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Development and evaluation of a facile mesh-to-surface tool for customised wheelchair cushions
3D Printing in Medicine, 2023 Background Custom orthoses are becoming more commonly prescribed for upper and lower limbs. They require some form of shape-capture of the body parts they will be in contact with, which generates an STL file that designers prepare for manufacturing.
Susan Nace +3 more
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PNEUMOTHORAX AND POSTURE [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1907 The last mentioned fact may perhaps find its explanation in the following statements: the two pleural cavities are separated by the layers of the anterior and posterior mediastinal septa. Between the two lies the heart. In the dog, the posterior seems to be somewhat tougher than the anterior septum, and somewhat more fixed and tense.
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Changes in Habitual and Active Sagittal Posture in Children and Adolescents with and without Visual Input – Implications for Diagnostic Analysis of Posture [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: Poor posture in children and adolescents has a prevalence of 22-65% and is suggested to be responsible for back pain. To assess posture, photometric imaging of sagittal posture is widely used, but usually only habitual posture positions
Oliver Ludwig +4 more
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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2022 Background Depression is an important nonmotor symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD) and has been associated with the motor symptoms in these individuals.
Nathalie Ribeiro Artigas +7 more
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Survey of Anesthesiology, 1960 The effects of posture on respiration may include changes in pulmonary blood volume, changes in the compliance of the lungs, changes in the intrapulmonarv distribution of the inspired air, and limitations in the expansion of the lungs from simple mechanical interference with the normal diaphragmatic movement, the lateral expansion of the chest, and the
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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2018 We are writing in regards to Armstrong et al`s recent discussion paper (1), which addresses the scientific basis of ISO standards on biomechanical risk factors and more specifically the OCRA methodology.
Daniela Colombini, Enrico Occhipinti
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BMC Geriatrics, 2022 Background Side-stepping is a potential exercise program to reduce fall risk in community-dwelling adults in their seventies, but it has never been tested in nursing home residents. This was a pilot quasi-experimental study to examine the feasibility and
Frédéric Dierick +6 more
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Effect of patellofemoral pain on foot posture and walking kinematics [PDF]
, 2019 Background Excessive pronation has been implicated in patellofemoral pain (PFP) aetiology and foot orthoses are commonly prescribed for PFP patients. Pronation can be assessed using foot posture tests, however, the utility of such tests depends on their ...
Galea Holmes, Melissa N +9 more
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Optimisation Algorithms for Hand Posture Estimation
, 2020 This book reviews the literature on hand posture estimation using generative methods, identifying the current gaps, such as sensitivity to hand shapes, sensitivity to a good initial posture, difficult hand posture recovery in cases of loss in tracking ...
Saremi, Shahrzad, Mirjalili, Seyedali
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The importance of body mechanics and the impact of nursing lifestyle
Pielęgniarstwo XXI Wieku, 2018 THE IMPORTANCE OF BODY MECHANICS AND THE IMPACT OF NURSING LIFESTYLE Nursing staff experience more low back pain than many other groups, the incidence varies among countries.
Stephen Wanless
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