Purpose: To compare the outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) performed in the prone position (PRON) and in three variations of the supine position. Materials and Methods: We performed a ...

Objectives: To assess the effects of encouraging women to assume different upright positions (including walking, sitting, standing and kneeling) versus recumbent positions (supine, semi-recumbent and ...

Objective To characterise the haemodynamic profile of supine reflex syncope triggered by a needle insertion. Methods This retrospective study evaluated consecutive patients with orthostatic ...

Supine hypertension affects most patients with orthostatic hypotension (OH) due to autonomic failure, but it is often untreated for fear of worsening OH. We hypothesized that increasing intrathoracic ...

The ratio of hip adduction to abduction strength did not change significantly (p = 0.309 for the isometric and p = 0.957 for the eccentric ratio). Conclusions Exercise therapy according to the Holmich ...

The adductors are needed for several functions including adduction, flexion and medial rotation of the femur. As for adductors, strengthening them has been linked to reducing groin pain in a variety ...

This letter develops a series-parallel self-aligning index finger exoskeleton to assist the index finger in flexion/extension and adduction/abduction training. A series-parallel mechanism driven by ...

As a legal matter, President Donald Trump's trade war rests on the claim that imports to the United States constitute an "unusual and extraordinary" threat requiring urgent executive action.