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Purpose: A survey was conducted to investigate the role, priority, and awareness of physical therapists in the community care system for the elderly.
Methods: Nine hundred ninety-three physical therapists were invited...
Purpose: This study examined the legal basis related to a physical therapist’s home-based rehabilitation.
Methods: The policy data were referenced to the comprehensive plan for national health promotion and the guidebook...
Purpose: The primary purposes of this study were to identify the degree of the effect size and the variables related to it on the effects of physical therapy on myofascial...
Purpose: This study examined the effects of a physical stability exercise program on the functional movement and balance of middle school volleyball players to provide future management and training data...
Purpose: This study examined the immediate effect of Kegel exercise on the vital capacity according to the position.
Methods: Seventeen subjects participated in the study (male=7, female=10). The subjects performed Kegel...
Purpose: This study compared the effects of the fascial distortion model (FDM), foam rolling (FR), and self-stretching (SS) on the ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ROM).
Methods: Thirty subjects who had...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the immediate effects of calf muscle Kinesio taping on ankle joint reposition sense (JRS) and force sense (FS) in healthy elderly.
Methods:...
Purpose: This study examined the effects of a paraffin treatment with exercise on the muscle strength and fatigue of the hand according to the use of smartphones.
Methods: The measurement subjects...
Purpose: This study examined the effects of curl-up using XCO® on trunk muscle activation in healthy adults.
Methods: This study design was a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Twelve participants were enrolled...
Purpose: This study compared the electromyographic activity of the tibialis anterior (TA) and isometric dorsiflexor strength during dorsiflexion according to the toe postures in individuals with ankle dorsiflexor weakness.
Methods: Twenty...
Purpose: This study examined the effects of local vibration using a massage gun on the triceps surae flexibility by measuring the ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ROM) compared to static...
Purpose: This study examined the electromyography (EMG) activity of the abdominal muscles and the ratio of the oblique abdominal muscle activity to the rectus abdominis muscle during a single-leg holding...
Purpose: This study examined the effects of training using the slime on the hand function and problem behavior in adults with intellectual disabilities.
Methods: Five adults with intellectual disabilities who were...