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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"orthotic devices"”.
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An investigation of the relationship between anterior knee pain and lower limb biomechanics.
… individuals during walking. Although foot orthotic devices are often prescribed to realign lower extremity mechanics, there is conflicting evidence to support this. A quantitative study explored the dynamics of walking barefoot, shod and with orthotic devices using the 3D Kinematic Motion …
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Investigating the Effects of Custom Made Orthotics on Brain Forms: A Pilot Study
… during human gait, and (2) if custom made orthotics will alter the brain activity patterns recorded. METHODS: Gait trials were performed on 16 participants walking with and without orthotic devices in their shoes while simultaneously collecting EEG data through the Emotiv wireless …
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Strategies for using electromyographic signals to control ankle torque in an active joint brace for alleviating drop-foot gait
… safety, and cosmesis. Several types of orthotic devices fitted with springs and/or dampers have been used to control torque around the ankle and consequently facilitate the natural pattern of movement during the gait cycle. However, recent studies on powered upper-extremity orthoses …
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Admittance control of the intelligent assist robot manipulator for people with duchenne muscular dystrophy
… are a number of upper-limb passive and active orthotic devices that attempt to augment the loss of upper limb function in people with DMD by taking advantage of this residual muscle strength by providing anti-gravity assistance. The majority of these devices, as well as currently available …
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A Cross-Content Validation: SOSI-M & BOT-SF
… ambulate without assistance or use of orthotic devices, and have motor and sensory abilities sufficient in order to complete both motor assessments. Participants will be excluded if they have been administered the BOT-2 assessment within six months of the administration date for …
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Design and analysis of fiber reinforced elastomeric enclosures with application in upper arm orthosis
… to weight ratio, which 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 …
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Design and development of portable home based rehabilitation device
… leg with wires. The majority of current portable orthotic devices and rehabilitative braces provide stability, apply precise pressure, or help maintain alignment of the joints without the capability for real time monitoring of the patient's motions and forces and without the ability for real time …
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Evaluation of an Orthotic Intervention for the Management of Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP)
… was to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel orthotic intervention, a customised Dynamic Elastomeric Fabric Orthosis (DEFO), in the management of both antenatal and post-partum pelvic girdle pain (PGP). In the first instance the fabric, from which the DEFO was constructed, underwent testing to …
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The role of a pelvic orthotic in the management of Chronic Pregnancy-Related Pelvic Girdle Pain: a feasibility study and validation of a novel body perception measure
… and cost-effectiveness or acceptability of this orthotic in post-partum women. Further, the mechanism of action of this orthotic is unknown. One mechanism may be to impart an effect on the disturbed body perception, which preliminary evidence has demonstrated is affected in women with PPGP. …
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Enhancing the Effectiveness and Availability of Orthoses by Additive Manufacturing
… of user form-fitting wearable medical devices with further improved wearing comfort and functionality. Overall, the research presented in this thesis lays the groundwork for a more general design and manufacturing workflow that enables the rapid, cost-effective, and local fabrication of …