Archives of Physiotherapy

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Archives of Physiotherapy (AoP) is a diamond open access journal disseminating research covering all aspects of physiotherapy. Featured topics include clinical trials across various disability domains (musculoskeletal, neurological, cardio-pulmonary), diagnostic studies, measurement-focused research, observational studies, prognostic investigations, qualitative studies, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and case reports.

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Current Issue

Vol. 11, Issue 1 - January-December 2021

Published: 2021-12-31

Reviews

Vertical traction for lumbar radiculopathy: a systematic review

Carla Vanti, Luca Turone, Alice Panizzolo, Andrew A. Guccione, Lucia Bertozzi, Paolo Pillastrini
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00102-5.pdf
Development of an exercise programme for balance abilities in people with multiple sclerosis: a development of concept study using Rasch analysis

Karl Martin Sattelmayer, Odile Chevalley, Jan Kool, Evelyne Wiskerke, Lina Nilsson Denkinger, Katia Giacomino, Emmanuelle Opsommer, Roger Hilfiker
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00120-3.pdf
How to objectively assess and observe maladaptive pain behaviors in clinical rehabilitation: a systematic search and review

Florian Naye, Chloé Cachinho, Annie-Pier Tremblay, Maude Saint-Germain Lavoie, Gabriel Lepage, Emma Larochelle, Lorijane Labrecque, Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00109-y.pdf
Shoulder pain prevalence by age and within occupational groups: a systematic review

Christopher J. Hodgetts, Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, Amber Beynon, Bruce F. Walker
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00119-w.pdf

Research Article

Prevalence and associated factors of COVID-19 across Italian regions: a secondary analysis from a national survey on physiotherapists

Simone Gambazza, Silvia Bargeri, Isabella Campanini, Roberto Meroni, Andrea Turolla, Greta Castellini, Silvia Gianola
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00125-y.pdf
Physiotherapists’ use of airway clearance techniques during an acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis: a survey study

Jennifer Phillips, Annemarie Lee, Rodney Pope, Wayne Hing
- 10.1186_s40945-020-00097-5.pdf
Physiotherapists’ use and perceptions of digital remote physiotherapy during COVID-19 lockdown in Switzerland: an online cross-sectional survey

Anne-Kathrin Rausch, Heiner Baur, Leah Reicherzer, Markus Wirz, Fabienne Keller, Emmanuelle Opsommer, Veronika Schoeb, Stefano Vercelli, Marco Barbero
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00112-3.pdf
Correlation between community balance and mobility scale (CB&M) with a battery of outcome measures to assess balance in Parkinson’s disease – a cross-sectional study

Ziona Lionel Dsouza, Sydney Roshan Rebello, Cherishma Dsilva
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00117-y.pdf
Diagnostic accuracy of the clinical indicators to identify central sensitization pain in patients with musculoskeletal pain

Juliana Valentim Bittencourt, Ana Carolina de Melo Magalhães Amaral, Pedro Vidinha Rodrigues, Leticia Amaral Corrêa, Bruno Moreira Silva, Felipe José Jandre Reis, Leandro Alberto Calazans Nogueira
- 10.1186_s40945-020-00095-7.pdf
The yield and usefulness of PAIN+ and PubMed databases for accessing research evidence on pain management: a randomized crossover trial

Vanitha Arumugam, Joy C. MacDermid, Dave Walton, Ruby Grewal
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00100-7.pdf
A qualitative investigation into the results of a discrete choice experiment and the impact of COVID-19 on patient preferences for virtual consultations

Anthony W. Gilbert, Carl R. May, Hazel Brown, Maria Stokes, Jeremy Jones
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00115-0.pdf
A telephone assessment and advice service within an ED physiotherapy clinic: a singlesite quality improvement cohort study

Marie Kelly, Anna Higgins, Adrian Murphy, Karen McCreesh
- 10.1186_s40945-020-00098-4.pdf
Feasibility of a blended therapy approach in the treatment of patients with inflammatory myopathies

Pierrette Baschung Pfister, Ruud H. Knols, Rob A. de Bie, Eling D. de Bruin
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00108-z.pdf
Neurophysiological and psychophysical effects of dry versus sham needling of the infraspinatus muscle in patients with chronic shoulder pain: a randomized feasibility study

Antoine Laramée, Guillaume Léonard, Mélanie Morin, Mélanie Roch, Nathaly Gaudreault
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00118-x.pdf
Musculoskeletal symptoms among adult smartphone and tablet device users: a retrospective study

Ella Thorburn, Rodney Pope, Shaoyu Wang
- 10.1186_s40945-020-00096-6.pdf
Early post-immobilization pain at rest, movement evoked pain, and their ratio as potential predictors of pain and disability at six- and 12-months after distal radius fracture

Maryam Farzad, Joy C. MacDermid, Saurabh Mehta, Ruby Grewal, Erfan Shafiee
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00101-6.pdf
Changes in physiotherapy students’ beliefs and attitudes about low back pain through pre-registration training

Guillaume Christe, Ben Darlow, Claude Pichonnaz
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00106-1.pdf
Surgical site, gender, and place of residence influence the time to resume driving after total joint arthroplasty

Tiberiu-Adrian Lazar, Martin Edelmann, Friedemann Awiszus, Christoph H. Lohmann
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00111-4.pdf
Patients’ health outcomes after an implementation intervention targeting the physiotherapists’ clinical behaviour

Johanna Fritz, Lena Almqvist, Anne Söderlund, Lars Wallin, Maria Sandborgh
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00116-z.pdf
Graded activity with and without dailymonitored- walking in patients with type 2 diabetes with low back pain: secondary analysis of a randomized-clinical trial

Opeyemi Ayodiipo Idowu, Ade Fatai Adeniyi, Andrew Edo, Adesoji Fasanmade
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00104-3.pdf
Transcultural adaptation and validation of a French version of the University of California, Los Angeles geriatrics attitudes scale (UCLA-GAS-F)

Emmanuelle Opsommer, Odile Chevalley, Irene Pegito, Philippe Demeulenaere
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00114-1.pdf

Methodology Article

Development of a digital learning program for physiotherapists to enhance clinical implementation of aerobic exercise in stroke rehabilitation

Marianne Thornton, Jennifer Harris, Krista Breithaupt, Tracey Dyks, Hillel Finestone, Marilyn MacKay-Lyons
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00110-5.pdf
Protocol for a multicenter, randomised controlled trial of surgeon-directed home therapy vs. outpatient rehabilitation by physical therapists for reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: the SHORT trial

June S. Kennedy, Emily K. Reinke, Lisa G. M. Friedman, Chad Cook, Brian Forsythe, Robert Gillespie, Armodios Hatzidakis, Andrew Jawa, Peter Johnston, Sameer Nagda, Gregory Nicholson, Benjamin Sears, Brent Wiesel, Grant E. Garrigues, Christopher Hagen, Insup Hong, Marcella Roach, Natasha Jones, Kuhan Mahendraraj, Evan Michaelson, Jackie Bader, Libby Mauter, Sunita Mengers, Nellie Renko, John Strony, Paul Hart, Elle Steele, Amanda Naylor, Jaina Gaudette, Katherine Sprengel
- 10.1186_s40945-021-00121-2.pdf

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