Adaptive Sports Ankle Prosthetics

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 370-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah A Curran ◽  
David K Lyle
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Adaptive Sports ◽  
Ankle Prosthesis ◽  
Below The Knee ◽  
Human Ankle ◽  
Normal Human ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Water Sports

Participating in sport at all levels is gaining a dedicated following and this is also apparent in individuals with an amputation. Currently, there is a wide variety of ankle prostheses available which attempt to provide function, control, and comfort, as well as good aesthetic appeal. Participation in sport, however, increases the demands placed upon ankle prostheses. This can compromise function and performance, and constrain the opportunities of participation in various outdoor and water sports. In acknowledging this limitation and the need to develop more versatile ankle prostheses, this article introduces the evolution of a prototype ankle prosthesis referred to as “ Adaptive Sports Ankle.” The ankle prosthesis, which is compatible with any foot pyramid adapter, offers the same range of motion as the normal human ankle joint and is made up of components that are chemical and corrosion resistant. These design features that are specifically created to accommodate below-the-knee amputees provide an ideal prosthesis for those wishing to lead an active lifestyle and participate in aquatic (i.e. swimming, surfing, and scuba diving), snowboarding, and equestrian activities. Although it is acknowledged that there is a need to establish research on the Adaptive Sports Ankle, its introduction to the market will enhance and expand opportunities of those individuals with a lower limb amputation to lead an active and healthy lifestyle. Clinical relevance The introduction of the Adaptive Sports Ankle Prosthesis provides versatility in terms of motion of the device and robust material. Although in its infancy, clinicians should be aware of the potential of this product for individuals who have had a below-the-knee amputation and express a desire to participate in water sports and other outdoor activities.

DOES WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT AFFECT THE AUDITOR’S PERFORMANCE?: EXAMINING THE MEDIATING ROLES OF EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION AND JOB SATISFACTION

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andi Ina Yustina ◽  
Tifanny Valerina
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Performance Examining ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Relationship Of

This paper examines whether the work-family conflict (related to both work-interfering-family and family-interfering-work) of auditors affects their performance and if so, whether the effect is mediated by emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction. A mail survey is used to deliver a questionnaire to 151 auditors from ten CPA firm in Indonesia. The result shows that emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction fully mediates the relationship of work-family conflict with job performance. The result also demonstrates that Work-Interfering-Family (WIF) has significant effects on emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction, but Family-Interfering-Work (FIW) has no significant influence on either emotional exhaustion or job satisfaction. This study suggests that maintaining a regular training program for auditors, having flexible working arrangements, and encouraging a healthy lifestyle may help to reduce the work-family conflict and will increase the job satisfaction and performance of auditors.

scholarly journals Avaliação postural de sujeitos com amputação de membro inferior

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 33103
Author(s):  
Viviane Leite ◽  
Lisiane Piazza Luza ◽  
Sara Maria Soffiatti Dias ◽  
Thamara Caviquioni ◽  
Ediane Roberge Fernandes Zampirolo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
T Test ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
Postural Asymmetry ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Below The Knee ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ankle Angle ◽  
The Right ◽  
Left Scapula

AIMS: To evaluate the posture of subjects with lower limb amputee.METHODS: Ten subjects participated in the study, males, with 38,2 ± 8,2 years, with unilateral lower limb amputation and prosthesis users. For the postural evaluation, the Postural Evaluation Software (SAPO) was used, and the images were evaluated according to the software protocol. Data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics (independent t test), with a significance level of p ≤ 0,05.RESULTS: The main alterations observed were: rearfoot valgus enlargement, flexed ankle, head tilted to the right and trunk in flexion. When compared the posture according to time of amputation, was observed a statistically significant difference in the horizontal asymmetry of scapula in relation to T3 (p = 0,004), being that subjects with amputation time of up to six years presented the left scapula higher than the right one (-5,28 ± 8,16°) and those with more than six years of amputation had the right upper right scapula (19,42 ± 11°). In the comparison between amputation levels, there was a statistically significant difference in the ankle angle (p = 0,008), with subjects with amputation below the knee presenting greater ankle flexion (81,97 ± 1,72°) than those with amputation at the level of the knee and above this (87,30 ± 2,65°).CONCLUSIONS: The findings of the present study demonstrate that all the evaluated subjects presented some postural alteration, however, it cannot be affirmed that the postural asymmetry of these is due to the amputation.

scholarly journals Influence of Emotional Intelligence, Motivation and Resilience on Academic Performance and the Adoption of Healthy Lifestyle Habits among Adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (16) ◽  
pp. 2810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubén Trigueros ◽  
José M. Aguilar-Parra ◽  
Adolfo J. Cangas ◽  
Rosario Bermejo ◽  
Carmen Ferrandiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
School Students ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Lifestyle Habits ◽  
Structural Equations Model

