Biomechanical evaluation of handgrips for the design of elbow crutches

Autor:	J.L. Peris, Javier Sánchez-Lacuesta, Claudio Reig Ruiz, M. Comín, Carlos Soler Gracia, Juan Manuel Belda Lois, Rakel Poveda Puente
Rok vydání:	1999
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Engineering business.industry Interface (computing) Rehabilitation Elbow Work (physics) Health Informatics Elbow crutch medicine.anatomical_structure Physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine Physical therapy Objective information Objective evaluation business
Zdroj:	Technology and Disability. 10:115-121
ISSN:	1878-643X 1055-4181
DOI:	10.3233/tad-1999-10205
Popis:	Biomechanical techniques can play a major role in the objective evaluation of technical aids performance. Little information exists regarding elbow crutch handgrip performance. This paper applies different biomechanical techniques to evaluate handgrip performance. These techniques include quantitative recording of pressures in the hand-handgrip interface, and subjective tests which, properly treated, provide objective information about the evolution of pain and general comfort in different parts of the hand, together with the user’s opinion of different designs. The present work shows an application of biomechanical techniques to the design of a new handgrip for elbow crutches. In our example, the best alternative among four proposed designs, was determined by the user criterion comfort of use.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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