Physiotherapy, March 2013

Is supervised exercise training safe in patients with anorexia nervosa? A meta-analysis

Authors: L.W.C. Ng, D.P. Ng, W.P. Wong Pages: 1-11

Is surgery more effective than non-surgical treatment for spinal stenosis, and which non-surgical treatment is more effective? A systematic review

Authors: Stephen May, Christine Comer Pages: 12-20

Activity level predicts 6-minute walk distance in healthy older females: an observational study

Authors: Daniel Steffens, Paula R. Beckenkamp, Mark Hancock, Dulciane Nunes Paiva, Jennifer A. Alison, Sergio Saldanha Menna-Barreto Pages: 21-26

Do illness perceptions of people with chronic low back pain differ from people without chronic low back pain?

Authors: C. Paul van Wilgen, Miriam W. van Ittersum, Ad A. Kaptein Pages: 27-32

The Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool (CPAx): validation of an innovative new tool to measure physical morbidity in the general adult critical care population; an observational proof-of-concept pilot study

Authors: E.J. Corner, H. Wood, C. Englebretsen, A. Thomas, R.L. Grant, D. Nikoletou, N. Soni Pages: 33-41

Effect of aerobic dance on cardiorespiratory fitness in pregnant women: A randomised controlled trial

Authors: Silje Halvorsen, Lene A.H. Haakstad, Elisabeth Edvardsen, Kari Bø Pages: 42-48

Physiotherapy students find guided journals useful to develop reflective thinking and practice during their first clinical placement: a qualitative study

Authors: Maria Constantinou, Suzanne S. Kuys Pages: 49-55

A survey of physiotherapeutic provision for patients undergoing thoracic surgery in the UK

Authors: P. Agostini, J. Reeve, S. Dromard, S. Singh, R.S. Steyn, B. Naidu Pages: 56-62

Effect of walkway length and turning direction on the distance covered in the 6-minute walk test among adults over 50 years of age: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Shamay S. Ng, Phoebe C. Yu, Fenny P. To, Josiben S. Chung, Tracy H. Cheung Pages: 63-70

Exploring the negative social evaluation of patients by specialist physiotherapists working in residential intermediate care

Authors: Di Thomson, Helen Love Pages: 71-77

Trunk muscle activity while lifting objects of unexpected weight

Authors: Masahiro Watanabe, Koji Kaneoka, Yu Okubo, Itsuo Shiina, Masaki Tatsumura, Shumpei Miyakawa Pages: 78-83

Identification of a common language describing paediatric physiotherapy practice for children with additional support needs, to support communication with those outside the physiotherapy profession

Authors: Cathleen Hunter, Donald Maciver, Stella Howden, Kirsty Forsyth, Amanda Adamson, Lynne Bremner Pages: 84-91