Non-immersive virtual reality rehabilitation was feasible and safe but did not demonstrate superiority over equally intensive conventional physiotherapy for upper extremity recovery after subacute ...

March 14, 2011 — Anticoagulation therapy should be started promptly for upper extremity deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), according to a clinical practice review of upper extremity DVT published in the ...

The UAB Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship provides comprehensive training in hand, upper extremity, and nerve surgery during a one-year ACGME-accredited Hand Surgery Fellowship program. This is a ...

DVT in both the upper and lower body can happen to almost anyone at any age and for many reasons. For example, your vein could have been damaged by an injury or operation. Half of blood clots happen ...

Service members experience 25 million limited duty days annually due to injuries, most of which are musculoskeletal injuries, also known as MSKI. When on limited duty status, a service member may not ...

The UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Hand and Upper Extremity Section specializes in the research, education, diagnosis, and treatment of a spectrum of disorders and injuries of the upper ...

The concern with the cervical herniated disk and the popular whiplash injury as a source of pain in the upper extremity may exclude consideration of a more distal origin of such pain. It is the ...

UEDVT is a condition where a blood clot forms in a deep vein in the upper body, typically linked to medical devices like central lines or strenuous physical activity. It can cause serious ...

A review of instruments used to assess upper-limb function in patients with neuromuscular diseases found that more tools are needed to address specific diseases. In most neuromuscular diseases (NMDs), ...

Correspondence to Daniel T Tarara, Department of Exercise Science, High Point University, School of Health Sciences, 833 Montlieu Avenue, High Point 27268, NC, USA; dtarara{at}highpoint.edu Objective ...

Extremity reconstruction surgery can be life-changing for people whose hands, arms or legs have been affected by cancer, an infection, a traumatic injury, congenital (birth) defect, or other ...