October 2002

Dissatisfaction with medical services among medicare beneficiaries with disabilities
• Amitabh Jha,
• Donald L. Patrick,
• Richard F. MacLehose,
• Jason N. Doctor,
• Leighton Chan
Published in issue: October 2002
p1335-1341

Sensory motor retuning: A behavioral treatment for focal hand dystonia of pianists and guitarists
• Victor Candia,
• Thomas Schäfer,
• Edward Taub,
• ...
• Eckart Altenmüller,
• Brigitte Rockstroh,
• Thomas Elbert
Published in issue: October 2002
p1342-1348

Inter- and intrarater reliability of the Ashworth Scale and the Disability Assessment Scale in patients with upper-limb poststroke spasticity
• Allison Brashear,
• Ross Zafonte,
• Michael Corcoran,
• ...
• Michael Williams,
• Chia-Ho Lee,
• Catherine Turkel
Published in issue: October 2002
p1349-1354

Regular Tai Chi Chuan exercise may retard bone loss in postmenopausal women: A case-control study
• Ling Qin,
• Szeki Au,
• Wingyee Choy,
• ...
• Mingchu Lau,
• Jean Woo,
• Kaiming Chan
Published in issue: October 2002
p1355-1359

Rehabilitation after proximal femur fracture surgery in the oldest old
• Devora Lieberman,
• David Lieberman
Published in issue: October 2002
p1360-1363

Improvement of isokinetic knee extensor strength and reduction of postural sway in the elderly from long-term Tai Chi exercise
• Ge Wu,
• Fang Zhao,
• Xinglong Zhou,
• Liu Wei
Published in issue: October 2002
p1364-1369

Long-term effect of body weight–supported treadmill training in Parkinson's disease: A randomized controlled trial
• Ichiro Miyai,
• Yasuyuki Fujimoto,
• Hiroshi Yamamoto,
• ...
• Toshio Saito,
• Sonoko Nozaki,
• Jin Kang
Published in issue: October 2002
p1370-1373

Longer versus shorter daily constraint-induced movement therapy of chronic hemiparesis: An exploratory study
• Annette Sterr,
• Thomas Elbert,
• Irina Berthold,
• Sabine Kölbel,
• Brigitte Rockstroh,
• Edward Taub
Published in issue: October 2002
p1374-1377

Cardiovascular stress during a contemporary stroke rehabilitation program: Is the intensity adequate to induce a training effect?
• Marilyn J. MacKay-Lyons,
• Lydia Makrides
Published in issue: October 2002
p1378-1383

Health-related quality of life and disability in young patients with spina bifida
• Luca Padua,
• Claudia Rendeli,
• Alessia Rabini,
• Elisabetta Girardi,
• Pietro Tonali,
• Elio Salvaggio
Published in issue: October 2002
p1384-1388

Trends in rehabilitation after amputation for geriatric patients with vascular disease: Implications for future health resource allocation
• Dade D. Fletcher,
• Karen L. Andrews,
• John W. Hallett Jr,
• Matthew A. Butters,
• Charles M. Rowland,
• Steven J. Jacobsen
Published in issue: October 2002
p1389-1393

Association of pain with employment status and satisfaction among amputees in Japan
• Makoto Ide,
• Takeharu Obayashi,
• Toshihiro Toyonaga
Published in issue: October 2002
p1394-1398

Predictors of personal care assistance for people with spinal cord injury
• David A. Weitzenkamp,
• Gale G. Whiteneck,
• Daniel P. Lammertse
Published in issue: October 2002
p1399-1405

Immediate effects of various physical therapeutic modalities on cervical myofascial pain and trigger-point sensitivity
• Chuen-Ru Hou,
• Li-Chen Tsai,
• Kuang-Feng Cheng,
• Kao-Chi Chung,
• Chang-Zern Hong
Published in issue: October 2002
p1406-1414

