challenges in evaluating sleep disturbances in patients with hand and upper extremity disease

In 1600, Valverdi 1 achieved a type of sensory loss by compressing the vessels and nerves of a region until sensation was lost. James Moore 2, in 1784, observed similar results by compressing the nerve trunks supplying the upper extremity. In 1843, Alexander Wood 8 described the subdermic application of morphine sulfate in the vicinity of a painful area to relieve the symptoms. The year 1853 sa...

  Background: Little is known about the influence of habitual participation in physical exercise and diet on upper-extremity physical function in older adults. To assess the relationship of general physical exercise and diet to upper-extremity physical function and pain intensity in older adults.   Methods: A cohort of 111 patients 50 or older completed a sociodemographic survey, the Rapid Asse...

Objective: To find the impact of impaired upper limb motor function on trunk control and mobility in chronic post-stroke survivors so that the upper limb function should be enhanced as a core component of rehabilitation. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2021 to August 2021 at Rehabilitation Center for the Physically Disabled, Peshawar, Pakistan. A total o...

The high demands placed on the upper extremity in sporting activities subject the competitive athlete to common injuries of the hand. Treatment options are based on the fracture configuration, associated extremity injuries, and status of the surrounding soft tissue. Metacarpal and phalangeal fractures may usually be treated by closed, nonoperative methods, and most athletes may quickly return t...

background: severe upper extremity injuries can affect the quality of life in patients and cause multi-factorial and long-term costs of disease. the aim of this study was to assess quality of life in patients with upper extremity injuries caused by work-related accidents. methods: in this study cross-sectional method was used in patients referred to the occupational medicine clinic of rasoul ak...

background: wolf motor function test (wmft) is used in the assessment of upper extremity motor function in stroke patients. this scale contains 15 items and assesses joint-segment movements and functional tasks. objectives: translation and assessment of internal consistency and reliability of the persian version of wmft in iranian stroke patients. materials and methods: after translation (based...

Percutaneous disc decompression with the radiofrequency coblation technique has been described to treat contained, symptomatic lumbar disc herniations. In symptomatic cervical disc herniations it has been used very selectively. We report a 42-year-old female with cervical disc pathology, predominantly at C6/C7, treated with percutaneous disc decompression using coblation technology. Her complai...