Sit-to-stand (STS) transfer training is probably the most demanding task in rehabilitation. We have developed an innovative STS trainer that offers variable levels of mechanical support and speeds of STS transfer. In a group of neurologically intact individuals we compared kinematics, kinetics and ...
An investigation into the sit-stand-sit activity in normal subjects with total hip replacement.doi:10.1016/S0031-9406(05)66823-XKate KerrPhysiotherapy
I couldn't go to 17 partly because of my cold and partly because of my 18 for the next day. My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a 19 . Sweat stuck to my aching body. Finally I gathered enough 20 to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the night. There was...
Has it become harder to get in and out of bed, sit down in a chair, or stand up from one? Take note of that, says Richard Marottoli, MD, MPH, a Yale Medicine geriatric medicine specialist and a professor of medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. If that’s happening, Marottoli...
We stand in His creation and listen to the story it tells. We crank up the music or lift up our hands. We sway to the beat or tap our feet or sit perfectly still and soak up every lyric and note. However you hear from God, wherever you encounter Jesus — do that, go there.He ...
The problem was, James wouldn’t sit still, and I had to keep my sonar turned on. When I sensed he was moving, I’d throw my arm up as if it were one of those arms at a railroad crossing to keep James from getting out and causing a train wreck with the other students he attack...
After that, there was a yummy buffet spread. A lot of the graduates had a whole group of people to celebrate them, and I was afraid Jonah’s table would look empty with just me, but several people from his residence and school came over to sit with us. ...
Position yourself: Sit comfortably at a table, placing your arms level with your heart. Make sure your feet are flat on the ground and your back is supported. Place the cuff: Position the cuff on your bare upper arm, ensuring it’s snug but not too tight. ...
And wrong. Once I can sit with the discomfort inside me, it makes it easier to remember that we’re all in the same boat, doing the best we can to feel valuable, deserving, and equal to everyone else. The best way to fight the enemy within and without is to rely on one another....
This test was con- ducted by an examiner who counts the seconds needed for the patient to stand up from a chair, walk 3 m at their usual pace, turn around a safety cone on the floor, walk back to the chair, and sit down again with their back against it [12]. We also ...