Objectives To evaluate the interexaminer reliability of abdominal palpation and resistance tests in athletes with longstanding groin pain, and to identify the prevalence of positive clinical tests in ...

Reproducibility of pulse assessment is more accurate for detection of normal versus absent pulse than for normal versus diminished pulse. 5,11 Presence of all 4 (right and left) posterior tibial and ...

This paper presents our development of highly sensitive and durable 3-D microforce sensors for our musical tuning enhanced in-vitro micro palpation system that will help to intuitively and ...

Palpate the hard and soft palates with a gloved finger to rule out the presence of a hard or soft palate cleft (Fig 3). Assess the infant's suck; note the pattern, coordination, and strength of ...

Introduction. Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is characterized as a set of disorders that mainly affect the masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joints 1.The main symptom is referred pain, ...

Arthritis in dogs is one of the most common chronic conditions seen in veterinary practice, especially in older dogs. It’s a progressive, degenerative joint disease that can cause joint pain, ...

Once identified, the opening is stretched in a medial lateral direction with the Kelly clamp. This tensions the capsule so the opening can be enlarged by incising proximally and distally with ...

Apart from the common causes of thyrotoxicosis, such as Graves' disease and functioning nodular goiters, there are more than 20 less common causes of elevated free thyroid hormones that produce the ...

Pascal Siakam does not appear on the Indiana Pacers' injury report for Game 4, confirming his availability without restrictions. The 30-year-old forward has fully recovered from right olecranon ...