Muscle deconditioning due to hospitalisation is problematic, causing delayed discharges, more nursing, carer, or social service support following discharge, and possible discharge to a care home rather than the patien...
Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is vital for high-quality patient care, yet its implementation among physiotherapists in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces significant challenges. This scoping review explores th...
Objectives To evaluate the longitudinal impact of introducing a national,direct access physiotherapy model of care on the rates of primary and secondary care consultations for musculoskeletal(MSK)conditions.Design Int...
Background: Physical functional decline is common among elderly individuals with mental disorders, worsening their symptoms. Physiotherapy interventions have shown some evidence in improving physical function and ment...
Depression,a common mental illness,seriously affects the health of individuals and has deleterious effects on society.The prevention and treatment of depression has drawn the attention of many researchers and has beco...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive impairments in the initial stage, which lead to severe cognitive dysfunction in the later stage. Action observation therapy (AOT) is...
Background Ageing,immobilization,sepsis or cachexia reduce muscle mass and function.The age-related loss,i.e.sarcopenia,contributes to frailty and results in a loss of mobility and autonomy in aging and disease.Affect...
Thoracic ultrasound has attracted much interest in detecting pleural effusion or pulmonary consolidation after cardiac surgery.In 2016,Trovato reported,in the World Journal of Cardiology,the interest of using,in addit...
Introduction: Physiotherapy is an integral part of the non-drug treatment strategy for rheumatological conditions. The evidence for its effects is not formal. The objective was to evaluate the impact of physiotherapy ...
Introduction: As representatives of prokaryotic beings, bacteria were selected in nature for their very high capacity to adapt to the environment. The human body comprises a vast population of bacteria needed for heal...