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Lifestyle interventions in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a dynamic chronic liver disease that develops in close association with metabolic irregularities. Between 2016 and 2019, the global prevalence among adults was repor...
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Open AccessEvidence for an association of serum microanalytes and myofascial pain syndrome
Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) is a common pain disorder. Diagnostic criteria include physical findings which are often unreliable or not universally accepted. A precise biosignature may improve diagnosis and ...
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Hand Function in Common Hand Problems
This chapter was designed to identify the commonly encountered non-traumatic hand problems that patients are likely to present to a practitioner. These conditions often present with characteristic physical fin...
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Demonstration of two types of fatigue in subjects with chronic liver disease using factor analysis
The purpose of this investigation was to determine if it was possible to separate fatigue self-reports into two distinct types of fatigue symptom clusters in research subjects with chronic liver disease (CLD)....
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Open AccessImproving the recognition of grips and movements of the hand using myoelectric signals
People want to live independently, but too often disabilities or advanced age robs them of the ability to do the necessary activities of daily living (ADLs). Finding relationships between electromyograms measu...
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Open AccessThe feasibility of using haptic devices to engage people with chronic traumatic brain injury in virtual 3D functional tasks
The primary aim of this study was to assess the level of engagement in computer-based simulations of functional tasks, using a haptic device for people with chronic traumatic brain injury. The objectives were ...
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Hand Function in Common Hand Problems
This chapter was designed to identify the commonly encountered nontraumatic hand problems that patients are likely to present to a practitioner. Often the presentation includes both pain and dysfunction.
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Predictors of functional shoulder recovery at 1 and 12 months after breast cancer surgery
The objective of this study are (1) to determine if upper extremity function, as represented by shoulder ROM, self-reported symptoms and upper extremity functional limitations in activities of daily living cou...
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Open AccessFactors predicting clinically significant fatigue in women following treatment for primary breast cancer
Cancer-related fatigue is common, complex, and distressing. It affects 70–100% of patients receiving chemotherapy and a significant number who have completed their treatments. We assessed a number of variables...
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Pre-operative assessment enables early diagnosis and recovery of shoulder function in patients with breast cancer
In order to determine the extent and time course of upper limb impairment and dysfunction in women being treated for breast cancer (BC), and followed prospectively, a novel physical therapy surveillance model ...
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Joint laxity, scoliosis, and thoracic cage abnormalities in children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
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Effecten van verwijdering van de been-orthese bij kinderen met osteogenesis imperfecta
Onderzoeksopzet: prospective, randomized cross-over trial.
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Psychosocial and physical outcomes of primary breast cancer therapy: Mastectomy vs excisional biopsy and irradiation
Thirty-eight patients treated for primary breast cancer as part of a prospective randomized clinical trial were questioned retrospectively as to their psychosocial adaptation to treatment. Twenty patients had ...
