Physical medicine and Rehabilitation

Physical medicine and rehabilitation is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities.

American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Quantity and quality of exercise for developing and maintaining cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, and neuromotor fitness in apparently healthy adults: guidance for prescribing exercise

Garber CE, Blissmer B, Deschenes MR, Franklin BA, Lamonte MJ, Lee IM, Nieman DC, Swain DP; American College of Sports Medicine.Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011 Jul;43(7):1334-59. AbstractThe purpose of this Position Stand is to provide guidance to professionals who counsel and prescribe individualized exercise to apparently healthy adults of all ages. These recommendations also may […]

Rehabilitation of running injuries

Nicola TL, El Shami A.Clin Sports Med. 2012 Apr;31(2):351-72 AbstractRehabilitating the injured runner involves a thorough evaluation of the runner. The running history is at least as critical as the physical examination to determine the risk factors for injury and goals for rehabilitation. The medical assessment should include an office situation in which the runner […]

Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Enhances Heart Rate Recovery in Patients with COPD

Georgiopoulou VV, Dimopoulos S, Sakellariou D, Papazachou O, Gerovasili V, Tasoulis A, Agapitou V, Vogiatzis I, Roussos C, Nanas S.Respir Care. 2012 Jun 15. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractBACKGROUND: Autonomic dysfunction is present early in the course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is associated with adverse outcomes. We utilized heart rate recovery, a […]

The Acute Effect of Running on Knee Articular Cartilage and Meniscus Magnetic Resonance Relaxation Times in Young Healthy Adults

Subburaj K, Kumar D, Souza RB, Alizai H, Li X, Link TM, Majumdar S.Am J Sports Med. 2012 Jun 22. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractBACKGROUND: Understanding the acute response of healthy knee cartilage to running may provide valuable insight into functional properties. In recent years, quantitative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging techniques (T1 and T2 relaxation […]