Mark V. Saunders, PhD, Jennifer A. Piatt, PhD, CTRS, William D. Ramos, PhD, Carol Kennedy-Armbruster, PhD, Bryan P. McCormick, PhD, CTRS
{"title":"Addressing osteoarthritis pain among older adult women through aquatic therapy: A new look at shallow-water movement","authors":"Mark V. Saunders, PhD, Jennifer A. Piatt, PhD, CTRS, William D. Ramos, PhD, Carol Kennedy-Armbruster, PhD, Bryan P. McCormick, PhD, CTRS","doi":"10.5055/ajrt.2018.0173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5055/ajrt.2018.0173","url":null,"abstract":"This study evaluated a shallow-water intervention to reduce pain among women age 61 to 81 with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis. The study used a randomized-replicated single-case two-condition crossover design to determine which condition was more effective at relieving pain. One condition was functional movements without the use of a stationary pole; the other condition, identical movements with the pole. Data were collected through repeated pain measures, pre-test-post-test measures, and retrospective pre-test post-test measures. Pain data analysis with Microsoft Excel® ExPRT 2.0 AB program generated pre- and post-crossover charts. Visual analysis findings were substantiated with sensitivity analyses of retrospective pre-test and post-test data, showing no significance between the two conditions (p ≤ 0.05). Results indicated use of a pole might not be more effective than the movement program itself. For the individual and recreation therapist, this finding might translate to cost effective recreation therapy interventions addressing clinical outcomes as a result from engagement with an aquatic RT movement program.","PeriodicalId":90432,"journal":{"name":"American journal of recreation therapy","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70644421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jason Y Chang, Pao-Feng Tsai, Sheery Woods, Cornelia Beck, Paula K Roberson, Karl Rosengren
{"title":"Teaching Tai Chi to elders with osteoarthritis pain and mild cognitive impairment.","authors":"Jason Y Chang, Pao-Feng Tsai, Sheery Woods, Cornelia Beck, Paula K Roberson, Karl Rosengren","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article describes the authors' experience and strategies in teaching Tai Chi, a gentle exercise derived from an ancient Chinese martial art, to mildly cognitively impaired elders to relieve osteoarthritic knee pain. The 12-form Sun-style Tai Chi, a set of Tai Chi forms endorsed by the American Arthritis Foundation, was used in the program. Teaching Tai Chi to elders with mild cognitive impairment requires particular strategies tailored to their physical and cognitive frailty. When effectively taught, Tai Chi can be a unique and cost-effective intervention for elders with knee pain caused by osteoarthritis.</p>","PeriodicalId":90432,"journal":{"name":"American journal of recreation therapy","volume":"10 1","pages":"11-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4167724/pdf/nihms-357845.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32685128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jason Y. Chang, P. Tsai, Sheery Woods, C. Beck, P. Roberson, K. Rosengren
{"title":"Teaching Tai Chi to elders with osteoarthritis pain and mild cognitive impairment.","authors":"Jason Y. Chang, P. Tsai, Sheery Woods, C. Beck, P. Roberson, K. Rosengren","doi":"10.5055/AJRT.2011.0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5055/AJRT.2011.0002","url":null,"abstract":"This article describes the authors' experience and strategies in teaching Tai Chi, a gentle exercise derived from an ancient Chinese martial art, to mildly cognitively impaired elders to relieve osteoarthritic knee pain. The 12-form Sun-style Tai Chi, a set of Tai Chi forms endorsed by the American Arthritis Foundation, was used in the program. Teaching Tai Chi to elders with mild cognitive impairment requires particular strategies tailored to their physical and cognitive frailty. When effectively taught, Tai Chi can be a unique and cost-effective intervention for elders with knee pain caused by osteoarthritis.","PeriodicalId":90432,"journal":{"name":"American journal of recreation therapy","volume":"10 1 1","pages":"11-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70641985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}