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The assesment of trigger points (TrPs) apperiance in masticatory muscles and cervical spine in patients with stomatognathic system (SS) disorders- preliminary reports

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019
Introduction: Increased tension around masticatory muscles can cause pain disorders in facial part of the skull, temporomandibular joint, supra- and infrahyoid area and cervical spine. Unphisiological muscle work bring up Trigger Points (TrPs).
Magdalena Gębska, Katarzyna Weber-Nowakowska, Anna Mikołajczyk-Kocięcka, Wojciech Garczyński   +3 more
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Localization of brain stem motoneurons innervating the laryngeal muscles in the rufous horseshoe bat,rhinolophus rouxi [PDF]

, 1981
The motoneurons innervating the laryngeal muscles were localized in the rufous horseshoe bat,Rhinolophus rouxi, using the HRP method. HRP was applied to the cricothyroid muscle and to the cut end of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Labeled motoneurons were
Rübsamen, R., Rühle, Claudia, Schweizer, Hermann   +2 more
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Associations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity With Frailty Over Five Years of Follow‐up

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is associated with frailty both in cross‐section and longitudinally. Methods Participants within the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry enrolled from 2003 to 2022 were included.
Courtney N. Loecker, Yangyuna Yang, Punyasha Roul, Aaron Baraff, Myra S. Schmaderer, Lani Zimmerman, Kaleb Michaud, Namrata Singh, Grant W. Cannon, Gary Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facial Aberrant Reinnervation Syndrome (FARS) Causing Synkinetic Dystonia of Platysma [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Facial Aberrant Reinnervation Syndrome (FARS) is a sequela of facial nerve injury. The clinical presentations are varied in form of facial synkinesis, facial muscle hypertonicity, and facial muscle spasm/twitching, which occur following facial nerve ...
Sourya Acharya, Amol Andhale
doaj   +1 more source

Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet, Camille Guertin, Maggie Larché, Isabelle Ferdinand, Marie Hudson, May Y. Choi, Mohammed Osman, Janet Pope, Carter Thorne, Murray Baron, Sasha Bernatsky, Sabrina Hoa   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Lupus Damage Index Revision Program: Results From the Item Generation and Reduction Phases

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A data‐driven and expert/patient consensus‐based project to develop a revised Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Damage Index (SDI) is under way supported by SLICC, ACR, and the Lupus Foundation of America. Our objective is to report the item generation and reduction phase results
Burak Kundakci, Megan R. W. Barber, Ann E. Clarke, Sindhu R. Johnson, Anselm Mak, Hermine I. Brunner, Murat Inanc, Rosalind Ramsey‐Goldman, Guillermo Ruiz‐Irastorza, Ellen M. Ginzler, John G. Hanly, Alexandra Legge, Cynthia Aranow, Laurent Arnaud, Nathalie Costedoat‐Chalumeau, Dafna D. Gladman, Søren Jacobsen, Michelle Petri, Clovis A. Silva, Évelyne Vinet, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, SDI Revision Literature Review Groups, SDI Revision Delphi Panel, SDI Revision Item Reduction Committee, SDI Revision Clinical Domain Groups, Ian N. Bruce   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electro-Stimulation System with Artificial-Intelligence-Based Auricular-Triggered Algorithm to Support Facial Movements in Peripheral Facial Palsy: A Simulation Pilot Study

Diagnostics
Background: Facial palsy causes severe functional disorders and impairs quality of life. Disturbing challenges for patients with acute facial palsy, but also with those with chronic facial palsy with synkinesis, are the loss of the ability to smile and ...
Katharina Steiner, Marius Arnz, Gerd Fabian Volk, Orlando Guntinas-Lichius   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Frailty Predicts Incident Osteoporotic Fractures in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of frailty and osteoporosis, but the relationship between frailty and incident osteoporotic fractures in RA is underexplored. Methods Data were from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry. Frailty was measured using the VA Frailty Index (VAFI).
Katherine D. Wysham, Hannah F. Brubeck, Aaron Baraff, Punyasha Roul, Namrata Singh, James S. Andrews, Grant W. Cannon, Gary A. Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Bryant R. England, Dolores M. Shoback, Patricia P. Katz, Jose M. Garcia, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low‐Temperature Imidization of Polyimides (PI) for Scalable Manufacturing of Flexible Wearable Electronics

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Low‐temperature imidization of PEG‐modified polyimide enables fully screen‐printed, roll‐to‐roll fabrication of flexible electrodes on PET substrates, delivering robust mechanical durability and reliable ECG/EMG signal performance for wearable electronics.
Akib Abdullah Khan, Jong‐Hoon Kim
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of emotional factors on the functioning of selected muscles: Facial muscles, trapezius muscle, diaphragm and therapy suggestions for physiotherapists. A systematic review

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
Background: Extensive research has identified muscles that are particularly susceptible to emotional stimuli, namely the facial muscles, trapezius, and diaphragm.
Kacper Chojowski, Wojciech Janik, Piotr Steuer, Maciej Tomik, Michał Kuszewski   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source