LONG survival of patients with complete severance of the spinal cord is rarely encountered in civilian life. During the recent world conflict, however, the high incidence of casualties from ...

Objective: To measure spasticity of the knee flexors and extensor muscles in two different hip positions. Setting: Swiss Paraplegic Center Nottwil, Switzerland. Methods: Twenty spinal cord injured ...

“How Cars go out of Control: an Analysis of the Driver's Reflexes” is the title of a paper by Dr. Yandell Henderson, professor of applied physiology in Yale University, read before the National ...

Rest, ice, compression, and elevation help treat tendonitis at home. Overuse, like typing or running, often causes extensor tendonitis. Pain from tendonitis gets worse if you use the affected muscles ...