Sentences with phrase «of upper limb»

The triceps is thought to be a simple muscle of the upper limb that primarily acts as an elbow extensor (Moore and Dalley, 1992).

Margin of preopercle with small serrations on upper limb, largest serrations on ventral portion of upper limb; no serrations on lower limb.

This study demonstrates that artificial neural connections can compensate for interrupted descending pathways and promote volitional control of upper limb movement after damage of neural pathways such as spinal cord injury or stroke.

Impact of grinding technology on bilateral asymmetry in muscle activity of the upper limb.

The review identified 71 articles, including a total of 214 patients, describing less frequently seen bite and sting injuries of the upper limb (hand and arm).

Doses as low as 54 milligrams in an average - sized adult female (far less than a quarter of a teaspoon) can cause an increased risk of phocomelia — a decrease in the size of the upper limbs.

Edgerton is also working with various collaborators on NIBIB - funded projects to explore whether epidural stimulation can be used to help patients with paralysis of the upper limbs.

Not exact matches

The find consists of the whole skull, the entire torso, and important parts of the upper and lower limbs.

Inability to achieve this stable base frequently accompanies the development of shoulder and upper limb pain.

My son was born with an upper limb difference, which is a long story, but basically, at birth, all of the fingers, including his thumb, on his left hand were fused together, with missing bones.

The Lagos State Police Command is investigating a case of child abuse reported by Chosen Child Orphanage Home, located at Gastya Estate, Ijora - Badia on behalf of Aishat Sheriff, a 16 - year - old girl child whose upper and lower right limbs were allegedly burnt by her biological mother, one Ayo Sheriff, 30 years old, by means of electric pressing iron over minor misunderstanding.

The Lagos State Police Command is investigating a case of child abuse reported by Chosen Child Orphanage Home, located at Gastya Estate, Ijora - Badia on behalf of Aishat Sheriff, a 16 - year - old girl child whose upper and lower right limbs were allegedly burnt by her biological mother, one Ayo Sheriff,...

These individuals have essentially lost all sensation and movement below their injury site with severe paralysis of the upper and lower limbs.

We obtained a videotape of the throwing mechanics of each, as well as upper - limb x-rays and records of how many and what type of pitches were thrown in all games and training over the season.

For upper limb spasticity, three of the drug formulations — abobotulinumtoxinA, incobotulinumtoxinA, and onabotulinumtoxinA — are effective in reducing excess muscle tone and should be offered.

The rehabilitation team of occupational therapists who specialize in helping patients adapt to loss of function in their upper limbs and «redesign» the way patients do tasks with the function they have left, worked with Sorto and the Caltech team daily to help Sorto visualize what it would be like to move his arm again.

That translates to 1 of just 33 babies being born with a defect in the U.S. Of these, about 1,500 babies, or 4 out of every 10,000 babies are born missing a hand or arm («upper limb reduction»of just 33 babies being born with a defect in the U.S. Of these, about 1,500 babies, or 4 out of every 10,000 babies are born missing a hand or arm («upper limb reduction»Of these, about 1,500 babies, or 4 out of every 10,000 babies are born missing a hand or arm («upper limb reduction»of every 10,000 babies are born missing a hand or arm («upper limb reduction»).

For example, in both the hobbit and the cretins, the top of the upper arm bone is unusually straight and untwisted, and both have relatively thick or robust limbs.

After Bush administration officials raised concerns about the large number of soldiers returning from Iraq as upper - limb amputees, the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) shelled out $ 130 million to develop its Revolutionizing Prosthetics Program.

Some subcategories, such as upper limb strength, saw improvement in almost 67 % of all studies.

In anticipation of the technique's eventual use in humans, the team is working on an at - home rehab system targeting the upper limbs.

Because older sperm tend to have more chromosomal mutations — ranging in seriousness from harmless to lethal — there is among older fathers a higher rate of kids born with certain rare tumors, neural - tube defects, congenital cataracts, and upper limb defects.

Regional pain syndrome is a chronic and highly debilitating condition that typically develops after a minor trauma, to the hand for example, and then spreads to other areas, such as the whole upper limb and sometimes even to the other side of the body.

OMPS is a three - part instrument: a nadir mapper that maps ozone, SO2 and aerosols; a nadir profiler that measures the vertical distribution of ozone in the stratosphere; and a limb profiler that measures aerosols in the upper troposphere, stratosphere and mesosphere with high vertical resolution.

The evolution in the structure of their teeth, odd - toed limbs, obvious mobility of the upper lip, and other aspects, joins the horse to the evolutionary line of odd - toed, hoofed mammals: the Perissodactyls.

