Elastic head support for persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

This article describes an inexpensive elastic head support for persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and neck muscle weakness and also presents a case series to examine its effectiveness. The device offers support to the head while the user is seated, standing, and walking, providing supp...

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Published in:	Journal of rehabilitation research and development Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 297 - 303
Main Authors:	Hansen, Andrew, Bedore, Beau, Nickel, Eric, Hanowski, Kristin, Tangen, Sonya, Goldish, Gary
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Department of Veterans Affairs 01-01-2014 Superintendent of Documents
Subjects:	Activities of daily living Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - complications Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - physiopathology Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - rehabilitation Automobile safety Baseball Care and treatment Complications and side effects Consent Elasticity Equipment Design Female Follow-Up Studies Head Movements - physiology Humans Male Muscle Weakness - etiology Muscle Weakness - physiopathology Muscle Weakness - rehabilitation Orthotic Devices Patient outcomes Physical Therapy Modalities - instrumentation Posture - physiology R&D Research & development Review boards Risk factors Studies Treatment Outcome Veterans United States elastic head support head cervical orthosis rehabilitation range of motion orthotic devices neck amyotrophic lateral sclerosis braces neck muscle weakness
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