Balance, attention, and dual-task performance during walking after brain injury: associations with falls history.
The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between balance, attention, and dual-task performance in individuals with acquired brain injury. Twenty-four individuals aged 18 to 58 years (mean = 39 years) with acquired brain injury who were able to ambulate 40 ft with (29%) or without an assistive device were included. Fifty-eight percent were independent community ambulators. Fifty-four percent had fallen in the past 6 months; and 42%… Continue readingEndurance training and cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injury.
The objective of this study was to examine the importance of cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and provide recommendations for patients recovering from TBI. It was a review of the literature assessing the effectiveness of endurance training programs. A sedentary lifestyle and lack of endurance are common characteristics of individuals with TBI who have a reduction in peak aerobic capacity of 25% to 30% compared with healthy sedentary… Continue readingCommunity-based progressive resistance strength training in traumatic brain injury: A multiple, single-system, trial
The aim of the study was to investigate if progressive resistance strength training (PRST) can have a beneficial effect on muscle weakness, activity limitations and participation restrictions in adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Seven people, six men and one woman, participated in this AB single-system trial. After an 8-week baseline phase, community-based PRST was conducted twice a week for 8 weeks. Changes in maximal isotonic strength (1RM for arm… Continue reading‘Booze therapy’ for brain injury
A dose of alcohol may be a good treatment for people with head injuries, emergency doctors suggest. Their basis for this is the discovery that people appear less likely to die following brain trauma if they have alcohol in their bloodstream. It could be that alcohol dampens the body′s inflammatory response to injury, the US team told Archives of Surgery. But they stressed that alcohol can cause… Continue readingManagement of spasticity and dystonia in children with acquired brain injury with rehabilitation and botulinum toxin A.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a combination of botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) and rehabilitation on spasticity, pain and motor functioning in children with acquired brain injury (ABI). All children and adolescents with ABI, aged 2-20 years, consecutively treated in the department over a 22-month period, were prospectively followed-up and clinically assessed pre- and post-treatment. They had spasticity and/or dystonia leading to impairment in activities… Continue readingPhysiotherapy does not prevent, or hasten recovery from, ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with acquired brain injury
Patman S, Jenkins S, Stiller K.
This study was designed to determine whether, regular respiratory physiotherapy in mechanically ventilated patients with acquired brain injury (ABI), prevented ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), reduce length of mechanical ventilation or ICU stay. One hundred and forty-four subjects
Efficacy of a fitness centre-based exercise programme compared with a home-based exercise programme in traumatic brain injury: A randomized controlled trial.
Hassett LM, Moseley AM, Tate RL, Harmer AR, Fairbairn TJ, Leung J
The objective of this study was to compare the effects of a supervised fitness centre-based exercise programme with an unsupervised home-based exercise programme on cardiorespiratory fitness and psychosocial functioning in people with traumatic brain injury. The fitness centre group completed a combined fitness and strength training exercise programme supervised by a personal trainer in a local fitness centre 3… Continue reading
Physiotherapy after traumatic brain injury: A systematic review of the literature.
Hellweg S, Johannes S
The aim of this literature review is to develop recommendations concerning physiotherapy in the post-acute phase after traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the basis of scientific evidence. Fourteen studies met the inclusion criteria and were grouped into sub-groups: sensory stimulation, therapy intensity, casting/splinting, exercise or aerobic training and functional skill training. While for sensory stimulation evidence could not be proven, a strong evidence exists that more… Continue reading
Cardiorespiratory Capacity After Weight-Supported Treadmill Training in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury
Kurt A Mossberg, Evelyne E Orlander and Julie L NorcrossThe purpose of this case report is to describe the effects of BWSTT on cardiorespiratory fitness in 2 patients recovering from severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Both patients were involved in motor vehicle accidents and were studied after admission to a postacute residential treatment program. Each patient received 2 to 3 sessions of BWSTT per week. Aerobic capacity was measured while they ambulated on a treadmill without… Continue reading
Game-based exercises for dynamic short-sitting balance rehabilitation of people with chronic spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries.
Betker AL, Desai A, Nett C, Kapadia N, Szturm T
Goal-oriented, task-specific training has been shown to improve function; however, it can be difficult to maintain patient interest. This report describes a rehabilitation protocol for the maintenance of balance in a short-sitting position following spinal cord and head injuries by use of a center-of-pressure-controlled video game-based tool. Three wheelchair using adults were treated. The results demonstrated that the patients showed… Continue reading
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