Rheumatoid arthritis is a common disease characterized by high level of disability and due to dysfunction the musculoskeletal system. It important combine basic therapy rheumatoid non-drug methods recovery physical rehabilitation patients. The purpose study was show main patients with arthritis. Materials method. Analysis generalization scientific literature were used in study. Results discussi...

One overarching goal drives our research and development activities: to revolutionize rehabilitation medicine with robotics, mechatronics, and information technologies that can assist movement, enhance treatment and quantify outcomes. In this chapter, we present three fronts of this revolution: rehabilitation robotics, orthotics, and prosthetics. The first and newest approach, rehabilitation ro...

1 Prosthetics and Orthotics Program, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, United States, 2 Cooperative Studies Program, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, West Haven, CT, United States, 3 Department of Biostatistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States, 4 Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States, 5 Robotics...

A simple method to counter the effects of gravity in articulated mechanisms is proposed. The scheme uses kinematics and linear springs to produce a non-linear restoring force to oppose the gravitational moment. The method equilibrates a rotational mechanism for all postures. A solution for one link is obtained then general equations for n links are derived. The method is simpler than previous s...

1 Based upon The AMBRL Porous Laminate Patellar Tendon-Bearing Prosthesis, published by Prosthetics and Orthotics, New York University Post-Graduate Medical School, New York, NY. , in March 1968 (1). The study was conducted under the supervision of Sidney Fishman, Ph.D., Project Director, with financial support from a special grant from the Children's Bureau, Department of Health, Education, an...

Box I. UK and European standards The problems • After referral to the orthotic department for hosiery, patients usually experienced a long wait for an appointment and a further delay before receiving the order. Overall, about six weeks • Leg ulcer patients awaiting hosiery required compression bandaging during the interim period. This put a time demand on the nursing service .Ordering what are ...