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Filter by:Participation in community-based activities is essential to the health and well-being of youth with physical disabilities; yet, it is extremely restricted. Emerging treatment approaches aimed at improving participation have shifted from focusing only on impaired body functions towards the performance of functional meaningful activities within the youth's natural environment. Investigators' initial results from studies in Quebec show that targeting intervention at the activity/participation level can result in improvement of impaired body functions (e.g., balance, attention, anxiety) - important components to address in rehabilitation. Investigators' team aims to continue studying the impact of participation by launching a larger more rigorous study. Investigators have partnered with major organizations providing rehabilitation services for youth as well as key community-based stakeholders including youth, clinicians, and managers, and together investigators plan to further examine whether engaging in an 8-week community-based activity individually chosen by the youth (e.g., sledge hockey, drawing, playing a musical instrument) can lead to a significant improvement in three key body functions: motor, behavioral and emotional. One hundred and fifty youth with physical disabilities living in Quebec and Ontario will participate and engage in an activity of choice. Changes in their body functions (e.g., movement, attention, mood) will be measured multiple times before, during and after engagement in the chosen activity. Findings of this study can guide clinicians, families and policy-makers to select effective approaches that not only promote participation but also facilitate additional motor and mental benefits from a single intervention. Such 'real-world' treatment approaches involving activities of choice can also increase motivation, compliance and reduce burden on the healthcare system and on the youth and families.
Procedural sedation involves the administration of sedative medications that allow patients to tolerate painful procedures. Procedural sedation has been formally recommended by experts from the French Society of Emergency Medicine (SFMU) since 2010 and procedural sedation using propofol in emergency departments has been recommended by the American College of Emergency Physicians in 2018. Propofol monotherapy is now widely used in emergency medicine (EM) in France as part of procedural sedation for performing painful procedures, however propofol has no analgesic properties per se . Pupilometry makes it possible to study the depth of analgesia by evaluating the body's nociceptive response via the ANS by studying the pupil diameter. This technique would allow the evaluation of the analgesia level in patients sedated by PROPOFOL during the realization of painful procedures. Variations in pupil diameter during painful procedures under procedural sedation in an emergency department will be assesed in this study. Secondly, patients satisfaction following the procedure will also be evaluated by the use of the French version of the "ISAS-F", the Iowa Satisfaction with Anesthesia Scale.
The hip is formed by the acetabulum, the proximal femur and soft tissues joining them (capsule, teres ligament, transverse ligament and pulvinar). The acetabulum is a complex structure in the growing child. It is formed by the joined pubis, This junction is called tri radiate cartilage, which is responsible for acetabular growth. The external surface of the acetabulum is covered by a horse shoe-shaped articular cartilage. The transverse ligament joins both extremes of the articular cartilage inferiorly.
Adequate growth and development of the hip depends on two main factors: concentric positioning of femoral head into the acetabular cavity and adequate balance in growth between tri-radiate and acetabular cartilage. Any alteration in these two conditions leads to a hip dysplasia & dislocation
Overcrowding in emergency departments (ED) is a major concern worldwide. Recent reports show that Canada has among the longest ED waiting times and limited access to care has been associated with poorer outcomes for many patients. Patients suffering from musculoskeletal disorders (MSKD) represent at least 25% of all ED visits and this number is expected to increase with the aging population. New collaborative models of care have been emerging in various settings, such as EDs, and physiotherapists (PT) have been identified as expert clinicians to care for patients with MSKD. These advanced practice physiotherapy (APP) models of care often allow for a more extended scope of practice for PTs in which they have direct access to patients without a physician referral, triage patients and sometimes prescribe medical imaging or medication. ED APP has emerged as a promising new ED model of care, but evidence of the efficacy and safety of such models is still limited. Only a few RCTs have been conducted and no studies have assessed the efficacy or cost-utility of physiotherapy models of care for patients with MSKD in Canadian EDs. Evaluation of the benefits of such models is highly context-dependent and systematic evaluation of these models is warranted to support further implementation in Canada. The aim of this multicenter stepped-wedge cluster RCT and cost analysis is to compare the effectiveness of a direct access APP model of care compared to usual physician ED care for persons presenting to an ED with a MSKD, in terms of pain, function, health care resources utilization and costs. Evidence-based development of new APP models of care in EDs could help improve access and quality of care for Canadians, thus relieving some of the pressure on our healthcare system by providing new innovative pathways of access to care for these patients.
Clinical study enrollment has historically been heavily biased toward specific demographics. Several people will be invited to participate in this study so that it may collect a variety of data about orthopedic clinical trial experiences and identify barriers to participation as well as the causes of participants' failure or withdrawal. People with orthopedic disorders who are invited to take part in medical research will benefit from the analysis of the data.
Healthy Life Centers (Norwegian, 'Frisklivssentralen') is a municipal service in Norway that aims to promote both physical and mental health, as well as to limit the development of non-communicable diseases. Previous research has shown that receiving follow-up from Healthy Life Centers has led to higher levels of daily physical activity, in addition to improved self-reported health and quality of life among the participants. However, there is a lack of studies that have examined what kind of physiological health effects can be expected from participating in the Healthy Life Center's follow-up. In this study, responses to the 12-week physical activity program of the Healthy Life Center will be compared with the responses in a negative control group that does not receive such follow-up. Both the intervention group and the reference group (the negative control group) will carry out the same tests and measurements before and after the 12 week period. The tests will include measurements of anthropometric variables (body height, body weight and waist circumference), body composition, arterial stiffness, resting blood pressure and blood variables (blood glucose, long-term blood glucose, blood lipid profile and inflammation markers), in addition to physical tests of mobility, balance, maximum aerobic capacity (maximal oxygen consumption) and maximum muscle strength. Questionnaires related to adherence to the Healthy Life Center follow-up, socio-demographic variables, eating and drinking habits, activity level, perceived physical fitness, motivation for exercise, and health-related quality of life will also be included.
The treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) remains challenging, yet recent advances have refined our understanding of how best to survey for the condition during infancy, minimize complications during early treatment, and refine the selection of patients who can best benefit from hip preservation surgery. The ideal continued target would be to prevent missed hip dislocations or dysplasia during the infant period, prevent avascular necrosis (AVN) during early treatment, and decrease the incidence of total hip arthroplasty in adulthood related to undertreated DDH, The goal of the treatment is to achieve a concentric reduction of the femoral head into the acetabulum.
This study is seeking whether giving or not giving a clinician a card with talking points in the form of a checklist about the patient's story affects the patients care experience or not
The aim of this study is to assess the musculoskeletal pain and discomfort among specialized pediatric dentists and general dentists.