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Showing 1 to 20 of 151 for “"upper extremity"”.
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Upper extremity rehabilitation using interactive virtual environments
… leading cause of major disability. Recovery of upper extremity function remains particularly resistant to intervention, with 80% to 95% of persons demonstrating residual upper extremity impairments lasting beyond six months after the stroke. The NJIT Robot Assistive Virtual Rehabilitation …
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Adaptable videogame platform for interactive upper extremity rehabilitation
… games that interactively encourage purposeful upper extremity gross motor movements. Virtual reality (VR) technology is a popular application for rehabilitation therapies but there is a constant need for more accessible and affordable systems. We have developed a recreational VR game platform …
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EMG-based determination of upper extremity virtual trajectory
Movement and position of the limbs of the human body are controlled by the interaction between the muscle and the peripheral and central nervous system. This interaction is nothing but the neural signals. Neural signals are electrical in nature and referred as action potentials. An EMG is a …
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Virtual reality based upper extremity stroke rehabilitation system.
… to build a virtual reality based system for upper extremity rehabilitation, there still exists a strong need for a training platform that would provide whole arm rehabilitation. In order to be practical such a system should ideally be low cost (affordable or inexpensive for a common …
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Upper extremity functioning during the first year after stroke
The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate upper extremity functioning during the first year after stroke from different perspectives. Methods. All patients with first ever stroke, admitted to a stroke unit within 72 hours after stroke incidence were included during a period of 18 months. …
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ADAPTATIONS FOLLOWING UPPER EXTREMITY RESISTANCE TRAINING IN OLDER ADULTS
… in various measures of strength following upper extremity RT in older adults remain unclear. It is also unknown which upper limb muscles contribute most to performance of important functional tasks; these muscles may be critical targets for RT interventions. The goals of this dissertation …
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Tilt simulation : virtual reality based upper extremity stroke rehabilitation
… that interactively encourages purposeful upper extremity gross motor movements. The simulation is also capable of continuous game modification to fit changing therapy goals, to match the needs of the players, and to provide continued motivation while capturing the interactive repetition. …
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Modifications and upper extremity orthotics for the 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 up to 50% of body weight for durations as short as 340 ms. Excessive loads and motion of …
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Diabetes Mellitus and Limited Joint Mobility in the Upper Extremity
… complications, especially those related to the upper extremity, are common and understudied in people with DM. Limited joint mobility (LJM) is a systemic complication of DM believed to be caused by thickening and stiffness of periarticular connective tissue due to non-enzymatic accumulation of …
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Drawing disability: its relation to upper extremity dressing in adult hemiplegics
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Evaluating obesity-related differences in upper extremity and trunk muscular capacity
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), particularly overexertion injuries, represent a significant economic burden and involve substantial adverse personal outcomes. Two important contemporary changes in workforce demographics may be associated with an increase in the future incidence and …
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Psychological Factors and Health-Related Quality of Life in Upper Extremity Conditions
Recovery following upper extremity musculoskeletal injury is influenced by both physical and psychological factors; however, the role of early psychological responses remains incompletely understood. This thesis aimed to examine how positive and negative psychological characteristics relate to …
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Restoring Upper Extremity Mobility through Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation using Macro Sieve Electrodes
… with a biomechanical model of the macaque upper limb to study the feasibility of using macro-sieve electrodes to achieve upper limb mobilization.</p>
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The feasibility of a mental practice protocol for severe upper extremity hemiparesis
… the efficacy of mental practice (MP) with severe upper extremity (UE) hemiparesis following a stroke and examine the feasibility of following a MP protocol in the acute inpatient rehabilitation setting. Design: single-group, pretest-posttest Setting: acute inpatient rehabilitation Subjects: 11 …
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Kinematics and Muscle Activity of the Upper Extremity While Performing Cleaning Tasks
… the effects of custodial cleaning tasks on upper extremity muscle activity and to assess changes in kinematics throughout the duration of a shift. Ten custodians employed at Brock University performed six cleaning tasks during two different sessions (pre-shift and post-shift). Kinematics of …
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A novel inertial measurement unit-based device for capturing upper extremity biomechanics
The student, Andrew Hua, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2019-10-31 at 10:21.
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Effect of Wrist Splint Orthoses on Forearm Muscle Activity and Upper Extremity Kinematics
… these exertions. In the second experiment, upper extremity kinematics of the wrist, elbow, shoulder and torso were recorded as the subjects performed a simulated computer jumper installation task at varied work surface angles with and without a wrist splint orthosis. The results of the EMG …
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