Saturday, February 28, 2009
It is well known that cubital tunnel syndrome frequently occurs in throwing athletes. The cause of cubital tunnel syndrome is considered to be mechanical stimuli on the ulnar nerve in the cubital tunnel. The hypothesis of the present cadaveric study was that the ulnar nerve is subjected to longitudinal strain in the [...]
Sunday, February 22, 2009
This study established normative values of the kinematics of the fingers and hands during computer keyboard use by studying the angles, angular velocities, and angular accelerations of the metacarpophalangeal joints and proximal interphalangeal joints for the right and left hands of 20 computer keyboard users during a word-processing task.
A new kinematic [...]
February 15, 2009
This study performed upper-extremity physical examinations on a sample of United States adults age 60+ yrs. Data for demographics, pain history, analgesic use, and activity limitations were obtained by interview to determine the prevalence of symptomatic hand osteoarthritis using American College of Rheumatology (ACR) physical examination criteria.
Among United States adults, 58% had Heberden's [...]
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Patients complaining of pain in tooth bearing regions of the oral cavity may be suffering from a disorder unrelated to pulpal pathology.
Unnecessary dental procedures may complicate the diagnosis and aggravate the underlying disorder. Referral of pain to the oral cavity and teeth may easily be explained by the extensive neurological connections [...]
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