Background: Studies revealing the effectiveness of physical rehabilitation techniques
provided during a critical care admission have been hampered by experimental control …

Background/purpose: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is an important objective as physical
therapists strive for autonomous practice. The most commonly identified barrier to EBP is …

Current guidelines advocate the use of RICE, the acronym for Rest, Ice, Compression and
Elevation, for patient self-management of soft tissue injury. The purpose of this study was to …

Purpose: Although mobilization is a widely practiced intervention for patients who are
critically ill, the clinical reasoning and decision-making processes used by physical …

Previous studies have shown that the propensity for conscious monitoring and control of
movement (ie movement specific reinvestment) influences the acquisition of movement …

Background Physiotherapists are essential in the management of hospitalised patients. The
way in which a physiotherapy service is offered in intensive care units (ICUs) can affect ICU …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the impact of 3 different types of onsite
physical therapist student-led presentations on participants' reported confidence in various …

Background: Chest physiotherapy is a treatment option for ventilated children. Evidence
supporting treatment effectiveness is limited and the safety profile is unknown. This study …

Introduction The use of occupation in occupational therapy has been regularly debated in
the profession's literature. More recently there has been a shift to consider occupation as the …

The purpose of this study was to explore care aides' perceptions and experiences of their
roles and relationships with residents in long-term care institutions, and how the context …