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When you're just starting out in the world of healthcare, whether as a nursing student, medical trainee, or phlebotomy learner, few things feel as nerve-racking as your first needle insertion. You've read the textbooks, watched the tutorials, and maybe even practiced on an orange or a banana, but when it comes to human skin, confidence often lags behind theory. This guide is for you - the ...
Following the onset of a stroke, it is common that the hemiparetic arm may experience something called a subluxation or “slipped shoulder”. This is a very common impairment that follows in the wake of arm weakness caused by a stroke. Shoulder subluxations occur in the glenohumeral joint of the ...
Not having a fully functional arm and hand after a stroke is not only frustrating but also devastating to many individuals. ...
At Tubus Technology we believe that all people should have the same opportunities. That includes opportunities online in an ever-evolving digital world. If you’re suffering from physical limitations in your upper limps you know that is difficult. In this article we review some of the different diagnoses that cause paralyzation in arms and hands. Then we assess some of the assistive ...
An injury to your spinal cord changes your life dramatically. Paralysis in both arms and legs forces you to come to terms with your body that no longer functions like it used to. You’ll have to rethink how you go about those daily activities that’s easily taken for granted - how you work, eating dinner, using the bathroom and using technological devices like the phone, tablet or ...
Before a patient can get fit with their multi-articulating myoelectric hand, it’s vital that their prosthetist conducts a thorough evaluation and understands the cause of amputation or limb loss. This information helps prosthetists understand what a patient’s needs are so they can determine which prosthetic hand is the best fit for them. With this in mind, we’ll discuss the ...
What is CRPS Complex regional pain syndrome, formerly RSD, is a rare but extremely complex and serious pain condition. While it might only affect about 200,000 people in the United States, those who suffer from it experience excruciating pain and often debilitating side effects. There is no cure yet, but there are multiple treatment options offering varying degrees of relief. CRPS can cause ...
The following are the 7 most common reasons why your hands might be going numb. There could be a rarer reason (also listed below) for this problem, but you should look into the most common ones first. About Your Numbness In order to better understand what's causing your numb hands it's necessary to consider these 3 questions: Do you have numb hands all of the time or just ...
What is it? Posturography is a non-evasive technique that quantifies an individual’s balance behavior in upright stance. As mentioned in previous articles (What is Balance?), balance is achieved and maintained by a complex set of sensorimotor control systems, which includes the visual, somatosensory and vestibular systems. It is through their integration in real time by the central ...
Advancement in assistive technology has led to the commercial availability of multi-dexterous robotic prostheses for the upper extremity. The relatively low performance of the currently used techniques to detect the intention of the user to control such advanced robotic prostheses, however, limits their use. This article explores the use of force myography (FMG) as a potential alternative to ...
Background and Purpose— A reliable measure of movement repetitions is required to assist in determining the optimal dose for maximizing upper limb recovery after stroke. This study investigated the ability of a new wearable device to capture reach-to-grasp repetitions in individuals with stroke. Methods— Eight individuals with stroke wore an instrumented wrist bracelet while ...
This study explores the feasibility of using FMG, with machine learning techniques, for grasp detection in the presence of upper-extremity movements, for individuals with stroke who have arm and hand impairments. As noted, the use of FMG classification for grasp detection continues to be an active area of research in healthy volunteers. ...
It’s no secret that working in Concrete Construction is dangerous. The immediate safety hazards are well known. Getting speared or cut on rebar, sore from the hard physical labor; cuts or punctures from nails; and struck by tools, materials or equipment can all cause injuries. Add to that possible falls especially at the leading edge; cuts or shock from powered equipment; burns or explosion ...
Seasonal flu is not only unpleasant for employers and employees, it’s expensive. Each flu season, nearly 111 million workdays are lost because of the flu, the US Department of Health & Human Services has found. That represents approximately $7 billion per year in sick days and lost productivity. Most of us have seen a sick co-worker trying to make his way through the workday instead of ...