It is now widely used for clinical assessment of motor function. The Fugl-Meyer Assessment for upper extremity (FMA-UE) has been tested extensively, and is found to have excellent psychometric ...

It has been reported that resistance training (RT) may increase or decrease the arterial stiffness. In this paper, acute impacts of upper and/or lower limb RT on common carotid arterial stiffness and ...

The subclavian arteries provide oxygenated blood to the head, neck and upper limbs, as well as thyroid tissue and the superior (upper region) and anterior (front area) of the chest wall. The ...

Peripheral vascular disease is a lack of blood flow through the arteries, typically affecting ... PVD can also affect the upper extremities, including the fingers, hands, and arms.

The brachial artery is the chief artery supplying blood to the arm, forearm, and hand. It supplies the tissues of the upper limb with oxygen and nutrients. Two terminal brachial artery branches ...

The "2024 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease ... the systolic blood pressure at the ankle to the upper arm. The guideline recommends patient-centered ...

The types of peripheral artery disease are divided in two ways: what areas of the body it affects and how it presents. The types based on area affected include lower-extremity PAD and upper ...

Atherosclerotic plaque below the knees typically contains higher levels of calcium and luminal thrombus compared to lesions above the knees, potentially influencing the response to therapies more ...

5 Thoracic outlet obstruction refers to compression of the neurovascular bundle (brachial plexus, subclavian artery, and subclavian vein ... varies from mild edema with little discomfort to ...

Ten days prior to this presentation, he was tested positive for COVID-19 after minor upper respiratory tract ... of the lower limbs revealed near-complete occlusion of the right popliteal artery ...