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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. A 55-year-old man presented to the ED for a chronic ...

OneStep has expanded the capabilities of its technology, which transforms smartphones into clinical-grade motion analysis devices, to assess upper body motion. By holding a OneStep-enabled smartphone ...

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 ...

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 ...

A unique study imaging brain activity in children born with upper limb difference—for example, one hand—has shown the amazing ...

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 ...