High-level quadriplegia: an occupational therapy challenge.

Makeup board for women with quadriplegia.

Hand splinting in quadriplegia: current practice.

A mailed survey was conducted to collect information about the application of hand splints to patients with spinal cord injuries resulting in quadriplegia at levels C-5, C-6, C-7, and C-8. Survey respondents were occupational therapists in spinal cord injury centers nationwide. Frequency and descriptive statistics were collected concerning both static and dynamic splints, the clinical reasoning...

Orthotic intervention for development of hand function with C-6 quadriplegia.

OBJECTIVES Much has been written about the use of static orthoses to maintain proper position and prevent deformity, but there are few empirical data to determine whether static orthoses improve function, maintain range of motion, or prevent deformity in the hand. METHOD This study measured gains in hand function during a 3-month rehabilitation period in 13 persons with sixth cervical (C-6) l...

Workstation robotics: a pilot study of a Desktop Vocational Assistant Robot.

Rehabilitation robots are increasingly being viewed as an appropriate assistive technology interface for persons with disabilities. The Desktop Vocational Assistant Robot (DeVAR) system is a voice-controlled robotic workstation designed to enable persons with severe mobility impairments to function independently in a work environment. This study examined the overall efficacy of the DeVAR system...

Electrical stimulation for restoring independent feeding in a man with quadriplegia.

lZ,e American Iourllal or Occupcliionai Tbe7'{lpl' Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) has been shown recently to be a useful technique for producing increases in voluntary muscle strength dUl'ing the rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injury (Carroll, Bird, & Brown, 1992; Ferguson & Granat, 1992). Of equal if not greater significance than increases in strength, however, are th...