SAN FRANCISCO — For patients with deep vein thrombosis, mortality rates and the prevalence of hemodynamically unstable pulmonary embolism are significantly higher when the upper extremities are ...

REHABILITATION of the upper extremity in hemiplegie patients presents multiple problems. Superimposed musculoskeletal and neuromuscular complications may be obscured by the hemiplegia. Prompt ...

There is no doubt that musculoskeletal disorders of the low back and upper extremities are an important and costly national health problem. Musculoskeletal disorders account for nearly 70 million ...

A 47-year-old black man. The patient presented to the dermatology clinic for evaluation of an intensely pruritic rash that had been present for 4 months. The eruption began as papules on the distal ...

The brachial plexus is a rich network of nerves that originates in the upper spinal cord and extends to the upper extremities. It transmits sensory and motor impulses to each arm, hand, and shoulder.

The study highlights the relationship between training load and injury risk in fencers, with chronic conditions like tendonitis affecting key anatomical sites.

The relationship between upper extremity health and psychological factors has emerged as a critical area of research, exploring how mental well‐being, coping strategies, and social health contribute ...

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The debate about shoulders and industrial disability has come to an end for now with the Iowa Supreme Court’s most recent decision, Bridgestone Americas, Inc. v. Anderson. The Court held that a work ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. This chapter provides a review of the biomechanics literature on the low back and ...