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Physical therapists’ use of recommended care has not changed since 1990s.
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Physical therapists’ use of treatments of unknown value appears to be increasing.
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One explanation for these trends is the challenge of keeping up to date with evidence.
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Other explanations include increased exposure to treatments of unknown value and not seeing value in research.
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Strategies to replace non-recommended care with recommended care are needed.
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It is hypothesized that Kinesio Taping® can change muscle activity in patients with low back pain.
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The Kinesio Taping® technique did not change the electromyographic signal intensity of the longissimus and iliocostalis muscles or reduce pain intensity in patients with chronic low back pain.
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More research on mechanisms of action is needed.
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Patients having breast reconstruction are not routinely referred to physical therapy
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The main reason for referral to physical therapy are complications after surgery
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Current practice does not consider limitations specific to each reconstruction type
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Patients in Brazil have three times more appointments compared to the UK
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Posture influences cardiovascular responses during isometric handgrip exercise.
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STANDING promotes higher cardiovascular stress when compared to SITTING and/or SUPINE.
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CAD promoted higher arterial pressure responses (systolic and mean arterial pressure), but it was expected.
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Isometric handgrip exercise can be prescribed to clinically stable CAD patients, with cardiovascular monitoring.
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Altered shoulder kinematics are believed to contribute to rotator cuff pathology by reducing the subacromial space.
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During arm elevation, the rotator cuff insertion is closest to the coracoacromial arch between 40° and 75° humerothoracic elevation.
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Glenohumeral plane of elevation and axial rotation impact subacromial proximities in complex ways.
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More research is needed to better understand the role of shoulder kinematics in the etiology of rotator cuff pathology.
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Guideline adherence for low back pain is very low among physical therapy students.
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Fourth year students show more biopsychosocial beliefs and more guideline adherent recommendations than 2nd-year students.
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Biomedical beliefs are associated with poor adherence to evidence based guidelines.
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A personal history of low back pain is not associated with beliefs or attitudes.
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Beliefs that some strategies to lift a light load may be harmful are common among health care professionals, particularly medical students and doctors.
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The majority of qualified physical therapists are aware that all strategies used to lift a light load are safe.
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Taking a pain education course positively impacts physical therapists’ attitudes and beliefs.
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Convergent validity between PFM tenderness and central pain mechanisms.
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Poor agreement between pelvic floor muscle tenderness and self-reported symptoms.
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When PFM tenderness on digital palpation is present, screen for central pain mechanisms.
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Interval training is an interesting strategy in increasing aerobic capacity.
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In patients with heart failure the use of combined interval training may effective in increasing VO2peak.
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Interval training combined with resistance training can maximize treatment time.
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Maximize treatment time is an aspect that has been important in the choice of interventions.
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Training combined showed more effective in improving VO2peak in patients with heart failure.
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Education, joint stabilization, and myofascial release were most used for patellar tendinopathy rehabilitation.
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Quadriceps eccentrics, education, joint stabilization and lumbo-pelvic stabilization and hamstrings stretching were frequently used for patellar tendinopathy prevention.
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Brazilian physical therapists consider pain, function and functional test results to discharge an athlete.
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Our results revealed an inconsistency between interventions used in clinical practice and interventions recommended by the best available evidence.