Objective To investigate the effectiveness of conservative interventions for pain, function and
range of motion in adults with shoulder impingement. Design Systematic review and meta …

Recent advances in rehabilitation robotics suggest that it may be possible for hand-
amputated subjects to recover at least a significant part of the lost hand functionality. The …

Introduction Trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis is associated with more pain and restrictions
than other hand osteoarthritis due to the functional importance of the thumb. While the …

Background Learning of procedural skills is an essential component in the education of
future health professionals. There is little evidence on how procedural skills are best learnt …

In this paper, we characterize the Ninapro database and its use as a benchmark for hand
prosthesis evaluation. The database is a publicly available resource that aims to support …

Assessing sensorimotor abilities, such as movement control, becomes increasingly
important for the management of patients with neck pain because of the potential …

Pneumonia continues to complicate the course of spinal cord injury (SCI). Currently,
clinicians and policy-makers are faced with only limited numbers of pneumonia incidence in …

Background Neck pain is one of the leading causes of years lived with disability, and
approximately half of people with neck pain experience recurrent episodes. Deficits in the …

Improving the functionality of prosthetic hands with noninvasive techniques is still a
challenge. Surface electromyography (sEMG) currently gives limited control capabilities; …

The natural control of robotic prosthetic hands with non-invasive techniques is still a
challenge: myoelectric prostheses currently give some control capabilities; the application of …