Sökning: "Activity limitations"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 297 avhandlingar innehållade orden Activity limitations.
1. Ultrasonic Quantification of Skeletal Muscle Dynamics : Feasibility and Limitations
Sammanfattning : Pain and disorders of the human skeletal muscles are one of the most common reasons for medical consultations in the western countries today and there is a great need to improve both the understanding and treatment of several different muscular conditions.Techniques describing the muscle function in vivo are often limited by either their invasiveness or lack of spatial resolution. LÄS MER
2. Studies of physical activity in the Swedish population
Sammanfattning : Background: Cheap and effective tools for measuring patients’ physical activity (PA) level are needed. The first aim in this thesis was therefore to assess the validity of two PA -questions, and their three associated answer modes, that are used within the Swedish health care system. LÄS MER
3. Prevalence, physical activity and work in patients with spondyloarthritis
Sammanfattning : Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a group of interrelated inflammatory rheumatic diseases with the sub-diagnoses ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), arthritis-associated inflammatory bowel disease (Aa-IBD), undifferentiated SpA (USpA), where stiffness and pain are key symptoms. Insidious onset back pain, morning stiffness, waking up at night, and improvement from exercise are common characteristics. LÄS MER
4. Catching the Bus in Old Age - Methodological Aspects of Accessibility Assessments in Public Transport
Sammanfattning : Engagement in daily activities is central for people’s health and well-being. Today, our activity arenas mostly cover great geographical areas, and to reach different activities we must travel. However, people with functional limitations are sometimes restricted in their travelling. LÄS MER
5. Measuring activities of daily living in children : validation of the German version of the pediatric evaluation of disability inventory (PEDI-G)
Sammanfattning : Activities of daily living (ADL) are crucial for children with and without activity limitations because they enable them to participate in everyday life. For the evaluation of children’s ADL performance, health professionals such as occupational therapists use standardized ADL assessments, e.g. LÄS MER