Jaw-neck motor function 2 years after whiplash trauma.

Background: There is limited knowledge about the possible long-term effects on jaw motor function after whiplash trauma.

Objectives: The primary aim was to evaluate integrated jaw and head-neck movement amplitudes during jaw function in individuals 2 years after whiplash trauma, compared to controls. The secondary aim was to evaluate changes between the acute stage and a 2-year follow-up in terms of jaw and head-neck movement amplitudes during jaw function.

Jaw-neck motor function in the acute stage after whiplash trauma.

Background: Jaw-neck motor function is affected in the chronic stage following whiplash trauma. It is not known whether motor function is affected also in the early stage after neck trauma.

Objectives: To determine how jaw and head movement amplitudes and movement cycle times correlate with jaw and neck pain, and neck disability in the acute stage after whiplash trauma.

Multimodal Sensory Stimulation of the Masseter Muscle Reduced Precision but Not Accuracy of Jaw-Opening Movements.

A functional integration between the trigeminal and craniocervical sensorimotor systems has been demonstrated, with simultaneous jaw and head-neck movements during jaw opening-closing. We previously showed that pain induction in the masseter muscle increased the relative contribution of the neck component of integrated jaw-neck movements. Induced pain or manipulation of proprioception by vibration did not affect accuracy during a jaw-opening task in men.

A Pilot Evaluation of a Capacitance-Based Automatic Urinometer in a Pediatric Intensive Care Setting.

Objectives: To compare a modified capacitance-based automatic urinometer to a manual urinometer, with regard to precision of measurement and to evaluate the staff's opinion regarding the automatic urinometer.

Design: Prospective observational cohort study.

Setting: PICU at Astrid Lindgren's Children Hospital in Solna, Sweden.

Performance and user evaluation of a novel capacitance-based automatic urinometer compared with a manual standard urinometer after elective cardiac surgery.

Introduction: In the intensive care setting, most physiologic parameters are monitored automatically. However, urine output (UO) is still monitored hourly by manually handled urinometers. In this study, we evaluated an automatic urinometer (AU) and compared it with a manual urinometer (MU).