normal 0 false false false en-us x-none fa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : strength improvement of the shoulder muscles is a major goal in rehabilitation or athletic conditioning programs. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of shoulder core exercises on the isometric torque of glenohumeral joint movements. methods : a total of 36 healthy females with no history of sho...

What are the risk factors for an unstable shoulder? In a large epidemiological study of 8940 shoulder dislocations, males were over 2.5 times more likely to experience a dislocation, and when the incidence rates were calculated according to age the results illus‐ trated a bimodal distribution, peaking in the third and ninth decades of life. More recently, a case series of 31 patients with shoul...

This study aims at investigation of stimulation by using intra-spinal signals decoded from electrocorticography (ECoG) assessments to restore the movements of the leg in an animal model of spinal cord injury (SCI). The present work comprised of three steps. First, ECoG signals and the associated leg joint changes (hip, knee, and ankle) in sedated healthy rabbits were recorded in different trial...

a S c s he strength of the normal shoulder may differ by gener and deteriorate with age. Thus, the Constant score ay also decrease in absolute value while still reflectng a normal score. To account for ageand genderelated differences, normal results for this scale must e determined across a population of patients without houlder disease. Patients presenting for evaluation of onshoulder conditio...

S houlder pain is a very common musculoskeletal complaint, and individuals with shoulder pain comprise a significant percentage of patients seeking medical attention. Lifetime prevalence of shoulder pain has been reported to range from 7% to 36% of the population.11,13 Rotator cuff pathology and subacromial impingement are among the most common diagnoses made in the shoulder region.11,19 The va...

temporomandibular joint (tmj) diseases and disorders refer to a complex and poorly understood set of conditions, manifested by pain in the area of the jaw and associated muscles and limitations in the ability to make the normal movements of speech, facial expression, eating, chewing, and swallowing. the conventional soft occlusal splint therapy is a much safer and effective mode of a conservati...