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Investigations of upper crossed syndrome’s characteristics in dental students

Journal of Associated Medical Sciences, 2017
Background: From biomechanical dimension, working position of dentist is a prolonged trunk forward bending and forward shoulder posture during clinical practice.
Thanaporn Srijessadarak, Daraporn Sae-Lee, Aatit Paungmali, lugkana mato, sawitri wanpen, Sauwanan Bumrerraj, Yodchai Boonprakob   +6 more
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Thyroid ultrasonography reporting: consensus of Italian Thyroid Association (AIT), Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE), Italian Society of Ultrasonography in Medicine and Biology (SIUMB) and Ultrasound Chapter of Italian Society of Medical Radiology (SIRM) [PDF]

, 2018
Thyroid ultrasonography (US) is the gold standard for thyroid imaging and its widespread use is due to an optimal spatial resolution for superficial anatomic structures, a low cost and the lack of health risks.
Cantisani, V., Chiovato, L., Durante, C., Farina, R., Frasoldati, A., Garberoglio, R., Ianni, F., Pontecorvi, A., Rago, T., Spiezia, S., Vallone, G., Vitti, P.   +11 more
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Swallowing impairment in neurologic disorders : the role of videofluorographic swallowing study [PDF]

, 2018
Patients with neurologic diseases almost inevitably develop various degrees of swallowing disorders during their life. Dysphagia is one of the main negative prognostic factors in this class of patients, leading to severe morbidity (i.e.

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The effects of childbirth on the pelvic-floor [PDF]

, 2000
Basically, vaginal delivery is associated with the risk of pelvic floor damage. The pelvic floor sequelae of childbirth includes anal incontinence, urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
Allen RE, Anthony S, Frudinger A, Frudinger A, Gilpin S, Jackson S, Johanson RB, King JK, Labrecque M, Mac Arthur C, Mant J, Pigne A, Rasmussen KL, Rockner G, Sleep J, Smith AR, Snooks SJ, Sultan AH, Sultan AH, van Geelen J, Vessey MP, Viktrup L, Viktrup L, Wilson PD, Zetterstrom JP   +24 more
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The effects of deep neck muscle-specific training versus general exercises on deep neck muscle thickness, pain and disability in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain: protocol for a randomized clinical trial (RCT)

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019
Background Altered thickness, cross-sectional area and activity of deep neck muscles have frequently been reported in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain (CNNP). It is claimed that these muscles do not recover spontaneously.
Pegah Kashfi, Noureddin Karimi, Anneli Peolsson, Leila Rahnama   +3 more
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Comparison of Muscle Thickness and Changing Ratio for Cervical Flexor Muscles During the Craniocervical Flexion Test Between Subjects With and Without Forward Head Posture

Physical Therapy Korea, 2022
Background: The craniocervical flexion test (CCFT) was developed for the activation and en-durance of deep cervical flexors. However, the muscle thickness and muscle thickness chang-ing ratio of the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and deep cervical flexor (DCF)
Jae-hyun Lee, Ui-jae Hwang, Oh-yun Kwon
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The effect of using cervical exoskeleton on the neck and shoulder muscles electrical activity during overhead work

بهداشت و ایمنی کار, 2022
Introduction: The use of exoskeletons as a new ergonomics intervention to reduce musculoskeletal disorders risk factors and increase human performance has emerged in the fourth-generation industrial revolution.
Ehsan Garosi, Adel Mazloumi, Amir Homayoun Jafari, Ahmadreza Keihani, Ali Sharifnezhad, Mansour Shamsipour, Ramin Kordi   +6 more
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Effect of muscle load tasks with maximal isometric contractions on oxygenation of the trapezius muscle and sympathetic nervous activity in females with chronic neck and shoulder pain

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2012
Background Sympathetic nervous activity contributes to the maintenance of muscle oxygenation. However, patients with chronic pain may suffer from autonomic dysfunction.
Shiro Yukiko, Arai Young-Chang P, Matsubara Takako, Isogai Shunsuke, Ushida Takahiro   +4 more
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The Organization and Role During Locomotion of the Proximal Musculature of the Cricket Foreleg : I. Anatomy and Innervation [PDF]

, 1986
The structure of the proximal segments of the cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus) foreleg, together with the associated musculature and its innervation are described.
Laurent, Gilles, Richard, Daniel
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Comparison of Cervical Extensor Muscles Thickness in Females with Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain and Healthy Individuals by Ultrasonography

Journal of Rehabilitation, 2016
Objective: Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders. Structural and functional alteration of cervical muscles is a commonly-reported complication of chronic neck pain (CNP).
Raziyeh Baghi, Noureddin Karimi, Leila Rahnama   +2 more
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