Publications by authors named "Ana Moreno-Hernandez"
Background: Wheelchairs are vital for the successful rehabilitation and inclusion of people with mobility disabilities; 10% of the population with disabilities needs a wheelchair, but only 15% have access to an adequate one. Not user-configured wheelchairs may lead to postural deformities and pressure ulcers, thus negatively impact user satisfaction, wheelchair skills, and quality of life.
Objective: To assess the impact of the 8-step "Guidelines on the provision of manual wheelchairs in less-resourced settings" from the World Health Organization (WHO) on user satisfaction, wheelchair skills, and quality of life of Mexican manual wheelchair users.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated the preference for different types of prosthetic feet among individuals with transtibial limb loss, focusing on their biomechanical characteristics and performance during walking.
- A total of eleven participants tested three categories of prosthetic feet (Stiff, Intermediate, Compliant) over a week, revealing that the Compliant feet were the most preferred option.
- Results indicated that the Compliant and Intermediate feet showed lower maximum sagittal moments during walking, suggesting they may offer better performance, especially on slopes and uneven terrain, while participants’ overall activity levels remained unchanged during the tests.
Objective: To examine temporal and spatial gait parameters in Mexican healthy pediatric subjects to describe normal values which could serve as reference data to eventually compare pathological patterns of the Mexican infant gait.
Materials And Methods: Descriptive study that analyzed the gait of 120 children (61 boys and 59 girls) between the ages of 6 and 13 years old. Modifying factors (age, gender, and footwear) were recorded and its impact over temporal and spatial gait parameters was assessed.