Combining physical therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to improve balance confidence and community participation in people with unilateral transtibial amputation who use lower limb prostheses: a study protocol for a randomized sham-control clinical trial

Combining physical therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to improve balance confidence and community participation in people with unilateral transtibial amputation who use lower limb prostheses: a study protocol for a randomized sham-control clinical trial

Abstract Background Low balance confidence is a prevalent yet overlooked issue among people who use lower limb prostheses (LLP) that can diminish community integration and quality of life. There is a critical need to develop rehabilitation programs that specifically target balance confidence in peop...

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Main Authors: McKenzie O. Bourque, Kristin L. Schneider, John E. Calamari, Christopher Reddin, Aaron Stachowiak, Matthew J. Major, Chad Duncan, Ranjini Muthukrishnan, Noah J. Rosenblatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Amputee
Community integration
Activity
Fear avoidance
Virtual reality
Gaming
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3929-8

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