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Direct and short-term effects of mobilization with movement according to B. Mulligan in patients with non-specific pain & overload conditions of the shoulder girdle

Mirosław Kokosz, Witold Sodel, Edward Saulicz, Tomasz Wolny, Andrzej Knapik

Mirosław Kokosz, Witold Sodel, Edward Saulicz, Tomasz Wolny, Andrzej Knapik – Direct and short-term effects of mobilization with movement according to B. Mulligan in patients with non-specific pain & overload conditions of the shoulder girdle. Fizjoterapia Polska 2009; 9(4); 301-311

Abstract
Background. Pain and overload conditions ofthe shoulder girdle are a complex problem for physiotherapists. Various manuał therapy techniąues are used to reduce the patienfs complaints. The aim ofthe work was to compare direct and short-term effects ofmobiliza-tions with movement on pain intensity and shoulder rangę of motion. Material and methods. The participants were divided into two groups of 20. Mobilizations with movement (Mulligan techniąues) were performed in the experimental group, while the control group carried out standard mobilizing and strengthening exercises. Changes in rangę of motion of shoulder girdle elevation through flexion and elevation through abduction and pain intensity were evaluated. The data were statistically elaborated. Results. More rapid and morę distinct reduction in pain and ROM improvement were obsen/ed in the experimental group. Conclusions. Mobilizations with movement applied to patients with overload-related pain of the shoulder girdle produce morę beneficial direct and short-term therapeutic effects.
Key words:
shoulder girdle, Mulligan approach, effectiveness
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Anxiety, depression and health self-assessment in cardiological patients – from point of view of a physiotherapy

Andrzej Knapik, Janusz Kocjan

Andrzej Knapik, Janusz Kocjan – Lęk i depresja a samoocena zdrowia u pacjentów kardiologicznych – spojrzenie z perspektywy fizjoterapii. FP 2013; 13(2); 28-32

Streszczenie

Lęk i depresja coraz częściej biorą udział w rozwoju choroby oraz mogą mieć istotny wpływ na przebieg i wyniki leczenia. Przyczyną ich występowania może być stres związany z rozpoznaniem choroby, niepewnością rokowania oraz dolegliwościami fizycznymi towarzyszącymi chorobie i jej leczeniu. Celem pracy była ocena poziomu lęku i depresji u pacjentów kardiologicznych oraz określeniu ich poziomu samooceny zdrowia zbadać czy lęk i depresja mają związek z samooceną zdrowia oraz określić ewentualne różnice dymorficzne.

Słowo kluczowe
lęk, depresja, samoocena zdrowia

Physiotherapist – occupational predispositions. Level of flexibility

Weronika Gallert-Kopyto, Andrzej Knapik, Dagmara Wasiuk-Zowada, Anna Brzęk, Małgorzata Domagalska-Szopa, Andrzej Szopa

W. Gallert-Kopyto, A. Knapik, D. Wasiuk-Zowada, A. Brzęk, M. Domagalska-Szopa, A. Szopa – Physiotherapist – occupational predispositions. Level of flexibility. FP 2016;16(4);130-140

Abstract

Background. Possibly high level of functional efficiency is not only the foundation of human welfare, but it also plays an important role in fulfilling social functions, including professional functions. Among professions in which physical fitness is an important element of the quality of work stands out the profession of physiotherapist. Flexibility is one of the components of physical fitness. In those professions, which are characterized by volatility of positions and different effort load, the appropriate level of flexibility seems to be of particular importance.
Aim of the study. The aim of the study was to determine the level of mobility (flexibility) of the trunk among physiotherapy students. It was also decided to investigate how such variables as gender, age, morphological parameters, past and current physical activity are related to the present level of flexibility.
Material and methods. 341 people have been examined: 289 women (84.25% of the total) and 52 men (15.25%). The average age of the study group was: 20.26 years (SD = 1.69) for women; 19.85 years (SD = 1.73) for men. All of these persons were physiotherapy students.
Following data have been collected: age, past sports and physical activity – according to the Baecke questionnaire. Anthropometric measurements and three – plane measurement of the flexibility of the spine have been also made.
Results. There have been weak relationships between morphological parameters and flexibility – only in women. Physical activity strongly differentiated the level of flexibility among women in a sagittal plane (p <.05) and a transverse plane (p <.001; p <.002), a similar situation is with past sports: a sagittal plane: (p <.001) and a lateral plane on the left side (p <.05). In men, only past sports differentiated flexibility in a transverse plane on the right side (p <.05).
Conclusions. The level of flexibility varies individually, especially in a sagittal plane. Gender, age and morphological parameters in young adults are poorly associated with the flexibility. Past and current physical activity have a positive influence on the trunk functional efficiency.

Keywords:

functional efficiency, trunk flexibility, physical fitness, three – plane measurement of the flexibility, physiotherapy profession

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