Immobilization
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Quantitative assessment of image-guided radiotherapy for paraspinal tumors.

30 Oct 2009 PURPOSE: To evaluate stereotactic positioning uncertainties of patients with paraspinal tumors treated with fractionated intensity-modulated radiotherapy; and to determine whether target-point correction via rigid registration is sufficient for ... Read more...

Cervical collar or physiotherapy versus wait and see policy for recent onset cervical radiculopathy: randomised trial.

5 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of treatment with collar or physiotherapy compared with a wait and see policy in recent onset cervical radiculopathy. DESIGN: Randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Neurology outpatient clinics in three Dutch ... Read more...

Nitrous oxide-induced analgesia does not influence nitrous oxide's immobilizing requirements.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Nitrous oxide (N(2)O) acts on supraspinal noradrenergic neurons to produce analgesia, but it is unclear if analgesia contributes to N(2)O's immobilizing effects. We tested the hypothesis that N(2)O minimum alveolar anesthetic ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Immobilization'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Quantitative assessment of image-guided radiotherapy for paraspinal tumors. 30 Oct 2009
• Mobilisation or immobilisation for cervical radiculopathy? 5 Oct 2009
• Cervical collar or physiotherapy versus wait and see policy for recent onset cervical radiculopathy: randomised trial. 5 Oct 2009
• Nitrous oxide-induced analgesia does not influence nitrous oxide's immobilizing requirements. 29 Sep 2009
• Neuromuscular block differentially affects immobility and cortical activation at near-minimum alveolar concentration anesthesia. 29 Sep 2009
• The impact of physical exercise on calcium balance in healthy subjects during prolonged hypokinesia. 29 Sep 2009
• [Convalescence and decline in physical function level following intensive therapy] 26 Sep 2009
• Nonoperative treatment of thoracic and lumbar spine fractures: a prospective randomized study of different treatment options. 30 Aug 2009
• Assessment of the accuracy and precision of a patient immobilization device for radiation therapy in canine head and neck tumors. 30 Aug 2009
• Outcome of traumatic hip dislocation. 30 Aug 2009
• Standardization of some electrocardiographic parameters of captive leopard cats (Leopardus tigrinus). 30 Aug 2009
• Magnetic resonance imaging for radiotherapy planning of brain cancer patients using immobilization and surface coils. 16 Aug 2009
• [BGH, Beschl. 6. May 2008, Az: VI ZR 250/07--from freestyle to responsibility] 10 Aug 2009
• Influence of activity level on the outcome of treatment of lateral ankle ligament rupture. 5 Aug 2009
• [When to operate an isolated midshaft clavicle fracture?] 3 Aug 2009
• Distal clavicle fracture as a complication of arthroscopic distal clavicle resection. 30 Jul 2009
• Incidence and treatment of postoperative stiffness following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. 30 Jul 2009
• [Influence of stress-resistance on changes in the rat prefrontal cortex phospholipid composition during chronic immobilization] 30 Jul 2009
• Nonoperative treatment of tibial spine fractures in children-38 patients with a minimum follow-up of 1 year. 30 Jul 2009
• Motor imagery for peripheral injury. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Immobilization'

Definition: The restriction of the MOVEMENT of whole or part of the body by physical means (RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL) or chemically by ANALGESIA, or the use of TRANQUILIZING AGENTS or NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS. It includes experimental protocols used to evaluate the physiologic effects of immobility.

Descriptor UI: D007103

Alternative terms: Immobilization; Hypokinesia, Experimental; Experimental Hypokinesia; Experimental Hypokinesias; Hypokinesias, Experimental;

Related Mesh Headings: Fracture Fixation; Disabled Persons; Orthopedic Fixation Devices; Hypokinesia; Freezing Reaction, Cataleptic; Immobility Response, Tonic;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; ethics; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; physiology; psychology; statistics & numerical data; standards; utilization; veterinary;

Tree Number: E05.472;

History Note: 1967(1964); for HYPOKINESIA, EXPERIMENTAL use HYPOKINESIA 2000-2004

Technical Notes: in Russian lit "hypokinesia" = IMMOBILIZATION, not see related HYPOKINESIA; immobilization of animals for easy handling can go here if by methods other than RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL (see note there); "bedridden patients" can go here; not for immobilization of fractures ( = FRACTURE FIXATION: see TN 87); TN 166: do not confuse with BED REST