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Contemporary splinting practice in the UK for adults with neurological dysfunction: A cross-sectional survey
This article is made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.Aim: To explore the contemporary splinting practice of UK occupational therapists and physiotherapists for adults with neurological dysfunction.
Method: Cross-sectional online survey of members of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology and College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section Neurological Practice.
Results: Four hundred and twenty therapists completed the survey. Contracture management is the most common rationale for therapists splinting adults with neurological dysfunction. Other shared therapeutic goals of splinting include maintaining muscle and joint alignment, spasticity management, function, pain management and control of oedema. Considerable clinical uncertainty was uncovered in practice particularly around wearing regimens of splints. Most therapists have access to locally-derived splinting guidelines, which may contribute to this diversity of practice.
Conclusions: This study provides a unique insight into aspects of contemporary splinting practice among UK therapists, who belong to a specialist neurological professional network and work in a number of different health-care settings with adults who have a neurological condition. Study findings show a wide variation in splinting practice, thereby indicating a potential need for national guidance to assist therapists in this area of clinical uncertainty. Further research is required to establish best practice parameters for splinting in neurological rehabilitation
Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia e sua atuação no programa de pó-graduação em Biologia Molecular da Universidade de Brasília.
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Simulação dos impactos da concentração de dióxido de carbono, morfologia radicular e palhada na produtividade do milho.
Funções analíticas da linguagem Sql do Oracle.
Funções analíticas do oracle. Função RANK. Função DENSE_RANK. Função RATIO_REPORT. Funções LAG e LEAD.bitstream/CNPTIA/9900/1/comuntec41.pdfAcesso em: 30 maio 2008
Aspectos fenológicos de Desmodium glabrum (Mill.) DC. (Fabaceae) em áreas de Caatinga com diferentes status de conservação.
Análise da sensibilidade da cultura do milho às mudanças climáticas empregando modelos de simulação: 3 - resposta às alterações na taxa de radiação solar.
Herdabilidade do peso vivo em diferentes idades em frangos F2 oriundos de cruzamento recíproco.
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