patient lifting Articles
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Don`t Fear the Rise of Robots
To many people, artificial intelligence conjures up two different scenarios – Robocop and Terminator or Tony Stark’s Jarvis – depending on your favourite genre. Many people fear these robots taking over the jobs of humans or even causing harm to them and have been rejecting the adoption of robots in their lives. But artificial intelligence is ingrained in our daily lives and we ...
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Sit to Stand balance protocol, how to use it?
A look at the Sit-to-Stand protocol The Sit-to-Stand (STS) is a well-known test to quantify the ability of the patient to lift from a sitting position to a standing position. The STS maneuver is mainly used to assess lower limb strength, balance and also fall risk in elderly people [1]. There are several variations of the STS test, such as the five-repetition STS test (FRSTST) which report ...
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12 Protocols for Balance Assessment with force/pressure plate
Balance is achieved and maintained by a complex set of sensorimotor control systems. (check What is Balance?) When any of these systems is injured or deficient, balance can markedly be affected. Therefore, it is important to have tools that can help health professionals identify if there is a balance problem and the specific nature and/or the cause of the problem. Several conditions like stroke, ...
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Healthcare in Crisis: Workplace Safety at Hospitals
Not long ago, I spent an extended time in the hospital with my father. As I stayed by his side, I was surprised to see how many potential workplace hazards and possible near-miss injuries hospital employees faced. The staff was looking out for my father’s safety, but I wondered if they were thinking about their own safety as well. We count on physicians, nurses and healthcare assistants to ...
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How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Prostate Cancer Care?
#CancelEverything On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) a global pandemic. Its impact left the world uncertain about health, politics and the economy. The first wave caused a major disruption to health services, exacerbating concerns of patient and physician safety and resource availability. On trend with the “cancel ...
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Limits of Stability - The most used protocol for balance assessment
The Limits of Stability (LOS) is perhaps the most used protocol in the literature for balance assessment in a dynamic task. It quantifies the ability to intentionally displace the center of gravity to the patient’s stability limits without losing balance. This protocol provides information regarding voluntary motor control, which also helps screening fall risk in elderly people [1]. How ...
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