Janet Callahan

• Massachusetts General Hospital

Dystonia is a common movement disorder, involving sustained muscle contractions, often resulting in twisting and repetitive movements and abnormal postures. Dystonia may be primary, as the sole feature (isolated) or in combination with other movement disorders (combined dystonia), or as one feature of another neurological process (secondary dystoni...

Objective: Despite promising research and consensus recommendations on the important therapeutic role of physical therapy for motor functional neurological disorder (FND), little is known about the feasibility and potential efficacy of implementing physical therapy for this population in a U.S.-based outpatient program. Given health care system di...

Despite advancements in the assessment and management of functional neurological disorder (FND), the feasibility of implementing a new standard of care remains unclear. Chart reviews were performed for 100 patients with motor FND to investigate factors related to treatment adherence and clinical improvement over an average follow-up of 7 months. Of...

BACKGROUND: Cervical dystonia is the most common form of focal dystonia. Due to limitations of established surgical and pharmacological interventions for the treatment of cervical dystonia, various non-pharmacological and non-surgical interventions are being considered as alternative or adjunct treatment options. The aim of this systematic review w...

In July 2005, physical therapy clinicians, educators, and researchers gathered for the IIISTEP (Symposium on Translating Evidence to Practice) conference. The purpose of IIISTEP was to link research and clinical practice through the exchange of ideas and research findings between scientists and clinicians. This paper represents the personal perspec...

In July 2005, physical therapy clinicians, educators, and researchers gathered for the IIISTEP (Symposium on Translating Evidence to Practice) conference. The purpose of IIISTEP was to link research and clinical practice through the exchange of ideas and research findings between scientists and clinicians. This paper represents the personal perspec...

Two subjects with hemiplegia were treated using a computer-generated virtual environment (VE) to train upper extremity reach in the impaired limb. Subjects were evaluated pre- and post-VE training using motor recovery and functional ability tests and a real-world test that required reaching to 9 locations in the workspace. During VE training, subje...

Thesis (M.S.)--MGH Institute of Health Professions, 2000. Includes bibliographical references. Photocopy.