TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van T1 - Why natural constants are as they are JF - British journal of arts and social sciences Y1 - 2013 SN - 2046-9578 (E-Journal) VL - Vol. 15 IS - Nr. 2 SP - 198 EP - 203 PB - BritishJournal Publ. Inc CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van T1 - Untersuchungen über die Druckverteilung durch Schienbeinschoner im Fußballsport JF - Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin. 36 (1985), H. 7 Y1 - 1985 SN - 0371-3059 SP - 203 EP - 208 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Keutmann, Sabine A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Laack, Walter van T1 - Untersuchung der thermischen Auswirkung von therapeutischem Ultraschall N2 - Zusammenfassung: In der Orthopädie zählt der therapeutische Ultraschall als Mittel zur Prävention und Therapiebegleitung. Er hat mechanische, thermische und physiko-chemische Auswirkungen auf den menschlichen Körper. Um mehr Erkenntnisse über die thermischen Auswirkungen zu erlangen, wurden Versuche an einem Hydrogel-Phantom und an Probanden durchgeführt. Dabei entstand eine signifikante Erwärmung des Gewebes, welche beim Probandenversuch an der Oberfläche und beim Hydrogelversuch in der Tiefe gemessen wurde. Summary: In orthopaedics, therapeutic ultrasound is a tool of prevention and therapy support. It has mechanical, thermal and physico-chemical effects on the human body. Tests with a hydrogel phantom and with human probands have been performed in order to obtain more knowledge about their thermal effects. Both tests measured temperature increases in cell tissue, on the surface with the human proband test and in depth with the hydrogel phantom test. T2 - Research about the thermal effects of therapeutic ultrasound Y1 - 2018 SN - 2193-5793 SN - 2193-5785 (Druckausgabe) VL - 7 IS - 10 SP - 518 EP - 522 PB - Deutscher Ärzte-Verl. CY - Köln ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van A1 - Albrecht, T. A1 - Casser, H. R. T1 - Ultraschalltherapie in der Praxis JF - Physikalische Therapie in Theorie und Praxis Y1 - 1987 SN - 0178-9201 VL - 8 IS - 10 SP - 628 EP - 631 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van A1 - Albrecht, T. T1 - Ultraschalltherapie in der Praxis JF - ZFA - Zeitschrift für Allgemeinmedizin Y1 - 1987 SN - 0341-9835 VL - 63 IS - 19 SP - 605 EP - 608 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van T1 - Therefore Fermat is right JF - American journal of humanities and social sciences : AJHSS N2 - It was Fernat's idea to investigate how many numbers would fulfill the equation according to the Pythagorean Theorem if the exponent were increased to random, e.g. to a3 + b3 = c3. His question became therefore: are there two whole numbers the cubes of which add up to the volume of the cube of a third whole number? He posed this same question, of course, for all kinds of higher exponents, so that the equation could be generalized: is there an integral solution for the equation an + bn = cn, if the exponent n is higher than 2? Although in 1993, the English mathematician Andrew Wiles was able to produce an arithmetical proof for Fermat's famous theorem, I will show that there is a simple logical explanation which is also pragmatic and plausible and what is the result of a fundamental alternative idea how our world seems to be constructed. Y1 - 2014 SN - 2329-079X (E-Journal); 2329-0781 (Print) VL - 2 IS - 2 SP - 117 EP - 120 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van T1 - The genetic code should be seen as a positioning code JF - British journal of arts and social sciences. Vol. 14 (2013), No. 1 Y1 - 2013 SN - 2046-9578 SP - 93 EP - 97 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Knobe, M. A1 - Giesen, M. A1 - Plate, S. A1 - Gradl-Dietsch, G. A1 - Buecking, B. A1 - Eschbach, D. A1 - Laack, Walter van A1 - Pape, H.-C. T1 - The Aachen mobility and balance index to measure physiological falls risk: a comparison with the Tinetti POMA scale JF - European Journal Of Trauma And Emergency Surgery N2 - Purpose The most commonly used mobility assessments for screening risk of falls among older adults are rating scales such as the Tinetti performance oriented mobility assessment (POMA). However, its correlation with falls is not always predictable and disadvantages of the scale include difficulty to assess many of the items on a 3-point scale and poor specificity. The purpose of this study was to describe the ability of the new Aachen Mobility and Balance Index (AMBI) to discriminate between subjects with a fall history and subjects without such events in comparison to the Tinetti POMA Scale. Methods For this prospective cohort study, 24 participants in the study group and 10 in the control group were selected from a population of patients in our hospital who had met the stringent inclusion criteria. Both groups completed the Tinetti POMA Scale (gait and balance component) and the AMBI (tandem stance, tandem walk, ten-meter-walk-test, sit-to-stand with five repetitions, 360° turns, timed-up-and-go-test and measurement of the dominant hand grip strength). A history of falls and hospitalization in the past year were evaluated retrospectively. The relationships among the mobility tests were examined with Bland–Altmananalysis. Receiver-operated characteristics curves, sensitivity and specificity were calculated. Results The study showed a strong negative correlation between the AMBI (17 points max., highest fall risk) and Tinetti POMA Scale (28 points max., lowest fall risk; r = −0.78, p < 0.001) with an excellent discrimination between community-dwelling older people and a younger control group. However, there were no differences in any of