Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-11-30DOI: 10.3138/ptc-77-4-gee
Marilyn MacKay-Lyons, S Jayne Garland
{"title":"Editorial Leadership and the Advancement of Physiotherapy: Celebrating Dr. Dina Brooks' 16 Years as Scientific Editor of <i>Physiotherapy Canada</i>.","authors":"Marilyn MacKay-Lyons, S Jayne Garland","doi":"10.3138/ptc-77-4-gee","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/ptc-77-4-gee","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"77 4","pages":"419-420"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13132562/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-08-31DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2023-0060-cc
Julie Herrington
{"title":"Commentary on Matifat et al.","authors":"Julie Herrington","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2023-0060-cc","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/ptc-2023-0060-cc","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"77 3","pages":"380-382"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13134890/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing a Community-Based Exercise and Physical Programme for Runners With Patellofemoral Pain in Under-Resourced Communities: A Delphi Study.","authors":"Siyabonga Kunene","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2023-0098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/ptc-2023-0098","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a multifactorial condition that is highly prevalent among recreational runners. Poor homeostasis between load and runner's capacity is the main cause of PFP. A low-cost and community-based intervention is needed to address the rehabilitation needs of runners in under-resourced communities. The purpose of this study was to develop a community-based exercise and physical programme for runners with PFP in under-resourced communities.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This study used a Delphi method that included sports experts (physicians, physiotherapists, biokineticists, podiatrists, and sports therapists) who consented to participate. Delphi included three rounds of iterations to attain consensus among experts. Experts reached a consensus by rating PFP programme items using the 5-point Likert scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ten experts participated. There were more males (<i>n</i> = 6) than females (<i>n</i> = 4). Participants were aged between 36 and 55 years (<i>n</i> = 5) and had 16-20 years of clinical experience (<i>n</i> = 5). Delphi process yielded an exercise and physical intervention, which included the following 10 recommended strategies: hip muscle training, quadriceps muscle training, general lower limb and trunk strengthening, use of appropriate running shoes, and use of prefabricated in-shoe foot orthosis, tissue mobilization, patellar taping/bracing, education, flexibility exercises, addressing external loads, and addressing non-physical internal loads.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A consensus was reached for a suitable exercise and physical programme for runners in under-resourced communities. A follow-up implementation study is, therefore, recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"77 3","pages":"313-320"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13134897/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147822991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-08-31DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2023-0056-cc
Nicholas Bourgeois
{"title":"Commentary on Farid et al.","authors":"Nicholas Bourgeois","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2023-0056-cc","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/ptc-2023-0056-cc","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"77 3","pages":"370-371"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13134888/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-08-31DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2023-0019-cc
Dawn M Pickering
{"title":"Commentary on Lord Ferguson.","authors":"Dawn M Pickering","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2023-0019-cc","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/ptc-2023-0019-cc","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"77 3","pages":"359-360"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13134898/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-08-31DOI: 10.3138/ptc-77-3-gee
Carol L Richards, Francine Malouin, Molly Verrier, Marilyn MacKay-Lyons
{"title":"Honouring the Legacy of Canadian Leaders in Physiotherapy: The Enduring Impact of Dr. Sharon Wood Dauphinee.","authors":"Carol L Richards, Francine Malouin, Molly Verrier, Marilyn MacKay-Lyons","doi":"10.3138/ptc-77-3-gee","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/ptc-77-3-gee","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"77 3","pages":"281-283"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13134861/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-08-31DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2023-0089-cc
Jennifer L Moore
{"title":"Commentary on Sibley et al.","authors":"Jennifer L Moore","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2023-0089-cc","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/ptc-2023-0089-cc","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"77 3","pages":"394-395"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13134885/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147822930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Merna Seliman, Julianne Hong, Kaitlyn Gonzaga, Dalton L Wolfe, Jean-François Lemay, Andrea Chase, Kristen Walden, Sarah J Donkers
{"title":"Factors Affecting Standing and Walking Outcomes for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury During In-Patient Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Study on the Perspectives of Physiotherapists.","authors":"Merna Seliman, Julianne Hong, Kaitlyn Gonzaga, Dalton L Wolfe, Jean-François Lemay, Andrea Chase, Kristen Walden, Sarah J Donkers","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2023-0070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/ptc-2023-0070","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Standing and walking outcomes following spinal cord injury (SCI) vary across rehabilitation centres and therapists. Much of this variation has been attributed to individual patient characteristics. However, insight from frontline health care providers, as well as exploration of comprehensive contributing factors, have been under-investigated. This study aimed to explore the perspectives of physiotherapists on factors affecting standing and walking recovery and outcomes during in-patient SCI rehabilitation.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>An exploratory qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured focus group interviews. Our qualitative approach was grounded in interpretive description and used reflexive thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ten physiotherapy representatives of seven different in-patient SCI rehabilitation sites across Canada participated. Dosage, organizational culture, length of stay, staffing, equipment, relationships, atmosphere, and mindset were the key factors identified. Our findings also highlight that how factors impact a site may differ, but perspectives on which factors influence standing and walking outcomes were similar. Factors beyond the individual and the relationship of these factors on training dosage were emphasized.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Future work is needed to better understand the role of institutional culture, to design and implement potential ways to address key contributing factors, and to evaluate if such initiatives lead to improvements in standing and walking outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"77 3","pages":"286-297"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13134895/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147822952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-08-31DOI: 10.3138/ptc-77-3-cochrane
{"title":"What Does Cochrane Say About Respiratory Physical Therapy?","authors":"","doi":"10.3138/ptc-77-3-cochrane","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/ptc-77-3-cochrane","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"77 3","pages":"416"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13134896/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147822958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physiotherapy CanadaPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-08-31DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2023-0043-cc
William Gibson
{"title":"Commentary on Roberts et al.","authors":"William Gibson","doi":"10.3138/ptc-2023-0043-cc","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/ptc-2023-0043-cc","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54606,"journal":{"name":"Physiotherapy Canada","volume":"77 3","pages":"337-338"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13134867/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147822984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}