NASA's upper atmosphere research satellite, for example, carries the British - made microwave limb sounder (MLS) which measures concentrations of chlorine monoxide — a chemical that plays a critical part in the destruction of ozone.

However, the most of basal bones located in the anterior side (i.e. the thumb side in the human limb) were lost in early tetrapods, and only the most posterior bone remained as the «humerus (i.e. the upper arm of humans).»

Visits start with 20 minutes of standardized, task - oriented activity followed by the treatment or simulated therapy and then an hour of upper - limb rehabilitation therapy.

With her $ 178,000 award, Dr. Chen from Stroke Rehabilitation Research will study the efficacy of home - based arm and hand exercise (HAHE) to improve upper limb dysfunction after TBI.

In my department there are a high number of patients with hand and upper limb problems referred to the rehabilitation from orthopaedic surgeons, plastic surgeons, rheumatologists, neurologists and hand surgeons.

Motor function of the affected upper limb was evaluated mainly using FMA, WMFT, motor activity log (MAL), and the severity of spasticity was measured with modified Ashworth scale (MAS) at BoNTA injection, discharge and 4 weeks post-discharge.

In all patients, BoNTA was injected into spastic muscles of the affected upper limb (maximum total dose: 240 units).

A total of 14 post-stroke patients with spastic upper limb hemiparesis (mean age of 54.9 + / - 9.2 years, time after onset: 87.1 + / - 48.2 months, + / - SD) were included in this study.

The studies included investigated the concurrent effects of rTMS on the excitability of cortico - spinal pathways and upper - limb motor function in adults after stroke.

Congenital contractures involving 1 or multiple joints (ie, arthrogryposis multiplex congenita or arthrogryposis) have been reported in fetuses and infants with presumed or laboratory - confirmed congenital ZIKV infection.20, 24,36,37,41 The clinical picture of congenital contractures varies among affected infants in regard to type (proximal or distal), laterality, upper or lower limb, and severity, likely reflecting variations in neurologic damage (Figure 4).

He is the lead investigator of the NICHE and E-FIT Multicenter Trials on navigated brain stimulation for upper limb recovery after stroke.

The article further states that this type of seat cushion may prevent work - related neck and upper limb disorders associated with forward head posture.

Neural stretches are adaptations of neural tension tests, such as the slump test and the upper limb tension test.

Not only can one achieve great upper body strength and endurance through swinging Steel Clubs, you can also achieve great joint health, increased range of motion, and an unbelievable grip that carries over into practical things like grabbing a person's extended limb, just to name a few.

So if your hamstring looks out of balance there is no way of them knowing if that is from an imbalance with the quads, the calves, something in the foot, or the opposite upper - body limb.

To get an upper hand (or arm, or leg, or head) on the situation, Bryce absorbs bullets, melee attacks, and whatever else is thrown at him to dismember his limbs, which makes the premise of this game a little different from what we're typically used to in a third - person action game.

According to the Health and Safety Executive, more than 10 million working days were lost last year to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), including back pain and upper limb disorders, and 80 per cent of adults develop lower back pain at some point in their lives.

Full - service digital imaging / radiography - capable of excellent imaging of head, neck, upper extremities, as well as lower limbs.

Infiltrative tumors may be deep under the skin of the trunk, hip region and upper limbs where they can also occur within the muscle.

Burkholder, K. C., and M. S. Lozier, 2014: Tracing pathways of the North Atlantic meridional overturning circulation's upper limb.

Sunset is defined as the time the upper limb of the Sun goes beneath the horizion (assuming the event can be viewed).

Because of this second difficulty, a measure of the Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) transport has traditionally been considered a shortcut to the measure of the AMOC: while the upper limb of the AMOC was considered inextricably linked to the much more energetic wind - driven circulation, the lower limb was considered to be «channeled» through the DWBC.

The closing of the Central American Seaway intensified the Gulf Stream, the upper limb of a conveyor - like global ocean circulation called the Ocean Conveyor.

In a Feb. 25 post playing on the recent killer whale incident at Sea World (a post which can no longer be read thanks to a temporary restraining order granted against HAN by a Louisiana state judge), HAN wrote about the supposed fate of «veteran wildlife guide Dizzy Dimarco» who was said to have been thrown into the upper limbs of a tree while feeding giraffes at Global Wildlife.

A total of seven police officers were involved in detaining Roxanne, arresting her, transporting her to the police station, searching her, restraining her upper and lower limbs, placing her in a holding cell, searching her a second time, and leaving her naked in the cell for several hours before she was permitted to leave the Ottawa police station.