normal 0 false false false microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: war is a known cause of tremendous physical injuries to different body organs, and eyes are not exceptions. war-related no visual acuity (nva) affects both the victim and the family. activity of daily living (adl) can display personal life independency and is considered as a morbidity index. this study was designed to investigate...

background the long-term consequences and the activities of daily living of bilateral lower limb amputatees are not well documented. objectives our study identifies the long-term effects of bilateral lower extremity amputations on daily activities to understand how these amputees cope with their mobility assistive devices. materials and methods a total of 291 veterans of war with bilateral lowe...

objectives: the current study was performed to investigate the relationship between mental impairment and each component of activity of daily living (adl) in elderly residents of the kahrizak charity foundation. methods & materials: standardized iranian mini mental examination and barthel index were used to assest cognitive status and adl in 184 elderly residents of kahrizak, respectively. resu...

introduction: multiple sclerosis (ms) is one of the most common disabling diseases in young adults. common manifestations include fatigue, bladder and bowel disorders, pain, mobility problems, and cognitive impairment. these symptoms seriously affect the activity of daily living (adl) of people with ms. the purpose of this study to investigate relationship between disability severity and adl in...

estimating the elbow angle using shoulder data is very important and valuable in functional electrical stimulation (fes) systems which can be useful in assisting c5/c6 sci patients. much research has been conducted based on the elbow-shoulder synergies. the aim of this study was the online estimation of elbow flexion/extension angle from the upper arm acceleration signals during adls. for this,...