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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"non-ambulatory"”.
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Cognitive behavioral therapy with non-ambulatory clients in the treatment of depressive symptoms
… in the treatment of depressive symptoms with a non-ambulatory client experiencing dysthymic depression. Using a single subject AB design, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy was implemented during weekly sessions with Beck Depression Inventory and the Leahy Anxiety Checklist for Patients as outcome …
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Validation of seated postural control measures in non-ambulatory persons with Multiple Sclerosis
… impacts the performance of daily activities in non-ambulatory persons with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS) and may be a potential target of rehabilitation. However, there is a lack of validated clinical measures of seated postural control in persons with MS, thus limiting evaluation of rehabilitation …
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Recovery of Ambulation in Medically Managed Thoracolumbar Disc Extrusions in Non-Ambulatory Small Dogs
… that it may be the sole route to recovery for non-ambulatory dogs despite several reports of recovery following conservative management. Whilst the prognosis for recovery of function following surgery is undeniably favourable this is not available for many dogs due to financial or geographic …
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The effect of dynamic standing on the bone mineral density of non-ambulatory children: a pilot study
… immobilization on the load-bearing bones of non-ambulatory children. One current therapeutic intervention for this population is a passive standing program, in which the body is fully supported and continuous, stationary loading is applied to the bones, leading to the legs being primarily …
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Effect of an exercise based intervention on Virtual Time to Contact and Seated Instability Index as a function of seated postural control
… is an essential component of daily life for non-ambulatory persons with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS). Multiple sclerosis has negative effects on the central and peripheral control processes, however there is a lack of validated rehabiliatory strategies to improve seated postural control in PwMS. …
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Determining caregiver priorities for musculoskeletal interventions in children with Cerebral Palsy
… These deformities are frequently addressed by non-invasive measures such as physiotherapy and splinting, but also by orthopaedic surgery. The musculoskeletal system is affected to varying degrees based on the severity of the cerebral insult and the goals of musculoskeletal interventions will …
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Effects of Animal Handling and Transportation Factors on the Welfare, Stress Responses, and Incidences of Transport Losses in Market Weight Pigs at the Packing Plant
… was to determine the causes of dead and non-ambulatory pigs at US packing plants and to identify management strategies to reduce these transport losses. Four studies involving a total of 297 trailer loads of market weight pigs (n = 42,283) were conducted within a Midwestern US production …
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Children with Cerebral Palsy: Current needs and challenges in the Western Cape
… Hospital in 2021, were included. Most were non-ambulatory (GMFCS IV-V). Over two-thirds of the cohort were admitted to hospital at least once per year, primarily the non-ambulatory children. Emergency admissions rates were higher in the non-ambulatory group compared to the ambulatory group. …
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Video gaming, physical activity and health in young people
… body movement to adolescents' EE whilst playing non-ambulatory active video games; c) to compare the physiological cost and enjoyment of active video gaming with sedentary video gaming and aerobic exercise in adolescents, and young and older adults; and, d) to evaluate the short-term (12 weeks) …