buerger's disease or thromboangiitis obliterans (tao) seems to be common in ir iran, the present study aimed to evaluate an iranian population with buerger's disease in order to suggest a diagnostic criterion for buerger's disease based on the most frequent findings and to compare it with papa diagnostic criteria. in a cross-sectional study, all patients with resting limb pain, limb ischemic ul...

objetives: recovery of upper limb motor function in stroke is limited. different approaches are used to improve the upper limb function, but none has satisfactory results. the present study investigated the effect of task related training and role of hand dominance in upper limb motor function rehabilitation in stroke population. methods: a convenient sample of 32 subjects divided into 4 groups...

spasticity is the condition resulting of corticispinal damage as occurs in some neurological diseases. the aim of the article is to review the literature on assessment and treatment of spasticity and spastic limbs. the assessment and treatment methods are studied the study involves different method of mangement of spastic limbs in depth. different method of evaluation of spasticity, including b...

objectives: the main purpose of this research was to study and contribute to an accurate test of spastic limb. the intra, inter rater reliability of the test was examined. methods: the present study was carried out in two parts in the first part of the study, the modified ashworth scale with intermediate scores (asis) was studied. during the second part of the study the intra, inter rater relia...

Purpose: A variation in squatting technique is using arms to actively push the bar up with the upper limbs which is common in bodybuilding. This study aimed to compare the Electromyography (EMG) activity of selected muscles during squat with and without upper limb assistance. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study. Fifteen healthy male power lifters (using the convenience sampling method...

background :many studies have reported the increase in strength of the untrained contralateral limb after unilateral training. the aim of this study was to compare the cross education effect in the young and elderly persons.   methods : in this quasi-experimental and pre-post study, 12 young people aged 28.25 ±3.11 years and 12 elderly persons (aged 73.08 ± 5.3 years) participated. the subjects...

ABSTRACT: Breeding strategies aim to reduce lameness in dairies by using predictor traits increase the selection of dairy cows. This study enhanced present knowledge about association between claw conformations (CC), hindlimb conformation (HiLC), gait, and body condition score (BCS) A total 166 lactating Holstein cows were enrolled scored for BCS, CC, HiLC, gait. The abnormal HiLC group was sta...

Orthoplastic techniques are effective tools for limb salvage in the lower extremity. In order to apply proper successfully, a surgeon must be aware of all different types flaps available. Proper pre-operative evaluation and patient selection also important factors. The following review covers six papers that give surgeons strong foundation anatomical basis surgical technique intrinsic muscle ot...