BACKGROUND There is little information on the morphometric characteristics of the diaphragm in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. METHODS The thickness of the diaphragm was measured at the zone of apposition using B mode ultrasonography in 10 boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy of mean (SD) age 10.3 (1.3) years and 12 normal controls of mean (SD) age 11.3 (2.0) years during relaxati...

Several abnormalities in the central nervous system were shown in patients with progressive muscular dystrophy using computerised tomography (CT) scans, electroencephalograms, psychometry, and ophthalmological methods. In congenital muscular dystrophy, the most characteristic finding in the CT scan was a low density area in the white matter, seen in 14 (56%) out of 25 cases. In Duchenne dystrop...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to compare the effects of osteopathic treatment and progressive muscular relaxation (PMR) exercises on patients with tension-type headache (TTH). BACKGROUND Relaxation is generally accepted as a treatment for TTH. Osteopathy is considered by some practitioners to be useful for headache management but there is limited scientific evidence regarding the ...

EMG biofeedback was used during a 4-week treatment program to decrease upper trapezius activity related to tension headaches. The headaches were believed to be caused by general tension and anxiety and affected the patient's ability to adequately attend to activities of daily living, including child care, homemaking, and vocational activities. The program combined deep-breathing exercises, prog...

Paramyotonia congenita is a non-progressive disease characterised by myotonia (failure of muscle relaxation) induced by the exposure of the affected muscles to cold. Episodes of flaccid paralysis occur and may be related to hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis. Proximal myopathy or muscular hypertrophy may occur. The condition is inherited as an autosomal dominant.' Severe paralysis may occur with ...

WHEN a patient expresses sufficient confidence in a surgeon to allow him to perform an intra-ocular operation upon his eye, it is up to the surgeon to make this ordeal as easy and as safe as it is possible for him to do. All our patients are admitted to hospital two days before operation, so that they may get to know the nursing staff and their surroundings. They are told what will happen to th...

facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (fshd)is characterized by weakness of the facial, scapular muscles  and the dorsiflexors of the foot. severity in this disorder is highly variable. approximately 95% of individuals with fshd phenotype have type 1 fshd, with d4z4 allele of between one and ten repeat units and about 5% have type 2 fshd with mutations in the chromatin modifier smchd1gene whic...

background: cardiac syndrome x is a relatively common disorder, and still not much is known about the causative factors or its pathophysiology, which makes it difficult to cure. due to its chronic nature and debilitating symptoms, many patients have significantly reduced quality of life (qol).the purpose of this study was to assess the impact of phase iii cardiac rehabilitation (cr) and relaxat...

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation on blood pressure after hysterectomy in elderly. research method uses quantitative with a quasi-experimental design pre-post test approach control group. The results showed decrease 29.2 mmHg systolic and 16.2 diastolic (p-value = 0.000; α 0.05). In conclusion, effectively reduces post-hysterectomy elderly patients....