Predictors of driving outcome after traumatic brain injury
• Renee D. Coleman,
• Lisa J. Rapport,
• Tanya C. Ergh,
• Robin A. Hanks,
• Joseph H. Ricker,
• Scott R. Millis
Published in issue: October 2002
p1415-1422

The reliability of upper- and lower-extremity strength testing in a community survey of older adults
• Kenneth J. Ottenbacher,
• Laurence G. Branch,
• Laura Ray,
• Vera A. Gonzales,
• M.Kristen Peek,
• Martha R. Hinman
Published in issue: October 2002
p1423-1427

Prediction of reflex sympathetic dystrophy in hemiplegia by evaluation of hand edema
• Manabu Iwata,
• Izumi Kondo,
• Yoshihiro Sato,
• Kei Satoh,
• Masashi Soma,
• Oded Bar-Or
Published in issue: October 2002
p1428-1431

Improvement of voluntary quadriceps muscle activation after total knee arthroplasty
• Alexander Berth,
• Dietmar Urbach,
• Friedemann Awiszus
Published in issue: October 2002
p1432-1436

Discriminative validity of the Dutch Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory
• Jan W. Custers,
• Janjaap van der Net,
• Herbert Hoijtink,
• Jeltje E. Wassenberg-Severijnen,
• Adri Vermeer,
• Paul J. Helders
Published in issue: October 2002
p1437-1441

Rasch analysis of the Rivermead Mobility Index: A study using mobility measures of first-stroke inpatients
• Gabriella Antonucci,
• Teresa Aprile,
• Stefano Paolucci
Published in issue: October 2002
p1442-1449

Effect of a speech prosthesis on electromyographic activity levels of the levator veli palatini muscle activity during syllable repetition
• Takashi Tachimura,
• Kanji Nohara,
• Yoshinori Fujita,
• Takeshi Wada
Published in issue: October 2002
p1450-1454

The effectiveness of a hands-free environmental control system for the profoundly disabled
• Ashley Craig,
• Perez Moses,
• Yvonne Tran,
• Paul McIsaac,
• Les Kirkup
Published in issue: October 2002
p1455-1458

Bilateral anterior superior iliac spine pressure ulcers: A case report
• Nancy L. Dudek,
• Usha R. Buenger,
• Guy Trudel
Published in issue: October 2002
p1459-1461

Constraint-induced therapy for a child with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: A case report
• Samuel R. Pierce,
• Kendall Daly,
• Kara G. Gallagher,
• Arthur M. Gershkoff,
• Susan W. Schaumburg
Published in issue: October 2002
p1462-1463

Evaluating a written emotional disclosure homework intervention for lower-limb amputees
• Pamela Gallagher,
• Malcolm MacLachlan
Published in issue: October 2002
p1464-1466

The association of pain with aerobic fitness in patients with chronic low back pain
• Harriët Wittink,
• Theresa Hoskins Michel,
• Andrew Sukiennik,
• Celeste Gascon,
• William Rogers
Published in issue: October 2002
p1467-1471

Effect of a functional knee brace on knee flexion and extension strength after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
• Trevor B. Birmingham,
• John F. Kramer,
• Alexandra Kirkley
Published in issue: October 2002
p1472-1475

The canary in the mine
• Lisa I. Iezzoni
Published in issue: October 2002
p1476-1478

Gastric emptying and gastrointestinal motility abnormalities after spinal cord injury
• Francisco de Assis Gondim,
• Saint Louis,
• Augusto Celso Lopes Jr,
• Cleonisio Leite Rodrigues,
• José Ronaldo Vasconcelos da Graca,
• Francisco Hélio Rola
Published in issue: October 2002
p1479

Erratum
Published in issue: October 2002
p1479

2002 ACRM Annual Assembly Abstracts
Published in issue: October 2002
p1480-1493

ACRM Call for Course Proposals
Published in issue: October 2002
p1496

ACRM 2002 Annual Awards
Published in issue: October 2002
p1499

Frontmatter

Editorial Board
Published in issue: October 2002
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