Journal of PhysiotherapyPub Date : 2026-10-01Epub Date: 2026-10-06DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2026.08.006
Serena S Hong
{"title":"Critically appraised paper: Remote multicomponent rehabilitation does not improve quality of life in survivors of critical illness requiring mechanical ventilation, despite gains in strength, fatigue and anxiety [commentary]","authors":"Serena S Hong","doi":"10.1016/j.jphys.2026.08.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphys.2026.08.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49153,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiotherapy","volume":"72 4","pages":"Page 309"},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149117276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of PhysiotherapyPub Date : 2026-10-01Epub Date: 2026-10-06DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2026.08.009
Giovanni E Ferreira
{"title":"Critically appraised paper: Clinician-supported biopsychosocial self-management for people with acute or subacute low back pain has a small effect on preventing impactful chronic low back pain [commentary]","authors":"Giovanni E Ferreira","doi":"10.1016/j.jphys.2026.08.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphys.2026.08.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49153,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiotherapy","volume":"72 4","pages":"Page 310"},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149117310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of PhysiotherapyPub Date : 2026-10-01Epub Date: 2026-10-12DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2026.09.005
Shaiane Silva Tomazoni, Marcelo Ferreira Duarte de Oliveira, Jociane Schardong, Rodrigo Della Méa Plentz, Heliodora Leão Casalechi, Ighor Luiz Azevedo Teixeira, Andrey Jorge Serra, Ernesto Cesar Pinto Leal-Junior, Jan Magnus Bjordal
{"title":"Photobiomodulation therapy has a negligible effect as an adjunct to motor control exercise in people with chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomised trial","authors":"Shaiane Silva Tomazoni, Marcelo Ferreira Duarte de Oliveira, Jociane Schardong, Rodrigo Della Méa Plentz, Heliodora Leão Casalechi, Ighor Luiz Azevedo Teixeira, Andrey Jorge Serra, Ernesto Cesar Pinto Leal-Junior, Jan Magnus Bjordal","doi":"10.1016/j.jphys.2026.09.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphys.2026.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Question</h3><div>In adults with chronic non-specific low back pain, does adding photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) to a program of motor control exercise (MCE) improve pain intensity, disability and circulating prostaglandin E<sub>2</sub> (PGE<sub>2</sub>) concentrations compared with sham PBMT plus MCE?</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>A randomised controlled trial was conducted with concealed allocation, intention-to-treat analysis and blinding of participants, therapists and assessors.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Adults aged 18 to 65 years seeking treatment for chronic non-specific low back pain of ≥ 3 months in duration.</div></div><div><h3>Intervention</h3><div>Participants were randomly allocated to active PBMT plus MCE or sham PBMT plus MCE. Both groups received 12 treatment sessions over 6 weeks.</div></div><div><h3>Outcome measures</h3><div>Assessments were completed at baseline and 6 weeks, with follow-up assessments at 1 month after the end of the intervention period and at 3, 6 and 12 months after randomisation. Primary outcomes were pain intensity (0 to 10 numerical rating scale) and disability (0 to 24 Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire) at 6 weeks, in which higher scores indicated greater severity. Secondary outcomes were: pain and disability at follow-up timepoints; circulating PGE<sub>2</sub> concentrations at 6 weeks; and medication use, concomitant care and adverse events throughout the follow-up period.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 148 participants were randomised (74 per group). The intention-to-treat analysis showed that PBMT plus MCE had a negligible effect compared with sham plus MCE at 6 weeks for pain intensity (MD –0.4 points, 95% CI –1.2 to 0.4), disability (MD –0.7 points, 95% CI –2.4 to 0.9) or circulating PGE<sub>2</sub> concentrations (MD 31 pg/ml, 95% CI –4 to 66). Negligible between-group differences were observed throughout the 12-month follow-up period, and no treatment-related adverse events occurred.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Adding PBMT to MCE did not provide clinically important additional improvements in pain intensity, disability or circulating PGE<sub>2</sub> concentrations compared with sham plus the same exercise program.</div></div><div><h3>Registration</h3><div>NCT05487118.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49153,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiotherapy","volume":"72 4","pages":"Pages 271-277"},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149167128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of PhysiotherapyPub Date : 2026-10-01Epub Date: 2026-09-22DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2026.08.013
