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Effectiveness of orthoses for treatment in patients with spinal pain [PDF]
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine, 2020 Spinal pain is a common patient complaint in clinical practice. Conservative treatment methods include oral medication, physical therapy, injections, and spinal orthoses.
Yoo Jin Choo, Min Cheol Chang
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The Effects of Head Support on Muscle Activity and Pain in a Forward-leaning Posture
Physical Therapy Korea, 2020 Background: Because a forward-leaning posture can cause increased back muscle activity and pain. Therefore, an innovative method to reduce back muscle activity and pain is required. Objects: This study aimed to investigate the effects of a head support
Kang-hee Kim, Yoon-hee Ko, Tae-lim Yoon
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Finite Element Model of Scoliosis Brace with Increased Utility Characteristics
Applied Sciences, 2023 Orthoses are of critical importance in the field of medical biomechanics, particularly in the correction of spinal deformities. The objective of the current research was to improve the utility characteristics of the scoliosis brace without compromising ...
Slawomir Grycuk, Piotr Mrozek
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2018 Background The area beneath the metatarsal heads is a common location of foot pain, which is often associated with high plantar pressures. Current plantar pressure assessment protocols focus mainly on the gross area of the forefoot with minimal attention
Saeed Forghany +3 more
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2014 Background In‐shoe foot orthoses improve conditions such as plantar heel pain (fasciitis), probably due to their ability to raise the medial longitudinal arch of the foot and lower the stress on the plantar tissues.
Carles Escalona‐Marfil +3 more
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Parents' Perspectives and Clinical Effectiveness of Cranial-Molding Orthoses in Infants With Plagiocephaly [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018 Objective To investigate the clinical effectiveness of and parents’ perspectives on cranial-molding orthotic treatment. Methods Medical charts were reviewed for 82 infants treated for plagiocephaly with cranial-molding orthoses in our clinic from April ...
Hyo Sun Lee, Sang Jun Kim, Jeong-Yi Kwon
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Evidence for foot orthoses for adults with flatfoot: a systematic review
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2021 Background Flatfoot is characterised by the falling of the medial longitudinal arch, eversion of the hindfoot and abduction of the loaded forefoot. Furthermore, flatfoot leads to a variety of musculoskeletal symptoms in the lower extremity, such as knee ...
Minettchen Herchenröder +2 more
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Artificial Intelligence for Bone: Theory, Methods, and Applications
Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) offer the potential to improve bone research. The current review explores the contributions of AI to pathological study, biomarker discovery, drug design, and clinical diagnosis and prognosis of bone diseases. We envision that AI‐driven methodologies will enable identifying novel targets for drugs discovery. The
Dongfeng Yuan +3 more
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The Application of Three-Dimensional Printed Finger Splints for Post Hand Burn Patients: A Case Series Investigation [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018 The application of three-dimensional (3D) printing is growing explosively in the medical field, and is especially widespread in the clinical use of fabricating upper limb orthosis and prosthesis. Advantages of 3D-printed orthosis compared to conventional
Ho-Sung Nam +4 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.A skin‐conformal wearable device based on laser‐induced graphene is developed for continuous strain measurement across the circumference of the forearm for gesture recognition and hand‐tracking applications. Post material optimization, the strain sensor array is integrated with a wearable wireless readout circuit for real‐time control of a robotic arm,
Vinay Kammarchedu +2 more
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