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Amputees’ Attitudes Toward Participation in Amputee Support Groups and the Role of Virtual Technology in Supporting Amputees: Survey Study

Is there a role for virtual technology in improving amputee support group engagement?

Edward P Nathan, Sandra L Winkler

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol 2019;6(2):e14887

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Fall Detection in Individuals With Lower Limb Amputations Using Mobile Phones: Machine Learning Enhances Robustness for Real-World Applications

) and amputee populations.

Nicholas Shawen, Luca Lonini, Chaithanya Krishna Mummidisetty, Ilona Shparii, Mark V Albert, Konrad Kording, Arun Jayaraman

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(10):e151

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Leveraging Digital Technology to Overcome Barriers in the Prosthetic and Orthotic Industry: Evaluation of its Applicability and Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic

and with P&O who were using at least one form of digital technology (P&O-DT) from Singapore (n=3), Thailand (n=2), Malaysia (n=1), and Cambodia (n=1).Table 1Demographics of the respondents.DemographicsProsthetists/orthotists (n=70), n (%)Lower limb amputee

Trevor Binedell, Karupppasamy Subburaj, Yoko Wong, Lucienne T M Blessing

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol 2020;7(2):e23827

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Game-Based Rehabilitation for Myoelectric Prosthesis Control

Various research groups have addressed adding virtual games to an otherwise dull routine in the area of upper limb amputee rehabilitation.

Cosima Prahm, Ivan Vujaklija, Fares Kayali, Peter Purgathofer, Oskar C Aszmann

JMIR Serious Games 2017;5(1):e3

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A Telehealth Intervention Using Nintendo Wii Fit Balance Boards and iPads to Improve Walking in Older Adults With Lower Limb Amputation (Wii.n.Walk): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

A letter of information will be distributed to all individuals in the amputee program databases who meet the study inclusion criteria.

Bita Imam, William C Miller, Heather C Finlayson, Janice J Eng, Michael WC Payne, Tal Jarus, Charles H Goldsmith, Ian M Mitchell

JMIR Res Protoc 2014;3(4):e80

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Optimizing Rehabilitation for Phantom Limb Pain Using Mirror Therapy and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: A Randomized, Double–Blind Clinical Trial Study Protocol

According to the amputee coalition, there are approximately 2 million amputees in the United States and 185,000 amputations occur every year. From the individuals that had an amputation due to vascular disease, 50% will survive more than 5 years.

Camila Bonin Pinto, Faddi Ghassan Saleh Velez, Nadia Bolognini, David Crandell, Lotfi B Merabet, Felipe Fregni

JMIR Res Protoc 2016;5(3):e138

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Pulmonary Rehabilitation With Balance Training for Fall Reduction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

hearing or cognitively impaired (eg, dementia or neurological condition); or (3) have evidence of a neurological or musculoskeletal condition that severely limits mobility and postural control (eg, cerebrovascular accident, Parkinson’s disease, or lower limb amputee

Marla K Beauchamp, Dina Brooks, Cindy Ellerton, Annemarie Lee, Jennifer Alison, Pat G Camp, Gail Dechman, Kimberley Haines, Samantha L Harrison, Anne E Holland, Alda Marques, Rahim Moineddin, Elizabeth H Skinner, Lissa Spencer, Michael K Stickland, Feng Xie, Roger S Goldstein

JMIR Res Protoc 2017;6(11):e228

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Content and Feature Preferences for a Physical Activity App for Adults With Physical Disabilities: Focus Group Study

They wanted workouts with links to short videos contained in an in-app library that demonstrated a movement with multiple adaptation options, clearly described standards for proper completion of movements (eg, a squat for a below the knee amputee would mean

Sara H Olsen, Sandra L Saperstein, Robert S Gold

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2019;7(10):e15019

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Evaluating Patient Usability of an Image-Based Mobile Health Platform for Postoperative Wound Monitoring

Additionally, patients who have limited independence at baseline will need assistance, as with one of our participants who was a hemiparetic bilateral lower extremity amputee.

Rebecca Gunter, Sara Fernandes-Taylor, Andrea Mahnke, Lola Awoyinka, Chad Schroeder, Jason Wiseman, Sarah Sullivan, Kyla Bennett, Caprice Greenberg, K Craig Kent

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2016;4(3):e113

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Rehabilitation-Oriented Serious Game Development and Evaluation Guidelines for Musculoskeletal Disorders

The patient group included different musculoskeletal disorders (3 amputee patients, 8 hemiplegia patients, 1 hereditary spastic paraplegia patient, 1 patient with ankle arthrodesis, 1 stroke patient, 1 patient with shoulder capsulitis, 1 patient with low back

Mohamad Idriss, Halim Tannous, Dan Istrate, Anaick Perrochon, Jean-Yves Salle, Marie-Christine Ho Ba Tho, Tien-Tuan Dao

JMIR Serious Games 2017;5(3):e14

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