height measurement is an important part of nutritional assessment especially in children. however, in such cases as hospitalized or certain kinds of malformations or disabilities, height cannot be measured accurately. we aimed to determine appropriate height predictors in iranian healthy children for further use in disabled and/or hospitalized children. a total of 730 apparently healthy childre...

objective: to evaluate the functional outcome and extensor apparatus of operative management of intra-articular fractures of distal humerus using modification of the triceps tongue flap approach. methods: this prospective study was conducted between june, 2012 to april,2014 in nims medical college and hospital, jaipur, rajasthan(india). we included 23 patients with intraarticular fractures of d...

nonspecific activity-related arm pain is characterized by an absence of objective physical findings and symptoms that do not correspond with objective pathophysiology. arm pain without strict diagnosis is often related to activity, work-related activity in particular, and is often seen in patients with physically demanding work. psychological factors such as catastrophic thinking, symptoms of d...

  Nonspecific activity-related arm pain is characterized by an absence of objective physical findings and symptoms that do not correspond with objective pathophysiology. Arm pain without strict diagnosis is often related to activity, work-related activity in particular, and is often seen in patients with physically demanding work. Psychological factors such as catastrophic thinking, symptoms of...

BACKGROUND Severe arm disability is considered to indicate poor potential to recover arm function. OBJECTIVE Determine if stroke survivors with severe upper arm disability can achieve a clinically important change in arm function on discharge from inpatient rehabilitation. METHODS 618 stroke survivors from 16 inpatient rehabilitation units were assessed on admission and discharge using the ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To chart the incidence and course of three types of arm morbidity (lymphedema, pain, and range of motion [ROM] restrictions) in women with breast cancer 6-12 months after surgery and the relationship between arm morbidity and disability. DESIGN Longitudinal mixed methods approach. SETTING Four sites across Canada. SAMPLE 347 patients with breast cancer 6-12 months after...