Quality of life among amputees: A mediating role of social support
Medical Journal of Babylon, 2023 Background: Social support for amputee patients can get them out of the atmosphere of illness or disability and inspire them with a great deal of optimism and hope and make them forget the missing part, even if temporarily. Objectives: The study aimed to
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Categorisation of activities of daily living of lower limb amputees during short-term use of a portable kinetic recording system: a preliminary study [PDF]
, 2011 The purpose of this preliminary study was to determine the relevance of the categorisation of the load regime data to assess the functional output and usage of the prosthesis of lower limb amputees.
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Adjustable Liners and Sockets for Prosthetic Devices
Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2018 INTRODUCTION Ras Labs’ Synthetic Muscle™ will allow amputees to continue their active lives without needing to adjust the fitting of their prosthetic device(s) throughout the day. This technology promises to resolve major issues facing
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Effect of elastic bandaging and prosthesis on the decrease in stump volume
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2020 Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of elastic bandaging, pneumatic prosthesis, and temporary prosthesis on postoperative stump management. \r\nMethods: This study included 14 patients, between 15 and 70 years old, whose causes of
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Physical activity and quality of life of amputees in southern Brazil [PDF]
, 2011 Physical activity is a positive component of human health. Its effects are associated with improvement in physical, psychological and social aspects of quality of life. Physical activity is therefore an important factor in the rehabilitation of amputees.
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Can real-time visual feedback during gait retraining reduce metabolic demand for individuals with transtibial amputation? [PDF]
, 2017 The metabolic demand of walking generally increases following lower extremity amputation. This study used real-time visual feedback to modify biomechanical factors linked to an elevated metabolic demand of walking in individuals with transtibial ...
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Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2018 INTRODUCTION Real-life outdoor walking of amputees is challenged by uneven ground. Uneven ground requires either a component adaptation in the sagittal plane or in frontal plane or both.
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INHIBITING PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA GROWTH ASSOCIATED WITH PROSTHETIC LINERS
Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2018 INTRODUCTION The conventional use of a prosthetic device by amputees involves contact of the residual limb tissue with the prosthetic socket using an intermediate elastomer liner. Roll-on gel liners are applied directly to the limb, and slide into the
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Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2020 Background: The study assessed the effect of psychological correlates of traumatic experiences on coping strategies of post-amputation basing on evidence from Mulago specialized national hospital, Kampala-Uganda.
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A robot hand testbed designed for enhancing embodiment and functional neurorehabilitation of body schema in subjects with upper limb impairment or loss. [PDF]
, 2015 Many upper limb amputees experience an incessant, post-amputation "phantom limb pain" and report that their missing limbs feel paralyzed in an uncomfortable posture.
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