plexus injury. Few studies report the rate of revision surgeries following free functional muscle transfers. We examinedthe reoperation rate and indication for reoperation after primary reconstruction of upper extremity function with a freegracilis transfer after brachial plexus injury.Methods: From 2003-2016, we identified 25 patients who underwent a free functional gracilis ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the agreement between job-title based estimates for upper extremity physical work exposures and exposure estimates from work observation and worker self-report. METHODS Self-reported exposure questionnaires were completed by 972 workers, and exposure estimates based on worksite observation were completed for a subset of 396 workers. Job-title based estimates were obtain...

The purposes of this study were to 1) investigate the sequence of development of head, upper extremity, and lower extremity extension in the prone extension posture in healthy infants; 2) identify the variations in the sequence; and 3) compare these postures within the sequence with the development of prone-on-elbows and prone-on-hands postures. Twenty healthy, full-term infants were observed l...

Motor dysfunction and cognitive impairment (CI) are the most prevalent disabling among stroke consequences. CI decreases effectivity of motor rehabilitation, but itself may also influence manifestations progression CI. So development study novel physical therapy tactics, which aiming to target both these syndromes, becomes a subject great interest nowadays.
 The aim was evaluate impact dif...

Physical fitness has been long associated with maintenance and improvement of motor performance as we age. In particular, measures of psychomotor speed and motor dexterity tend to be higher in physically fit aging adults as compared to their sedentary counterparts. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), we explored the patterns of neural ...

The hand and wrist are used in almost all sports and the hand is often the least protected part of the upper extremity, leaving it vulnerable to injuries. Therefore, the hand is the most frequently injured part of the athlete's upper extremity. These injuries vary widely; diagnosis is straightforward for many but not for others. When not diagnosed early and managed appropriately, these injuries...

Sequenced physiologic muscle activations in the upper and lower extremity result in an integrated biomechanical task. This sequencing is known as the kinetic chain, and, in upper extremity dominant tasks, the energy development and output follows a proximal to distal sequencing. Impairment of one or more kinetic chain links can create dysfunctional biomechanical output leading to pain and/or in...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Our aim was to study the efficacy of robotic therapy as an adjuvant to standard therapy during poststroke rehabilitation. METHODS Prospective, open, blinded end point, randomized, multicenter exploratory clinical trial in Japan of 60 individuals with mild to moderate hemiplegia 4 to 8 weeks post stroke randomized to receive standard therapy plus 40 minutes of either rob...

Existing thermal comfort field studies are mainly focused on the relationship between the indoor physical environment and the thermal comfort. In numerous chamber experiments, physiological parameters were adopted to assess thermal comfort, but the experiments' conclusions may not represent a realistic thermal environment due to the highly controlled thermal environment and few occupants. This ...

Abstract Background Ischemic cerebrovascular stroke is defined as an acute neurological dysfunction caused by focal cerebral infarction after decrease in the blood supply of brain either stenosis or occlusion leading to gross physical impairment disability lasting more than 24 hours. Objective To assess correlation between site and upper extremity ( UE) function chronic patients. Methodology A ...