by University of Gothenburg Cumulative Incidences for Patients Who Used Wheelchairs vs Matched Ambulatory Controls The cumulative incidence of events was estimated using 1 minus the Kaplan-Meier estimate of the corresponding survival function and presented with 95% CIs. Fall injury indicated all fall-related injuries not resulting in a fracture. The 5-year absolute risk difference (ARD)...
by Cell Press Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A mind-controlled wheelchair can help a paralyzed person gain new mobility by translating users’ thoughts into mechanical commands. On November 18 in the journal iScience, researchers demonstrate that tetraplegic users can operate mind-controlled wheelchairs in a natural, cluttered environment after training for an extended period. “We show that mutual...
by Isabelle Tourne and Daniel Lawler Pain of the painless: Abela’s daughters can only move around using crutches or a wheelchair because of injuries due to their condition. Patrice Abela first knew something was wrong when his eldest daughter was learning to walk and her feet left trails of blood behind her, yet she showed...
