Shoulder - Physiopathology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Are all brachial plexus injuries caused by shoulder dystocia?

30 Aug 2009 Obstetric brachial plexus palsy (OBPP), is an injury of the brachial plexus at childbirth affecting the nerve roots of C5-6 (Erb-Duchenne palsy-nearly 80% of cases) or less frequently the C8-T1 nerve roots (Klumpke palsy). OBPP often has medicolegal ... Read more...

Short-term effects of implemented high intensity shoulder elevation during computer work.

8 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Work-site strength training sessions are shown effective to prevent and reduce neck-shoulder pain in computer workers, but difficult to integrate in normal working routines. A solution for avoiding neck-shoulder pain during computer work ... Read more...

Case reports: unusual cause of shoulder pain in a collegiate baseball player.

7 Jul 2009 The objective of reporting this case was to introduce a unique cause of shoulder pain in a high-level Division I NCAA collegiate baseball player. Various neurovascular causes of shoulder pain have been described in the overhead athlete, including ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Shoulder - Physiopathology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Are all brachial plexus injuries caused by shoulder dystocia? 30 Aug 2009
• Short-term effects of implemented high intensity shoulder elevation during computer work. 8 Aug 2009
• Teaching NeuroImages: Hemiatrophy as a clinical presentation in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. 2 Aug 2009
• Case reports: unusual cause of shoulder pain in a collegiate baseball player. 7 Jul 2009
• Lower trapezius muscle transfer for reconstruction of elbow extension in brachial plexus injuries. 6 Jul 2009
• Arthroscopic treatment for pigmented villonodular synovitis of the shoulder associated with massive rotator cuff tear. 29 Jun 2009
• Effectiveness of interventions of specific complaints of the arm, neck, or shoulder (CANS): musculoskeletal disorders of the hand. 29 Jun 2009
• Physiological responses to low-force work and psychosocial stress in women with chronic trapezius myalgia. 5 Jun 2009
• Changes in neck mobility and pressure pain threshold levels following a cervical myofascial induction technique in pain-free healthy subjects. 30 May 2009
• Measuring shoulder function: a systematic review of four questionnaires. 13 May 2009
• Elastic, viscous, and mass load effects on poststroke muscle recruitment and co-contraction during reaching: a pilot study. 12 May 2009
• EEG-based classification for elbow versus shoulder torque intentions involving stroke subjects. 17 Apr 2009
• Functional corticomuscular connection during reaching is weakened following stroke. 8 Apr 2009
• The shoulders of professional beach volleyball players: high prevalence of infraspinatus muscle atrophy. 7 Apr 2009
• Manifestations of shoulder fatigue in prolonged activities involving low-force contractions. 30 Mar 2009
• Trapezius motor evoked potential in evaluations of corticospinal tract lesions. 30 Mar 2009
• Joint distraction magnitude is associated with different behavioral outcomes and substance P levels for cervical facet joint loading in the rat. 30 Mar 2009
• Clinical predictors of quality of life in patients with initial differentiated thyroid cancers. 30 Mar 2009
• Screening for dysfunction to promote multidisciplinary intervention by using the University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire. 30 Mar 2009
• The effects of constraint-induced therapy on kinematic outcomes and compensatory movement patterns: an exploratory study. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Shoulder'

Descriptor UI: D012782

Alternative terms: Shoulder; Shoulders;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; embryology; growth & development; injuries; innervation; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; surgery; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: A01.378.800.750;

History Note: SHOULDER ARTHROSES was heading 1963-64

Technical Notes: TN 117: use for human & other vertebrates; TN 238: differentiation from SHOULDER JOINT & indexing instructions