{"title":"Clinimetrics: The vertical single leg hop test","authors":"Justin M Losciale , Christina Y Le","doi":"10.1016/j.jphys.2025.02.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphys.2025.02.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49153,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiotherapy","volume":"71 2","pages":"Page 136"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143694207","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}
Marte Charlotte Dobbertin Gram , Morten Wang Fagerland , Kari Bø
{"title":"Pelvic floor muscle training by competitive rhythmic gymnasts at regular training sessions did not reduce urinary incontinence: a cluster-randomised trial","authors":"Marte Charlotte Dobbertin Gram , Morten Wang Fagerland , Kari Bø","doi":"10.1016/j.jphys.2025.03.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphys.2025.03.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Question</h3><div>What is the effect of an expanded warm-up program including pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) compared with usual warm-up on bother and prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) among rhythmic gymnasts? What is the self-perceived effect of PFMT, including its progression over time, assessed via the global rating of change?</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>A cluster-randomised controlled trial with concealed allocation and intention-to-treat analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Gymnasts had to be ≥ 12 years of age and training in rhythmic gymnastics ≥ 3 days/week. Twenty-three rhythmic gymnastics clubs were randomised to an experimental group (12 clubs, 119 gymnasts) or a control group (11 clubs, 86 gymnasts).</div></div><div><h3>Intervention</h3><div>The experimental group performed one set of 8 to 12 near-maximum pelvic floor muscle contractions and exercises for the knees, lower back and hip/groin as warm-up before each training session for 8 months. The control group continued rhythmic gymnastics training as usual without PFMT or additional lower back and lower limb exercises.</div></div><div><h3>Outcome measures</h3><div>Primary outcomes were bother from UI (score 0 to 21) and prevalence of UI, each measured by the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI-SF). The secondary outcome measure was the self-perceived effect and its progress over time, assessed using the global rating of change (–5 to 5).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The difference between the groups in the ICIQ-UI-SF total score (ie, UI bother) was clearly negligible (MD –0.48, 95% CI –1.27 to 0.31). The prevalence of UI reduced from 46 to 41% in the experimental group and increased from 32 to 34% in the control group; despite this, the risk difference at 8 months was negligible (RD 0.07) and the confidence interval spanned mainly negligible effects (95% CI –0.08 to 0.21). Experimental group participants rated their global change at a mean of 2.1 (SD 1.7).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Eight months of warm-up before rhythmic gymnastics training sessions that included one set of 8 to 12 near-maximum PFM contractions did not reduce UI bother. The effect on UI prevalence was also likely to be negligible, despite experimental group participants perceiving benefit from the intervention.</div></div><div><h3>Registration</h3><div><span><span>ClinicalTrials.gov</span><svg><path></path></svg></span> NCT05506579</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49153,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiotherapy","volume":"71 2","pages":"Pages 117-124"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143774717","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}
{"title":"Critically appraised paper: In adults on mechanical ventilation with weaning difficulties, high-intensity inspiratory muscle training did not improve the weaning success rate compared with sham inspiratory muscle training [commentary]","authors":"Meg Harrold","doi":"10.1016/j.jphys.2025.02.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphys.2025.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49153,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiotherapy","volume":"71 2","pages":"Page 134"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143694210","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}
{"title":"Critically appraised paper: In-bed cycle ergometry in mechanically ventilated patients is safe but does not improve physical function after intensive care discharge [commentary]","authors":"Ianthe Boden","doi":"10.1016/j.jphys.2024.11.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphys.2024.11.016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49153,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiotherapy","volume":"71 2","pages":"Page 132"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143774703","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}
{"title":"Critically appraised paper: An individualised, progressive walking and education intervention reduces the risk of low back pain recurrence [synopsis]","authors":"Nina Østerås","doi":"10.1016/j.jphys.2024.09.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphys.2024.09.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49153,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiotherapy","volume":"71 1","pages":"Page 57"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142367143","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}
{"title":"Research Note: Economic evaluations in physiotherapy","authors":"Johanna M van Dongen , Judith E Bosmans","doi":"10.1016/j.jphys.2024.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphys.2024.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49153,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiotherapy","volume":"71 1","pages":"Pages 66-71"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142830432","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}
{"title":"Critically appraised paper: In rural youth, the iAmHealthy paediatric weight management intervention stabilises body mass index z-scores and impacts health behaviours compared with newsletters with similar content [synopsis]","authors":"Nikki Milne","doi":"10.1016/j.jphys.2024.11.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jphys.2024.11.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49153,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiotherapy","volume":"71 1","pages":"Page 59"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142808294","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}