Years of rising costs for necessities like housing, transportation and healthcare are causing many Americans to feel like financial comfort — once a feature of middle-class life — is getting further ...

In adults, dog bites to the upper extremity are common, but retention of the tooth after the bite is a rare occurrence. Foreign bodies can become embedded in the tissue after a penetrating injury and ...

Center for Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics announces that Ronald Mitchell, MD, MBA, fellowship trained hand and upper extremity specialist has joined our team. Officials said, "Dr. Mitchell is a ...

Have you ever heard that completing 40 push-ups a day can significantly lower the risk of cardiovascular disease? Push-ups are an effective and simple way to measure upper body strength and endurance.

There are many ways to treat Dupuytren’s contracture, including injections and surgery. But if your symptoms are mild, you may be able to manage the condition with more conservative treatment, such as ...

Trading cards bearing pieces of game-worn or player-worn memorabilia have become a central element to the sports card hobby, with some commanding price tags of more than $1 million on the secondary ...

MUAC is a quick and simple tool that is used to detect severe malnutrition, especially during emergencies using a simple coloured plastic strip. It is predominately used to measure the upper arm ...

Background: The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) is a collection of generic patient-reported outcome instruments used to quantify disease impact on a variety of ...

Persistent upper extremity (UE) impairment is common after stroke. Durable treatment benefits for chronic ischemic stroke are needed. The purpose of this report is to determine the long-term effects ...

Join us for this collaborative continuing education course offered by the faculty of Doctor of Physical Therapy programs in the Philadelphia area. This two-day, laboratory intensive course will ...