Breast cancer surgery increases risk of upper extremity disability. The Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (QuickDASH; QD) tool is validated to assess upper extremity functionality in ...

Background: Upper extremity (UE) impairment affects up to 80% of stroke survivors and accounts for most of the rehabilitation after discharge from the hospital release. Compensation, commonly used by ...

Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Hospital Instituto Guttman have developed a new methodology of motor assessment of patients with acquired brain injury that improves the current ...

With the number of people surviving a stroke soaring, more and more rehabilitation programs are delivered with minimal involvement of a physiotherapist due to their limited availability, and the ...

OneStep, a tech-enabled physical therapy company, has announced a new offering using smartphones to assess upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders. Physical therapists reaching patients through the ...

February 4, 2009 (Nashville, Tennessee) — Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) may have a higher risk for upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) than for lower-extremity DVT, yet the focus ...

ICU patients may be at a greater risk of upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis than of lower-extremity DVT – but routine assessment focuses on the legs, US researchers have pointed out ‘Upper-extremity ...

Upper extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is becoming a more common problem because of increased use of central venous catheters for chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation, dialysis, and ...

With nine full-time hand and upper extremity faculty in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Department of Orthopaedics, there is an abundance of opportunity for clinical and ...

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