J Hand Ther. 2025 Mar 13:S0894-1130(25)00004-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2025.01.006. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a shift in healthcare delivery, necessitating the rapid adoption of technology, including telerehabilitation. This study focused on understanding t
J Hand Ther. 2025 Mar 13:S0894-1130(25)00002-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2025.01.001. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common peripheral nerve entrapment syndrome that can be treated in a variety of ways, including manual therapy, massage, and acupuncture.PURPOSE
J Hand Ther. 2025 Mar 13:S0894-1130(25)00001-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2025.01.002. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Restoration of hand function postextended radial forearm free flap (E-RFFF) is vital but challenging due to complex forearm anatomy and potential complications like reduced range
Res Sports Med. 2025 Mar 14:1-12. doi: 10.1080/15438627.2025.2478399. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe National Interscholastic Cycling Association Injury Surveillance System was implemented in 2018 to characterize acute traumatic injuries and identify associated risk factors in interscholastic you
Front Aging. 2025 Feb 27;6:1519129. doi: 10.3389/fragi.2025.1519129. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Despite the growing concern regarding a potential increase in the number of older adults with frailty owing to an aging global population, the characteristics of bimanual coordination in such
J Orthop Surg Res. 2025 Mar 14;20(1):274. doi: 10.1186/s13018-025-05658-7.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Kinesiotaping (KT), with its non-restrictive nature, is a preferred treatment option, yet there remains insufficient evidence regarding its effectiveness in managing lateral epicondylitis (LE). This study a
J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2025 Mar 12:S1010-5182(25)00085-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2025.02.031. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTReconstructing mandibular defects using tissue engineering and regenerative modalities as an alternative to free flap surgery is a challenging procedure especially after cancer
J Commun Disord. 2025 Mar 5;115:106512. doi: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2025.106512. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Different studies have explored the experiences and perspectives of parents on developmental language disorders (DLD). Recently, different authors also called for more research hea
Healthcare (Basel). 2025 Feb 20;13(5):443. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13050443.ABSTRACTObjectives and Methods: We developed a 10-item VAP care bundle to address the high incidence of VAP in Vietnamese intensive care units (ICUs), comprising (i) hand hygiene, (ii) head elevation (gatch up 30-45°), (iii)
Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Feb 28;26(5):2205. doi: 10.3390/ijms26052205.ABSTRACTThis cross-sectional study aimed to identify the interactions between lifestyle-related, diagnostic, and physical strength-related sarcopenia factors. The study included 512 female participants aged 60-100 years from Incheon, R
J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2025 Mar 12;22(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s12984-025-01604-0.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Prosthesis users often rely on vision to monitor the activity of their prosthesis, which can be cognitively demanding. This compensatory visual behaviour may be attributed to an absence of feedback from the
Commun Eng. 2025 Mar 12;4(1):45. doi: 10.1038/s44172-025-00382-w.ABSTRACTHand-intensive manufacturing processes, such as composite layup and textile draping, require significant human dexterity to accommodate task complexity. These strenuous hand motions often lead to musculoskeletal disorders and r
Handb Clin Neurol. 2025;208:181-194. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-443-15646-5.00003-8.ABSTRACTUsing a historical or "development from" approach to study the development of hand-use preferences in infants and children, we show how various sensorimotor experiential events shape the cascade from initial to subs
JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Mar 12;14:e63891. doi: 10.2196/63891.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Treatments for this disease often result in side effects such as pain, fatigue, loss of muscle mass, and reduced quality of life. Physical exercise has be
J Osteopath Med. 2025 Mar 13. doi: 10.1515/jom-2024-0247. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCONTEXT: Sarcopenia is a disease characterized by low muscle mass and function that places individuals at greater risk of disability, loss of independence, and death. Current therapies include addressing underlyi
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Mar 18;122(11):e2415508122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2415508122. Epub 2025 Mar 12.ABSTRACTResting brain activity, in the absence of explicit tasks, appears as distributed spatiotemporal patterns that reflect structural connectivity and correlate with behavioral traits. Howeve
Support Care Cancer. 2025 Mar 12;33(4):270. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-09259-2.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of a combined Gua Sha and myofascial release approach on upper limb dysfunction in patients with breast cancer and axillary web syndrome (AWS).METHODS: In this prospective case s
Adv Mater. 2025 Mar 12:e2420294. doi: 10.1002/adma.202420294. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPatients with hand dysfunction require joint rehabilitation for functional restoration, and wearable electronics can provide physical signals to assess and guide the process. However, most wearable electronic
Cell Transplant. 2025 Jan-Dec;34:9636897241309698. doi: 10.1177/09636897241309698. Epub 2025 Mar 12.ABSTRACTDiabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are associated with a high risk of amputations and a 50% 5-year survival rate due at least in part to the limited angiogenic and wound healing capacity of patients
Wearable Technol. 2025 Mar 3;6:e15. doi: 10.1017/wtc.2024.29. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTThis article presents a bioinspired pneumatic soft actuator designed to mimic the flexo-extension movement of the human finger, with a particular focus on stiffness modulation through granular jamming. Three-chamb
MethodsX. 2025 Feb 15;14:103207. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2025.103207. eCollection 2025 Jun.ABSTRACTThis study presents a novel deep learning approach for surface electromyography (sEMG) gesture recognition using stacked autoencoder neural network (SAE)s. The method leverages hierarchical representation l
J Orthop Surg Res. 2025 Mar 12;20(1):265. doi: 10.1186/s13018-025-05644-z.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ) fractures present significant therapeutic challenges in hand surgery. This systematic review evaluated the comparative efficacy of dynamic external fixati
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2025 Mar 11:1-10. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2475144. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: This study investigated the awareness, preferences, and demand for smart home technology among individuals with physical disabilities.METHODS: A total of 73 participants with
Brain. 2025 Mar 11:awaf095. doi: 10.1093/brain/awaf095. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAfter stroke, upper extremity (UE) motor recovery may be mediated in part by transcallosal projections between hemispheres. The interhemispheric competition model posits that transcallosal inhibition (TI) from the
