Myoelectric and Body Power, Design Options for Upper-Limb Prostheses (SSC 12)

Myoelectric and Body Power, Design Options for Upper-Limb Prostheses (SSC-12)

On September 16–17, 2016, the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists convened its 12th State of the Science Conference, with the event largely focused on the various control options and design types for upper-limb prostheses. Using a systematic review commissioned by the Academy and published by Carey et al. in 2015, a multinational, multidisciplinary panel was assembled to discuss a range of considerations and perspectives surrounding this topic. These perspectives included those of the clinical prosthetist in the private care setting, rehabilitation clinicians from US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and military health care settings, the physiatrist, the occupational therapist, the end user, global observations and trends, engineering, developing technologies, and associated medical procedures and outcome assessment.

This course is divided into the following 12 modules: 

1. Myoelectric and Body Power, Design Options for Upper-Limb Prostheses: Introduction to the State of the Science Conference Proceedings
2. Differences in Myoelectric and Body-Powered Upper-Limb Prostheses: Systematic Literature Review
3. Differences in Myoelectric and Body-Powered Upper-Limb Prostheses: Systematic Literature Review Update 2013–2016
4. Improving the Quality of Evidence on Upper-Limb Prostheses Through the Standardization of Outcome Measurement
5. Myoelectric versus Body-Powered Upper-Limb Prostheses: A Clinical Perspective
6. Myoelectric and Body-Powered Upper-Limb Prostheses: The Users’ Perspective
7. Impact of Emerging Technologies on Clinical Considerations: Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Surgeries, Pattern Recognition, Implanted Electrodes, Osseointegration, and Three-Dimensional Printed Solutions
8. Physiatrist Perspective on Upper-Limb Prosthetic Options: Using Practice Guidelines to Promote Patient Education in the Selection and the Prescription Process
9. Occupational Therapy for Prosthetic Rehabilitation in Adults with Acquired Upper-Limb Loss: Body-Powered and Myoelectric Control Systems
10. Upper-Limb Prostheses: Perspectives Involving the Veteran Population
11. Active Upper-Limb Prostheses: The International Perspective
12. Extrapolation of Emerging Technologies and Their Long-Term Implications for Myoelectric versus Body-Powered Prostheses: An Engineering Perspective
    
    *Information presented in this course is current as of the date of publication.