Plaster splinting was used to decrease severe elbow flexor spasticity in a patient with an upper motor neuron lesion. A series of plaster splints were applied over a period of several weeks that allowed elbow extension yet controlled the amount of flexion. The design of the splint was effective in reducing the spasticity, which was probably a result of the input from the golgi tendon organs in ...

It has long been accepted by the majority of physicians that rest in bed forms an important part of the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis during the active phase of the disease, but sharp differences of opinion have been expressed as to the correct treatment of inflamed joints during this phase. John Hunter (1835) stated that "nothing can promote the contraction of a joint so much as motion bef...

Research objective: to develop and implement a new clinical method of producing a set of kappa-splints for splint therapy: treatment and prevention of various forms of pathological teeth abrasion in combination with dentition defects and dentition deformations, which will enable to prevent significant disorders in the dentition. Materials and Methods: 36 patients aged 30-59 have been selected f...

BACKGROUND Surgical stabilization of flail chest injury with generic osteosynthesis implants remains challenging. A novel implant system comprising anatomic rib plates and intramedullary splints may improve surgical stabilization of flail chest injuries. This observational study evaluated our early clinical experience with this novel implant system to document if it can simplify the surgical pr...

Critical evaluation of treatment methods has become an important part of health care and will certainly have a major influence on decisions about acceptable treatment methods in the future. Evidence-based medicine (EBM) means the systematic, explicit, and judicious implementation of the best evidence in patient care. The most reliable sources of evidence are high-quality systematic reviews and ...

The aim of this study is to assess the electrical activity generated in temporal and masseter muscles during voluntary muscular contraction of patients with bruxism, as a result of the use of two types of occlusal splints (occlusal stabilization splint and soft occlusal splint) in which 2 groups of 8 patients were evaluated -12 women and four men aged 19 to 40 years, who used a single type of o...