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Breakthrough with amputees in research
SCIENTISTS at the Karolinska Institute and Lund University in Sweden have successfully induced people with an amputated arm to experience a prosthetic rubber hand.
It is believed the results could lead to the development of a new type of touch-sensitive prosthetic hand.
The illusion of having a rubber hand was achieved by the scientists by touching the stump of the amputated arm out of sight of the subject while simultaneously touching the rubber hand in full view of the same subject.
SCIENTISTS at the Karolinska Institute and Lund University in Sweden have successfully induced people with an amputated arm to experience a prosthetic rubber hand.
It is believed the results could lead to the development of a new type of touch-sensitive prosthetic hand.
The illusion of having a rubber hand was achieved by the scientists by touching the stump of the amputated arm out of sight of the subject while simultaneously touching the rubber hand in full view of the same subject.
Initiative halves in-patient time after replacements
THE amount of time patients who have undergone a hip or knee replacement spend in a hospital has halved at one hospital thanks to a new initiative.
The Joint Care Programme at West Suffolk Hospital, which has been phased in by the trust over the last four years, encourages patients
who have had similar operations on the same day to work closely with each other and healthcare professionals to help them get back on their feet.
It has proved so successful that it has reduced the average number of days patients spend in hospital from 12 to six, helping to improve efficiency and cut waiting times.
THE amount of time patients who have undergone a hip or knee replacement spend in a hospital has halved at one hospital thanks to a new initiative.
The Joint Care Programme at West Suffolk Hospital, which has been phased in by the trust over the last four years, encourages patients
who have had similar operations on the same day to work closely with each other and healthcare professionals to help them get back on their feet.
It has proved so successful that it has reduced the average number of days patients spend in hospital from 12 to six, helping to improve efficiency and cut waiting times.
