Essays about: "Extremity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 essays containing the word Extremity.

  1. 1. Evaluation of the RAMP Tool’s New Hand Model -Reliability, Usability and Face Validity

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Dina Burghol; [2023]
    Keywords : Hand-Intensive Work; RAMP Tool; Observation-based Risk Assessment tools; reliability; Usability; Face Validity.;

    Abstract : Hand-intensive work significantly correlates with the increased risks of developing Distal upper-extremity (DUE) Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), such as carpal tunnel syndrome and tendinitis. Many studies have investigated the physical risk factors and their contribution to the occurrence of the DUE WMSDs. READ MORE

  3. 2. Komplikationer vid artrodes på smådjur och ex vivo test av ett innovativt benlim för artrodeser

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Adam Maccormack; [2022]
    Keywords : artrodes; benlim; hund; infektion; journalstudie; karpus; katt; komplikationer; ortopedi; steloperation; tarsus;

    Abstract : En artrodes är ett operativt ingrepp som avser att genom immobilisering av en led öka den totala rörelsefunktionen i en extremitet. Efter en artrodes åstadkoms en benfusion i leden. READ MORE

  4. 3. Advanced Footwear Technology, Are Ground Reaction Forces and Lower Extremity Loading Dependent on Shoe Energy Return Characteristics?

    University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

    Author : Kalle Torniainen; [2022]
    Keywords : Biomechanics; Running; Advanced FootwearTechnology; Running mechanics; Motion analysis; Biomekanik; Löpmekanik; Rörelseanalys;

    Abstract : In the long distance running community there is currently controversy as a result of the release of Advanced Footwear Technology (AFT) type of shoes. The AFT shoes with performance enhancing mechanical properties are currently used with great success. READ MORE

  5. 4. Test-retest reliability of a newly developed instrument for measurement of force production and speed in closed kinetic chain for upper extremity : Measurements on a group of athletes with cerebral palsy and a reference group

    University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för fysisk aktivitet och hälsa

    Author : Frida Lidén; [2022]
    Keywords : Para sport; cerebral palsy; coordination; closed kinetic chain; upper extremity;

    Abstract : Aim and research questions: The aim of this master thesis was to test for test-retest reliability for a newly developed force instrument (FI) and determine if a combined effect of trial, speed and resistance exist on the variable fraction effective force (FEF) for a group of athletes with cerebral palsy (CP-group) and a reference group (AB-group).  1. READ MORE

  6. 5. Decoy Policies: The Attraction Effect Within Sustainability Legislation

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Folke Bruno; Marcus Lind; [2022]
    Keywords : Attraction Effect; Policy Choice; Sustainability; Overton Window; Perceived Extremity;

    Abstract : The need for stronger action on climate change is acutely apparent today, and to successfully address global warming governments across the world will have to enact tougher sustainability measures. This quantitative study investigates whether an attraction effect - most commonly studied within marketing contexts - can exist within such legislative contexts and affect how people support different environmental policies. READ MORE