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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Hand injury"”.
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Disability and Return to Work Following Musculoskeletal Injury
… for return to work after work-related traumatic hand injuries. This was achieved through a systematic review. 2) To evaluate the structure of a modified Organizational, Policies and Practices scale (OPP-14). Specifically, to examine the addition of 3 items on the Ergonomic Subscale in terms of …
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Vibrotactile sensory substitution for post-stroke rehabilitation
… one side of their body. Sensory feedback in the hand is used to assess if the individual is using appropriate grip force to hold and use objects; lack of sensory feedback can lead to dropped or damaged objects, and possible hand injury. Existing force biofeedback devices are overly complex and …
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Hand injuries in young children.
The proportion of hand injuries in Swedish children is the second highest in relation to other parts of the body. The incidence of hand injuries in these children has not yet been estimated. In addition, aetiologies, injury patterns and costs among Swedish children have not been presented on a …
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Cumulative trauma disorders and interpreters for the deaf in Texas
This study was conducted for several reasons. One reason was to develop an instrument to assess knowledge of Cumulative Trauma disorders (CTDs) and behaviors to prevent CTDs in interpreters for the deaf (the CTDQ). A second reason for completing this study was to determine the relationship between …
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A virtual hand assessment system for efficient outcome measures of hand rehabilitation
Hand rehabilitation is an extremely complex and critical process in the medical rehabilitation field. This is mainly due to the high articulation of the hand functionality. Recent research has focused on employing new technologies, such as robotics and system control, in order to improve the …
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A prospective study of injuries in professional Saudi Arabian footballers
Sports injury registries have been used in a number of different sports to assess the injury rate, prevalence and type. This data is useful for assessing trends and injury “loads” that place a burden on players, coaches and medical support staff. This approach to injury description has been …
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The epidemiology of injuries in elite soccer and the impact of injury-induced detraining on physiological performance
… many millions of pounds. The incidence of re-injury on return to competitive action accounts for a high proportion of all injuries with inadequate rehabilitation being identified as one of the major factors when considering re-injury. Methods of improving the rehabilitation outcomes could …