Amputees suffer greatly from lower limb amputation. A novel smart knee joint prosthesis was constructed in this research to allow the amputee achieve regular daily movement, such as walking, standing, and ascending/descending stairs. This employs sensors, actuators, a mechanical system replicate functioning of natural limb. As result unique electrical components employed herein boost performanc...

BACKGROUND Assessment of quality of life can promote health services. The purpose of this study was evaluation of health related quality of life in lower limbs amputee veterans of Iran. METHODS In the present cross sectional study, we compared 38 lower limbs amputee veterans with 50 normal healthy subjects with SF36 questioner in face-to-face interview. RESULTS Amputees had significantly lo...

OBJECTIVE To study adjustment strategies in unilateral amputees in uphill and downhill walking. DESIGN Observational cohort study. SUBJECTS Seven transfemoral, 12 transtibial unilateral amputees and 10 able-bodied subjects. METHODS In a motion analysis laboratory the subjects walked over a level surface and an uphill and downhill slope. Gait velocity and lower limb joint angles were measu...

In many rehabilitation centers and hospitals throughout the country, the physical therapist must wait for the amputee to be referred for treat­ ment. Often the surgeon will not refer the elderly patient or the one suffer­ ing with a vascular impairment until the sutures are removed and healing is complete. Early referral of the young, traumatic amputee for proper preprosthetic treatment is well...

Objective: To observe the effectiveness of Pilate’s exercise, with postural advice to reduce low back pain for lower limb amputee patients. Material and Methods: An assessor-blind, randomised control trial design has been used wherein sixty-two patients were divided into two groups by simple random allocation. The experimental group received Pilates’ Training Program advice, usual care at prost...

Ilizarov is an accepted technique for lengthening short amputation stumps to improve prosthetic function andrehabilitation. The relation of stump lengthening and phantom limb pain (PLP) has not been reported in literature.We present here a case report of a transfemoral amputee who had a flare up of PLP following stump lengthening.He responded well to a combination of pharmacological therapy and...

This paper describes a pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of using immersive virtual reality (IVR) to treat phantom limb pain. This work builds upon prior research using a mirror box (in which the amputee sees a mirror image of their remaining anatomical limb in the phenomenal space of their amputated limb) to induce vivid sensations of movement originating from the muscles and joints of thei...

BACKGROUND Automatically detecting falls with mobile phones provides an opportunity for rapid response to injuries and better knowledge of what precipitated the fall and its consequences. This is beneficial for populations that are prone to falling, such as people with lower limb amputations. Prior studies have focused on fall detection in able-bodied individuals using data from a laboratory se...

The Amputee Mobility Predictor (AMP) is an outcome measure designed to assess mobility and functional capabilities for people with unilateral lower-limb amputation. No comparable measure exists for those with bilateral lower-limb amputation (BLLA). The purpose of this study was to examine the utility of the AMP-Bilateral (AMP-B) to measure the ability to perform functional tasks related to part...

the performance of the upper limb amputees is significantly reduced in contrast to that of normal subjects.  in order to compensate the functional limitation of the amputees various kinds of prostheses have been designed and developed, which are divided in to mechanical, cosmetic and myoelectric ones based on their functional abilities. unfortunately, most of the upper limb amputees prefer to n...