Sentences with phrase «upper limb»

They can also be used for upper limb injuries, especially the shoulder.

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

Improving upper limb function in this population could have broader implications, such as increased participation in work and social and community activities.

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.

Kakuda et al (2012a) stated that both low - frequency rTMS (LF - rTMS) and intensive occupational therapy (OT) have been recently reported to be clinically beneficial for post-stroke patients with upper limb hemiparesis.

Kakuda et al (2012b) noted that for spastic upper limb hemiparesis after stroke, they developed triple - element protocol of botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA) injection, LF - rTMS, and intensive OT.

They met each other through the Lucky Fin Project, a non-profit that supports those with upper limb differences.

The Pisa - Lund group generated artificial touch experiences with a bionic fingertip currently used for robotic upper limb neuroprostheses.

We, The Pisa - Lund group, generated artificial touch experiences with a bionic fingertip currently used for robotic upper limb neuroprostheses.

«Altered trunk muscle recruitment in people with low back pain with upper limb movement at different speeds.»

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.

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.

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.

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

Lacerations, upper limb injuries, and fractures are also common.

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

A: Yes, I was — and I am — for upper limb control, if you want to reproduce every detail of the kinematics.

These so - called cohesinopathies (e.g. Roberts syndrome and Cornelia de Lange syndrome) are congenital birth defects with widely ranging symptoms, which usually include craniofacial / upper limb deformities as well as mental retardation.

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

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»).

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.

Worldwide, roughly 10,000 affected children nicknamed «thalidomide babies» were born with multiple defects, including the characteristic shortened upper limbs (a condition known as phocomelia, Greek for «seal limbs»), before the drug was discontinued in 1961 after four years on the market.

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.

Combined structural and functional patterns discriminating upper limb motor disability in multiple sclerosis using multivariate approaches

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.

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

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

It spotlights the superpower of wacky, outrageous springy upper limbs, used only for flesh warfare, and is powered by swift traversal of the arena floor.

As a newly appointed consultant in 1991 most consultants undertook the entire range of orthopaedics including paediatric, adult and all sub-specialties including upper limb, lower limb and spine.

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.

East Hanover, NJ — March 15, 2018 — Kessler Foundation has been awarded an $ 857,600 sub-award from the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), to study a promising new intervention for upper limb dysfunction after spinal cord injury (SCI).

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

The authors concluded that the 15 - day inpatient rTMS plus OT protocol is a safe, feasible, and clinically useful neuro - rehabilitative intervention for post-stroke patients with upper limb hemiparesis.

The study subjects were 204 post-stroke patients with upper limb hemiparesis (mean age at admission of 58.5 + / - 13.4 years, mean time after stroke of 5.0 + / - 4.5 years, + / - SD) from 5 institutions in Japan.

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.

Good for Motor Development on the knees and toes, and upper limbs.

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).

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

As they progressed, patients graduated from virtual reality to more challenging equipment that required more control over their posture, balance and ability to use their upper limbs, including two commercially available walking devices used in some physical therapy centers in the U.S.: the ZeroG and the Lokomat.

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.

The second most common location was the upper limb.

In particular, the researchers identified separate subnetworks for movements in the face, upper limbs, lower limbs and trunk, and whiskers.

In a preclinical study, the scientists paired vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) with a physical therapy task aimed at improving the function of an upper limb in rodents.

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

«I could see you and hear you, but I couldn't move my upper limbs or talk,» he says.