background: carpal tunnel syndrome (cts) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders among computer users. computer users exhibit various wrist angles while typing. dynamic changes of wrist angle may cause different degrees of median nerve compression. the objective of this study was thus to investigate the effects of the combination of wrist flexion-extension with wrist deviation on me...

Human proprioception is essential for motor control, yet its central processing is still debated. Previous studies of passive movements and illusory vibration have reported inconsistent activation patterns related to proprioception, particularly in high-order sensorimotor cortices. We investigated brain activation specific to proprioception, its laterality, and changes following stroke. Twelve ...

a few numbers of patients admitted to the emergency department due to the lunate dislocation can cause a direct injury to the wrist ligament, which mainly occurs after wrist trauma, and often diagnosis is far from the mind. a 32 years old man due to severe pain and tenderness of the wrist started the previous day during swimming, referred to emergency department of imam reza hospital of mashhad...

carpal tunnel syndrome (cts) is considered by researchers because of its high prevalence, and several studies have been done to find the causes and factors which increase the chance for the syndrome. these studies have shown relationships between this syndrome with some physical parameters like wrist dimensions, weight and systemic conditions. there is no investigation on risk factors in cts in...

background there is considerable variation in the treatment of distal forearm torus fractures (dftf), from soft bandaging to cast immobilization. objectives the present study aimed to show the result of removable wrist splint (rws) in the treatment of these fractures. materials and methods one hundred forty two children aged less than 17 years old with dftf were studied prospectively. these pat...

Serial assessments of neurocognitive functioning in athletes with concussion are commonly used for return to play decisions. This study provides reliable change indices (RCIs) for computerized tests from 40 NCAA Division I collegiate athletes that suffered a sports-related concussion. The normative data that resulted from the RCIs and subsequent analyses of differences between improved and not ...