A baby elephant hit by a speeding train in northern India has completed her one year of recovery, showing miraculous results.

The aim of this study was to investigate the construct validity and inter-rater reliability of the Ashworth Scale (AS) for the assessment of spasticity in the upper and lower extremities. Method: A ...

Purpose: Despite advances in harvesting and culturing techniques, analysis of the impact of these improvements on the observed frequency of chromosomal abnormalities in spontaneous abortions (SAB ...

In patients treated with modafinil with previous assisted or unassisted ambulation, the majority (73%) showed gait improvements. When compared with the non-modafinil-treated group, only 3 (15% ...

Gait training exercises are movements designed to help improve strength, balance and coordination when walking. They may be part of a physical therapy program for a person recovering from a stroke, an ...

Many normal reflexes occur in healthy people, such as blinking when something approaches the cornea. However, there are also abnormal (or strange) reflexes that not everyone exhibits. A strange reflex ...

an abnormal finding is recorded. Between NICU discharge and the 4-month visit, a small percentage of infants will develop early spasticity, usually proximally through the shoulders and hips.

Numerous other parts may be involved in a clubfoot deformity. Even the knee, with an abnormal reverse bend developing over time, whereby the knee goes past straight. Weakness of the calf muscles may ...

A 14-week regimen of physical therapy combined with PoNS — a neurostimulator device used to improve mobility — led to significant gait improvements in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), with ...

However, access to gait analysis is far from universal ... knee and ankle to identify abnormalities. GaitKeeper’s sweet spot is that it can assess patients wherever they are – at home ...

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