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Repositioning Patients in Chairs—An Improved Method
Workplace Health & Safety, 2013 Proper seated posture is important in health care settings because immobilized patients may be sitting for extended periods. In many situations, a caregiver is required to assist a slouching patient to a proper, more comfortable upright posture. The caregiver is at risk from exposure to the physical demands of this task.
Fragala, Guy, Fragala, Maren
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Otology & Neurotology, 2023 Objective This study aims to investigate the effect of TRV chair on residual dizziness (RD) after idiopathic posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) successfully treated with canalith repositioning maneuver (CRM).
Emre Soylemez +6 more
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Smart Office Chair for Working Conditions Optimization
IEEE Access, 2023 There is a growing tendency for people to spend more and more hours of their day sitting. This position leads to an increase in the postural problems in the population.
Catia Tavares +9 more
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Mechanism design of a robotic chair/bed system for bedridden aged
Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2017 A robotic chair/bed system for assisting bedridden aged for their independent life in bed is developed and tested. This robotic system can assist bedridden people to lead a relatively independent life, so as to relieve the burdens for their families and ...
Meng Ning +3 more
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Repositioning chairs in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: implications and clinical outcome
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2015 The objective was to evaluate the clinical value of repositioning chairs in management of refractory benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and to study how different BPPV subtypes respond to treatment. We performed a retrospective chart review of 150 consecutive cases with refractory vertigo referred to our clinic within a 10-month period.
West, Niels +4 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 BackgroundThroughout the last decade, several mechanical rotational chairs have been developed for diagnostics and treatment of patients with a typical case history of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
Dan Dupont Hougaard +7 more
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Treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo with the TRV Reposition Chair
The Journal of International Advanced Otology, 2020 OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate how successful the reposition of retractable benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) was when treating patients with the Thomas Richard Vitton (TRV) reposition chair. MATERIALS and METHODS: This is a prospective clinical trial.
Pedersen, Morten Falshoj +4 more
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Upright patient positioning for pelvic radiotherapy treatments
Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 2022 Radiotherapy is typically delivered in supine position. However, upright positioning may affect organ volume, positioning, and movement, compared to supine/prone positioning which might have beneficial impacts.
S. Boisbouvier +3 more
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Life, 2021 An abundance of literature has investigated the association between low back pain (LBP) and physical ability or function. It has been shown that LBP patients display reduced range of motion, decreased balance ability, impaired proprioception, and lower ...
Nejc Šarabon +5 more
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Antiprotozoal activity profiling of approved drugs : a starting point toward drug repositioning [PDF]
, 2015 Neglected tropical diseases cause significant morbidity and mortality and are a source of poverty in endemic countries. Only a few drugs are available to treat diseases such as leishmaniasis, Chagas' disease, human African trypanosomiasis and malaria ...
Leela Pavan Tadoori +24 more
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