ABSTRACT Introduction: As the World Health Organization declared novel coronavirus as a pandemic in March 2020, physical therapy is more difficult to execute, and social distancing mandatory healthcare sector. Objective: In therapy, an online video analysis software that provides real-time graphic numerical information about patient’s movement executions without direct personal contact would me...

BACKGROUND Studies on morbidity of the neck after head and neck cancer therapy are scarcely described. METHODS Patients who underwent surgery, including neck dissection, with and without radiation therapy at least 1 year before the study were asked to participate. We assessed neck pain, loss of sensation, range of motion of the cervical spine, and shoulder pain. RESULTS Of the 220 patients ...

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma of childhood with 250-350 cases diagnosed annually in the United States. Biliary tract rhabdomyosarcoma is rare, representing <1% of the RMS cases. Due to its location, resection is clinically challenging, and functional complications exist and persist from biliary obstruction. The anatomical location of this tumor presents both oppo...

Background: Spasticity is a common motor impairment in patients with stroke that not only has a negative impact on the patient’s quality of life but also has high economic burdens for society. Recently the application of shock wave therapy has attracted considerable attention as a safe and effective method in treatment of spasticity. The objective of the present study was to investigate the eff...