Title |
Stretch for the treatment and prevention of contractures
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Published by |
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, September 2010
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd007455.pub2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Katalinic, Owen M, Harvey, Lisa A, Herbert, Robert D, Moseley, Anne M, Lannin, Natasha A, Schurr, Karl |
Abstract |
Contractures are a common complication of neurological and musculoskeletal conditions, and are characterised by a reduction in joint mobility. Stretch is widely used for the treatment and prevention of contractures. However, it is not clear whether stretch is effective. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 35 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 8 | 23% |
Spain | 3 | 9% |
Australia | 3 | 9% |
Italy | 2 | 6% |
Colombia | 1 | 3% |
Turkey | 1 | 3% |
Denmark | 1 | 3% |
South Africa | 1 | 3% |
Japan | 1 | 3% |
Other | 1 | 3% |
Unknown | 13 | 37% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 31 | 89% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 6% |
Scientists | 2 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 303 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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France | 3 | <1% |
Spain | 3 | <1% |
Canada | 3 | <1% |
United States | 2 | <1% |
Denmark | 2 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
South Africa | 1 | <1% |
Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
Italy | 1 | <1% |
Other | 2 | <1% |
Unknown | 284 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 65 | 21% |
Student > Bachelor | 42 | 14% |
Researcher | 40 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 10% |
Other | 25 | 8% |
Other | 70 | 23% |
Unknown | 32 | 11% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 132 | 44% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 37 | 12% |
Sports and Recreations | 23 | 8% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 5% |
Social Sciences | 12 | 4% |
Other | 39 | 13% |
Unknown | 45 | 15% |