Variability in the distance between the suprascapular notch with the spine of the scapulae and the acromion.

Introduction: The suprascapular notch lies in the superior border of the scapula and is a passageway for the suprascapular nerve that is sensory to the shoulder joint. Suprascapular nerve block involves injection of local anaesthetic into the suprascapular notch, either ultrasound guided or blind, using the spine of scapula and/or the medial border of the acromion as surface landmarks.

Aim: To investigate the anatomic variations that exist between the distance of the notch from the spine of scapula and acromion.

Normative Values for Pinch Strength-Relationship With Joint Hypermobility as Measured With the Beighton Criteria.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine normative ranges of static pinch strength as measured with a spring gauge in adults of working age and investigate whether pinch strength is associated with hand hypermobility. A secondary aim was to explore whether the Beighton criteria for hypermobility are associated with hypermobility in joints of the hand during forceful pinching.

Methods: A convenience sample of healthy men and women aged 18-65 years were recruited for measurement of lateral pinch, 2-point pinch, 3-point pinch, and joint hypermobility according to the Beighton criteria.

Adding to the Allied Health Student Experience: Motivators, Deterrents, and How to Get More from Peer Teaching.

Volunteering as a peer tutor offers teaching experience to allied health students who will one day teach patients and colleagues. It also provides an opportunity for students to extend themselves personally and academically. Medical and nursing literature supports peer teaching, yet fewer publications describe the experience of allied health students.

Whole-body heat exposure induces membrane changes in spermatozoa from the cauda epididymidis of laboratory mice.

This study was carried out to determine if exposure to hot environmental temperatures had a direct, detrimental effect on sperm quality. For this the effect of whole-body heat exposure on epididymal spermatozoa of laboratory mice was investigated. C57BL/6 mice (n = 7) were housed in a microclimate chamber at 37 degrees C-38 degrees C for 8 h per day for three consecutive days, while control mice (n = 7) were kept at 23 degrees C-24 degrees C.