This discussion is presented by the Editors of the Journal in an effort to provide significant information about improvements in wheelchair design and evaluation of wheelchair standards, since this type of research is rarely reported in the current scientific/engineering literature. Dr. McLaurin is the Director of the Rehabilitation Engineering Center at the University of Virginia in Charlottes...

Seasonal variations in the admission rates of geriatric patients with musculoskeletal problems to physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics were examined in this study. Totally 2257 patients (1802, 79.84% female; 455, 20.16% male) over the age of 65 years (mean age 72.32±5.67years) who were admitted to Duygu Private Hospital and Burcu Private Physical Therapy Branch Center in Istanbul were in...

This document describes a Layer3 Virtual Private Network (L3VPN)based subnet extension solution referred to as Virtual Subnet, which can be used for building Layer3 network virtualization overlays within and/or across data centers.

This study aims to analyze the concept of rehabilitation addicts at BABESREHAB BNN Lido West Java so that obstacles and challenges in implementation for narcotics can be identified with help empirical normative analysis. research also actualization – social rehabilitation, especially mental coaching room. was a legal an interdisciplinary socio-legal study. The author uses this model order descr...

PURPOSE To evaluate the sensitivity to change, in patients who undergo vision rehabilitation, of the Veteran Affairs (VA) Low Vision Visual Functioning Questionnaire (LV VFQ-48), which was designed to measure the difficulty visually impaired persons have in performing daily activities and to evaluate vision rehabilitation outcomes. METHODS Before and after rehabilitation, the VA LV VFQ-48 was...

Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division, University Hospital; Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; and Respiratory Rehabilitation, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium; and Rehabilitation Clinical Trials Center, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Cente...

1 Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA 2Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA 3Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, USA 4Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center, Reade, 1040 HG Amsterdam, Th...

1Department of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan 2School of Occupational Therapy, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10051, Taiwan 3Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Center for Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA 4Department...

While health care systems in the United States and other countries are giving increased attention to helping cancer patients recover from treatment, most Danish cancer survivors have very few options, especially if they need psychological or psychosocial support The large-scale, private organization Kræftens Bekæmpelse (The Danish Cancer Society) offers support groups and verbal counseling, and...