Rehabilitation and prosthetics post-amputation

International Prosthetics / Amputation

Upper Limb Amputation and Prosthetics Epidemiology, Evidence, and Outcomes

Rehabilitation after amputation.

The principles of amputee rehabilitation, from preamputation to reintegration into the work force and community, are reviewed. The authors discuss exercise techniques, training programs, and environmental modifications that have been found to be helpful in the rehabilitation of the amputee. The exercise programs presented here are divided into four main components: flexibility, muscle strength,...

Upper limb prosthetics for high level arm amputation.

The paper covers the analysis of residual stump and upper body motions and their involvement in the patients' manipulatory functions. Attention is given to prosthetic techniques that do not restrict the residual motions. A single cable controlled hybrid arm prosthesis is presented with different individual cases. The kinetic structure and the control of prosthesis vary in each case to meet the ...

Body Image and its relation to Self Esteem among Amputation Cases at Prosthetics Center in Hilla City/Iraq

Objectives: Throughout history, peoples live through the vicissitudes of time, from situations of security, peace, recovery and development to situations of war and the vicissitudes of nature and its cruelty over the diversity, intensity, duration or shortness of life.The study aimed to assess the self-esteem of patients who are amputees in Hilla City at Babylon Province, in Middle Iraq. Me...