ALLMedicine™ Impairment Rating Center

Feb 18th, 2023 - Functional impairment rating scales are few in numbers and have mainly been examined in clinical populations. The Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale-Parent report (WFIRS-P) is a case in point. We tested the psychometric properties of the WFI...

Feb 8th, 2023 - Four hundred high school students will be screened for psychiatric symptoms and functional impairment using the Kiddie Computerized Adaptive Testing (K-CAT) and the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale - Self Report (WFIRS-S) in CHA's catchmen...

Jan 23rd, 2023 - Introduction to Impairment and Disability Evaluation Definition of terms Impairment rating of neuromuscular conditions in the United States originated in the 1950s. The American Medical Association (AMA) released the first edition of its AMA Guide...

Jan 23rd, 2023 - Definition of terms Impairment rating of neuromuscular conditions in the United States originated in the 1950s. The American Medical Association (AMA) released the first edition of its AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment in 1971.[...

Jan 23rd, 2023 - Introduction to Impairment and Disability Evaluation Definition of terms Impairment rating of neuromuscular conditions in the United States originated in the 1950s. The American Medical Association (AMA) released the first edition of its AMA Guide...

Feb 8th, 2023 - Four hundred high school students will be screened for psychiatric symptoms and functional impairment using the Kiddie Computerized Adaptive Testing (K-CAT) and the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale - Self Report (WFIRS-S) in CHA's catchmen...

Jan 5th, 2023 - Introduction: C5 palsy (C5P) is a well-known, although rare complication of cervical spine decompression surgery.1,2 In severe forms, C5P causes debilitating upper extremity weakness involving the deltoids and/or biceps brachii muscles, ultimately...

May 2nd, 2022 - For some diseases, regular respiratory muscle training could delay the start of ventilation. For DM1, however, there are no clinically high-quality studies. Only a case description from the year 2006 showed a missing improvement of the symptoms af...

Dec 16th, 2021 - Change February 1st 2017: Inclusion of patients with mild to moderate behavioral problems in order to achieve enough participants in the study. Change February 1st 2017: The study primarily recruits patients who are on pharmacological treatment fo...

Feb 3rd, 2021 - Study aims are as follows: To investigate the impairment present in the morning and late afternoon/evening for individuals with ADHD, relative to a non-ADHD group. a. Hypothesis: Individuals with ADHD will illustrate more impaired functioning in t...

Aug 13th, 2021 - Another frustrated patient awaits transfer from the hospital to a nursing home. The do-not-resuscitate form must be signed by a physician. I (a physician assistant [PA]) am available, but the physician is with a medically unstable patient. Another...

May 12th, 2021 - Most patients will not make a full recovery from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adulthood. This late-breaking finding headlined the World Congress on ADHD – Virtual Event.