BACKGROUND Edema of the upper limb, without any doubt, constitutes the most invalidating complication of breast carcinoma treatment. The swelling of the limb results from decreased liquid evacuation by surgical intervention at the axillary level and also by the eventual treatment by cobaltotherapy. METHOD The physical treatment for edema of the limb consists of a combination of therapies that...

M.A., M.D., B.C. (Cantab.), etc. Fourth Edition. 1940. J. and A. Churchill, Limited, London. Pp. xiv plus 669, with 281 illustrations including 32 plates, 8 in colour. Price, 25s. Physical treatment in recent years has progressed in great strides owing to new additions to our knowledge of the physiology and biochemistry of living tissue. The first edition of this book was published in 1917, dur...

Hypertension, one of the most common chronic and sporadic conditions, figures among the important worldwide public-health challenges, and it is a major risk for heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and other complications, including dementia. Hypertension is neglected by individuals, and the prevalence of this condition continues to rise across the world. A great number of patients receiving m...

Osteoporosis is a “disease characterized by decreased bone mass and deterioration of bone microarchitecture with consequent increase in bone fragility and fracture risk” (Consensus Develop Conference). Numerous studies have shown that even if Osteoporosis is a disease of old age, it finds its roots in the paediatric age: the amount of bone tissue depends on the skeletal assets that people acqui...

There has been a great deal of. controversial writing and discussion about the type of physical treatment that is best in poliomvelitis and at what stage in the disease this treatment should be started. Some of the stumbling blocks to a scientific approach to the treatment of this disease are that singularly little is actually known about it, little material has been obtained for pathological e...

exposure would thus continue to contribute to the burden of cancer from DEE. Th ese results indicate that stringent occupational and particularly environmental standards for DEE should be set and compliance ensured to have an impact on health outcomes. In the occupational situation, in addition to lower emission and more effi cient engines, reduction in DEE can be achieved through: 1) engineeri...

Magnetic field  improved germination parameters. The germination of Catharanthus roseus seeds is lost under salinity conditions. The effect of different strengths of magnetic field and exposure durations on the germination of C. roseus seeds under salinity conditions (19 mS cm-1) were investigated. The experiment was conducted  with factorial arrangement based on a completely randomized design ...