A 41-year-old man with recent intravenous drug use presented with 2 weeks of progressively worsening neck and low back pain, four days of bilateral upper and lower extremity weakness, and urinary retention. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a T2/STIR hyperintense posterior epidural collection, suggestive of a spinal epidural abscess (SEA), extending throughout the epidural space of the ...

background: patellofemoral pain (pfp) is a common affliction and complex clinical entity. deficit in neuromotor control of the core may be a remote contributing factor to the development of pfps. comparative evaluation of core and extensor mechanism muscle activation patterns between healthy group and patients involved by patellofemoral pain syndrome(pfps) in a stair stepping task is the aim of...

The purpose of present study was to examine the effects of short time static and dynamic stretching of muscles on kinematics variability of lower extremity in healthy active males during cycling. 15 physical education and sport sciences male students from Kharazmi University voluntarily participated in this study. Subjects referred to the laboratory during two days, with 48 hours intervals betw...

A 32-year-old white man presented to the emergency department after suffering a shotgun wound to the left lower extremity. He reports assault at point-blank range with a gun of unknown gauge while lying in the prone position. He was transported to the emergency department by emergency medical services personnel who started the use of peripherally inserted intravenous catheters and applied press...

Lower extremity venous disease is extremely common, with varicose veins remaining the most frequently encountered venous condition followed by chronic venous insuffi ciency.1,2 The two conditions often occur together, but each condition may also be present clinically without the other. Lower extremity venous disease comprises a clinical spectrum ranging from completely asymptomatic telangiectas...

Manual wheelchair propulsion has been linked to a high incidence of overuse injury and pain in the upper extremity, which may be caused by the high load requirements and low mechanical efficiency of the task. Previous studies have suggested that poor mechanical efficiency may be due to a low effective handrim force (i.e. applied force that is not directed tangential to the handrim). As a result...