OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to compare a range of cooling methods possibly utilised by occupational workers, focusing on their effect on body temperature, perception and manual dexterity. METHODS Ten male participants completed eight trials involving 30 min of seated rest followed by 30 min of cooling or control of no cooling (CON) (34°C, 58% relative humidity). The cooling methods util...

OBJECTIVE This study reviews the usefulness of surgical improvement of arm and hand function in patients with non-traumatic spinal cord injury who differ significantly from individuals with post-traumatic tetraplegia with respect to age, injury pattern, gender and socio-economic factors. DESIGN Case series. Tests were conducted preoperatively and 12 months postoperatively. PATIENTS The resu...

OBJECTIVE To prospectively evaluate the results from a series of patients who underwent surgical treatment for rhizarthrosis using the technique of trapezium resection associated with interposition of yarn from the long abductor tendon of the thumb. METHODS From May to August 2005, ten patients underwent surgical treatment for rhizarthrosis. Patients with primary osteoarthrosis of the trapezi...

BACKGROUND We performed an interposition arthroplasty using the abductor pollicis longus tendon for arthrosis in the basal joint of the thumb that needed surgery from 1995 to 2010. In 2001 47 patients (55 thumbs) were reviewed after 3.5 (1-5) years. The pain relief was excellent in 32 thumbs, and 25 patients improved their ability to perform daily tasks. Mobility was well preserved. Key pinch a...

تعمج تانايبلا . ةيجهنم ةعجارم تناك ةساردلا هذه :هقیرطلا و ةصالخا تاملكلا لامعتساو تانايبلا ةدعاق يف ثحبلا للاخ نم زجالحا " :یتلاا تناك ةصالخا تاملكلا .ثحبلا یف قمعتلا ريياعلما . " ةطبثلما لماوعلا " و "ءاسنلل ةدلاولا لبق ةياعرلا " لوصو" ٬" یف قمعتلا وةساردلا دعب .OR ،AND تناك ةيقطنلما لماوعلا تلااقم تددحو تضفر ةطبارتم ريغ تلااقم ، هفلتخلما تلااقلما تلااقلما رايتخلاا رايعم .تلااقلما لذل اصخلم اها...

The purpose of the study was to present a method for the assessment of finger joint torques in two-fingered precision grips. The static analysis of various grips is important for the analysis of the mechanics of a human hand and the functional evaluation of grasping. We have built a grip-measuring device assessing the endpoint forces of two-oppositional grips. Through the simultaneous use of an...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results of 4 mg of dexamethasone acetate injections for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome in pregnancy. MATERIAL AND METHOD Twenty-four pregnant volunteers who suffered from carpal tunnel syndrome occurring in the third trimester of their pregnancies were injected with 4 mg of dexamethasone acetate combined with 1% lidocaine into the carpal tunnels. The volunte...

INTRODUCTION Hand strength is a good indicator of physical fitness and frailty among the elderly. However, there are no published hand strength references for Malaysians aged > 65 years. This study aimed to establish normative data for hand grip strength (HGS) and key pinch strength (KPS) for Malaysians aged ≥ 60 years, and explore the relationship between hand strength and physical ability. ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often results in impairments in upper extremities, especially in the small joints of hand. Involvement of hand brings limitations in activities of daily living. However, it is commonly observed that patient-reported functional status of hand does not always corresponds to their actual physical performance in the clinical setting. The aim of this pilot study is to inves...