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Vol. 75, No. 10, October 1995, pp. 895-896
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Nancy Harada

N Harada, PhD, PT, is Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (11G), Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073 (IBKXNDH@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU)

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I applaud Dr Steffen and Ms Mollinger for their research on this important and timely topic focusing on the effectiveness of physical therapy for nursing home residents. Increasing life spans have resulted in a growing population of older adults who experience functional limitation, placing a greater demand on physical therapists working in the area of geriatric rehabilitation.1 The frail nursing home population is especially challenging for physical therapists because age-related changes may impede the effectiveness of treatment.2 Little is known about how to modify physical therapy to accommodate for advancing age, and there is a dearth of research to guide us in selecting the most effective treatment regimens.

Contracture is due to stiffening of periarticular connective tissue (PCT) such as ligaments, joint capsules, muscles, tendons, and skin.3 When stretched, PCT undergoes increasing stress until it reaches plasticity, where it may become permanently deformed.3...


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