This case report documents a substantial increase in chest wall expansion in a middle-aged woman with stable right thoracic spinal curvature due to idiopathic scoliosis. Treatment involved intensive psychological and mobilization therapies, including comprehensive manipulative medicine treatments and daily manual traction. Over an 8-year period, a 6-cm increase in resting chest circumference (i...

Sudden death resulting from ventricular fibrillation (VF) caused by a nonpenetrating chest wall impact, known as commotio cordis (CC), is the second leading cause of death among young athletes. To date, seven young athletes wearing chest protectors have died from CC. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between mechanical properties of chest protectors and oc...

Abstract: The objective of this work was to distinguish the sexual dimorphism horses Campolina breed, by morphometric measurements, and classify them according sex, using discriminating functions. Two-hundred fifteen were measured, 39 measurements evaluated. analysis covariance discriminant performed. Males taller showed a wider chest, greater scapular-humeral angle, larger neck, both in length...

Correspondence Correspondence to: Elie A. Akl, MD, PhD, MPH, State University of New York at Buffalo, ECMC CC-142, 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY 14215; e-mail : [email protected] © 2011 American College of Chest Physicians. Reproduction of this article is prohibited without written permission from the American College of Chest Physicians ( http :// www . chestpubs . org / site / misc / reprints ...

Exercise makes high demands on the body, especially female, due to its physiological characteristics. The article contains a study of impact athletics female body. Athletes 16-19 years old were studied somatometric (height, body weight, chest circumference, dynamometry hands) and psychometric (vital lung capacity, heart rate, blood pressure) indicators

This researched aims to compared the birth performance of Aceh cattle resulted natural mating and artificial insemination at BPTU-HPT Indrapuri. The calves used in this study amounted 14 calves. research uses quantitative methods data obtained by t test. parameters measured from are: shoulder height (cm), body length chest (cm). average value measurement is 55.50 cm while results 59.71 cm, mate...

The peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) was studied in 20 matched pairs of children with homozygous sickle cell disease with either no episodes or six or more episodes of acute chest syndrome. The pairs were carefully matched for height and a highly significant reduction in PEFR was observed in children with multiple episodes of acute chest syndrome. Lateral and anteroposterior chest diameters and...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relation between maternal prenatal hemoglobin concentration and neonatal anthropometric measurements. METHODS All pregnant women who gave birth at the Obstetrics Department of Dr. LK Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006, and their newborns were included in this prospective, cross-sectional study. The newbo...

BACKGROUND In Nepal, more than 90% of the deliveries take place at home where birth weight is often not recorded. In developing countries, low birth weight (LBW, <2500 grams) accounts for 60-80% of neonatal deaths. Early identification and referral of LBW babies for extra essential newborn care is vital in preventing neonatal deaths. Studies carried out in different populations have suggested t...

BMI, mid-arm circumference (MAC) and calf circumference (CC) are anthropometric indicators often included in geriatric health measurement scales. However, their relative effectiveness in predicting long-term mortality risk has not been extensively examined. The present study aimed to evaluate the relative effectiveness of these anthropometrics in predicting long-term mortality risk in older adu...