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Long-term clinical, radiological, and patient-oriented outcomes of the TESS and Nano stemless shoulder arthroplasty systems Open

Ujash Sheth, Helen Razmjou, Diane Nam · 2025

Convergent and Known-Groups Validity and Sensitivity to Change of the Virtual Performance Measure in Patients With Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: Longitudinal Study Open

Helen Razmjou, Suzanne Denis, Susan Robarts, Amy Wainwright, Patricia Dickson , et al. · 2025

Background Subsequent to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a different approach to health care utilization was required to improve safety and efficiency. In the postpandemic era, virtual care and remote assessment of musculoskeletal condition…

Agreement on clinical examination and management between virtual videoconferencing and in-person assessment in a tertiary shoulder center Open

Ujash Sheth, Diane Nam, Robin R. Richards, Veronica Palinkas, Amy Wainwright , et al. · 2025

Comparative assessment of a virtual performance measure with self-report and performance-based outcomes in patients with hip osteoarthritis Open

Helen Razmjou, Suzanne Denis, Susan Robarts, Amy Wainwright, Patricia Dickson , et al. · 2025

Background The purposes of this study were to examine the reliability and factorial and convergent validity of a virtual performance measure (VPM) in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip joint and to compare the known-group validit…

Comparative Assessment of a Virtual Performance Measure with Self-Report and Performance-Based Outcomes in Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis Open

Helen Razmjou, Suzanne Denis, Susan Robarts, Amy Wainwright, Patricia Dickson , et al. · 2024

Background The purposes of this study were to examine the reliability and factorial and convergent validity of a virtual performance measure (VPM) in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip joint and to compare the known-group validity of …

Discordance between self-report and performance-based outcomes: Contribution of psychosocial factors Open

Helen Razmjou, Susan Robarts, Suzanne Denis, Amy Wainwright, Patricia Dickson , et al. · 2024

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of psychosocial factors in the discordance between perceived and observed physical disability in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee joint. This was a cross-sectional study of p…

Virtual performance measure in osteoarthritis: An innovative transformation of patient care Open

Helen Razmjou, Suzanne Denis, Susan Robarts, James Falconer, Mark Anunciacion , et al. · 2023

Assessing Appropriateness for Shoulder Arthroplasty Using a Shared Decision-Making Process Open

Helen Razmjou, Monique Christakis, Diane Nam, Darren Drosdowech, Ujash Sheth , et al. · 2023

Purpose The primary purpose of this study was to validate an appropriateness decision-aid tool as a part of engaging patients with glenohumeral arthritis in their surgical management. The associations between the final decision to have sur…

Detection of Low Back Physiotherapy Exercises With Inertial Sensors and Machine Learning: Algorithm Development and Validation Open

Abdalrahman Alfakir, Colin Arrowsmith, David Burns, Helen Razmjou, Michael Hardisty , et al. · 2022

Background Physiotherapy is a critical element in the successful conservative management of low back pain (LBP). A gold standard for quantitatively measuring physiotherapy participation is crucial to understanding physiotherapy adherence i…

Validation of the Subgroups for Targeted Treatment for Back (STarT Back) screening tool at a tertiary care centre Open

Susan Robarts, Helen Razmjou, Albert Yee, Joel Finkelstein · 2022

The STarT Back tool was able to differentiate between patients with and without a compensable injury and patients with different levels of work status. The tool has acceptable convergent and known-group construct validity and can assist in…

Detecting Low Back Physiotherapy Exercises and Postures: Classifying Inertial Sensor Data with Machine Learning (Preprint) Open

Abdalrahman Alfakir, Colin Arrowsmith, David Burns, Helen Razmjou, Michael Hardisty , et al. · 2022

BACKGROUND Physiotherapy is a critical element in successful conservative management of low back pain (LBP). OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a system with wearable inertial sensors to objectively detect sitti…

Risk Stratification in a Tertiary Care Spine Centre: Comparison Between STarTBack and OSPRO-YF Screening Tools Open

Susan Robarts, Helen Razmjou, Albert Yee, Joel Finkelstein · 2022

Purpose: STarT Back Screening Tool and OSPRO-YF scales have been reported to be accurate tools for estimating risk for the development of persistent pain or prolonged disability in primary care settings. We performed a comparison of constr…

Maximizing Muscle Function in Cuff-Deficient Shoulders: A Rehabilitation Proposal for Reverse Arthroplasty Open

Helen Razmjou, Varda van Osnabrugge, Mark Anunciacion, Andrea Nunn, Darren Drosdowech , et al. · 2021

Purpose The purpose of this review is to describe the role of altered joint biomechanics in reverse shoulder arthroplasty and to propose a rehabilitation protocol for a cuff-deficient glenohumeral joint based on the current evidence. Metho…

Adherence Patterns and Dose Response of Physiotherapy for Rotator Cuff Pathology: Longitudinal Cohort Study Open

David Burns, Philip J. Boyer, Helen Razmjou, Robin R. Richards, Cari Whyne · 2020

Background Physiotherapy is considered to be essential for the successful operative and nonoperative management of rotator cuff pathology; however, the extent to which patients adhere to assigned physiotherapy activities and how this impac…

Adherence Patterns and Dose Response of Physiotherapy for Rotator Cuff Pathology: Longitudinal Cohort Study (Preprint) Open

David Burns, Philip J. Boyer, Helen Razmjou, Robin R. Richards, Cari Whyne · 2020

BACKGROUND Physiotherapy is considered to be essential for the successful operative and nonoperative management of rotator cuff pathology; however, the extent to which patients adhere to assigned physiotherapy activities and how this impa…

