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Raynaud’s phenomenon in a drummer player

open access: yesEXCLI Journal : Experimental and Clinical Sciences, 2021
Drummers are usually exposed to intensive physical stress and occupational diseases that have been only partially investigated. The majority of studies focus on musculoskeletal problems while microvascular abnormalities have been less considered.
Maria Maddalena Sirufo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Occupational noise exposure and Raynaud’s phenomenon: a nested case–control study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2021
The primary aim of this study was to determine if self-reported occupational noise exposure was associated with Raynaud’s phenomenon. In northern Sweden, a nested case–control study was performed on subjects reporting Raynaud’s phenomenon (N=461), and ...
Albin Stjernbrandt   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

DeepFoG: An IMU-Based Detection of Freezing of Gait Episodes in Parkinson’s Disease Patients via Deep Learning

open access: yesFrontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021
Freezing of Gait (FoG) is a movement disorder that mostly appears in the late stages of Parkinson’s Disease (PD). It causes incapability of walking, despite the PD patient’s intention, resulting in loss of coordination that increases the risk of falls ...
Thomas Bikias   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fatiguing Effects of Indirect Vibration Stimulation in Upper Limb Muscles- pre, post and during Isometric Contractions Superimposed on Upper Limb Vibration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
© 2019 The Authors. Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ , which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited.Whole-body ...
Cardinale, Marco   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Functional Measures Developed for Clinical Populations Identified Impairment Among Active Workers with Upper Extremity Disorders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
PURPOSE: Few studies have explored measures of function across a range of health outcomes in a general working population. Using four upper extremity (UE) case definitions from the scientific literature, we described the performance of functional ...
Buckner-Petty, Skye   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

The effect of occupational exposure to ergonomic risk factors on osteoarthritis of hip or knee and selected other musculoskeletal diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury

open access: yesEnvironment International, 2021
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are developing joint estimates of the work-related burden of disease and injury (WHO/ILO Joint Estimates), with contributions from a large network of experts.
Carel T.J. Hulshof   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tactile-STAR: A Novel Tactile STimulator And Recorder System for Evaluating and Improving Tactile Perception [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Many neurological diseases impair the motor and somatosensory systems. While several different technologies are used in clinical practice to assess and improve motor functions, somatosensation is evaluated subjectively with qualitative clinical scales ...
BALLARDINI, GIULIA   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

The prevalence of occupational exposure to ergonomic risk factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury

open access: yesEnvironment International, 2021
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are developing joint estimates of the work-related burden of disease and injury (WHO/ILO Joint Estimates), with contributions from a large network of experts.
Carel T.J. Hulshof   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

A robot hand testbed designed for enhancing embodiment and functional neurorehabilitation of body schema in subjects with upper limb impairment or loss. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Many upper limb amputees experience an incessant, post-amputation "phantom limb pain" and report that their missing limbs feel paralyzed in an uncomfortable posture.
Eric eChang   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Mid‐upper arm circumference is associated with liver steatosis and fibrosis in patients with metabolic‐associated fatty liver disease: A population based observational study

open access: yesHepatology Communications, 2022
Metabolic‐associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a series of liver diseases based on liver steatosis and metabolic disorders. Steatosis, as the core factor in MAFLD diagnosis, and fibrosis, as the major determinant of adverse outcomes of MAFLD, need ...
Xiaoxiao Wang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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