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What Is Anterior Shoulder Instability?

September 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Read about anterior shoulder instability and what to expect with treatment in this resource. It works well as an educational resource to help people with anterior shoulder instability understand their condition.
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Neuromuscular Exercises Improve Shoulder Function More Than Standard Care Exercises in Patients With a Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2020)

September 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This trial was a multicenter, randomized, assessor-blinded controlled trial with a parallel 1:1 group design. Subjects were recruited from 3 orthopedic shoulder units in Denmark. To be included, participants had to meet the following criteria: they had to be aged between 18 and 39 years old, have traumatic anterior shoulder instability (defined by having radiograph […]
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A Backward Walking Training Program to Improve Balance and Mobility in Acute Stroke: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (2018)

September 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Most studies related to balance and gait for individuals after stroke focus on the chronic stages of stroke. This article investigated the intervention of backward walking with individuals who recently had a stroke. The intervention of backward walking has previously been shown to create a high demand on cerebral function, motor coordination, trunk stability, and […]
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Pulse Oximetry, Racial Bias and Statistical Bias (2022)

September 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
In late November of 2021, the British Health Minister, Sajid Javid, published an article pointing out that pulse oximeters tend to be inaccurate in patients with dark skin pigmentation, attracting immediate and widespread attention around the world. The Minister remarked that “technologies are created and developed by people, and so bias, however inadvertent, can be […]
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