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Clinical replicability of rehabilitation interventions in randomized controlled trials reported in main journals is inadequate KU Leuven
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to study if randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in rehabilitation (a field where complex interventions prevail) published in main journals include all the details needed to replicate the intervention in clinical practice (clinical replicability). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Forty-seven rehabilitation clinicians of 5 professions from 7 teams (Belgium, Italy, Malaysia, Pakistan, Poland, Puerto Rico, the ...
European Framework of Rehabilitation Services Types: the perspective of the Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Section and Board of the European Union of Medical Specialists KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Effectiveness in health services is achieved if desired clinical outcomes are reached. In rehabilitation the relevant clinical outcome is functioning, with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as the reference system for the standardized reporting of functioning outcomes. To foster the implementation of the ICF in clinical quality management (CQM) across the rehabilitation services continuum, ...
Froin Syndrome After Spinal Cord Injury KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Froin syndrome is characterized by xanthochromia and hypercoagulability of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) due to elevated protein levels. This entity results from blockage of the spinal canal by a mass lesion leading to an isolated caudal CSF space. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 48-year-old male, who developed spasticity after a C6 spinal cord injury (SCI) 20 years earlier, presented with subobstruction of his intrathecal baclofen pump. A ...
A EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE ACADEMIC DEBATE: DESCRIBING EXPERIENCED HEALTH ON THE BASIS OF THE WHO'S MODEL OF FUNCTIONING (ICF) OR ON THE THEORY OF SOCIAL PRODUCTIVITY KU Leuven
The first Academic Debate was held within the European Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine (EARM) in Budapest in 2016. The question debated was: is it possible to provide a theory neutral framework to describe the lived experience of health or is there an appropriate theory to understand what constitute the most relevant factors in health (and well-being). First the link between the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and ...
Cochrane Rehabilitation: 2018 annual report KU Leuven
During its second year of existence, Cochrane Rehabilitation worked hard to accomplish new and old goals. The Review Committee completed the massive task of identifying and "tagging" all rehabilitation reviews in the Cochrane library. The Publication Committee signed agreements with several international journals and started the publication of Cochrane Corners. The Education Committee performed educational activities such as workshops in ...
The Struggle for Evidence in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Publication Rate of Randomized Controlled Trials and Systematic Reviews Is Growing More Than in Other Therapeutic Fields KU Leuven
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the rate of publication of randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analysis in physical and rehabilitation medicine and its variation over time. DESIGN: We performed a bibliometric study and searched PubMed from inception to 2017, using National Library of Medicine 3rd level MeSH terms ("rehabilitation," "physical therapy modalities," and "drug therapy") and filters ("randomized ...
The approach of physiatrists to low back pain across Europe KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Low back pain (LBP) is the most common type of musculoskeletal pain, thus it is one of the most commonly encountered conditions in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. The physicians who are primarily responsible for the nonsurgical management of LBP are physiatrists. OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to investigate the approaches of physiatrists to low back pain across Europe. Preferences, tendencies, and priorities in the ...
Evidence-based position paper on Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine professional practice for persons with stroke The European PRM position (UEMS PRM Section) KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Stroke is a major cause of disability worldwide, with an expected rise of global burden in the next twenty years throughout Europe. This EBPP represents the official position of the European Union through the UEMS Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) Section and designates the professional role of PRM physicians for people with stroke. The aim of this study is to improve PRM physicians' professional practice for persons with ...
Evidence-based position paper on Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine professional practice for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury The European PRM position (UEMS PRM Section) KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Acquired brain injury (ABI) is damage to the brain that occurs after birth caused either by a traumatic or by a nontraumatic injury. The rehabilitation process following ABI should be performed by a multi-professional team, working in an interdisciplinary way, with the aim of organizing a comprehensive and holistic approach to persons with every severity of ABI. This Evidence Based Position Paper represents the official position of ...