesthetic Illusion as a Therapeutic Approach in Physiotherapy: Neurophysiological Mechanisms of Proprioceptive and Visual Stimulation https://t.co/9OxQxwUrzj
#KinestheticIllusion #TendonVibration #VisualStimulation #SensorimotorIntegration

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Advance Publication
Relationship between Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test Section Scores and Gait Speed in Acute Stroke Patients: A Cross-sectional Study Based on Gait Speed Categories
https://t.co/YkGopcSVMx
#Stroke #GaitSpeed #PosturalBalance

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Advance Publication
Oral Health in Geriatric Rehabilitation: From a Local Dental Issue to an Interprofessional Concern
https://t.co/qSwyyYYiAL
#OralHealth #GeriatricRehabilitation #PhysicalTherapy #Dysphagia #Malnutrition

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Advance Publication
Early Light-intensity Physical Activity and 3-month Functional Outcome after Acute Stroke: An Accelerometer-based Observational Study
https://t.co/MiGlUMm6EH
#AcuteStroke #PhysicalActivity #FunctionalOutcome #ModifiedRankinScale #Rehabilitation

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Advance Publication
Central Post-stroke Pain: From Lesion Localization to Network Dysfunction and Assessment
https://t.co/Iw6JejLi8T
#CentralPostStrokePain #LesionNetworkMapping #NociceptivePathway #NeuropathicPain

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Advance Publication
Generative Artificial Intelligence Use in Physical Therapy Learning and Licensure Examination Preparation in Japan: A Multi-institutional Cross-sectional Survey of Student Practices, Perceptions, and Institutional Guidance
https://t.co/gcvCTTEhma

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Advance Publication
Acute Effects of Plantar Electrical Muscle Stimulation on Dynamic Standing Performance and Lower Limb Muscle Activity in Healthy Adults: A Crossover Study
https://t.co/KwTTiQ6cpB
#PlantarStimulation #PosturalControl #Electromyography

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Advance Publication
Acute Effects of Plantar Electrical Muscle Stimulation on Dynamic Standing Performance and Lower Limb Muscle Activity in Healthy Adults: A Crossover Study
https://t.co/KwTTiQ6cpB
#PlantarStimulation #PosturalControl #Electromyography

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Advance Publication
Clinical Characteristics of Patients Aged ≥75 Years Undergoing Gastric Cancer Surgery: Focus on Preoperative Phase Angle and Perioperative Rehabilitation
https://t.co/PR6Xvi1LIo
#PhaseAngle #PerioperativeRehabilitation #OlderAdults #GastricCancerSurgery

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Advance Publication
Effect of Outpatient and Home-based Vestibular Rehabilitation on Balance Impairments in a Patient with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: A Case Report
https://t.co/JVJBr40SV3
#ChronicInflammatoryDemyelinatingolyneuropathy

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Advance Publication
Association between Executive Function and Physical Performance Measured by the Short Physical Performance Battery in Older Patients with Heart Failure
https://t.co/nhdXOXWSC1
#ExecutiveFunction #FrontalAssessmentBattery #ShortPhysicalPerformanceBattery

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Advance Publication
Predicting Supervised Gait Attainment within 4 Weeks after Robot-assisted Gait Training Using Welwalk: A Cross-validated Decision-tree Rule and Decision Curve Analysis
https://t.co/1SxAZhuQ3C
#Stroke #RobotAssistedGaitTraining #DecisionTree #GaitRecovery

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Advance Publication
Subjective Visual Function Is Independently Associated with Multidimensional Frailty in Community-dwelling Older Adults
https://t.co/1UCyMEhWrJ
#SubjectiveVisualFunction #TheJapaneseVersionOfTheFunctionalVisionScreeningQuestionnaireJFVSQ #Frailty

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Advance Publication
Effects of Body Weight-supported Treadmill Training in a Patient with Vascular Parkinsonism Secondary to Multiple Cerebral Infarctions: A Single-case Design
https://t.co/iZBDI3lSRe
#VascularParkinsonism #BodyWeightSupportedTreadmillTraining #GaitAbility

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Advance Publication
Hydrotherapy after Prolonged Inactivity in A Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis Was Associated with Recovery of Physical Activity and Return to Work: A Case Report
https://t.co/siSa4UTQms
#RheumatoidArthritis #COVID19 #ExerciseEndurance #PhysicalActivity

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Advance Publication
Relationship between Menstrual Pain Intensity and Common Femoral Artery Hemodynamics across the Menstrual Cycle in Young Women
https://t.co/1d3pkR8SUJ
#MenstrualPain #MenstrualCycle #LowerLimbHemodynamics

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Advance Publication
Associations of Lower Limb Alignment and Physical Function with Functional Mobility in Patients with Severe Knee Osteoarthritis
https://t.co/6fD45aFFIB
#KneeOsteoarthritis #TimedUpAndGoTest #HipKneeAnkleAngle #IsometricKneeExtensorForce #StaticPosturalSway

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Original Article
Changes in Arthrogenic Stiffness Associated with Prolonged Joint Immobilization
https://t.co/udlQmnpDlT
#Contracture #JointStiffness #TorqueCurve #Rat

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Case Study
Application of a Behavioral Change Approach to a Pediatric Patient Undergoing Transfemoral Amputation
https://t.co/o9keHWFMH3
#TransfemoralAmputation #Osteosarcoma #SelfEfficacy #SelfMonitoring #BehavioralChangeApproach

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Original Article
Effects of Sit-to-stand Exercise Instruction and Goal-setting on Reducing Sitting Time in Chronic Stroke Survivors: A Randomized Crossover Trial https://t.co/HNzzJbONNt
#ChronicStroke #SedentaryBehavior #SitToStand #CrossoverTrial