Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"crutch"”.
-
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 …
-
Modifications and upper extremity orthotics for the Lofstrand crutch
… there are an estimated 566,000 persons who use crutches in the US. During Lofstrand crutch mobility, irregular loads are placed upon the upper extremities during quadrupedal gait. During self-load bearing while walking with Lofstrand crutches, the arms can experience periodic loads every 1 s of …
-
Design of a spring-integrated crutch for ascending stairs
Using conventional underarm or forearm crutches is uncomfortable and awkward. Further, underarm crutches make climbing stairs difficult and unsafe. One may climb stairs with forearm crutches, which do not impede elbow movement, but doing so is fatiguing and requires upper body strength. In 2011, …
-
Performance gap among nurses in splint application and crutch training
… gap among nurses on splint applications and crutch training within the 3-month course of this project. This project was implemented in a urgent care setting where Minor injuries such as sprains, strains or fractures are commonly seen by immobilization by application of splints which is given …
-
Enhancing human metabolic economy in stair climbing via an elastic crutch mechanism
Crutching provides a significant increase in mobility for those with limited walking ability. While level ground walking with crutches has been studied in many different forms, stair climbing is a more energetically taxing activity and the upper arm and shoulder strength required is not always …
-
Mechanical and trajectory design of wearable Supernumerary Robotic Limbs for crutch use
… the use of the SRL as a hands-free robotic crutch for assisting injured or elderly people. This paper first details the mechanical and material design choices that drastically reduced the weight of this SRL prototype, including advanced composite materials, efficient joint structure, and …
-
Catalyst or crutch? : the role of privatized land in Russian enterprise restructuring
The privatization of enterprise land in Russia has been viewed by many academic and multilateral experts as a key component of restructuring efforts aimed at improving the financial health and efficiency of Russian firms. Advisors who formulated and implemented the programs intended to facilitate …
-
A modular and adjustable ptosis crutch as a non-surgical solution to elevating the upper eyelid of myasthenia gravis patients
… a patient specific, modular and low cost ptosis crutch to elevate the eyelid(s) of myasthenia gravis patients. The ptosis crutch should be low cost, modular and adjustable in nature. Method: 16 MG patients (42 ± 23 years) volunteered to participate in the pre-design phase of the project. Initial …
-
Pneumatic ergonomic crutches
Long-term crutch users utilize Lofstrand crutches for locomotion commonly using swing-through or reciprocal gait patterns. Repetitive high forces, hyperextension and ulnar deviation of the wrist, and excessive palmar pressure compressing the median nerve associated with crutch walking have reported …
-
Social Media as a Means of Promoting Peer-Based Learning in Design Education
… final stages of a project. Critique becomes a crutch for some students lacking confidence who often wait for instructor approval, fail to take initiative, self-evaluate, or request feedback. Crit-Chat, an online community of practice for design students, is proposed to help in skill-building, …
-
Prioritizing Sidewalk Accessibility Improvements for the Aging Population and Individuals with Disabilities: A Case Study of Bandung, Indonesia
… of user groups—non-disabled individuals, cane or crutch users, and wheelchair users—were assigned penalties for each type of barrier on a sidewalk segment, resulting in varying perceived distances. Those with physical mobility limitations perceived longer distances than those without. To identify …
-
Imprimatur: A Poetry Portfolio
… define who I was, and it became a burden and a crutch. When I rededicated my life to Christ twelve years ago, I realized Jesus is the true gift, and poetry is a benefit of knowing Him. At that point, I made a deal with God that I would throw away any poem that didn't give Him glory. Out of three …
-
Design and analysis of fiber reinforced elastomeric enclosures with application in upper arm orthosis
… to reduce wrist loads in patients that use crutches for ambulation, thereby reducing the risk of joint injury. It forms an alternate load path between the crutch and the forearm, circumventing the wrist. The constricting force generated by the sleeve on the arm is analyzed by a string model …
-
CORGI: Compute Oriented Recumbent Generation Infrastructure
… rather than expand into new design spaces. This crutch can lead to slow bicycle iteration rates, often causing bicycles to all look about the same. To combat this, several bicycle design models have been created over the years, with each attempting to define a bicycle’s handling characteristics …
-
Model and Characterization of a Passive Biomimetic Ankle for Lower Extremity Powered Exoskeleton
… walk slowly and require extensive use of forearm crutches to maintain user stability. Consequently, this limits LEPE time of use and overall system performance. While the biological ankle is known to be critical for energy efficiency, speed, and stability in able-bodied walking, current LEPE do …
-
Vision based system for detecting and counting mobility aids in surveillance videos
… system detected five mobility aids (wheelchair, crutch, walking stick, walking frame and mobility scooter), pedestrians and two distractors (car and bicycle). The training system on distractors' classes was to ensure the system can distinguish objects that are similar to mobility aids from …
-
Poems of Debate and Praise: Women as Published Authors in Sixteenth-Century France
… great writers from Greco-Roman antiquity as a crutch. Poetic exchanges in sixteenth-century France question how writers might view the self differently after having written back and forth to their contemporaries. The poetic exchanges in my study valorize women’s abilities to shape Renaissance …
-
Modeling and design of fiber reinforced pneumatic actuators for soft robotics applications
… one is a soft orthotic sleeve for Lofstrand crutch users. This sleeve helps in distributing the palm load to the forearm, thereby reducing the risk of wrist injury as well as improving the wrist posture. The second application is of a pipe climbing soft robot that uses bending and extending …
-
Perceptions of College Students Diagnosed with Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia: Academic, Psychosocial, and Environmental Views of their College Experience
… fear of addiction or using the medication as a "crutch." (5) All of the subjects sought out counseling while attending Virginia Tech. All of the subjects, with the exception of one, did not seek any treatment for their anxiety of Panic Attacks until after they arrived at Virginia Tech. (6) All of …