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), ...

Trials of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) treatments targeting declining lung or upper limb function, which are typically limited to nonambulatory patients, could also include ambulatory patients, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Questionnaire-based measures of function have been validated extensively in studies of chronic illness and work-related low back pain. These ...

You have 20 muscles in your forearm, the part of your arm between your elbow and your hand. They help you move your arms, hands, and fingers and perform many of the tasks of daily life. You can strain ...

August 28, 2009 — The benefits of exercises to strengthen muscles in the upper arms, shoulders, and chest of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) extend beyond the upper ...

Background People with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) commonly experience limb muscle atrophy and dysfunction, which reduce their ability to handle their activities of daily living and ...

The indication for adult upper limb spasticity treatment now includes elbow and forearm muscles, intrinsic hand muscles, and thumb muscles. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the ...

The innovative interface system is designed to seamlessly connect a patient’s nervous system and their upper limb prothesis to restore naturalistic hand and arm function. GRASS LAKE, Mich.--(BUSINESS ...

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 ...

A single 5-mg infusion of zoledronic acid administered before bariatric surgery did not prevent loss of muscle mass or strength nor did it improve physical function 12 months after surgery compared ...