Women who exercise shortly after having non-reconstructive breast cancer surgery appear to regain better shoulder and arm mobility and experience less pain than those who receive standard care, ...
Purpose: To examine the effect of a progressive upper-body exercise program on lymphedema secondary to breast cancer treatment. Methods: Fourteen breast cancer survivors with unilateral upper ...
August 28, 2009 — The benefits of exercises to strengthen muscles in the upper arms, shoulders, and chest of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) extend beyond the upper ...
Background Upper extremity plyometric exercises are used to reduce the risk of injury by maintaining the strength ratio of the muscles that provide scapular stabilization when sports demand high-speed ...
Stroke is the most common cause of chronic adult disability in theUnited Kingdom. Of the people who survive stroke, 85 percent are leftwith some degree of arm paresis. After five years, 25 percent of ...
Single-limb exercises mean that the individual moves with one limb vs. two limbs — for example, a single-arm curl vs. a double-arm curl. There are many advantages to unilateral exercise training that ...
UAB Orthopaedics faculty and trainees in this area specialize in disorders, instability, and injuries of the hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, and shoulder. They treat conditions such as osteoarthritis, ...