Systematic Reviews of Rehabilitation

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of types of rehabilitation.

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Title:   Multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation for subacute low-back pain among working age adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Prolonged low back pain can lead to a combination of physical, psychological, occupational and social impairment. For that reason, physical rehabilitation can also include psychological, behavioural and educational interventions.
Date:   Jan 2003
Title:   Back schools for non-specific low-back pain.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is moderate evidence suggesting that back schools, in an occupational setting, reduce pain, and improve function and return-to-work status, in the short and intermediate-term, compared to exercises, manipulation, myofascial therapy or advice, plac...
Date:   Jul 2004
Title:   Multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation for neck and shoulder pain among working age adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Prolonged neck and shoulder pain can lead to a combination of physical, psychological and social difficulties. For that reason, physical rehabilitation can also include psychological, behavioural and educational interventions. This kind of "multidisci...
Date:   Jan 2003
Title:   Biopsychosocial rehabilitation for upper limb repetitive strain injuries in working age adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Biopsychosocial rehabilitation means a programme of rehabilitation which includes attention to medical, psychological and social issues. Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a term used to describe upper limb disorders apparently associated with overuse in...
Date:   May 2000
Title:   Habit retraining for the management of urinary incontinence in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Urinary incontinence (inability to control the release of urine) is common in older people, especially those with physical or cognitive impairment. There is a variety of ways of curing or improving incontinence. Habit retraining involves identifying an ...
Date:   Feb 2004
Title:   Continuous passive motion following total knee arthroplasty
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Continuous passive motion is a commonly used device post knee arthroplasty. This review of 14 studies (952 participants) found significant improvements in active knee flexion and analgesic use two weeks post-operatively with the use of continuous passiv...
Date:   Feb 2003
Title:   Lumbar supports for prevention and treatment of low back pain
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Lumbar supports (also called braces or corsets) are used in the prevention and treatment of low-back pain. This review is important because low-back pain is very common. Prevention and treatment are important both to people with back pain and to society...
Date:   May 2000
Title:   Vestibular rehabilitation for unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with vestibular problems often experience dizziness and trouble with vision, balance or mobility. The vestibular disorders that are unilateral and peripheral (UPVD) are those that affect one side of the vestibular system (unilateral) and only the...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Constraint-induced movement therapy in the treatment of the upper limb in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This therapy involves constraining the non-affected arm to encourage performance of therapeutic tasks with the affected arm, which children normally tend to disregard. Two clinical trials showed positive trends in support of constraint-induced movement ...
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Cognitive rehabilitation and cognitive training for early-stage Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cognitive training and cognitive rehabilitation are methods that aim to help people with early-stage dementia make the most of their memory and cognitive functioning despite the difficulties they are experiencing. Cognitive training involves guided prac...
Date:   Aug 2003
Title:   Conservative management for postprostatectomy urinary incontinence
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The prostate is a male sex gland that surrounds the outlet of the bladder. Two main diseases of the prostate (cancer of the prostate, or benign prostatic enlargement) can be treated by surgery but some men suffer leakage of urine (urinary incontinence) ...
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Life skills programmes for chronic mental illnesses
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with chronic mental illness often experience a cyclical pattern, characterised by more than one relapse in their lifespan. This can affect their ability to care for themselves and function normally. Life skills programmes are one intervention des...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Care home versus hospital and own home environments for rehabilitation of older people
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The growing demand for rehabilitation services for older people has generated increased interest in the use of alternative care environments. This review aimed to compare the effects of care home environments (e.g. nursing home, residential care home an...
Date:   Feb 2003
Title:   Multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes following joint replacement at the hip and knee in chronic arthropathy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Multidisciplinary rehabilitation that happens very soon after hip or knee replacement:may improve a person's ability to move. Multidisciplinary rehabilitation that takes place at home:may improve a person's quality of life and their ability to do normal...
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for fibromyalgia and musculoskeletal pain in working age adults.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Non-malignant musculoskeletal pain is an increasing problem in western countries. Fibromyalgia syndrome is an increasingly recognised chronic musculoskeletal disorder. The main purpose of this systematic review was to determine the effectiveness of mult...
Date:   May 1999
Title:   Co-ordinated multidisciplinary approaches for inpatient rehabilitation of older patients with proximal femoral fractures
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Hip fracture is a serious injury in older people and can contribute to their death. Normally surgery is performed and followed by care in a ward under the supervision of orthopaedic staff. Additional rehabilitation within the hospital is sometimes provi...
Date:   Apr 2001
Title:   Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for adults with multiple sclerosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neurological condition, which can cause multiple disabilities and limit participation in young adults. This review looked for evidence of MD rehabilitation in adults with multiple sclerosis. The authors concluded there wa...
Date:   Jun 2006
Title:   Cognitive rehabilitation for people with schizophrenia and related conditions
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Researchers have consistently found that people with schizophrenia score more poorly than others on a wide array of cognitive tasks and that these deficits persist even when the illness is in remission.
Title:   Rehabilitation for distal radial fractures in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Particularly in older women, a broken wrist (comprising a fracture at the lower end of one of the two forearm bones) can result from a fall onto an outstretched hand. Treatment usually includes putting the bone fragments back in place, if badly displace...
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Interventions for treating hallux valgus (abductovalgus) and bunions
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   When the big toe is abnormally deviated towards the other toes, the condition can become severe and be painful. Pressure on the joint can cause swelling (a bunion) with the formation of a fluid filled sac (bursa). A poor style of shoe may cause or aggr...
Date:   Sep 2003
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