Search for dissertations about: "foot problems"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words foot problems.

  2. 1. Self-care, foot problems and health in Tanzanian diabetic patients and comparisons with matched Swedish diabetic patients

    Author : Bibbi Smide; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; Diabetes mellitus; Self-care; Foot problems; SF-36; Tanzania; Sweden; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Abstract : The overall aim was to study self-care, foot problems and self-perceived health in 150 consecutively invited Tanzanian diabetic patients and to compare them with gender- and age-matched Swedish diabetic patients (n=150) from a middle Sweden area. The main study was cross-sectional and took place at a diabetes clinic in Dar es Salaam. READ MORE

  4. 2. Foot lesions in diabetic patients aged 15-20 years : a population-based study

    Author : Bengt Borssén; Folke Lithner; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Diabetes mellitus; Foot deformities; Sensory threshold; M. extensor digitorum brevis;

    Abstract : Foot problems are not only the most common but in general also the most severe of the diabetic complications. The age group 15-50 yrs in this study was chosen because these patients were considered to be at their most active age and were felt to require optimal foot function. READ MORE

  5. 3. Low-Cost Navigation Systems : A Study of Four Problems

    Author : Isaac Skog; Peter Händel; Fredrik Gustafsson; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Navigation; Inertial Navigation; Pedestrian Navigation; Inertial Measurement Unit; Time Synchronization; Signal processing; Signalbehandling;

    Abstract : Today the area of high-cost and high-performance navigation for vehicles is a well-developed field. The challenge now is to develop high-performance navigation systems using low-cost sensortechnology. READ MORE

  6. 4. System Analysis of Kitesurfing: Understanding Performance and Injury Risk for On-water Board Sports

    Author : Lina Lundgren; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; sport performance; usability problems; system analysis; sport injury; human movement; musculoskeletal stress;

    Abstract : The interaction of the task, environment and the athlete are essential for the performance of on-water board sports. This licentiate thesis presents three studies and a system analysis with the aim of increasing the general understanding of the interaction between factors influencing performance and injury risk of kitesurfing. READ MORE

  7. 5. More than a foot : gait, gross motor skills, neurodevelopmental difficulties and health-related quality of life in children with idiopathic clubfoot

    Author : Elin Lööf; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Introduction: Idiopathic clubfoot (IC) is one of the most common congenital musculoskeletal deformities and can affect one or both feet of the child. However, knowledge beyond the structural deformity is still limited. This thesis aimed to evaluate unexplored fields by including measures that might affect the children’s overall health. READ MORE