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The complexity and dexterity of the human hand make the development of natural and robust control of hand prostheses challenging. Although a large number of control approaches were developed and investigated in the last decades, limited robustness in real-life conditions often prevented their application in clinical settings and in commercial products. In this paper, we investigate a multimodal approach that exploits the use of eye-hand coordination to improve the control of myoelectric hand prostheses.

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Background: Studies have shown that positive recovery expectations are associated with positive health outcomes in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) such as return to work (RTW) and the time to RTW.

Aim: To compare the predictive value for RTW in CLBP using different subsets of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire (ÖMPSQ).

Design: Longitudinal cohort study.

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