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PTJ: Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Journal is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the American Physical Therapy Association.
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Don't miss our full October issue πŸŽƒ

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This packed issue includes articles covering rehab delivery across the care continuum and across conditions:

πŸ₯ PT in the ICU

πŸŒ€ Vestibular rehab + cognitive behavior therapy for chronic dizziness

πŸ«€ SPPB for predicting disability in heart failure

🧠 Physical activity after stroke

🏠 Social determinants and utilization of home health and outpatient PT

πŸ“ Biomechanical contributions to capacity and efficiency after locomotor training

🧠 Timing of rehab after mild TBI

πŸͺž Constraint induced + mirror therapy in a rat model

πŸ‘„ Physical activity and oral cancer recovery
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πŸ₯ This study evaluated aΒ multifaceted physical therapy program in the medical #IntensiveCareUnit, finding that improvements in the percentage of patients receiving physical therapy, odds of receiving physical therapy, time to physical therapy, and proportion of days with physical therapy occurred for 3 years.

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academic.oup.com Sustained three-year impact of a physical therapy quality improvement project in the medical... AbstractImportance. Early rehabilitation and mobility are components of care bundles and clinical practice guidelines for patients who are critically ill.
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πŸ₯ New #AcuteCare #CardioPulm research now published in #PTJournal: πŸ«€

For patients hospitalized with #HeartFailure, Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) scores taken early during the hospital admission were independently associated with hospital-acquired disability.

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academic.oup.com Association between the short physical performance battery and hospitalization-associated disabil... AbstractImportance. Hospitalization-associated disability (HAD), defined as a decline in activities of daily living following hospitalization, is a common