The study aims to assess the myotonometer parameters of major pectoralis, biceps brachialis, femoral and anterior tibialis in patients with Parkinson’s disease before after medical treatment using comparisons healthy controls. A total 49 (69.76 ± 6.39 years) 42 controls (60.48 7.62 were tested MyotonPRO one hour drug administration. Five recorded (frequency [Hz], stiffness [N/m], decrement, rel...

To cite: Govindarajan A, Inigo A. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015212462 DESCRIPTION A 57-year-old man with a history of fall injury presented with swelling in the anterior aspect of his left leg, with occasional pain while walking. On examination, the swelling had a rubbery consistency and was partly reducible. The swelling increased in size o...

The aim of this study was to observe changes in the kinematics and muscle activities when barefoot running was initially adopted by six habitually shod, recreational rearfoot striking runners. Participants ran on a treadmill shod for 5 min, completed 3 × 10-min intervals of barefoot running and then completed a final minute of shod running at a self-selected pace. Dependent variables (speed, jo...

objective: the morphology of anterior cerebral artery (aca) in patients with hydrocephalus was analyzed (hcp), and its importance was discussed in maintaining cerebral perfusion. materials & methods: two groups were created for the study. group 1; patients with hydrocephalus and group 2; as control group without hcp. in both groups, the length of the a2 segment of aca was measured from its orig...

conclusion the anterior tarsal tunnel syndrome is a known disease. a high index of clinical suspicion is required while dealing with the chronic cases. a detailed history to rule out any traumatic event is necessary too. timely investigations and surgical release give dramatic relief. case presentation a 40 -year-old male patient was presented with the history of persistent pain along the dorsa...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on mRNA and protein expression of agrin, acetylcholine receptor (AChR)-ε and AChR-γ in a rat model of tibialis anterior muscle atrophy induced by sciatic nerve injection injury, and to examine the underlying mechanism of action. METHODS Fifty-four adult Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups: healthy control group (CON...