abstract background: pain resulting from muscle cramps is one of the most common outcomes of hemodialysis. one of the mechanisms associated with muscle cramps is unnatural muscle metabolism. because acupressure improves muscle metabolism through the releasing of energy, this study was performed with the purpose of determining the impact of acupressure on muscle cramps. materials and methods: th...

background : fecal incontinence is defined as the involuntary loss of fecal material. fecal incontinence is a particularly embarrassing and distressing condition with significant medical, social and economic implications. the purpose of this article is to review the relevant the role of pelvic floor muscle dysfunction in fecal incontinence. materials and mthods : we performed a literature searc...

Purpose In a departure from the efficiency theory assumptions implicit in most supply chain risk management (SCRM) literature, this study aims to explore role that external neo-institutional pressures play shaping strategies deployed mitigate transaction cost risks construction chains (CSC). Design/methodology/approach A theory-elaborating case is used investigate how regulatory, normative and ...

The first case of a patient with periodic paralysis muscles accompanied by ventricular arrhythmias was described in 1963 Klein and colleagues[1]. In 1971, the team led E.D. Andersen published paper on familial coexistence neurological disorders dysmorphic features, suggesting new, unclassified disease syndrome [2]. Another report, this time Tawil team, analized 10 cases up to 4 new diagosed him...

results certain correlations were found between fundamental frequency in vowel and total vhi, physical, functional and emotional domains of vhi in group 1 (r = 0.636, 0.649, 0.613 and 0.592 respectively). there was good correlation between speaking fundamental frequency and total vhi and its subscales - except the physical subscale - were also correlated. in group 2, the correlations between ji...

the aim of the present study was to determine the levels of cadmium in the muscle, liver and kidney of cattle from isfahan and to compare the results with those reported by other countries and with the maximum acceptable levels for human consumption. samples of muscle, liver and kidney from 60 animals aged 1–10- year-old were collected from the carcasses slaughtered at isfahan abattoir. samples...

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regarding the importance of sciatic nerve distribution in replacement of anal sphincter and sciatic nerve block we decided to study this matter for the first time in iran. in this way 100 cadavers (88% male and 12% female) were dissected and studied by loop microscope. the results shows that primarily, according to the first branch derived from sciatic; there would be 4 main groups. if this sam...

purpose: to describe the clinical findings, preoperative radiologic findings and results of surgery in a patient with congenital bilateral hypoplasia of medial rectus muscle case report: a 50-year-old man presented with large angle incomitant horizontal deviation with marked deficit of adduction of both eyes. mri finding defined very thin medial rectus muscle. intraoperatively medial rectus mus...

a simple special protocol using semichon’s acetic carmine stain was applied for examination of muscles of some small mammals, naturally infected with sarcocystis spp. using this method, infected muscles fibers with sarcocystis could easily be differentiated from muscle tissues. this method can be applied for screening of infected muscles with sarcocystis cysts on large number of samples for epi...