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The relationship between scapular endurance and core endurance in elite amputee football players
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity, 2021 Background: Body structure constitutes a kinetic chain with thoracolumbar fascia and this chain may induce a relationship between scapular and spinal stabilizers.
GURKAN GUNAYDIN
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Short-Term Walking Outcomes in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Unilateral Transtibial Amputees [PDF]
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2020 This study compared short-term walking outcomes in diabetic amputees after prosthesis fitting compared to that in non-diabetic amputees. We retrospectively investigated walking outcomes at 3 months after starting gait training with a prosthesis.
Dong Gyu Kwak +3 more
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Sensors, 2022 Advancements in digital imaging technologies hold the potential to transform prosthetic and orthotic practices. Non-contact optical scanners can capture the shape of the residual limb quickly, accurately, and reliably.
Calvin C. Ngan +3 more
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Sensors, 2020 Validation testing is a necessary step for inertial measurement unit (IMU) motion analysis for research and clinical use. Optical tracking systems utilize marker models which must be precise in measurement and mitigate skin artifacts.
Manunchaya Samala +3 more
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Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2021 Background: The number of amputees using prostheses is decreasing, and the victims complain that prostheses make stumps itchy and cause sores and they thus opt to go without artificial limbs.
Sulaiman Kakooza, Kizito Muwonge
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Fact Sheet of Amputee 10-Year Trends in Korea: From 2011 to 2020 [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2022 This fact sheet was used to analyze the trends in the number of amputees within the population and changes in their health-related behaviors since 2011. Data from the National Survey of Disabled Persons in Korea from 2011 to 2020 were used in this study.
Soo-Kyung Bok, Youngshin Song
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Living with Amputation: Anxiety and Depression Correlates [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: Trauma accounts for 16% of the total burden of disease in the world, making it a leading cause of morbidity and mortality especially in the developing nations.
Sukriti Bhutani +3 more
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Physical Activity for the Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain [PDF]
Athens Journal of Health and Medical Sciences, 2023 Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a complex and multifactorial phenomenon whereby individuals with an amputation feel intermittent pain or discomfort where the limb used to be.
Ingrid Brenner +2 more
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Prosthetics & Orthotics International, 1980 In patients with stump problems, radiological examination of the stump is desirable. To get a maximum of information, the X-ray technique has to be adapted to the qualities of the stump which are different from the corresponding part of a normal limb. Special techniques permit further diagnosis.
R, Baumgartner, M, Langlotz
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Can a Smartphone be used for Balance Assessment during Walking in Lower Limb Amputees?
Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research, 2020 Background:Nowadays, smartphones are equipped with an accelerometer module that can measure and record the body linear accelerations during walking.
Mohammad Reza Rezaie +2 more
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