PubMed · 143085
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J B den Dekker. 1977-08-09. A.D.L. training.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/143085/
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PURPOSE: The aim of this paper was to describe a model for an integrated physiotherapy/cognitive-behavioural approach in the analysis and treatment of chronic WAD patients, as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of this approach in three experimental single case studies. METHOD: Three patients with a diagnosis of chronic WAD were included in the study. Psychological and physical functional analyses were used to describe the problem areas and as a basis for the management of WAD. A programme including learning of basic and applied skills, generalization, and maintenance was carried through. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The results showed that functional behavioural analyses can be useful in physiotherapy for structured patient assessment and in planning of treatment. It was also shown that physiotherapy integrated with cognitive behavioural components decreased the patients' pain intensity in problematic daily activities.
A few anecdotal cases of limb amputations owing to scleroderma have been described in the literature. This article outlines the salient problematic features of a residual stump and provides the prosthetic considerations and appropriate design that eventually facilitated ambulation.
Twenty-one patients with hemianopia received 4 weeks of compensatory visual field training. Detection of and reaction time to visual stimuli were measured with eyes fixating (condition A) and with use of exploratory eye movements (condition B) before and after training. Twenty-three healthy individuals served as control subjects for measurements of parameters during both conditions. Patients with hemianopia to either side showed a marked improvement of detection and reaction time during condition B, but minimum or no change during condition A. Improvements were maintained 8 months after training. Activity of daily living skills also improved in all patients. The size of scotoma on computerized perimetry, in contrast, remained unchanged. Training improved detection of and reaction to visual stimuli without restitution of the visual field defect.