Among the hemiplegic disorders caused by complications of stroke, the functional recovery of upper extremities is slower than the recovery of other functions. In this study, a wireless motion tracking system to transfer motion data on the patient's upper extremity movements was developed using inertial sensors consisting of a three-axis accelerometer, gyro, and geo-magnetic sensor. In addition,...

OBJECT Randomized clinical trials have established that lumbar selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) reduces lower-extremity tone and improves functional outcome in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Significant data exist to support a secondary effect on upper-extremity function in patients with upper-extremity spasticity. The effects of SDR on upper-extremity tone, however, are not well charact...

conclusions extremity injuries especially open fractures of lower limbs account for the majority of hospitalized victims. compartment syndrome is one of the main problems that should be addressed. our study demonstrates that people still need more education regarding earthquakes and the government should direct more attention to this issue. results in this study, there were 105 females (52.5%) ...

abstract background and aims: one of the complications of breast cancer treatment is ipsilateral upper extremity lymphedema. secondary lymphedema is a chronic condition that leads to loss of function and disorder of quality of life. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of complex decongestive physical therapy (cdp) on pain severity and quality of life in patients with secondary upp...

BACKGROUND Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily and suggested as a marker of atherosclerosis. However, little is known about the association between plasma OPG levels and lower extremity arterial disease. We investigated whether plasma OPG levels were associated with the presence and severity of lower extremity arterial disease in patients with typ...

Currently, there is a lack of data related to differences in symptoms and infection across different types and anatomical sites of lymphedema. The objective of this study was to examine differences in symptoms and infection status among individuals with lymphedema of the upper or lower extremities. The National Lymphedema Network initiated an online survey of self-report lymphedema data from Ma...

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...

Effort thrombosis of the upper extremity refers to a deep venous thrombosis of the upper extremity resulting from repetitive activity of the upper limb. Most cases of effort thrombosis occur in young elite athletes with strenuous upper extremity activity. This article reports two cases who both developed upper extremity deep vein thromboses, the first being a 67-year-old bowler and the second a...

Primary varicose veins of the upper extremity constitute a rare pathological entity with a few references in the literature, in contrast to those of the lower extremity. The diagnostic approach is necessary in order to eliminate the case of secondary varicose veins, whereas the therapy is similar to those of the lower extremity. We present the case of a 37 year-old male with primary varicose ve...

Stress fractures of the upper extremity and thorax are often unrecognized injuries in athletes and nonathletes. The authors reviewed the causative activities and anatomic distribution of rib and upper-extremity stress fractures. Radiographic and clinical information was reviewed for each case to determine anatomic site and causative activity of each stress fracture. Stress fracture, although an...