the mobility and balance measurements between participants with and without a fall history with equal characteristics in test comparison (AMBI vs. Tinetti POMA Scale: AUC 0.570 vs. 0.598; p = 0.762). The Tinetti POMA Scale (cut-off <20 points) showed a sensitivity of 0.45 and a specificity of 0.69, the AMBI a sensitivity of 0.64 and a specificity of 0.46 (cut-off >5 points). Conclusion The AMBI comprises mobility and balance tasks with increasing difficulty as well as a measurement of the dominant hand-grip strength. Its ability to identify fallers was comparable to the Tinetti POMA Scale. However, both measurement sets showed shortcomings in discrimination between fallers and non-fallers based on a self-reported retrospective falls-status. KW - Tinetti test KW - Mobility KW - Mobility tests KW - Ground-level falls KW - Elderly KW - Fall prevention KW - Co-managed care KW - Balance Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00068-016-0693-2 SN - 1863-9941 VL - 42 IS - 5 SP - 537 EP - 545 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van T1 - Tennisarm - Ursachen und Behandlung JF - Apotheker-Journal . 9 (1987), H. 2 Y1 - 1987 SN - 0720-1028 SP - 42 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van A1 - Ohnsorge, J. T1 - Technik und Ergebnisse der arthroskopischen Fixation von Dissekaten an der medialen Femurrolle mit resorbierbaren EthipinR-Stiften JF - Abstracts : SICOT 87, XVII. world congress, Munich, 16 - 21 August 1987 / [ed.: H. Wagner] Y1 - 1987 SN - 3-921512-85-9 N1 - International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology / Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie SP - 277 PB - Demeter CY - Gräfelfing ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van A1 - Refisch, A. T1 - Stellenwert der Kniegelenksarthroskopie aus diagnostischer und therapeutischer Sicht JF - Aktuelle Ergebnisse der Osteologie : Timmendorfer Strand, 21. - 23. November 1985 / hrsg. von P. Dietsch Y1 - 1986 SN - 3-11-011147-0 N1 - Osteologia ; 1 PB - de Gruyter CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van A1 - Refisch, A. A1 - Ohnsorge, J. A1 - Dürselen, L. T1 - Proximaler Femurteilersatz - Alternative zum Schaftwechsel zementfixierter Hüftendoprothesen JF - Orthopädische Praxis. 20 (1984), H. 11 Y1 - 1984 SN - 0030-588x SP - 856 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van A1 - Refisch, A. A1 - Vogel, P. T1 - Polymyalgia rheumatica vom Beckengürteltyp: Eine seltene Differentialdiagnose der radikulären und pseudoradikulären Lumbalsyndrome. Fallbeschreibung und Literaturübersicht / Refisch, A. ; Laack, W. van ; Vogel, P. JF - Orthopädische Praxis. 23 (1987) Y1 - 1987 SN - 0030-588x SP - 567 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van T1 - Physiotherapeutische Behandlung nach Gelenkoperationen JF - Aktuelle Ergebnisse der Osteologie : Timmendorfer Strand, 21. - 23. November 1985 / hrsg. von P. Dietsch Y1 - 1986 SN - 3-11-011147-0 N1 - Osteologia ; 1 PB - de Gruyter CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van T1 - Our world is well ordered in measurement and number : or why natural constants are as they are JF - American Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS) N2 - All the important natural constants can be logically explained with and derived from the first four ordinal numbers, 1, 2, 3 and 4, its addition to ten and finally the standard values for obviously maximal feasibility Ω and the optimum in our world, the Golden Section (GS), i.e. the number sequences 273 and 618. They both are the first three numbers of irrational results by an arithmetical transformation of simple geometrical relationships by creating multiplicity out of singularity. Both of them show that the infinite is inherent in finiteness and explain in a simple way the smallest deviations and fluctuations between the physical AS-IS state and the obvious spiritual ideal behind: Wherever we look in this world, and especially in important key-positions, we regularly find these sequences. All of the above mentioned numbers so seem to be key players in our world, what can be demonstrated by the derivation of natural constants. Y1 - 2013 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.11634/232907811301390 SN - 2329-079X SN - 2329-0781 VL - 1 IS - 4 SP - 219 EP - 221 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van T1 - Ohne Geist läuft wenig! Teil 2: Zur Unfreiheit verdammt? Eine etwas andere Sicht der Libet-Experimente JF - Die Drei : Zeitschrift für Anthroposophie in Wissenschaft, Kunst und sozialem Leben. 75 (2005), H. 3 Y1 - 2005 SN - 0012-6063 SP - 25 EP - 35 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van T1 - Ohne Geist läuft wenig! Teil 1: Kann aus Neuronen Bewusstsein entstehen? JF - Die Drei : Zeitschrift für Anthroposophie in Wissenschaft, Kunst und sozialem Leben. 75 (2005), H. 2 Y1 - 2005 SN - 0012-6063 SP - 31 EP - 38 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van T1 - Neurophysiologisch ist das nicht alles zu erklären : Nahtoderfahrungen aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht JF - Der Allgemeinarzt Y1 - 2017 SN - 0172-7249 VL - 38 IS - 1 SP - 4 EP - 7 PB - Universimed Deutschland GmbH CY - Mainz ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van A1 - Refisch, A. T1 - Neuralgic amyotrophy of the lumbar area. Case Report / Refisch, A. ; Laack, W. van JF - Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 108 (1989), H. 5 Y1 - 1989 SN - 0936-8051 SP - 329 EP - 332 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Laack, Walter van A1 - Dürselen, L. T1 - Neues Konzept zur zementlosen Prothesenverankerung JF - Orthopädische Praxis. 21 (1985), H. 11 Y1 - 1985 SN - 0030-588x SP - 874 ER -