A pilot study examining seat heights and subjective ratings during rising and sitting

Highlights Sit-to-walk (STW) and sit-to-stand-and-walk (STSW) are rise to walk transitions  Healthy subjects require less vertical force to rise from a higher seat height  Neither seat-height or lead-limb affect STW or STSW dynamics in healthy subjects  Normative data independent of lead-limb may inform rise to walk rehabilitation  Gait initiation (GI) in STSW is distinctive from GI following quiet-standing 2

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“…However, seat-height had no effect on rise-times or peak hBCOM velocity consistent with previous STS literature [12,13].…”

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confidence: 81%

“…Lower vBCOM velocities and vGRFs observed in both STW and STSW at the higher seat are consistent with lower muscle force production and thus effort [12]. However, seat-height had no effect on rise-times or peak hBCOM velocity consistent with previous STS literature [12,13].…”

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confidence: 80%

Sit-to-walk and sit-to-stand-and-walk task dynamics are maintained during rising at an elevated seat-height independent of lead-limb in healthy individuals

et al. 2016

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“…In addition, the seat height chosen to maximize the ease of rising would be slightly higher than that chosen for comfort. [25] In relation to the measurement of the chair seat height only with no person sitting on it, the measurement leaflets from our study are different from those used in studies by Weiner et al [49] and Kirvesoja et al [24] Our research found that only one guidance made reference to measurements to fit a stair rail specifically for a service user. We found no published research to substantiate the measurement guidance for a stair rail.…”

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confidence: 45%

“…[46] When a chair seat is lower than knee height, a longer time is taken to rise to standing and the older occupant needs to use faster and larger trunk flexion movements to rise. [22,23] Less effort is needed to rise from a high chair although research by Chen et al [25] found that older adults felt it was less safe to rise and sit at lower and higher seat heights. It has been established that a seat height equivalent to knee height is most easy to rise from.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, seat height chosen to maximize the ease of rising may be slightly higher than that chosen for comfort. [25] There may also be difference a between how service users and therapists take measurements, or in how measurements are taken among therapists. Nevertheless, currently no guides indicate how much of a difference would be clinically significant.…”

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confidence: 99%

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How are service users instructed to measure home furniture for provision of minor assistive devices?

Atwal

McIntyre

Spiliotopoulou

et al. 2016

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

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Purpose: Measurements play a vital role in providing devices that meet the individual needs of users. There is increasing evidence of devices being abandoned. The reasons for this are complex but one key factor that plays a role in non-use of equipment is the lack of fit between the device, environment and person. In addition, the abandonment of devices can be seen as a waste of public money. The aim of this paper is to examine the type, the readability, and the content of existing guidance in relation to measuring home furniture. Method: An online national survey involving health and social care trusts in the UK. We conducted a synthesis of leaflets associated with measurement of furniture to identify existing guidance. The content and readability of this guidance was then evaluated. Results: From the 325 responses received, 64 therapists reported using guidance. From the 13 leaflets that were analysed, 8 leaflets were found to meet Level 3 Adult Literacy Standards (age 9-11). There were differences in the way in which the measurement of furniture items occurred within the leaflets with no measurement guidance reported for baths. Conclusion: There is a need to standardize guidance to ensure that measurements are reliable. ä IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONOur research has highlighted the need to confirm and agree measurement techniques for home furniture in the provision of assistive devices. Inaccurate guidance can lead to abandonment of devices. Inaccurate guidance could prevent service users from not participating within the self-assessment process for devices. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Sit to stand in elderly fallers vs non-fallers: new insights from force platform and electromyography data

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Vertical and anteroposterior data from force platform, and gastrocnemius lateralis muscle activity determined during sit-to-stand movement are the most relevant parameters to differentiate fallers and non-fallers. Moreover, these factors highlight different strategies to rise from a chair between faller and non-faller group, suggesting that fallers would constantly adjust their control balance during the sit-to-stand movement.

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A pilot study examining seat heights and subjective ratings during rising and sitting

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Sit-to-walk and sit-to-stand-and-walk task dynamics are maintained during rising at an elevated seat-height independent of lead-limb in healthy individuals

Sit-to-walk and sit-to-stand-and-walk task dynamics are maintained during rising at an elevated seat-height independent of lead-limb in healthy individuals

How are service users instructed to measure home furniture for provision of minor assistive devices?

Sit to stand in elderly fallers vs non-fallers: new insights from force platform and electromyography data

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