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The complex face of lower limb rehabilitation – Why data could be key to successful recovery
Rehabilitation is an essential step in helping patients regain function and quality of life after injuries or surgeries. While treatment processes are usually well-defined, rehabilitation practices can often be complex and inconsistent. Each patient’s recovery journey should be unique, with varying symptoms, progress rates, and needs that can make rehabilitation feel unpredictable. However, in some cases rehabilitation seems to lack the attention and effort needed for successful recovery.
Conscripts in the Finnish Defence Forces were wearing smart insoles during their 15 kilometers long march in a forest
MoveSole Smart Insoles based on mobile and sensor technology are involved in a research project among Finnish conscripts. The research seeks to obtain understanding, how walking is affected by fatigue and increasing load on training activities during a military service. Unwanted changes in walking can cause a wide range of foot problems.
Bunions – Are they just an old lady’s problem? What do they mean for foot structure?
First I saw a bunion as a little girl on my great aunt’s big toe joint. At the time, as I stared at her feet, I didn’t really understand what it was. To me, the bump looked more like half a ping-pong ball hidden under her sock. But back then, it seemed natural that elderly ladies had all sorts of aches and ailments, like a bump at the base of their toe.
Human Gait Was Measured for The First Time in Northern Finland Birth Cohort Research Program
Northern Finland Birth Cohorts is a multidisciplinary ongoing research program that was started in University of Oulu as early as in the 1960’s. The research material collected during this time is significant and unique even in worldwide. In 2020, gait was measured for the first time in the program. Gait measurement was executed by using MoveSole StepLab -device.
The Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity among Finnish children, adults and seniors
The National Sports Council has published a report on the effects of the restrictions implemented during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity among Finns. The report covers the spring and summer of 2020 and evaluates the impact on children and youth, working-age adults, and the elderly.
Lapland UAS collaborates with health technology companies – Gait analysis in physiotherapy clinical training
Future services and distance management is one of the strategic choices of Lapland University of Applied Sciences. The focus of this strategic choice, sustainable solutions that promote well-being, includes two areas of expertise where the use of technology is naturally integrated into environments, operating models, and services.