Annick AA Timmermans, from Faculty of Biomedical Technology, Technical University Eindhoven, the Netherlands and Colleagues has motivated in multidisciplinary efforts for the development of rehabilitation robotics, virtual reality applications, monitoring of movement/force application and telerehabilitation. As this information may guide persons that are active in the area of rehabilitation technology development in the conceptualisation and design of technology-based training systems, according to this article.
Archives for March, 2009
All About Foot Pain, a Newly Reviewed Article
Foot pain is complex, and difficulties in accurately diagnosing the source of pain and cause of tissue damage can impair clinical management of the pain. Foot pain is experienced by 17 to 42% of the adult population. It is disabling in nearly half of these cases and can impair mood, behaviour, risk of falls, self-care ability and quality of life.
Melanoma of the Palms, Soles and Nail Bed: Acral Lentiginous Melanoma
This sub-type of melanoma often occured on an area that seldom receives much sun exposure as this condition suggested that the aetiology is different from other sub-types of melanoma or that sun exposure is a lesser risk factor than another melanoma. It also has been suggested that Acral Lentiginous Melanoma itself carries a worse prognosis than other melanoma – often as lesions are recognised later than melanoma on other body sites.
The Bacterial Meningitis Score Could be an Accurate Decision Support Tool
The Bacterial Meningitis Score, in which previously known as a clinical prediction rule, classifies patients into bacterial meningitis if they lack all of these criterias: positive CSF Gram stain, CSF absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of at least 1000 cells/µL, CSF protein of at least 80 mg/dL, peripheral blood ANC of at least 10 000 cells/µL, and a history of seizure before or at the time of presentation.
