Cedars-Sinai Surgeons Present TeleSurgery
...ge incisionmeasuring eight to 10 inches around the shoulder blade and around the side ofthe chest." This large incision provided sufficient space for the surgical team to see andmaneuver inside, but the development of miniaturized lenses and tools allowssurgeons to accomplish the same results through smaller...Updated Results On Heart Assist Device Presented At International Transplant Meeting
...controller and battery pack worn on a belt or as a shoulder bag provide power. Their outcomes were compared to a group of 35 control patients who were treatedwith conventional medical therapy. Of the 156 patients, 129 met all study entry criteria. Of the LVAS patients, 77percent were successfully transplant...The latest flight jacket gives pilots a real feel for flying
...ehind the jacket, says: "If someone patsyou on the shoulder there is no cognitive process involved in knowing ... whereabouts of enemyaircraft, tapping them on the shoulder to say "it's behind you". In anothertest, a group of helicopter pilots were blindfolded and asked to...UI study identifies mechanism that causes cardiomyopathy, exacerbates muscular dystrophy
...,000 individuals, involves initialdeterioration of shoulder and pelvic girdle muscles, with relative sparing ofother muscle groups. Although various studies of patients with LGMD have showneventual cardiac involvement, no one had ever established a correlation betweenthe genetic mutation that causes LGMD and ...New medication effective against muscle disorder
...l, involuntary, muscle contractions of the neck or shoulder muscles.This results in abnormal head postures or repetitive, rhythmic, jerky movementsand, frequently, tremor and pain. The disease usually occurs later in life.Disability from cervical dystonia may significantly interfere with the abilityto lead a ...UF study shows pumping iron improves strength, independence in frail elderly
...ight at the end of the training. For example, on a shoulder extension exercise, the group lifted an average of nearly 18 pounds at the start, and by the end of the training they lifted an average of nearly 47 pounds. The most incapacitated, who initially scored less than 13 points on the 26-point living acti...Workers' comp: perfect fit for chiropractic
...hiropractic treats, such as chronic tendinitis and shoulder problems, leg pain, arm numbness, or TMJ, will eventually follow as research showing chiropractic effectiveness is more widely broadcast." A number of studies comparing medical and chiropractic care for work-related back injury, the most prevalent w...Duke orthopedic surgeon bucks conventional wisdom; develops surgical approach for broken collarbones
...ed upper back problems because the mechanics of my shoulder and back were thrown off." The collarbone, also known as the clavicle, is shaped like an italic letter "f," and runs aboveand parallel to the ribs. It is one of the major bones making up the shoulder, the most uniquejoint in the body, gaining its s...Gender differences in general aviation crashes
...ities; and females were slightly more apt to use a shoulder restraint than males. "Our study reveals several gender differences in the types of pilot error involved in general aviation crashes," concludes Professor Baker. "In order to improve training of pilots, the most common errors mishandling aircraft ki...Green tobacco sickness 'highly prevalent' in N.C. farmworkers
... juice." They said the axilla, the area under the shoulder joint, absorbs more chemicals than other skin areas, and that is precisely where the farmworkers place the leaves. In addition, working in wet tobacco or wearing wet clothing is another risk factor for green tobacco sickness reported in earlier stud...Regular cycling can improve sexual function in men with heart failure
...the brachial artery (the artery that runs from the shoulder to the elbow) indicate that blood vessels in other parts of the body also benefited from the exercise, Belardinelli says. He says they do not know whether other types of exercise would have the same effect as cycling. The study is the first to exami...Neuroscientists searching for roots of empathy find brain regions involved in learning by imitation
...ld feels empathy and will pat another child on the shoulder or comfort his mom when shes crying, added Meltzoff. We believe empathy has roots early in life. It may be linked to imitation, which we know babies do from a very early age. In the two studies, which are being published in the January and February...Robotic physical therapy improves movement long after stroke
... exercises were aimed at improving movement in the shoulder and upper arm, Fasoli says. At the end of the treatment we observed improved movement abilities in the exercised limb, she says. But although patients had less impairment meaning they could move the arm better than before beginning treatment the...Air pollution causes healthy blood vessels to constrict
...he volunteers brachial artery which runs from the shoulder to the elbow before and after two hours of exposure to a concentrated mixture of ozone and fine particles. The level of concentration (150 micrograms per cubic meter) was about twice the EPA-suggested level for 24 hours of exposure (65 micrograms p...Duke sports medicine helps keep Cincinnati Reds healthy
... include: Of the strain and sprain injuries, the shoulder accounted for 24 percent of injuries, followed by the back (13.5 percent), the ankle (10.4 percent) and the knee (10.4 percent). By position, 34.7 percent of injuries occurred to infielders, with pitchers accounting for 33.3 percent, outfielders 21....Implantable device pumps up ailing heart
...he pack is worn at the waist or carried in a small shoulder bag. The batteries are attached through a cable that plugs into a small pedestal-shaped electrical unit implanted in the skull behind the ear. The pump has a small controller box that can be use to adjust for high and low activity levels. One patie...While-you-wait implantable heart assist device appears effective
...ag that can be worn on the waist or carried on the shoulder as well as a speed control that the patient can adjust to accommodate increased physical activity.After 48 hours, average cardiac index had improved by 22 percent even with the device turned off, Frazier notes. The Jarvik 2000 was designed to be re...Landmark study results published in NEJM highlight breakthrough treatment for heart failure
...enerator that is implanted beneath the skin in the shoulder region. To monitor the heart and provide the necessary electrical stimulation for heart resynchronisation, three thin insulated wires, called leads, extend from the InSync device to the heart. One lead is placed to touch the inner wall of the right a...Fossil fuels for household use are viable option for world's poor
...ng. It doesn't make sense to ask the rural poor to shoulder this burden."......greatest difference between the groups was seen in shoulder and arm pain, and there was no difference in back pain. The investigators also found that patients with more pain also had more non-painful neurological complaints, including forgetfulness, irritability, and dizziness. This correlation was not found ...