OBJECTIVE To study the surgical outcome of outpatient percutaneous microdecompressive endoscopic cervical discectomy with lower energy laser for shrinkage of disc material (thermodiskoplasty). METHOD Since 1994, 200 patients with herniated cervical discs have presented at the authors' clinic, with unilateral radicular pain. The diagnosis was confirmed by MRI or CT, and EMG. RESULTS At an av...

[Purpose] This study investigated the therapeutic effects of virtual reality-based bilateral upper-extremity training on brain activity in patients with stroke. [Subjects and Methods] Eighteen chronic stroke patients were divided into two groups: the virtual reality-based bilateral upper-extremity training group (n = 10) and the bilateral upper-limb training group (n = 8). The virtual reality-b...

Proprioception following lower extremity injuries is commonly recommended, but there is little information on proprioception training following upper extremity injuries. No studies have evaluated whether proprioception programs for athletes in open kinetic chain activities (throwing, shot putting) should be different than programs for athletes in closed kinetic chain activities (gymnastics, swi...

Objectives: This study was designed to determine the effects of Volar-Dorsal Wrist/Hand Immobilization Splint on upper extremity motor components and function of stroke patients. Methods: fourteen patients were participated in this study. The patients were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and were given the splint after a primary evaluation. They were re-evaluated afte...

BACKGROUND Chronic refractory low back and lower extremity pain is frustrating to treat. Percutaneous adhesiolysis and spinal endoscopy are techniques which can treat chronic refractory low back and lower extremity pain.Percutaneous adhesiolysis is performed by placing the catheter into the tissue plane at the ventrolateral aspect of the foramen so that medications can be injected. Adhesiolysis...

To investigate access failure (AF) and stroke rates of aortic procedures performed with upper extremity (UEA), compare results open surgical vs. percutaneous UEA techniques closure devices. A physician initiated, multicentre, ambispective, observational registry (SUPERAXA - NCT04589962) was carried out patients undergoing requiring UEA, including transcatheter valve replacement, arch, thoraco-a...

please cite this article as: tabibi a, kashi ah, mirjalili sam, mahmoudnejad n, kashani p, salavatipour b, soltani mh. the possibility of access to the kidneys from posterior axillary line in supine position for percutaneous nephrolithotomy. novel biomed 2013;1(2):43-47. objectives: to evaluate the possibility of access to the kidneys from posterior axillary line (pal) in supine position for pe...