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Med Acupunct
October 2024
Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Objective: Spasticity is a common complication in patients with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). The present study aimed to evaluate the clinical, biomechanical, and functional effects of dry needling (DN) in treating gastrocnemius muscle spasticity in pwMS.
Materials And Methods: A pilot single-blinded randomized controlled trial was carried out.
J Acupunct Meridian Stud
April 2021
Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Background: Spasticity is a common symptom in multiple sclerosis (MS). Dry needling (DN) has been considered a useful method for the treatment of spasticity; however, there are no studies on the effects of DN on spasticity in patients with MS. We propose a study protocol aiming to investigate the effects of DN on spasticity in patients with MS.
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January 2021
Samara State Medical University, Samara, Russia.
Objective: To improve postoperative outcomes in patients with distal Achilles tendon rupture by using of a new method of surgical treatment.
Material And Methods: The authors proposed a new method to restore the Achilles tendon for its distal rupture (within 2 cm from attachment to the calcaneus). This approach implies forming a canal in the calcaneus and minimally invasive harvesting of the plantar tendon.
Khirurgiia (Mosk)
May 2019
Samara State Medical University of Healthcare Ministry of the Russia, Samara, Russia.
Aim: To improve the outcomes in patients with chronic ruptures of the Achilles tendon followed by advanced diastase and reduced function of the gastrocnemius muscle by using of new surgical method.
Material And Methods: The authors proposed a new method of Achilles tendon repair for diastase over 10 cm. It imposes transposition of the tendons of short fibular muscle and posterior tibial muscle.
J Clin Diagn Res
February 2017
Professor and Chief, Department of Orthopedics, Subharti Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India .
Introduction: Idiopathic clubfoot is one of the most common and oldest congenital foot anomalies. There are controversies regarding its optimum management protocol and methodologies to be employed for its functional outcome evaluation. This paper attempts to propose a simple, reasonable and easily reproducible technique of podography for clinical and functional evaluation of clubfoot treated by the popular Ponseti technique.
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