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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"pelvic girdle"”.
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The role of modularity and integration in shaping primate pelvic girdle evolution
… that the modularity pattern of the primate pelvic girdle is not simply limited to its developmental units. Instead, I find modular patterns acting in a complex multi-layered way, with developmental processes synergistically meeting functional needs. Few studies have tried to explicitly …
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Evaluation of an Orthotic Intervention for the Management of Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP)
… 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 determine if the different colour fabrics available possessed the same underlying fabric stiffness and elastic hysteresis to ensure …
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An Evaluation of Metric Methods of Race Differentiation in the Human Pelvic Girdle for the Application of Expert Witness Testimony
<p>Research has shown that measurements from the pelvic bones and femur can be utilized for race estimation when the skull is absent or damaged. The literature reported levels up to 95% accuracy when utilizing discriminant function analysis to simultaneously classify race and sex. This research …
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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
Chronic pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP) affects an estimated 10% of post-partum women and is typically recalcitrant to conservative management. One novel option to manage this is a customised Dynamic Elastomeric Fabric Orthosis (DEFO), however, currently non studies have evaluated the …
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The influence of developmental patterns on vertebrate evolution, with the evolution of the sacrum and pelvis as a case study
… the evolution of form across deep time. The pelvic complex plays a central role in tetrapod locomotion with the exception of taxa lacking hindlimbs (e.g., whales, snakes, caecilians). This complex, composed of the pelvic girdle (ilia, ischia, and pubes) and the sacrum (vertebrae articulated …
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The ecomorphology of facultative bipedality in Lepidosauria: implications for the evolution of reptilian bipedality
… based on anatomical studies of lepidosaur pelvic girdle myology, and indicate a similarity in mechanical demands of both arboreality and facultative bipedality. Finally, I tested for the correlated evolution of facultative bipedality with substrate preference in a derived clade of …
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An initial evaluation of the relationship between human pelvic size and shape and the distribution, type and severity of vertebral degenerative disease in archaeological material
Keyývords bipedal adaptation;pelvic shape; pelvic dimensions;vertebral degenerative disease. In order to adopt an efficient bipedal postureand method of locomotion, tile human skeleton has evolved a curved vertebral column and a stable, compact male pelvic girdle. Adaptive vertebral curves and the …
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Detecting exploitable stages in the life history of koi carp (Cyprinus carpio) in New Zealand
… radio transmitters were anchored to the pelvic girdle, and in a second treatment, a polymer coating was applied to acoustic transmitters to reduce tissue irritation. After 365 days, expulsion rates for uncoated acoustic transmitters were 60% (n = 6), coated acoustic transmitters 50% (n = …
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Locomotor biomechanics and behaviour in the ocellate river stingray
… or reduced caudal fin, and anterior to the pelvic girdle the longitudinal body axis is relatively rigid. These characteristics would appear to constrain or preclude many of the locomotor behaviours that are employed by fishes that typically swim via undulations of the longitudinal body axis …
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Development of a Mobility-Enabling Spinal Orthosis and Methods for Evaluating and Developing Spinal Orthoses on a Robotic Platform
… therapy by offloading upper torso load to the pelvic girdle as a treatment for lower back pain (LBP). Unfortunately, the beneficial upward force they apply on the upper torso typically makes it difficult or impossible for the patient to bend. For those cases where stabilization is not …
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Fatores associados à dor na cintura pélvica relacionada com a gestação e ao nível de incapacidade funcional em gestantes adolescentes
A dor da cintura pélvica apresenta-se como uma disfunção musculoesquelética comum durante o período gestacional. Devido à imaturidade biológica que ocorre na adolescência, conjectura-se que os fatores associados ao desenvolvimento dessa dor em adolescentes gestantes sejam diferentes daqueles …
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Chiropractic manipulation and mobilization for postpartum low back pain : a systematic review
Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the degree of Master of Technology, Chiropractic at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2024.
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Systematic review of the sensitivity, specificity and validity of the active straight leg raise test in low back pain
Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master’s degree in Technology, Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2024.