Physical therapies for reducing and controlling lymphoedema of the limbs. [PDF]
, 2008 Background Lymphoedema is the accumulation of excess fluid in the body caused by obstruction of the lymphatic drainage mechanisms. Management involves decongesting the reduced lymphatic pathways in order to reduce the size of the limb.
Ahmed +30 more
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Recommendations for the management of MPS IVA: systematic evidence- and consensus-based guidance. [PDF]
, 2019 IntroductionMucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IVA or Morquio A syndrome is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) caused by deficiency of the N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase (GALNS) enzyme, which impairs lysosomal degradation of keratan ...
Akyol, Mehmet Umut +30 more
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Diabetic foot disease and oedema [PDF]
, 2013 Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are common and disabling, giving rise to significant morbidity and mortality as well as worldwide socioeconomic problems. Despite treatment, DFUs readily become chronic wounds and may lead to major lower limb amputations.
Ho, TK, Leigh, RD, Tsui, J
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A Modular Low-clearance Wrist Orthosis for Improving Wrist Motion in Children with Cerebral Palsy [PDF]
, 2014 Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) often exhibit impairments in the coordination of the grip and lift phases of arm movements that directly impact their ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs).
Beardsley, Scott A. +3 more
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Therapie chronischer Wunden mit wassergefiltertem Infrarot A (wIRA) [PDF]
, 2008 The central portion of chronic wounds is often hypoxic and relatively hypothermic, representing a deficient energy supply of the tissue, which impedes wound healing or even makes it impossible.
Daeschlein, Georg +5 more
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Cost effectiveness analysis of larval therapy for leg ulcers [PDF]
, 2009 Objective: To assess the cost effectiveness of larval therapy compared with hydrogel in the management of leg ulcers. Design: Cost effectiveness and cost utility analyses carried out alongside a pragmatic multicentre, randomised, open trial with equal ...
Bland, J. Martin +7 more
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Pain and analgesic use associated with skeletal-related events in patients with advanced cancer and bone metastases [PDF]
, 2015 PURPOSE: Bone metastases secondary to solid tumors increase the risk of skeletal-related events (SREs), including the occurrence of pathological fracture (PF), radiation to bone (RB), surgery to bone (SB), and spinal cord compression (SCC).
A Hussain +55 more
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Supervised exercise training as an adjunct therapy for venous leg ulcers: a randomised controlled feasibility trial [PDF]
, 2018 Background Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are typically painful and heal slowly. Compression therapy offers high healing rates; however, improvements are not usually sustained.
Aboyans +30 more
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Compression Garments for Medical Therapy and Sports [PDF]
Polymers, 2018 Compression garments are elastic clothing with an engineered compression gradient that can be worn on limbs, upper, lower, or full body to use for therapy and sports. This article presents an overview and review on the compression garments and concentrates on the design of compression garments with an appropriate pressure for specific applications.
Ying Xiong, Xiaoming Tao
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Creating innovation in lymphoedema nursing through collaboration [PDF]
, 2009 Against a background of fiscal and regulatory pressure to rationalize and justify health-care interventions, there is an underlying political message that greater cooperation and collaboration would improve health-care for all.
Davies, R., Jones, J.
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