The increasing use of in-vehicle information systems (IVISs), such as navigation devices and MP3 players, can jeopardize safety by introducing distraction into driving. One way to address this problem is to develop distraction mitigation systems, which adapt IVIS functions according to driver state. In such a system, correctly identifying driver distraction is critical, which is the focus of th...

Introduction Ligamentotaxis is the application of axial tension to reduce and hold distal radius fractures through the extrinsic ligaments of the wrist. Longitudinal, external traction applied with a wrist external fixation device may also utilize the principle of the ligamentotaxis. Kaempffe et. al. has shown that as duration of distraction across the wrist joint increases, functional outcome ...

BACKGROUND Many injury prevention and rehabilitation programs aim to train hamstring and quadriceps co-activation to constrain excessive anterior tibial translation and protect the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) from injury. However, despite strong clinical belief in its efficacy, primary evidence supporting training co-activation of the hamstrings and quadriceps muscles for ACL injury preven...

We investigated the effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on distraction osteogenesis in a rabbit model. Callotasis of the right tibia was performed in 70 male Japanese white rabbits using mini-external fixators. In the first part of the study in 64 animals using normal distraction (waiting period seven days; distraction rate 0.5 mm/12 hours; distraction period ten days), we evaluated the ...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether age and developmental differences in selective attention influence young children's differential responses to interactive and passive distraction. METHODS 65 3- to 6-year-old children underwent three cold-pressor trials while receiving no intervention, playing a video game (interactive distraction), or watching a video game (passive distraction). In addition, chil...

We aimed to evaluate the effect of joint distraction exercises with elastic band as a warm-up method versus an only standard on lower-body maximal strength performance in male bodybuilders and determine possible moderator variables affecting performance. In study, seventeen who met inclusion criteria were evaluated. The performed two sets four 30 seconds rest following standardized only. was me...

OBJECTIVE This study examined whether increasing the demand for central cognitive processing involved in a distraction task, by involving the child in ongoing, effortful interaction with the distraction stimulus, would increase children's tolerance for cold pressor pain. METHODS Seventy-nine children ages 6-15 years underwent a baseline cold pressor trial followed by two cold pressor trials i...

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis of the foot and ankle still remains to be a significant problem, especially in the developing countries, and with an increase in incidence in immunosuppressed patients. Treatment is mainly medical using multidrug chemotherapy; surgical interventions range from biopsy, synovectomy and debridement, to joint preserving procedures like distraction in early cases, and arthrod...