Effects of activity intensity, time, and intermittent doffing on daily limb fluid volume change in people with transtibial amputation.

ABSTRACT:

Background:

The volume of a prosthesis user's residual limb changes during the day and may affect the fit of the prosthesis. These changes must be managed by the user to prevent discomfort, skin breakdown, and falls.

Objectives:

The objectives were to test how activity, time of day, and intermittent doffing affected residual limb fluid volume in people with transtibial amputation.

Study design:

Standardized, repeated measure (A-B-A) out-of-laboratory protocol.

Methods:

Participants with transtibial amputation completed three 6-h test sessions. Two sessions served as controls (A protocol) during which participants left their prosthesis donned, and one session was an intervention (B protocol) where participants doffed their prosthesis twice for 20 min during the

SUBMITTER: Youngblood RT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7447527 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature