Purpose: To examine the effect of a progressive upper-body exercise program on lymphedema secondary to breast cancer treatment. Methods: Fourteen breast cancer survivors with unilateral upper ...

Women who exercise shortly after having non-reconstructive breast cancer surgery appear to regain better shoulder and arm mobility and experience less pain than those who receive standard care, ...

Stroke is the most common cause of chronic adult disability in the United Kingdom. Of the people who survive stroke, 85 percent are left with some degree of arm paresis. After five years, 25 percent ...

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Background Upper extremity plyometric exercises are used to reduce the risk of injury by maintaining the strength ratio of the muscles that provide scapular stabilization when sports demand high-speed ...

DALLAS, Aug. 15 – Stroke survivors who received therapist-supervised, progressive therapy after completing in-hospital rehabilitation significantly improved their endurance, balance and walking ...

Muscular activation during exercise is the key to developing muscle mass and strength and the bench press exercise is a popular and widely used method of building upper body strength. In a new study, ...

UAB Orthopaedics faculty and trainees in this area specialize in disorders, instability, and injuries of the hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, and shoulder. They treat conditions such as osteoarthritis, ...

Stroke survivors who received therapist-supervised, progressive therapy after completing in-hospital rehabilitation significantly improved their endurance, balance and walking ability, according to a ...