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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Upper extremities"”.
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On Raynaud's phenomena of the upper extremities with special reference to sympathectomy and regeneration of the sympathetic
… 100 percent of Raynaud's Phenomena of the lower extremities respond to surgical treatment. The treatment of Raynaud's Phenomena of the upper extremities, on the other hand, has occupied the attention of medical observers for over fifty years with little success. Surgeons, physicians, research …
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Investigation of differences in cortical activation during wrist flexion and extension performed under real, passive and motor imagined paradigms
… comparison between flexion and extension of the upper extremities has been conducted in a number of studies. It has been speculated that differences in the corticospinal pathway between flexion and extension may play a role in the cortical difference detected between flexion and extension, …
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Joint Center Movement Analysis and 3D Motion Modeling of Upper Arm - Comparison of Several Algorithms with the Visual 3-D Program
… of system behavior. Motion analysis of the upper and lower extremities of the body could be beneficial in the diagnosis and therapy of numerous orthopedic and neurological ailments. Mathematical models of neuro-musculoskeletal dynamics establish a scientific basis for movement analysis. As …
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Evaluation of Practical Exercise Tools for People with Type 2 Diabetes: Resistance Bands and the MyWellness Key Accelerometer
… increased strength in the lower, but not the upper, extremities in people with T2D.
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The effect of hand dominance on manual arm strength
… injury risk. This is particularly true for the upper extremities, which are often relied upon to produce manual forces in most occupational manufacturing tasks. Despite workers commonly utilizing both limbs in the workplace, the effect of hand dominance on any type of upper extremity strength is …
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Adaptable videogame platform for interactive upper extremity rehabilitation
… games that interactively encourage purposeful upper extremity gross motor movements. Virtual reality (VR) technology is a popular application for rehabilitation therapies but there is a constant need for more accessible and affordable systems. We have developed a recreational VR game platform …
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Long driving hours and health of truck drivers
… to a small space, sit with static lower and upper extremities posture, mentally focus and absorb vibrations. This thesis provides an in-depth review of the literature related to the problems of long distance truck drivers and commercial motor vehicle operators. The Literature suggests that …
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Wheelchair Training Program for New Manual Wheelchair Users
… pain and chronic overuse injuries in their upper extremities, limiting their mobility and their ability to complete daily activities. The repetitive trauma of propelling a wheelchair may be a contributing factor to upper extremity pain and injury. The anatomy of the upper extremities is not …
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Design of a Gravity Compensation Actuator for Arm Assistance
… is able to provide gravity compensation for the upper extremities of workers, if used in conjunction with an arm exoskeleton. The actuator is passive, meaning that it does not use motors or sensors, but instead creates a force on a cable that is a function of the displacement of the cable. This …
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Effects of Time Pressure and Mental Workload on Physiological Risk Factors for Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders While Typing
… to increase risk for WMSD development in the upper extremities. The results illustrate the need for those designing jobs and work tasks to consider both physical and psychosocial aspects of the working environment to prevent injuries in employees.
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Design and analysis of fiber reinforced elastomeric enclosures with application in upper arm orthosis
… makes them suitable for orthotic devices for upper extremities. The second part of the thesis considers the design and fabrication of a soft pneumatic sleeve for arm orthosis that uses a contracting FREE is shown. The sleeve is designed to reduce wrist loads in patients that use crutches for …
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Kinematics of the wrist during a keying task: the effects of workstation design and work pace
… disorders of the tendons and nerves of the upper extremities, referred to as cumulative trauma disorders, due to the repeated exertions and excessive movements. One of the major research voids in the study of occupational injuries to the wrist is the lack of understanding of the kinematic …
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Aspectos anatômicos de órgãos vegetativos (folha e caule) de Dioclea grandiflora, e sua importância química e farmacológica.
… semiarco, being more centralized and two in the upper extremities. The stem is cylindrical, hair, with the epid ermis tissue uniseriate, ring, with sifonostélica structure continues ectoflóica, sclerenchymatous fibres beam circling all stem structure, druses and sparse in the cortical parenchyma …
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Difference of spreading levels of solution in the cervical epidural injection
… useful therapeutic treatment of head, neck, and upper extremities pain, there is no consensus regarding the volume of injection needed for it in the pain management. We studied the spreading vertebral segments after cervical epidural injection with 2.5 ml, 5 ml and 10 ml of the contrast media and …
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A retrospective descriptive analysis of fatal ground level falls and falls from a height: A 5-year review
… between the heights in the pelvic and lower extremities and no significant difference in head, spine, chest and upper extremities. As expected, trauma associated with falls varies based on the height of the fall. Lower extremity fractures are common in ground level falls however a challenge …
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Feasibility of novel gait training with robotic assistance : dynamic entrainment to mechanical perturbation to the ankle
… ways to assist recovery of the motor function of upper extremities. In contrast, current robotic therapy for lower extremities has shown inferior efficacy. In this thesis, the source of the limited efficacy of current robotic walking therapy is addressed. Essential mechanical components for …
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Determining Upper Extremity Posture Using a Simplified Marker Configuration for Biomechanical Risk Evaluation during Tool Use
<p>Representing upper extremity posture has posed a great challenge in the field of analytical biomechanics due to their great freedom of motion, which allows for large rotations in multiple directions. The Euler and quaternion methods, which are two commonly used methods for describing joint …
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Effect of Severe Burn Injury on Body Composition and Muscle Metabolism in Pediatric Patients
… in lean mass, which were more pronounced in upper relative to lower limps, in the acute period post injury. Patient characteristics such age, sex, weight and burn severity are associated with several parameters of muscle protein metabolism. Specifically, protein turnover was related to time …
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Effects of training with an increase in training bar diameter on strength and functional endurance within older adults
… a thick training bar attachment would increase upper limb muscle strength and endurance (primary outcome measure: handgrip strength; secondary outcome measures: handgrip endurance, upper body strength) to a greater extent than individuals who completed a program without the attachment. To the …
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