BACKGROUND Despite the use of water treadmills (WT) in conditioning horses, the intensity of WT exercise has not been well documented. The workload on a WT is a function of water height and treadmill speed. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of these factors on workload during WT exercise. Fifteen client-owned Quarter Horses were used in a randomized, controlled s...

BACKGROUND the complex motions of the wrist are described in terms of four anatomical directions that are accomplished through the multiple articulations of the carpus. With minimal tendinous insertions, the carpus is primarily a passive structure. This emphasizes the importance of its mechanical properties, which few studies have examined to date. The purpose of the present study was to determ...

BACKGROUND Time to return to work after carpal tunnel release is extremely variable suggesting that only a small proportion of total sick-leave is for medical reasons. AIMS To determine factors predicting a delayed return to work. METHODS Fifty consecutive employed patients undergoing carpal tunnel surgery were tested pre-operatively, and then at 1 month post-operatively using both question...

PURPOSE To compare the outcome after open carpal tunnel decompression by specialists versus a nurse practitioner. METHODS Of 1361 cases of open carpel tunnel decompression under local anaesthesia from 1996 to 2008, 807 were performed by specialists (consultant, specialist registrar, or specialty and associate specialist) and 554 by a nurse practitioner (since May 2006). The 2 groups were comp...

A new species of Leptophoxoides Barnard, 1962 is described with material from the continental slope Rio Grande do Norte state, northeastern Brazil at three different depths: 150, 400 and 2,500 meters. longisetae sp. nov. can be diagnosed distinguished other two genus, L. molaris marina Senna, 2010, by following characters: antenna 1 peduncular article ventral apex weakly ensiform; maxilla inner...