Research

Resistance exercise with devices offering mechanisms to isolate the lumbar spine is effective to improve muscle strength and clinical outcomes. However, previously assessed devices with these mechanisms are not conducive for home exercise programs. The purpose of this study was to assess the surface electromyographic (EMG) activity of the lumbar extensor muscles during dynamic exercise on a home back extension exercise device.

Although diagnosis and treatment of depressive illness is outside the scope of practice for non-behavioral health practitioners such as occupational therapists, physical therapists, Kinesio therapists, and chiropractors, it frequently is comorbid with painful musculoskeletal disorders such as low back pain and it negatively affects outcomes, including return to work. As psychologically informed practice becomes more widely implemented without the immediate availability of behavioral health practitioners, safe and effective methods to screen for and appropriately triage depressive illness by nonbehavioral health practitioners are necessary.

With a wide range of injuries in youth baseball, and more than 12 million amateur baseball players in the United States, a comprehensive list of tests and measures may be helpful to assess strength, mobility, and motor control throughout the kinetic chain to reduce risk of injury in this population.

The Multidimensional Task Ability Profile (MTAP) is a patient-reported outcome (PRO) measure that provides a global score linked to the physical demand characteristics of work, but needs to be validated against established measures.

Ortho biologic therapies such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) have been increasingly studied as a treatment for several musculoskeletal and orthopedic injuries Involving tendons, ligaments, muscles, the intervertebral disk, and synovial joints.

The purpose of this article is to summarize how the Multidimensional Task Ability Profile (MTAP) was developed using IRT and integrated into physical medicine rehabilitation practice.

Ligament injuries are common causes of joint pain, dysfunction, and disability and result in disruption of joint homeostasis, leading to the imbalance of joint mobility and stability. Ligaments are the most frequently injured tissues within a joint.

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly disrupted the delivery of healthcare services. Telehealth provides a possible solution for improving delivery of services by enhancing access and fostering patient-centered approaches but has not been well-described in physical therapy practice.

Literature review: youth and adolescent baseball injury

Our physical therapy telehealth program for patients to virtually meet with therapists treated over 900 patients in 1 month.