An overview and categorization of dynamic arm supports for people with decreased arm function

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 287-302

  Van Der Heide, Loek A ^a,b   Van Ninhuijs, Bob ^c   Bergsma, Arjen ^d   Gelderblom, Gert Jan ^a   Van Der Pijl, Dick J ^e   De Witte, Luc P ^a,b  

^a ZUYD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e Focal Meditech BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dynamic arm support; Orthotic devices; Self help devices

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARM INJURIES; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REHABILITATION; SELF HELP DEVICE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARM; ARM INJURIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; REHABILITATION; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 84906903373     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309364613498538     Document Type: Review

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