Background. There are increasing imperatives for patients and members of the public to engage as partners in identifying health research priorities. The use of participatory methods to engage stakeholders in health care ...

This grounded theory study employed in-depth interviews with nine studenrlparent dyads from eastern Canada. Youth with disabilities, aged 16 to 21, contributed narratives describing high school transitions. Shared ...

The Boston Naming Test (Kaplan et al 1983) is standardized on different populations and it is the most widely used naming test worldwide in both research and clinical settings. For this reason, this test was used to ...

Background: Lack of agreement about criteria and terminology for children’s language problems affects access to services as well as hindering research and practice. We report the second phase of a study using an online ...

Background: Physical activity is associated with improved health outcomes in many populations. It is assumed that physical activity levels in the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) population may be reduced as a result of symptoms ...

Levels of physical fitness are low after stroke. It is unknown whether improving physical fitness after stroke reduces disability

Question: What are physiotherapists’ perceptions about identifying and managing the cognitive, psychological and social factors that may act as barriers to recovery for people with low back pain (LBP)? Design: Systematic ...

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating and degenerative disease of the Central Nervous System. Because of the widespread patterns of the lesions, the clinical manifestations of the disease are varied. A cause of ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system. It is characterised by both demyelination and degeneration. It is progressive in nature and can lead to severe disability, functional limitations and a ...

Falls and their consequences are prevalent and potentially debilitating events for older individuals. Amongst community dwelling elderly, it is estimated that a lifetime cumulative incidence of falls is between 25% and ...