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Showing 1 to 20 of 68 for “"ambulation"”.
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The use of operant procedures to develop ambulation in a wheelchair confined male
<p>Studies have shown that operant procedures can be successfully used in physical rehabilitation. This study was an attempt to develop standing and walking behaviors in a 47-year old male who was confined to a wheelchair. A multiple baseline design across settings was used to demonstrate the …
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Recovery of Ambulation in Medically Managed Thoracolumbar Disc Extrusions in Non-Ambulatory Small Dogs
Acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion is a common reason for dogs to present to referral practices the consequences of which range along a spectrum from spinal hyperaesthesia without concurrent neurological deficits to paraplegia with absent pelvic limb and tail deep nociception, …
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A novel approach to user controlled ambulation of lower extremity exoskeletons using admittance control paradigm
… Current research is addressing the issue of ambulation through the use of wearable exoskeletons that are pre-programmed. There are currently four exoskeletons in the U.S. market: Ekso, Rewalk, REX and Indego. All of the currently available exoskeletons have 2 active Degrees of Freedom (DOF) …
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Joint Coordination Variability In Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructed Subjects During Stair Ambulation Using a Vector Coding Technique
<p>Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is a common injury, with an estimated incidence of 120,000 to 200,000 per year in the United States. ACL reconstruction surgery is the standard treatment for this injury to restore knee joint stability and function. While surgical reconstruction has been …
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Toward a transformational roadmap to end pj paralysis: A mixed-methods impact study on patient ambulation initiative at hospitals in Alberta
Background: Pajamas (PJ) paralysis describes the adverse physiological effects experienced by patients with low mobility during hospitalization. Therefore, preventing pj paralysis during hospitalization is the primary objective of the examined initiative. Older adult patients who spend long periods …
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Grey man devices
… of devices that are a result of the experimental ambulation series. The ability to see only when one's feet are moving allows for a distorted perspective of ones own perceptual world as well as the outside environment . The device is made up of precision electronic shutter systems, controllers, …
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Creating A Culture of Mobility: A Quality Improvement Project
… <p>The medical/surgical unit had the average ambulation score of 54% in the year 2015, much below the benchmark of 65% set for the year. The direct impact of low ambulation score was the increase in patient’s length of stay. The micro-system analysis revealed various factors that contributes …
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The effects of gene replacement therapy on respiratory and gait function in a canine model of X-linked myotubular myopathy
… of function. Respiratory function and ambulation were measured in these dogs and compared to untreated and normal true control littermates over time. XLMTM dogs treated intramuscularly show improvement only at the site of injection, with no improvement in gait or respiration. However, …
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Determinants of Nonrecovery Following Hip Fracture in Older Adults: a Chronic Disease Trajectory Analysis
… with the control variables of age, prefracture ambulation status, and prefracture cognitive status entered first and the variables of type of therapy program, frequency of therapy, number of therapy provider organizations, and location of therapy at 4 weeks entered second. Significance of the …
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Stair Negotiation in an older adult population: Analysis of the lower limb
… and evaluate the impact of handrail use on stair ambulation in young adults, older adults, and older adults with a fear of falling (FOF). The four studies that make up this dissertation provide a detailed picture of the lower limb joint kinematics and kinetics during stair ambulation, as well as …
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Hospital-associated functional status decline in pulmonary patients
… and bivariate analyses results indicated ambulation to the bathroom, ambulation outside the patient room, and number of days to first out-of-bed activity were significant predictors (p < 0.05) of patient discharge to home; days to first activity and ambulation were significant predictors …
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Segmental Movement Compensations in Patients with Transtibial Amputation Identified Using Angular Momentum Separation
… are required to maintain balance and achieve ambulation in the absence of ankle plantar flexion, and result in increased and asymmetric joint loading patterns. As a result, this population is at an increased risk of overuse injuries, such as low back pain (LBP). Clinical gait analysis is used …
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Methods toward improved lower extremity rehabilitation
Ambulation is a very important part of everyday life and its absence has a detrimental effect on an individual's quality of life. While much is understood about the neurobiological systems involved in locomotion through detailed anatomical connectivity and lesion studies, it is not well understood …
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Natural crutch
The proposed “natural crutch” provides ambulation assistance without the problems associated with arm-supported crutches. The new crutch has an exoskeleton structure which surrounds the disabled leg and carries the user's body weight while walking and standing. The load is transferred from the …
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Surgical outcomes for the ambulatory child with cerebral palsy
… by physical therapists (PTs); and, improving the ambulation ability of these children is often the most common goal of treatment. Orthopedic surgical intervention can improve the gait of children with spastic CP that have difficulty with walking. Finding which surgical procedures or combination of …
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Mechanical and trajectory design of wearable Supernumerary Robotic Limbs for crutch use
… traditional crutch-assisted and SRL-assisted ambulation, models this gait pattern with an inverted pendulum system, and derives equations of motion to create a simulation that examines the effect of various initial parameters. Finally, an optimum set of initial parameters is identified to …
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Influence of Physically Active Leisure Participation on Obesity in Youth with Spina Bifida
… Subjects who did not use a wheelchair for ambulation participated significantly more in physically active leisure than subjects who used a wheelchair. Future research and rationale for physically active leisure as an intervention for youth with spina bifida are discussed.
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A dynamic supine stander for subjects with disabilities leading to prolonged immobility
… stander that will provide loads simulating ambulation to the lower extremities of subjects that have disabilities causing prolonged immobility. The device provides full body support while using computer-controlled actuators to apply the loads. The current configuration is meant for pediatric …
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Effect of a 2-minute bout of body weight support treadmill training on the ankle spasticity in persons with advanced multiple sclerosis
… individuals with MS who had severely impaired ambulation participated in this investigation. Spasticity of both ankles was measured with two clinical scales; the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and the Tardieu Scale (TS). The spasticity data were collected a total 3 times: 1) immediately …
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