BMJ

Measuring only hop distance during single leg hop testing is insufficient to detect deficits in knee function after ACL reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective To systematically review the biomechanical deficits after ACL reconstruction (ACLR) during single leg hop for distance (SLHD) testing and report these differences compared with the ...
BMJ

MEASURING SHOULDER EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ROTATION STRENGTH WITH A HAND-HELD DYNAMOMETER, AND RANGE OF MOTION USING A GONIOMETER AND A DIGITAL ...

Background Shoulder range of motion (ROM) and strength measurements are imperative in the clinical assessment of the overhead athlete in the prevention and rehabilitation of sports related shoulder ...
pharmaphorum

Why companies don’t submit to NICE

In March 2022, Leela Barham argued that, in light of new highs in the number of non-submissions to UK’s HTA agency, NICE, it was time to ask companies why they choose not to submit. In this piece, she ...
IEEE

A Swing-Assist Controller for Enhancing Knee Flexion in a Semi-Powered Transfemoral Prosthesis

Abstract: This work proposes a new swing controller for semi-powered low impedance transfemoral prostheses that resolves the issue of potentially competing inputs between artificial assistive power ...
IEEE

Autonomous Powered Ankle Exoskeleton Improves Foot Clearance and Knee Hyperextension After Stroke: A Case Study

Abstract: Hemiparetic gait is often characterized by ankle weakness, resulting in decreased propulsion and clearance, as well as knee hyperextension. These gait deviations reduce speed and efficiency ...
BMJ

Efficacy of sensorimotor training combined with core strength training for low back pain in adult idiopathic scoliosis: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

1 Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China 2 Children’s Rehabilitation Innovation and Transformation Research Center of Yuanshen Rehabilitation ...