Physical Therapy back issues from August 2007:
Gait coordination after stroke: benefits of acoustically paced treadmill walking.(Research Report)(Clinical report)
Aug 01, 2007; ... Coordination between moving body parts is essential for functional walking and is modified, often in a subtle manner, to accommodate variations in task requirements and circumstances, such as walking speed, (1,2) path curvature, (3) and environmental clutter. (4) If gait coordination is ...
Shoulder muscle recruitment patterns during commonly used rotator cuff exercises: an electromyographic study.(Research Report)(Clinical report)
Aug 01, 2007; ... The shoulder (glenohumeral) joint has a high degree of mobility to enable the hand to perform a multitude of varied tasks. (1-3) To maintain shoulder joint stability without compromising mobility, compression of the humeral head into the glenoid fossa by the surrounding musculature is ...
Blood flow changes in the trapezius muscle and overlying skin following transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.(Research Report)(Clinical report)
Aug 01, 2007; ... Used since the 1970s for pain inhibition in acute as well as chronic pain states, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) stimulates primary afferents by low-voltage controlled electrical pulses through electrodes applied to the skin. (1) A number of physiological studies have ...