The shirt sign

Doctors in Shirt Sleeves

consistently, in view of the fact that the majority of doctors and nurses in this country are now being brought up to be familiar with that nomenclature. The BNA terms and their predecessors are both given in many cases without making clear which is which. There is some inconsistency in the use and printing form of the anglicized and Latin names. These objections are minor, however, and do not ...

The MAIN Shirt: A Textile-Integrated Magnetic Induction Sensor Array

A system is presented for long-term monitoring of respiration and pulse. It comprises four non-contact sensors based on magnetic eddy current induction that are textile-integrated into a shirt. The sensors are technically characterized by laboratory experiments that investigate the sensitivity and measuring depth, as well as the mutual interaction between adjacent pairs of sensors. The ability ...

Effects of the bench shirt on sagittal bar path.

Powerlifting, like many sports, uses specialized equipment to enhance performance and decrease the chance of injury. The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine whether wearing a bench press shirt would alter the natural mechanics of the bench press, causing a more efficient lift when pressing the same weight as without the bench shirt. Participants (n = 5) completed 2 series of 1-re...

Datalogging Shirt for Baseball Pitchers Design Team

Baseball pitcher elbow injuries have been increasing in frequency and severity. The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) prevents valgus (lateral) stress on the elbow, but the forces generated by throwing are great enough to tear the UCL on each pitch. While research has shown that high quality pitching mechanics incorporate stabilizing muscles and help reduce elbow injuries, particularly severe UCL...

Trauma or Tumor? The Nail Splay Sign