Kate L Cameron
{"title":"Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: physical therapy management of children with developmental coordination disorder","authors":"Kate L Cameron","doi":"10.1016/j.jphys.2026.08.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphys.2026.08.013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49153,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiotherapy","volume":"72 4","pages":"Page 314"},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149116767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of PhysiotherapyPub Date : 2026-10-01Epub Date: 2026-10-14DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2026.09.001
Jackie L. Whittaker, Alex Donaldson, Heidi Kosakowski, Karim Alvis, Judith E. Deutsch, Mark R. Elkins, Peter Feys, Witness Mudzi, Saurab Sharma, Birgit Mueller-Winkler
{"title":"Research priorities to advance the physiotherapy profession: a concept-mapping study informed by the global physiotherapy community","authors":"Jackie L. Whittaker, Alex Donaldson, Heidi Kosakowski, Karim Alvis, Judith E. Deutsch, Mark R. Elkins, Peter Feys, Witness Mudzi, Saurab Sharma, Birgit Mueller-Winkler","doi":"10.1016/j.jphys.2026.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphys.2026.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Question</h3><div>What research areas need to be addressed to advance the physiotherapy profession globally?</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Mixed methods.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Seventy-four individuals with advanced physiotherapy profession knowledge contributed to a five-step participatory concept-mapping process. Participants brainstormed statements in response to the above question (n = 49) and then thematically sorted (n = 29) and rated (n = 31) them for importance and feasibility (5-point Likert scales). Statements were grouped using multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analyses, and the final cluster solution and conceptual fit of statements were iteratively reviewed and refined to optimise conceptual congruence.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Sixty-four unique statements were brainstormed, sorted and rated. A nine-cluster map was identified as the most appropriate representation of the data. From most to least important (number of statements, cluster mean importance/5), the clusters were: ‘Prevention and rehabilitation across the lifespan’ (7, 3.59); ‘Technology, innovation and digital transformation’ (6, 3.45); ‘Equitable access and value-based care’ (9, 3.38); ‘Contextually responsive care’ (5, 3.35); ‘Generating and moving evidence into practice’ (11, 3.32); ‘Health systems’ (8, 3.28); ‘Practice competence and sustainability’ (5, 3.21); ‘Education and professional development’ (5, 3.17); and ‘Professional identity’ (8, 3.12). ‘Research on the impact of rehabilitation on quality of life and reduction in care needs’ was rated the most feasible statement, whereas ‘Investigate strategies for physiotherapists to impact the political, social and economic environment of vulnerable and marginalised populations’ was the least feasible statement.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>These findings are a resource for World Physiotherapy, the wider physiotherapy profession and key interest holder groups to inform research strategic direction, project development and advocacy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49153,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiotherapy","volume":"72 4","pages":"Pages 288-298"},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149185582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of PhysiotherapyPub Date : 2026-10-01Epub Date: 2026-10-03DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2026.07.001
John M Solomon
{"title":"Critically appraised paper: A home-based, tailored program of habit-forming exercise, home safety and mobility coaching reduces the rate of falls in community-dwelling stroke survivors [commentary]","authors":"John M Solomon","doi":"10.1016/j.jphys.2026.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphys.2026.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49153,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiotherapy","volume":"72 4","pages":"Page 307"},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149117118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of PhysiotherapyPub Date : 2026-10-01Epub Date: 2026-10-12DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2026.09.002
Irmina J. Nahon
{"title":"Physiotherapy management of persistent pelvic pain","authors":"Irmina J. Nahon","doi":"10.1016/j.jphys.2026.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphys.2026.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49153,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiotherapy","volume":"72 4","pages":"Pages 255-261"},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149170382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}