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Bland-Altman plots demonstrated poor agreement between the measures for MVPA, with upper and lower 95% limits of agreement of -147 to 148.9minute. After adjusting for gender and GMFCS level, age was a predictor of the difference between measures for MVPA (P less then 0.001) and TPA (P less then 0.001). CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that the IPAQ-SF is not a valid method of measuring TPA or sedentary behaviour in young people with CP and it is not appropriate for use when assessing an individual's time in MVPA. Therefore, where feasible, an objective measure of PA should be used. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN90378161. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the construct validity of two dexterity measures, the 9-Hole Peg Test (9HPT) and Purdue Pegboard Test (PPT) in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). DESIGN Cross-sectional observational study. SETTING Testing was conducted at the university or in participants' homes. PARTICIPANTS Thirty community dwelling people with mild to moderately severe PD and no major upper limb comorbidities or cognitive impairments. INTERVENTIONS Pegboard tests were administered in the 'on' and 'end-of-dose' phases of participants' PD medication cycles. Participants rated hand function with two self-report questionnaires - the Manual Ability Measure-36 (MAM-36) and a subset of upper limb items from the MDS-UPDRS. To explore construct validity, we compared 'on' phase pegboard scores with normative values for unimpaired men and women and investigated relationships between pegboard scores and hand function questionnaires. RESULTS In the 'on' phase, pegboard scores were poorer than normative values. Differences in individual subtest scores ranged between 10 and 41%. Correlations between self-reported hand function and pegboard scores were weak to moderately strong in the 'on' phase (r=0.21-0.51), and weak at 'end-of-dose' (r=0.13-0.22). Higher correlation coefficients were observed between hand function and PPT subtest scores than with hand function and 9HPT scores. Most participants reported difficulty with daily hand tasks. CONCLUSIONS We found evidence for construct validity supporting the use of the 9HPT and PPT to evaluate people with mild to moderately severe PD when 'on', but not at the 'end-of-dose'. Results also suggest that the PPT may be more sensitive to PD-related changes in dexterity than the 9HPT. OBJECTIVES Determine if outpatient physiotherapy care via telerehabilitation is as effective as in-person physiotherapy care after total hip replacement. DESIGN Randomised, single-blind, controlled, non-inferiority clinical trial. SETTING QEII Jubilee Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. PARTICIPANTS Seventy patients receiving a total hip replacement entered the study, sixty-nine completed the study. INTERVENTIONS The control group (n=35; x¯ age 67; female 60%) received in-person outpatient physiotherapy and a paper-based home exercise programme. The intervention group (n=35; x¯ age 62; female 66%) received remotely delivered telerehabilitation directly into their homes and a technology-based home exercise program using an iPad application. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome was the quality of life subscale of the Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score measured at six weeks post-operatively. Secondary outcomes included objective strength and balance outcomes, self-reported function and satisfaction on rehabilitation programmes. TRIAL REGISTRATION ACTRN12615000824561. (Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry). BACKGROUND Sarcopenia is a progressive and generalised skeletal muscle disorder, and a powerful predictor of adverse health outcomes. Exercise is a widely recommended treatment but consensus about the best approach is lacking. OBJECTIVE To synthesise current systematic review evidence on the effectiveness of exercise in the treatment of sarcopenia to inform clinical practice. DATA SOURCES Five electronic databases were searched (15 November 2018) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; MEDLINE without revisions; EMBASE; Scopus; and Web of Science. STUDY SELECTION OR ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials evaluating exercise to treat sarcopenia in adults including sarcopenic outcomes. STUDY APPRAISAL AND SYNTHESIS METHODS Review data were extracted and quality assessed (using the AMSTAR 2) by two independent assessors. Due to a lack of eligible reviews, a narrative synthesis of the evidence was performed. RESULTS Two reviews were identified which included seven studies with 619 participants. Study exercise interventions included resistance; mixed and whole body vibration training programmes. Review findings demonstrate limited low quality evidence of positive effects of mixed and resistance training in treating sarcopenia. LIMITATIONS Limited eligible reviews restricted synthesis and interpretation of findings. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS OF KEY FINDINGS There is a lack of high quality research with which to inform the treatment of sarcopenia with exercise. Further research using more precision when selecting sarcopenic populations and outcomes is required in this field. This will enable the identification of effective ways of treating sarcopenia with exercise before evidence-based clinical guidelines can be established. Crown All rights reserved.BACKGROUND Kinesio tape is an elastic therapeutic tape used for treating sports injuries and various other disorders. A systematic review and network meta-analysis approach was used to synthesise all related evidence on the clinical effectiveness of kinesio taping for the treatment of shoulder pain. Kartogenin METHODS A literature search was performed using 10 major databases. Randomised clinical trials reporting usage of kinesio taping for shoulder pain have been included. Quality and risk of bias were assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration's quality assessment tool. Meta-analysis was conducted to calculate standardised mean differences and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI). The corresponding 95% CI of pooled effect size were calculated using a fixed-effects or random-effects model based on the level of heterogeneity. In addition, meta-regression was used to assess the influence of underlying shoulder disease on the efficacy of kinesio taping. RESULTS This systematic review and meta-analysis included 12 studies, with a total of 555 participants.
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