Introduction: The study aimed to investigate the onset time and the electromyographic activity level of the selected lower limbs muscles in active and inactive aged women. Methods: in this case-control study, 28 aged women with a mean age of 61.07±0.88 were selected in two groups of inactive (15 people) and active (13 people). The electrical activity of the selected muscles of the lower l...

Hemichorea-hemiballism (HC-HB) is a complication of non-ketotic hyperglycemia (NKH); in NKH patients, the frequency of occurrence of HC-HB is greater than that of bilateral chorea. We report the case of a hyperglycemic patient who showed chorea in both the lower limbs. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed high signal intensity on T1-weighted images of the bilateral dorsolatera...

Objectives. To collect normative baseline data and identify any significant differences between hand and foot thermographic distribution patterns in a healthy adult population. Design. A single-centre, randomized, prospective study. Methods. Thermographic data was acquired using a FLIR camera for the data acquisition of both plantar and dorsal aspects of the feet, volar aspects of the hands, an...

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BACKGROUND Obesity is a risk factor for chronic venous insufficiency and venous thromboembolism. The aim of this study was to compare venous flow parameters of the lower limbs assessed by duplex ultrasound scanning in obese and nonobese individuals according to body mass index (BMI). METHODS Venous hemodynamics were studied in a prospective cohort study in nonobese (BMI <25 kg/m(2)) and obese...

The science of rehabilitation shows that repeated movements of human limbs can help the patient regain function in the injured limb. There are three types of mechanical systems used for movement rehabilitation: robots, cable-driven manipulators, and exoskeletons. Industrial robots can be used because they provide a three-dimensional workspace with a wide range of flexibility to execute differen...

1 Dept. of Veterans Affairs 2 Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine 3 Dept. of Electrical Engineering 1660 S. Columbian Way MS 151 University of Washington University of Washington Seattle, WA 98108 USA Seattle, WA 98195 Seattle, WA 98195 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Abstract This paper reports on the design of an artificial tendon intended for u...

The purpose of this paper was to determine the power produced by the lower limbs in the take-off phase in drop jumps (DJ) and the correlation between the power and load measured by dropping height after take-off. The research group (N = 17) contained students practicing football, volleyball, basketball, athletics, high jump, swimming and fencing. The individual characteristics 'power-load' of t...

Background/introduction Osteoid osteoma (OO) is a relatively common benign bone tumor (2-3% of all bone tumors, 10% of benign bone tumors) usually developing in children and young adults. It is quite painful and patients typically complain of localized pain that is worse at night and characteristically relieved by non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Conventional treatment options incl...

We present the case of a 33 year-old man with no relevant medical history who was seen for skin lesions that had been present on both pretibial areas and lateral borders of the feet for 2 years. The lesions were slightly pruritic and followed an intermittent course with periods of improvement but never healed completely. No improvement was seen with the application of topical corticosteroids. T...