We have developed a generic assistance paradigm to 3D interaction that uses virtual guides to constrain the output of classical 3D interaction techniques, in order to satisfy the requirements of particular applications. In this article, we present this paradigm and its application to three different projects, dealing with robot teleoperation (constraints over precision and security), complex mo...

BACKGROUND That patients with acute radiculopathy caused by lumbar disc herniation (LDH) will benefit from spinal manipulation (SM) treatment has been taken for granted, despite no solid evidence to support that claim. There is a demand for a win-win SM treatment that is both effective and less risky, and we attempt to use this trial to demonstrate such a treatment. In this study, Feng's Spinal...

one of the basic motor skills in childhood is manipulation skills. gross motor manipulation is a person's relationship with the objects and has this feature: force is applied to an object or the force of an object is absorbed. the aim of this study was to examine the effect of a selected motor program including team traditional games as motor experiences on manipulation skills development ...

CONTEXT Pain is one of the most common postpartum complaints by women in the United States, and the pain varies in its location. Research on intervention strategies for postpartum pain has focused primarily on the lower back, but pain management for other types of postpartum pain remains unclear. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) on postpartum pa...

BACKGROUND Spinal manipulation for nonspecific neck pain is thought to work in part by improving inter-vertebral range of motion (IV-RoM), but it is difficult to measure this or determine whether it is related to clinical outcomes. OBJECTIVES This study undertook to determine whether cervical spine flexion and extension IV-RoM increases after a course of spinal manipulation, to explore relati...

INTRODUCTION In the elderly population, a decrease in bone mineral density (osteoporosis) is often associated with a decrease in quality of life and an increase in self reported body pain. This pain originates from the musculoskeletal system and can potentially affect different areas of the body. AIM The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OM...

In France, during the last decade, significant research activities have been performed in the field of micro and nano robotics. Generally speaking the microrobotic field deals with the design, the fabrication and the control of microrobots and microrobotic cells. These microrobots are intended to perform various tasks in the so-called Microworld. The scale effects from macroworld to microworld ...

We present a two-dimensional, vision-based force sensor, capable of sensing μN level forces. There are currently no reliable, off-the-shelf, commercially-available force sensors to measure forces at this scale, that can be easily integrated into standard microrobotic test-beds. Our design consists of a planar, elastic mechanism with known force-deflection characteristics. A CCD camera is used t...

In the last two decades, nano manipulation has been recognized as a potential tool of scientific interest especially in nanotechnology and nano-robotics. Contemporary optical microscopy (super resolution) techniques have also reached the nanometer scale resolution to visualize this and hence a combination of super resolution aided nano manipulation ineluctably gives a new perspective to the sce...