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Soft Artificial Ciliary Brush with Integrated Haptic Feedback for Efficient Airway Mucus Cleaning

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A fundamental mucus cleaning mechanism is reported, which utilizes both artificial cilia mechanical sweeping and suction‐based mucus cleaning. A novel haptic feedback interface for the artificial cilia provides touch feedback on tissue contact, enhancing operator control and safety.
Zhongming Lyu, Yusheng Wang, Ruijian Ge, Darren Wang, Matthew Bacchetta, Caitlin T. Demarest, Fabien Maldonado, Xiaoguang Dong   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the beliefs of young people with cerebral palsy and their families about sport and physical activity in relation to paediatric physiotherapy exercise [PDF]

, 2019
Background and Purpose Physiotherapy programmes are an important part of therapeutic input for young people with cerebral palsy (YPwCP), but adherence can be problematic.
Booth, Susan, Snowdon, Nicola
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Interventions for enhancing adherence with physiotherapy: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2010
Poor adherence to treatment is commonplace and may adversely affect outcomes, efficiency and healthcare cost. The aim of this systematic review was to identify strategies to improve adherence with musculoskeletal outpatient treatment.
Airaksinen, Altman, Basler, Beswick, Campbell, Chris Littlewood, Damen, Dziedzic, Ferreira, Friedrich, Friedrich, Gohner, Hayden, Haynes, Holtzman, Hurwitz, Jack, Klaber Moffett, Kolt, Lesley Bradley, Lysack, Maria Burton, Miller, Nelson, Reilly, Roddy, Roter, Schneiders, Schroeder, Sionnadh Mairi McLean, Sluijs, Stone, Streiner, van Tulder, Vasey, Verhagen, Vermeire, Vermeire, Wens, WHO, Williams, Zhang   +41 more
core   +1 more source

Long‐Term Follow Up of Two Patients With Variants in the Cluster 1031‐1159 of TRRAP Gene: Expanding the Phenotype of Developmental Delay With or Without Dysmorphic Facies and Autism

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transformation/transcription domain‐associated protein (TRRAP) gene encodes a large multidomain protein, a member of the phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinase‐related kinase (PIKK) family. TRRAP is a component of the histone acetyltransferase (HAT) complex, and it plays an important role in gene transcription, DNA repair, and cell‐cycle regulation.
Roseli Maria Zechi‐Ceide, Vinicius Contrucci Dantas Segarra, Siulan Vendramini‐Pittoli, Henrique Regonaschi Serigatto, Luiza Virmond, Heloisa Marcelina da Cunha Palhares, Fernanda Jehee, Ana Cristina Victorino Krepischi, Carla Rosenberg, Carlos Henrique Paiva Grangeiro, Nancy Mizue Kokitsu‐Nakata   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Satisfaction With Services Among Attendees of Physiotherapy Outpatient Clinics in Tertiary Hospitals in Lagos State

Journal of Patient Experience, 2020
Aim: To determine outpatients’ satisfaction with physiotherapy services in tertiary hospitals in Lagos State, Nigeria. Method: This cross-sectional study utilized a simple random sampling method to recruit 284 participants.
Ijeoma Jane Odumodu BMR.PT, MSc, Tolulope Florence Olufunlayo MBBS, MPH, FMCPH, Babatunde Enitan Ogunnowo MBBS, MPH, FMCPH, Michael Ebe Kalu BMR.PT, MSc, PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical, Behavioral and Neuroradiological Phenotype in an Italian Cohort of Patients With Xia Gibbs Syndrome: A Multicenter Cross‐Sectional Study and Systematic Literature Review

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Heterozygous variants in the AHDC1 gene are associated with Xia Gibbs Syndrome (XGS), a genetic disorder with a highly variable phenotype. Cognitive impairment, motor delay, language delay, neonatal hypotonia, and sleep apnea are considered “cardinal” signs of the disease.
Giulia Cinelli, Stefania Della Vecchia, Patrizia Bergonzini, Elisa Caramaschi, Elisabetta Spezia, Claudia Parenti, Simona Filomena Madeo, Laura Lucaccioni, Cavalleri Francesca, Marisa Pugliese, Federico Raviglione, Clara Colonna, Olga Calabrese, Ilaria Stanghellini, Maria Carmen Marongiu, Enrico Biagioni, Anna Rita Ferrari, Roberta Battini, Lorenzo Iughetti   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Giving Back to Our Community’: The Retention of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Disability Workforce in New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn, J. Gilroy, S. Peter, F. Talbot, K. Bulkeley, C. Alcorso, K. Gwynne, B. Rambaldini, A. Haines, M. Lincoln   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effectiveness of hypnotherapy with physiotherapy: Pain intensity, functional disability, and psychological distress among patients with non-specific low back pain

Chronic Diseases Journal, 2016
BACKGROUND: It has been demonstrated in previous investigations that non-specific low back pain is caused by multiple factors. Evidently, integrative therapies should be used in order to improve this disorder.
Nader Abazari, Isaac Rahimianboogar, Siavash Talepasand   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Level of adherence to prescribed exercise in spondyloarthritis and factors affecting this adherence: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2019
Adherence is a primary determinant of the effectiveness of any intervention. Exercise is considered essential in the management of spondyloarthritis (SpA); however, the overall adherence to exercise programmes and factors affecting adherence are unknown.
Coulter, EH, McDonald, DA, McDonald, MT, Paul, L, Siebert, S   +4 more
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Owning Home, Finding Belonging: Relational Meanings of Homeownership for Migrant Healthcare Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
wiley   +1 more source