Limb

Functional training and Functional control are two interventions that promote the performance of people suffering from everyday Impairments and functional limitations. Training in functional movements can improve posture and help functional control in daily activities that require mobility, stability for self-care. ADL training is very important for dressing, caring for injured body parts and overall health. IADL are important as well for more complex activities such as going to the grocery…

Introduction Functional electrical stimulation (FES) or neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is an therapeutic technique by which small electrical impulses are applied to a paralyzed or spastic muscle in order to induce contraction and thereby improve its function. Traditionally, NMES refers to those stimulatory protocols directed at increasing strength and FES with function. FES can stimulate muscle contraction for exercise, bladder management, grasping, standing, and walking, among…

in the vast field is how certain species of animals are able to completely reform a limb after it has been entirely severed. Such a feat is completely and utterly astonishing. The goal of this paper is to gain some insight into the following questions regarding epimorphic limb regeneration. How are some animals able to repair and regenerate an entire limb? What complex mechanisms are underlying the process of limb regeneration?…

There has been recent discovery that human limb regeneration will be coming sooner than expected. This idea may seem very abstract, but regeneration in general already occurs in the body. Nails and hair can be cut off and they will grow back.it is even possible for the end of a finger cut off will grow back if the nail plate is long enough, because under the nail plate there are stem cells. Scientists have found the exact gene that controls regeneration in rats and are able to activate it, but…

An upper limb amputees is an individual who has lost an arm due to a trauma or disease that has an adverse affect on the limbs. Amputees are patients that cannot perform everyday functions like they were use to doing before. Advancement of cutting-edge technology with innovations in mechanical, electrical, and software design could give them something to look forward to in the near future. This paper gives an overview of the future of sonomyography, the morphological changes of a muscle being…

Ball Tossing Game M.B. will play a modified ball toss game to improve her dynamic sitting balance. The light in the room will be dimmed and soft, relaxing music will be played in the background. M.B including the occupational therapist will sit at a chair. A therapy ball will be used to facilitate this game. Prior to starting the activity, the therapist will explain the process of the activity. The therapist will use her right hand to hold the ball on her right side and ask M.B. to use her left…

amputees in the U.S. every year” (“Facts about Amputations”). “Limb amputation is one of the most ancient of all surgical procedures with a history of more than 2,500 years” (Phillipo). Many individuals are affected by amputations worldwide. Through thorough research on this procedure, one finds out what amputations are, different causes, the surgical process, and rehabilitation. “Amputation is the intentional surgical removal of a limb or body part” (“Amputation-Medical-dictionary”). Most of…

Its 2016 should be advancing technology or not? We have heard and seen people with absent limbs. Today we have Cyborgs competing in the Olympics; if it weren’t for prosthetic limbs they wouldn’t be able to have the chance to represent us. What about the veterans that have had limbs been blow off and therefore couldn’t hold their children? Now they can. Or even those that were born limbless and had to grow up being different and relying on other, now can now live independently and a normal life.…

Prosthesis Through the Ages Losing a limb is absolutely devastating. First you have to go through the pain of losing it, then you have to get used to life without the limb. A prosthesis, or artificial limb, will help you resume everyday activities. We can all agree that technology has improved greatly throughout the years. Thankfully, prosthetic limbs have also progressed with the technology of the time providing more comfort and functionality. Prosthetic limbs are artificial replacements for…

pain signals to the brain even when the limb no longer exists (Virani 46). Again, this theory follows the generalization made at the beginning of this essay, furthering the idea that when a hardship is encountered, the brain tries to continue as before the occurrence. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, a neuroscientist well known for his contributions in the field of behavioral neurology as well as visual psychophysics, explains in “The Perception of Phantom Limbs” that “there are hints that the…