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Women's experience of doing long-term pelvic floor muscle exercises for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse symptoms
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common condition affecting women. POP symptoms are associated with perineal, abdominal and pelvic discomfort, bladder and bowel disorders and psychological distress. POP is often treated ...
“There are risks to be taken and some just push it too far”: A mixed methods exploration of human risk factors in agricultural quad-bike incidents in New Zealand
Quad-bike incidents are a major cause of occupational injury and fatality on New Zealand farms, warranting health and safety attention. Factors pertaining to the rider, quad-bike and environment have been identified as ...
The experience of rehabilitation from the perspectives of individuals in New Zealand with tetraplegia due to traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Background and purpose: Understanding how people living with tetraplegia experience rehabilitation can help establish how those individuals make sense of their social realities during rehabilitation, and whether services ...
The Lived Experience of Older Adults' Adjustment to Lower Limb Amputation From the Perspective of Wheelchair Users.
Aim: To present an in-depth description of the lived experience of psychosocial adjustment in older adults who use a wheelchair following lower limb amputation (LLA) due to vascular disease. In particular, to report on the ...
Exploring Ambulance Officers' experiences of chronic low back pain and its treatment
Low back pain (LBP) is a significant occupational related health condition which may cause difficulty with, or inability to lift. LBP is common in people of working age and can affect capacity for, and performance at work ...
Getting a grip on it: people with tetraplegia making the decision about upper limb surgery
Background: Surgical techniques to improve strength and function in paralysed upper limbs in people with tetraplegia have been available since the early 1970s. These techniques improve upper limb function and quality of ...
Effects of a Novel Massage Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain
Background and Objectives: Gravity Relief Mobilisation is a novel manual therapy treatment for persistent musculoskeletal pain. It involves the facilitation of a non-volitional movement response. In the massage practice ...