Extremity reconstruction surgery can be life-changing for people whose hands, arms or legs have been affected by cancer, an infection, a traumatic injury, congenital (birth) defect, or other ...

OneStep has expanded the capabilities of its technology, which transforms smartphones into clinical-grade motion analysis devices, to assess upper body motion. By holding a OneStep-enabled smartphone ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 55-year-old woman initially sustained a closed, right distal third humeral shaft fracture in 2005 after a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NCAA Division I football players had a higher rate of upper extremity injury in the year after a concussion ...

A review of instruments used to assess upper-limb function in patients with neuromuscular diseases found that more tools are needed to address specific diseases. In most neuromuscular diseases (NMDs), ...

The relationship between upper extremity health and psychological factors has emerged as a critical area of research, exploring how mental well‐being, coping strategies, and social health contribute ...

In addition to her advanced age and obesity status, the patient had a history of pulmonary embolism managed with an inferior vena cava filter, increasing her risk of thrombosis. The group detailed the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the MicroTransponder Vivistim Paired VNS System (Vivistim System), a first-of-its-kind, drug-free rehabilitation system intended to treat moderate ...

Wheelchair basketball and hand cycling are two popular adaptive sports that provide unique benefits for improving upper limb ...

Background: This study was designed to investigate whether psychological status is associated with upper-extremity health status in an elderly general population. Methods: Using Quick Disabilities of ...