The upper limbs are part of the appendicular skeleton and they attach to the trunk of the body at the pectoral girdle. The upper limb consists of the arm, forearm, wrist and hand and this accounts for 30 bones in each of the upper limbs. The humerus is the only bone in the ...
Sensory fibers from the hypopharynx reach the nucleus of the solitary tract via this branch of the vagus (Monkhouse, 2006), and muscles of the pharynx are supplied by the pharyngeal plexus, which divides from the pharyngeal and glossopharyngeal nerves (Ellis, 2006; Gilman et al., 2003; ...
(Fowler et al., 2008). Bladder filling, during which thedetrusor muscleis relaxed and muscles of the urethral sphincter are activated/contracted, is primarily controlled by the spinal cord. Bladder afferents project through thepelvic nervesto the spinal cord, which in turn results in sympathetic...
Both groups underwent a kinesi- therapy program to strengthen and to balance knee muscles. The 123 S12 J Orthopaed Traumatol (2010) 11 (Suppl 1):S1–S20 evaluation was performed at the beginning of the treatment, at the end of the treatment and 2 months after the end of the treatment. ...
This study evaluated the effects of a single exercise session of Self-Myofascial Release (SMR) on the posterior muscular chain flexibility after one hour from the intervention. Thirty-six participants performed SMR using a rigid ball under the surface of both feet. Participants were tested with the...
SubTenon's injection is placed in an avascular area between Tenon´s capsule and sclera, around the upper portion of the eye and into the belly of the superior rectus muscle [179,200]. It is divided into anterior and posterior segments at the insertions of extraocular muscles and their ...