Abstract This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of how burn rehabilitation should be cond... more Abstract This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of how burn rehabilitation should be conducted along the continuum of care. The authors emphasize the importance of early rehabilitative interventions such as positioning, splinting, exercise, and functional mobility in the intensive care unit. They proceed to discuss and illustrate the various modalities practiced in burn rehabilitation, focusing on producing the best functional and cosmetic outcomes at the completion of the rehabilitative process.
Importance: This systematic review summarizes existing studies on dry needling for spasticity and... more Importance: This systematic review summarizes existing studies on dry needling for spasticity and range of motion (ROM) and discusses its potential for use as an occupational therapy intervention. Objective: To examine existing studies on the effects of dry needling on spasticity and ROM. Data Sources: Article citations and abstracts from Scopus, Cochrane Library, PubMed, CINAHL, and a university library search. Study Selection and Data Collection: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were used in abstracting data. Peer-reviewed journal articles published in English between January 2007 and June 2019 were searched. Of 270 identified studies, 10 met the inclusion criteria. Studies were divided into categories on the basis of outcome measures (Modified Modified Ashworth Scale and ROM). Pain outcome measures were excluded because a systematic review addressing this outcome has recently been completed. Findings: Strong evidence was found to suppo...
Abstract This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of how burn rehabilitation should be cond... more Abstract This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of how burn rehabilitation should be conducted along the continuum of care. The authors emphasize the importance of early rehabilitative interventions such as positioning, splinting, exercise, and functional mobility in the intensive care unit. They proceed to discuss and illustrate the various modalities practiced in burn rehabilitation, focusing on producing the best functional and cosmetic outcomes at the completion of the rehabilitative process.
Importance: This systematic review summarizes existing studies on dry needling for spasticity and... more Importance: This systematic review summarizes existing studies on dry needling for spasticity and range of motion (ROM) and discusses its potential for use as an occupational therapy intervention. Objective: To examine existing studies on the effects of dry needling on spasticity and ROM. Data Sources: Article citations and abstracts from Scopus, Cochrane Library, PubMed, CINAHL, and a university library search. Study Selection and Data Collection: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were used in abstracting data. Peer-reviewed journal articles published in English between January 2007 and June 2019 were searched. Of 270 identified studies, 10 met the inclusion criteria. Studies were divided into categories on the basis of outcome measures (Modified Modified Ashworth Scale and ROM). Pain outcome measures were excluded because a systematic review addressing this outcome has recently been completed. Findings: Strong evidence was found to suppo...
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