The prevalence of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) is one the most common infections at all ages, especially among students, and widespread worldwide. This study aimed to investigate infection external factors affecting distribution P.capitis in girls' schools Garmsar city east Semnan province (Iran) from October 2017 April 2018. was descriptive analytical. A total 850 students aged 7 16 1...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Tinea capitis and tinea unguium are regarded as global public health concerns. The purpose of the present study was to identify the etiological agents of tinea capitis and tinea unguium in patients, referring to the Central Laboratory of Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was conducted during 2014-2015. Skin scraping, scalp...

BACKGROUND Forward head posture (FHP) is a forward positioning of the head relative to the trunk in the sagittal plane. This posture is one of the most prevalent poor postures in patients with head and neck pain. Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging (RUSI) is a reliable method to objectively evaluate muscle thickness and function. OBJECTIVE To compare thickness of cervical muscles that control b...

UNLABELLED Neck pain and muscle function in aircrew have received considerable attention. We hypothesized normalized electromyography (EMG) frequency would provide insight into appropriate methods to assess muscle fatigue in helicopter aircrew. METHODS 40 helicopter aircrew performed isometric testing that included maximal voluntary contractions (MVC) and 70% MVC endurance protocols of extens...

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Although there are some volunteer collision studies reporting the effects of rear impacts on head and neck kinematics, there are few studies detailing the cervical muscle electromyogram response. Moreover, the effect of a rear impact offset to the left on the resultant muscle responses is unknown. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine the response of the cervic...

BACKGROUND Volunteer studies of the cervical muscular response and head-neck kinematics in response to frontal impacts are uncommon. Moreover, the effect of a frontal impact offset to the left on the resultant muscle responses is unknown. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the response of the cervical muscles to increasing low-velocity frontal impacts offset by 45 degrees to...

background: pediculus capitis or head louse infestation affects millions of children worldwide, especially those in the 5-11 years age group. this study aimed to determine the prevalence of head pediculosis among school children in ur­ban and rural areas of fars province, southern iran. methods: all school children of age 6-11 yr from both genders in all urban and rural areas of the province we...

conclusions the overall infestation rate in the present study is probably one of the lowest infestation rates in iran and in the region. it appears necessary to examine pupils by trained persons for early detection of infestation. results according to the obtained results, pediculosis spp. prevalence was 2% among male and female students of khorramshahr primary schools; it was 2.6% in females a...

purpose : to report for the first time, a presumable case of pediculus capitis corneal pseudo-infestation case report : our patient was a 35-year-old farmer presenting with symptoms and signs of ocular discomfort and inflammation. clinical examination suggested a retained corneal foreign body pathology of the lesion suggested a female pediculus humanus capitis (head louse). conclusion : arthrop...

Occipital neuralgia is a rare pain syndrome characterized by periodic lancinating pain involving the occipital nerve complex. We present a unique case of entrapment of the greater occipital nerve (GON) within the semispinalis capitis, which was thought to be the cause of occipital neuralgia. A 66-year-old woman with refractory left occipital neuralgia revealed an abnormally low-loop of the left...