BACKGROUND The prevalence of upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders, such as tendinitis, is elevated among dental practitioners. An important risk factor for these disorders is forceful pinching; however, the pinch forces and instrument forces during scaling are unknown. METHODS Six dentists and six senior-year dental students were recruited to use an instrumented periodontal scaler to per...

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of upper extremity coordination exercises based on fatigue prediction on fine and gross manual dexterity, upper limb motor function, shoulder and elbow proprioception, occupational performance, and activities of daily living in chronic stroke survivors. Methods: In this pilot double-blind randomized clinical trial, 24 chronic strokes were ...

OBJECTIVE Dressing is an important activity of daily living, yet many older adults have difficulty due to impairments. The purpose of this study was to explore the use of assistive devices for dressing by older persons with impairments, and to look at differences among frail elders with no dressing difficulty, upper-extremity-only dressing difficulty, lower-extremity-only dressing difficulty, a...

Ti~leofThesis: Predicting Clinical Outcomes and Lost Work in Patients With Work-Related Upper Extremity Disorders. Julie Kay Mil1er~ Doctor of Philosophy~ 1998 Thesis directed by: Michael Feuerstein, Ph.D. Professor Department ofMedical and Clinical Psychology Department ofPreventive Medicine and Biometrics Althougb past research bas suggested that a wide range ofcIemograpbic, occupational, phy...

BACKGROUND Constraint-Induced Movement therapy (CI therapy) is shown to reduce disability, increase use of the more affected arm/hand, and promote brain plasticity for individuals with upper extremity hemiparesis post-stroke. Randomized controlled trials consistently demonstrate that CI therapy is superior to other rehabilitation paradigms, yet it is available to only a small minority of the es...

Involvement of the upper extremity in cerebral palsy often results in a typical pattern of spasticity, with elbow flexion, forearm pronation, ulnar deviation and flexion of the wrist, and adduction-flexion posture of the thumb. Although only a relatively small subset of cerebral palsy patients are candidates for surgery, properly selected patients and procedures yield a reasonable improvement. ...

BACKGROUND Golf is a popular past time that provides exercise with social interaction. However, as with all sports and activities, injury may occur. Many golf-related injuries occur in the upper limb, yet little research on the potential mechanisms of these injuries has been conducted. OBJECTIVE To review the current literature on golf-related upper limb injuries and report on potential cause...

brachial artery aneurysms are rare but potentially limb threatening condition. the presented case here is a 52-year old male referred to the emergency department complaining a sudden onset and progressive pain with coldness of his right upper extremity during brushing. the right upper extremity was pulseless and three-dimensional computed tomography showed an aneurysm of the proximal right brac...

Background: This study evaluated the responsiveness of several PROMIS patient-reported outcome measures in patients with hand and upper extremity disorders and provided comparisons with the qDASH instrument. Methods: The PROMIS Upper Extremity computer adaptive test (UE CAT) v1.2, the PROMIS Physical Function (PF) CAT v1.2, the PROMIS Pain Interference (PI) CAT v1.1 and the qDASH were administe...

SUMMARY Obesity increases the risk of upper extremity lymphedema following treatment for breast cancer and can cause lower extremity lymphatic dysfunction in extremely obese individuals. We report the first patient with obesity-induced upper extremity lymphedema. A 62-year-old man with a previous body mass index (BMI) of 105.6, presented with a BMI 60.3 following weight loss. He complained of l...