Chair Seat Height
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1. Tradução e validação do teste Timed Up and Go e sua correlação com diferentes alturas da cadeira
Objectives: To translate into Portuguese and to validate the Timed Up and Go test and to identify the effect of chair seat height on TUG test scores. Material and Methods: An experimental study was done using a sample of 76 elders over 60 years of age, men and women living in the community or in institutions. The following procedures were performed: a survey
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 30/09/2011
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2. Use of electromyography to study leg muscle activity in patients with arthritis and in normal subjects during rising from a chair.
A previous study indicated the need for patients with arthritis to have an armchair from which it is easy to rise. To determine criteria for such a chair a greater understanding of the rising activity and the objective assessment of chair design is required. The major muscle groups of the leg were monitored by electromyography (EMG) in normal subjects and fo