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Researchers find hip muscle exercises help improve mobility in persons with below-knee amputations

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Birmingham: According to a new study, strengthening hip muscles may be essential for improving mobility in persons with below-knee amputations. Millions of individuals worldwide have considerable mobility issues as a result of amputation. According to studies, just 5 per cent of persons who have a prosthetic limb use it for more than half of their waking hours. Lower levels of exercise cause muscular loss, or atrophy, in the rest of the leg.

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