Introduction. Traumatic injury to the cervical segment of spinal cord causes disability and quadriplegia. Upper extremity mobility restoration hand function for people with quadriplegia is a priority. With coordinated electrical stimulation peripheral muscles nerves, known as functional (FES), this possible. limb stimulators are designed increase physical controlled by users through preserved, ...

Introduction Stroke is one of the main causes physical disability in which doing frequent and early exercise imperative for rehabilitation. Virtual reality gaming has a high potential rehabilitation leading to increased performance patients. This study aimed develop, validate examine virtual games chronic stroke Methods was single before-after study. To determine movements content games, 9 phys...

Introduction: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is recognized as the major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Coronary artery interventions are considered the best therapeutic choice for most patients. Similar to other invasive procedures, these interventions whether performed from femoral or upper extremities have their own complications. There is a paucity of studies reg...

HTLV type 1 and 2 are both involved in actively spreading epidemics, affecting over 15 million people worldwide. HTLV-1 has been described as the more clinically significant one, being associated with diseases such as adult T-cell leukemia and tropical spastic paraparesis. We report here a case of tropical spastic paraparesis in an HIV-positive patient who did not report any history of travel o...

BACKGROUND The interscalene brachial plexus block is widely used for pain control and anesthetic purposes during shoulder arthroscopic surgeries and surgeries of the upper extremities. However, it is known that interscalene brachial plexus block is not appropriate for upper limb surgeries because it does not affect the lower trunk (C8-T1, ulnar nerve) of the brachial plexus. METHODS A low app...