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READ THE LATEST IN PTJ’S NEW SERIES “<LEAP> LINKING EVIDENCE AND PRACTICE”!

PTJ’s new series “<LEAP> Linking Evidence And Practice” offers real-life clinical scenarios, provides relevant information from Cochrane systematic reviews and other sources, and discusses the use of this evidence in practice. See the editorial by PTJ Editorial Board members Diane Jette, PT, DSc, and Rachelle Buchbinder, MBBS(Hons), MSc, PhD, FRACP, which introduces the series.

The latest article in this series was published in the June 2010 issue:

“Exercise for Osteoarthritis of the Knee” by Chung-Wei Christine Lin, Deborah Taylor, Sita M.A. Bierma-Zeinstra, and Christopher G. Maher

PTJ's FEBRUARY SPECIAL ISSUE HONORS DR JACQUELIN PERRY!

This month, PTJ honors Dr Jacquelin Perry for her pioneering work in gait analysis and gait rehabilitation with a special issue—“Stepping Forward With Gait Rehabilitation.” The 12 articles in the special issue highlight new advances and future directions in gait assessment and rehabilitation and were written by some of the foremost researchers in the field.

Editorials by Editor-in-Chief, Rebecca Craik, and Guest Editors, Janice Eng and Sara Mulroy, introduce the special issue. The cover of this month’s issue as well as the upcoming March issue features the art of patients-artists from Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, where Dr Perry served as Chief of the Pathokinesiology Service for 30 years. You can view a video featuring more art from Rancho Los Amigos here.

READ THE LATEST ARTICLE IN PTJ’S NEW QUARTERLY SERIES: “HEALTH POLICY IN PERSPECTIVE”!

PTJ’s new quarterly series—“Health Policy in Perspective”—provides commentary on the role of physical therapists in the creation and implementation of health policy. See Editor-in-Chief Rebecca Craik’s editorial introducing the series.

The latest article in this series appears in the May 2010 issue:

“Bundling Acute and Postacute Payment: From a Culture of Compliance to a Culture of Innovation and Best Practice” by Gerben DeJong

VIDEOS

View:

“Animation of Basic Experimental Setup” provided by the author of the Perspective “Proprioceptive Acuity Assessment Via Joint Position Matching: From Basic Science to General Practice” (Goble DJ).

“Ongoing Walking Recovery” provided by the authors of the Case Report “Ongoing Walking Recovery 2 Years After Locomotor Training in a Child With Severe Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury” (Fox EJ, Tester NJ, Phadke CP, Nair PM, Senesac CR, Howland DR, and Behrman AL).

“Pretraining to Posttraining Differences in Step Patterns in Response to Anteroposterior (AP) Surface Translations” provided by the authors of “Effect of a Perturbation-Based Balance Training Program on Compensatory Stepping and Grasping Reactions in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial” (Mansfield A, Peters AL, Liu BA, and Maki BE).

“Intervention Video” provided by the authors of “Effect of Intensive Outpatient Physical Training on Gait Performance and Cardiovascular Health in People With Hemiparesis After Stroke” (Jørgensen JR, Bech-Pedersen DT, Zeeman P, et al).

“Small Smile” provided by the authors of “Comprehensive Facial Rehabilitation Improves Function in People With Facial Paralysis: A 5-Year Experience at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary” (Lindsay RW, Robinson M, and Hadlock TA).

Video of “Meaning of Movement: Works by Artists of Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center,” which highlights the artwork of patients-artists from Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, where Dr Jacquelin Perry served as Chief of the Pathokinesiology Service for 30 years. The artists depict how their ability to move has changed because of injury or disease and their hopes for the future as they recover or learn different ways of moving.

For more videos, visit Video Central.

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