introduction: carpal tunnel syndrome (cts) is the most common type of entrapment neuropathy. conservative therapy is usually considered as the first step in the management of cts. low level laser therapy (lllt) is among the new physical modalities, which has shown therapeutic effects in cts. the aim of the present study was to compare the effects of applying laser and splinting together with sp...

it is the output power and density of the lasers which determine whether a laser is a low or high-power one. if the density is less than 670mw/cm2, the laser is called a low power one. the output power of these lasers is usually less than 250mw. they use different mechanisms to accelerate wound healing such as: cellular biostimulation, improvement of circulation, vasodilation, analgesic and ant...

introduction : studying the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in low socioeconomic groups is of great importance. people who are under the supervisioin and care of imam khomeini relief foundation are the most deprived in iran. the present survey aimed at investigating the prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors among  the citizens who are under the supervision of imam khom...

introduction low birth weight (lbw) is the most common cause of neonatal death in developing countries. the objective of our study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with low birth weight in ardabil, iranfrom 2010 to 2011.methods in a case–control study all live newborns were weighted without clothing using a standard calibrated scale. gestational age was calculated usi...

introduction: serum c-reactive protein (crp) is believed to be increased in metastatic urothelial cancer of the bladder. however, the changes depend on the stage and grade of the upper tract urothelial carcinoma (utuc). this study aimed to compare low-range and high-range serum crp and haptoglobin in new cases of utuc. materials and methods: blood was collected from newly diagnosed patients wit...

background: the aim of this study was to evaluate the level of disability and pain intensity among two groups of governmental employees and sellers who suffering from chronic low back pain.  material and methods: this descriptive – analytic study was performed from dec 2015to mar 2016among employed staff members of education ministry (n=50) and 40 sellers with chronic low back pain who were sel...

there is just one study about the effects of 830 nm low power laser (lpl) on conduction velocity of sural nerve in human. considering the fact that the sural nerve is a pure sensory nerve, therefore, for determining the effect of lpl on electrophysiological parameters of the nerve in human, this study was carried out as a base for further basic and clinical researches. thirty eight normal volun...

Perforation of a hollow viscus is an acute abdominal drama and the accurate diagnosis highly depends on demonstration of free intra­pritoneal air. The importance of adequate examination in the demonstration of ,tiny amount ()ff air is stressed and the value of an upright chest film when the horizontal beam is tangential to the top of the diaphragm is mentioned. Before standing for chest x-ray t...