Included among the basic objectives of Physical Education (PE) classes is the consolidation of habits of a healthy lifestyle among adolescents. However, the main studies in this field have focused on cognitive aspects related to students during these classes, yet they ignore the role that emotions can play in the adoption of future habits. Objectives: To analyze how emotions (emotional intelligence and emotional state) can influence the resilience and motivation of adolescents, as well as academic performance and adoption of healthy lifestyle habits. Methodology: 615 secondary school students between the ages of 14 and 19 participated (M = 16.02; SD = 1.57) in the study. A structural equations model was developed using the main variables and by applying some of the principles of Self-Determination Theory. The results show that emotional intelligence is positively related to positive emotions and negatively related to negative emotions. Positive emotions positively predict both self-motivation towards physical education classes and resilience. Resilience positively predicts self-motivation. Finally, self-motivation acts as a predictor of both academic performance and regular participation in physical activity. Conclusions: This study successfully shows the importance of focusing on emotions in PE classes inasmuch as emotion increases the tendency to get good grades and maintain active lifestyle habits. In this sense, focusing on the emotions of students in PE could prove quite beneficial.

scholarly journals ALL-RUSSIAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS PROGRAM “READY FOR LABOR AND DEFENSE” (GTO)

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (S1) ◽  
pp. 27-35
Author(s):  
S Evseev ◽  
O Evseeva ◽  
A Aksenov ◽  
Yu Vishnyakova ◽  
A Shelekhov
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Program Improvement ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Adaptive Sports ◽  
First Results ◽  
Expert Assessments ◽  
General Program

Aim. The paper aims to substantiate the improvement of the All-Russian physical education and sports program “Ready for labor and defense” (GTO) for disabled people and persons with health limitations (PHL). Materials and methods. The research was carried out through the analysis of documentary materials and legal acts, questionnaires and expert assessments, as well as using testing, approximation, extrapolation, interpolation, and statistical processing of empirical data. Results. The concept of GTO for PHL was developed, which is fundamentally different from the general program for healthy citizens and is focused on basic physical qualities of PHL and their terminal values through healthy lifestyle. The implementation of the program after its approval by the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation in 2019 is analyzed. Based on the concept of the GTO program for PHL and its first results, prospects for program improvement and implementation are justified. Conclusion. The implementation of the GTO program for PHL will allow for the comprehensive rehabilitation and habilitation of disabled people, as well as children and persons with health limitations. The program itself will increase their motivation for regular (systematic) exercises in adaptive physical education and adaptive sports and contribute to the achievement of a better life quality.

scholarly journals Physical activity of the older population as a factor of active longevity

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (Extra-E) ◽  
pp. 198-206
Author(s):  
Evgeniya M. Bronnikova ◽  
Olga S. Kulyamina ◽  
Marina V. Vinogradova ◽  
Alexander А. Shatsky ◽  
Anastasia S. Ponyashova
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Older Population ◽  
The Relationship

The article presents the results of a study based on the data of an all-Russian sociological survey of the population. 2444 people over 60 years old were interviewed throughout Russia. Based on the obtained data, an assessment was made of the relationship between physical activity and self-assessment of the level of health, the duration of the illness per year, and the conduct of a healthy lifestyle. It was revealed that at a statistically significant level, elderly people who go in for sports assess themselves as healthier than those who do not play sports and lead a less active lifestyle, it was revealed that healthier and less often sick elderly people are more active in sports.

scholarly journals Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon for the Treatment of Infrainguinal Disease: 12-Month Outcomes in the All-Comers Cohort of BIOLUX P-III Global Registry

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 304-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunnar Tepe ◽  
Thomas Zeller ◽  
Matej Moscovic ◽  
Jean-Marc Corpataux ◽  
Johnny Kent Christensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Target Lesion ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
Lesion Length ◽  
Complication Rates ◽  
Stent Restenosis ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Global Registry

Purpose: To further investigate the safety and performance of the Passeo-18 Lux drug-coated balloon (DCB) for the treatment of atherosclerotic infrainguinal disease under real-world conditions. Materials and Methods: BIOLUX P-III is an international, prospective, observational registry ( ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT02276313) conducted at 41 centers in Europe, Asia, and Australia with follow-up visits at 6, 12, and 24 months. Of 700 patients (mean age 70.0±10.2 years; 439 men) with 863 lesions in the all-comers cohort, 330 (47.1%) patients had diabetes and 234 (37.7%) had chronic limb-threatening ischemia. The majority (79.3%) of lesions were in the femoropopliteal segment; of all lesions, 645 (74.9%) were calcified and 99 (11.5%) had in-stent restenosis (ISR). The mean lesion length was 84.7±73.3 mm. The primary clinical endpoint was major adverse events (MAEs) within 6 months, a composite of device- and procedure-related mortality through 30 days, major target limb amputation, and clinically-driven target lesion revascularization (TLR). The primary performance endpoint was clinically-driven TLR within 12 months. Results: At 6 and 12 months, freedom from MAEs was 94.0% and 89.5% in the all-comers cohort: 95.0% and 91.2% in the femoropopliteal group and 95.3% and 88.0% in the ISR subgroup, respectively. Freedom from clinically-driven TLR at 12 months was 93.1% in the all-comers cohort, 93.9% in the femoropopliteal lesions, and 89.4% for ISR lesions. All-cause mortality was 6.1% in the all-comers cohort: 5.9% in both the femoropopliteal and ISR subgroups. There were no device- or procedure-related deaths at up to 12 months. The Rutherford category improved in >80% of all subgroups at 12 months. Conclusion: In a real-world patient population, the safety and performance of the Passeo-18 Lux DCB for the treatment of atherosclerotic infrainguinal lesions are maintained, with good performance outcomes and low complication rates at 12 months.

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