OBJECTIVE To investigate the long-term efficacy of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in enhancing motor recovery in the upper extremities of stroke patients. METHODS A total of 46 patients with stroke were assigned to a neuromuscular electrical stimulation group or a control group. All patients received a standard rehabilitation programme. Patients in the neuromuscular electrical stimulati...

Knee injuries are the second most common musculoskeletal injuries in primary care, with anterior cruciate the most commonly injured ligament. It is caused by contact / non-contact and accelerating/decelerating twisting injury of the knee. Typical presentation includes trauma with pain and swelling, with laxity of the knee joint. Management includes rehabilitation alone or surgery combined with ...

Background: Hamstring injuries are common in sports that involve rapid, forceful lengthening of the hamstring muscles, such as sprinting, jumping, and kicking. This type injury is more likely to occur team football handball. Objectives: The purpose this study was investigate chronic effects proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching on muscle strength activity muscle. Methods: S...

Spinal Muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe neuromuscular disorder which hereditary genetic disease. It an incurable disease due to defect in the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene. This report shows benefit of rehabilitation intervention for habilitation child with SMA Type 2. A 5-year-8-month-old female diagnosed by testing complained inability stand independently. Her problems were muscle pow...