We used a robotic exoskeleton to quantify specific patterns of abnormal upper limb motor behaviour in people who have had transient ischemic attack (TIA). A cohort of people with TIA was recruited within two weeks of symptom onset. All individuals completed a robotic-based assessment of 8 behavioural tasks related to upper limb motor and proprioceptive function, as well as cognitive function. R...

BACKGROUND Multisensory interactive training has an increasingly prominent role in stroke rehabilitation. Currently, there is insufficient evidence to demonstrate its efficacy on gait improvement, upper limb and lower limb functional improvement, global motor function and cognitive improvement. A recent Cochrane review confirmed that published studies on virtual reality (VR) training have the l...

Side-to-side discrepancy in range of motion (ROM) during upper limb neurodynamic testing is used in part to identify abnormal peripheral nerve mechanosensitivity and is one of three factors to consider in determining a positive test. Large side-to-side variability is reported for some variants of the upper limb neurodynamic test sequences, however discrepancies for other test variants are unkno...

This case report describes a 41-year-old female who presented with complaints of pain in the lower lateral one-third of the right radius extending into the first web space. Tinel's sign reproducing the patient's symptoms was elicited 8.2 cm above the radial styloid process. Physical diagnosis for superficial radial nerve entrapment was made based on a positive upper limb neural tension test 2a ...

Regions in the occipitotemporal cortex (OTC) show clear selectivity to static images of human body parts, and upper limbs in particular, with respect to other object categories. Such selectivity was previously attributed to shape aspects, which presumably vary across categories. Alternatively, it has been proposed that functional selectivity for upper limbs is driven by processing of their dist...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the predictors related to upper extremity functional recovery, with special emphasis on neuromuscular electrical stimulation dose-response in patients after stroke. SUBJECTS Ninety-five patients with stroke who received a 4-week neuromuscular electrical stimulation intervention. DESIGN Prospective predictive analysis. METHODS The change score of the Action Researc...

Work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) is a common occupational injury. Among the injuries of agricultural workers, 93% are related to WMSD, with shoulder being second most affected area. This paper presents passive upper-limb exoskeleton (PULE) gas spring and four-bar mechanism developed aid daily activities associated orchard farming. The PULE used assist arm-lifting process, reducing p...

STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVES To examine the effect of different normalization methods on unilateral seated shot put test results. BACKGROUND The unilateral seated shot put test could assist clinical decision making in upper extremity rehabilitation, but test results must be normalized to compare across patients. The effect of normalization methods based on body size and up...

Cervical radiculopathy is the problem that probably every other person complaining now a days and etiology mostly age-related related posture hectic work routine. Objective: Current trial was designed to associate impact of cervical pull, foramen initial both combined techniques on level disablement, pain range motions spine in individuals having radiculopathy. Methods: Sampling technique non-p...