Adherence Tracking With Smart Watches for Shoulder Physiotherapy in Rotator Cuff Pathology: Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study Open

David Burns, Helen Razmjou, James Shaw, Robin R. Richards, Stewart McLachlin , et al. · 2020

Background Physiotherapy is essential for the successful rehabilitation of common shoulder injuries and following shoulder surgery. Patients may receive some training and supervision for shoulder physiotherapy through private pay or privat…

Psychometric Properties of the OSPRO–YF Screening Tool in Patients with Shoulder Pathology Open

Helen Razmjou, Veronica Palinkas, Susan Robarts, Deborah Kennedy · 2020

Purpose: The Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome Yellow Flag (OSPRO–YF) is a screening tool that incorporates many important psychosocial domains into one questionnaire to reduce the burden of completing multiple quest…

Adherence Tracking With Smart Watches for Shoulder Physiotherapy in Rotator Cuff Pathology: Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study (Preprint) Open

David Burns, Helen Razmjou, James Shaw, Robin R. Richards, Stewart McLachlin , et al. · 2020

BACKGROUND Physiotherapy is essential for the successful rehabilitation of common shoulder injuries and following shoulder surgery. Patients may receive some training and supervision for shoulder physiotherapy through private pay or priva…

Substantial clinical benefit, responsiveness, and sensitivity to change of three common outcome measures following shoulder arthroplasty Open

Helen Razmjou, Leila Rahnama, Richard Holtby, Darren Drosdowech, Robin R. Richards · 2020

Objectives: It is important for clinicians involved in the care of patients with advanced glenohumeral osteoarthritis to determine clinically significant change when using outcome measures. There is little information on the amount of subs…

Diagnostic Value of Acromiohumeral Distance in Rotator Cuff Pathology: Implications for Advanced-Practice Physiotherapists Open

Helen Razmjou, Veronica Palinkas, Monique Christakis, Deborah Kennedy, Susan Robarts · 2019

Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to examine the inter-tester reliability and criterion validity of reduced acromiohumeral distance (AHD; <6 mm) visualized on plain radiographs in detecting rotator cuff (RC) pathology. The sec…

Diagnostic Accuracy of Clinical Tests in Detecting Rotator Cuff Pathology Open

Helen Razmjou · 2019

Purpose: There is minimal information on predictive value of strength-related clinical tests in detecting rotator cuff (RC) tear size and tendon reparability of large and massive tears.The purpose of this diagnostic study was to examine th…

Measurement Properties of the Return-to-Work Self-Efficacy Scale in Workers with Shoulder Injuries Open

Helen Razmjou, Cathryn Edmonds, Tukata Lin, Rachel L. Davies, Stefanie Chau · 2019

Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate the measurement properties of the Return-To-Work Self-Efficacy (RTWSE) scale in injured Canadian workers. Method: We assessed internal consistency, construct-convergent, and known-gro…

Outcomes of expedited rotator cuff surgery in injured workers: Impact of pathology on readiness for return to work Open

Gargi Singh, Helen Mann, Helen Razmjou · 2018

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to (1) examine the overall recovery and satisfaction following an expedited rotator cuff (RC) decompression or repair at 3–6 months and (2) explore group differences (repair vs. decompression) …

Psychosocial Flag Signs in Patients with Compensable Occupational Lumbar Spine Injuries Open

Helen Razmjou · 2018

To match the color-coded theme with red flag signs that refer to serious physical pathology, psychological and work-related flag signs have also been given a specific color-coded reference.Yellow flags reflect psychosocial factors such as …

Short-term Outcomes of Arthroscopic Debridement and Selected Acromioplasty of Bursal- vs Articular-Sided Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears of Less Than 50% Open

Tim Dwyer, Helen Razmjou, Patrick Henry, Shashank Misra, Eran Maman , et al. · 2018

Background: While it is believed that good results can be achieved by arthroscopic debridement of partial-thickness tears (PTTs) of <50% tendon thickness, few studies have directly compared the treatment of articular- versus bursal-sided P…

Prevalence and significance of psychosocial flag signs in patients with compensable occupational upper extremity injuries Open

Helen Razmjou, Alicia Savona, Amr Elmaraghy · 2018

Impact of symptom bilaterality and hand dominance on patient-reported disability outcomes Open

Helen Razmjou, Tim Dwyer, Richard Holtby · 2018

Objectives: It is not clear if using patients with bilateral symptoms would impact the level of disability reported in orthopaedic research. The purposes of this study were to (1) examine the prevalence of bilateral shoulder symptoms (sign…

Abnormal Pain Response After a Compensable Shoulder Injury Open

Helen Razmjou, Dragana Boljanovic, Amr Elmaraghy, Iona Macritchie, Carolyn Roknic , et al. · 2017

Background: The role of psychosocial factors has been established in patients with shoulder abnormalities. However, the prevalence of exaggerated pain behaviors and their association with the characteristics of injured workers have not bee…

Effectiveness of a Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Program Following Shoulder Injury Open

Andrea Bean, Cathryn Edmonds, Tukata Lin, Rachel Davis, Lisa Hopcroft , et al. · 2017

Background: Shoulder injuries in working age adults result in a major cost to the health care system. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a new multidisciplinary rehabilitation program and to explore factors that …

Outcome of Expedited Rotator Cuff Surgery in Injured Workers: Determinants of Successful Recovery Open

Helen Razmjou, Dragana Boljanovic, Sandra Lincoln, Richard Holtby, Stephen H. Gallay , et al. · 2017

Background: Work-related rotator cuff injuries are a common cause of disability and employee time loss. Purpose: To examine the effectiveness of expedited rotator cuff surgery in injured workers who underwent rotator cuff decompression or …

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