Treating pile fabrics with natural anti-inflammatory agents to improve the functionality of the socks used with Artificial limbs

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faculty of home economics, menoufia university

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From the standpoint of searching for comfort and safety in what the consumer uses of goods and products, this research dealt with the treatment of fluffy fabrics with natural anti-inflammatories to improve the functional performance of the sock used with prosthetic limbs, especially for children who are users, and the research sample consisted of a different group of 32 prosthetic users Of them, 25 are children, whose ages range from five to twelve years Where the sample was chosen from some physiotherapy and rehabilitation centers in the different governorates of Egypt, and the proposed socks were treated with natural anti-inflammatory drugs and presented to the research sample for testing, which won the highest agreement by the research group, and after special statistical treatments that won patients' acceptance. The research tools consisted of making a questionnaire for patients who use prosthetic limbs from children and their partners who assist them in wearing the prosthesis, and their assistants from physiotherapists and rehabilitation technicians who help them to accept and facilitate the use of the prosthesis in terms of the purpose of use and which corresponds to the needs of patients, and the most important The research results indicate that the patients' opinions about the research product are positive, indicating the acceptance of the research idea.

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