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Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on rehabilitation services and physical and rehabilitation medicine physicians' activities in Italy an official document of the Italian PRM Society (SIMFER)
Full text linkSince the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe,
Italy has been among the first affected countries, and the
number of reported cases is still the highest in the continent.
Since the beginning, the epidemic has had a huge impact in the acute sector of the healthcare system (especially
the emergency departments, Intensive Care Units (ICUs),
laboratory and imaging services), and these services have
been experiencing increasing pressur
Ambulatory joint mobility and muscle strength assessment during rehabilitation using a single wearable inertial sensor
No full textAim: Monitoring injured athlete's condition and the response to a therapeutic treatment allows doctors and therapists to understand whether the rehabilitation program is heading to the right direction, eventually making modifications to injury management techniques in response to therapy's outcomes. The present study aims at exploring the feasibility of using inertial sensors for a quantitative assessment of joint mobility and muscle strength in ambulatory settings during the rehabilitation program of injured athletes. Methods: A wireless inertial sensor with a dedicated software was used for the assessment of joint mobility and muscle strength during the rehabilitation program of an elite rescue swimmer after a SLAP tear surgery. Joint function of the injured shoulder was assessed in terms of range of motion and movement fluidity with respect to the healthy joint during selected standardized joint mobility tests (sensor fixed to the arm). Strength of the injured shoulder was assessed in terms of mechanical force and power with respect to the healthy joint during isoinertial-resistance exercises performed at a vertical pulley (sensor was fixed to the weight stack). Tests were performed once a week. Strength tests started when joint mobility was fully recovered. Results: Results of joint mobility tests showed that progresses in the recovery of joint mobility can be effectively monitored over the period of the therapy, and the complete recovery was objectively established after 9 weeks from the beginning of active joint movements. With regard to the assessment of muscle strength, measuring the force impressed to the external resistance allowed the identification of the correct training loads which were not determined using fixed tables but customized with respect to actual muscle strength residuals. Training load was, thus, safely increased as force was fully recovered. With the present methodology, the complete recovery of joint function was objectively established, whereas strength recovery was carried out by first identifying the exact training load that was subsequently administered in a controlled manner using a real time biofeedback. Conclusion: This case study showed how an inertial sensor can be used for an ambulatory and time-effective assessment of joint mobility and muscle strength during the rehabilitation program of injured athletes, assisting doctors in evaluating the efficacy of the therapy and providing evidence to clinical decision making
Ambulatory joint mobility and muscle strength assessment during rehabilitation using a single wearable inertial sensor | Valutazione ambulatoriale della mobilit\`a articolare e della forza muscolare durante il recupero infortuni mediante un dispositivo indossabile basato su sensori inerziali
No full textAmbulatory joint mobility and muscle strength assessment during rehabilitation using a single wearable inertial sensor | Valutazione ambulatoriale della mobilit\`a articolare e della forza muscolare durante il recupero infortuni mediante un dispositivo indossabile basato su sensori inerziali
No full textSistemi UAV e integrazione con dati lidar per il rilievo archeologico. Il rilievo impossibile del complesso archeologico della Gola del Furlo
No full textDose-response of hyaluronate-based viscoelastic hydrogels for the treatment of knee osteoarthrosis: A prospective, randomized, comparative clinical trial
No full textBACKGROUND: Ahyaluronate formulation for viscosupplementation, Hymovis (HYADD4) has been proposed for treating osteoarthritis (OA) through a single injection instead of two. This study aimed to compare the safety and performance of two different doses of a single Hymovis injection to those of Synvisc-One, a well-known single-injection formulation. METHODS: Sixty OApatients were prospectively recruited and randomly assigned to a single injection of Hymovis 4 mL/32mg (N.=20, age 63±9 years) or 6 mL/48 mg (N.=22, age 67±8 years), or Synvisc-One 6 mL/48 mg (N.=20, age 64±10 years), and assessed through the Western Ontario McMaster University Osteoarthritis index (WOMAC) on a monthly basis up to 6 months. RESULTS: Two patients treated with Synvisc-One withdrew due to injection site joint inflammation. A significant improvement in OA symptoms was observed for all study groups at all time points following injection. No significant differences were observed among the treatment groups for all the study performance and safety endpoints. CONCLUSIONS: One injection of Hymovis 4 mL/32 mg was as safe and effective as one injection of Synvisc-One 6 mL/48 mg and should be the preferred dosage in the treatment of symptomatic knee OAby single intra-articular injection
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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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