An Erb’s Engram is a common debility that develops in recovering children with Erb’s palsy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of kinesiotaping over the deltoid and the forearm on the development of proper upper extremity function in children recovering from Erb’s palsy. Thirty patients with Erb’s palsy participated for 3 months in this study and were equally divided into two groups; control group A and study group B. The two groups received the same designed physical therapy program, while group B along the program, received kinesiotaping over the deltoid and the forearm. The subjects were evaluated, pre and post-treatment, and scored functionally, using the Toronto Active Motion Scale, and objectively, using an EMG device utilized to obtain the percentages of degeneration of the deltoid and the biceps muscles. Post-treatment values of six out of nine measured variables, between the two groups, revealed significant difference in favor of group B. The obtained results strongly support the introduction of kinesiotaping of the deltoid and the forearm as an adjunct to the treatment program of Erb’s palsied children.
Background: Erb's palsy is a disorder in which the upper section of the brachial plexus (C5, C6) that innervates the arm is destroyed, resulting in an adducted, internally rotated shoulder and a pronated forearm, commonly referred to as "waiter's tip position". The purpose of this study was to detect the effect of reciprocal electrical stimulation in Erb's palsy children. Patients and methods: A total of 30 Erb's palsy children of both sexes participated in this study with age ranging from 1 to 3 years; they were divided randomly into two groups of equal number (15 children in each group). Group A received a specially designed physical therapy program only. Group B received the same specially designed physical therapy program given to group A in addition to reciprocal electrical stimulation for biceps and triceps muscles. Electroneurography technique was used for measuring the percentage of degeneration of the biceps brachii muscle. A computerized electromyography apparatus was used before and after treatment for both groups. Results: There was improvement in functional recovery of the upper limb in Erb's palsy children of both groups, but in favor of Group B. Conclusion: Reciprocal electrical stimulation has an effect on functional recovery of the upper limb in Erb's palsy children.
To investigate interleukin-6 in athletic children suffering from myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) using lidocaine phonophoresis. Myofascial pain syndrome is considered a major health dilemma affecting both adults and children due to overuse injuries. Moreover, it is one of the most common conditions of chronic musculoskeletal pain of patient’s in general medical practice. The exact cause of MPS is unidentiϑied. However, it could be diagnosed among physicians by the presence of hypersensitive nodules referred to as myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) within a taut bands of skeletal muscle. Forty ϑive young swimmers(boys) with MPS in the upper trapezius muscle (10 - 14 years old) participated in the study. Assessment of serum interleukine-6, functional activities and cervical range of motion were measured before and after treatment. They were randomly assigned to three groups (n=15 in each), ϑirst one kept as a control group (A) and allocated to special designed physical therapy program. The two study groups (B and C) were treated by pulsed ultrasound and lidocaine phonophoresis respectively. Equally, study groups received similar physical therapy program assumed to the control. Treatment submission was assembled as 40 minutes, 3 times / week for three consecutive months. After treatment there was a signiϑicant enhancement within the control and study groups. Group C revealed a higher degree of response to treatment. Both lidocaine phonophoresis and special designed physical therapy program simultaneously could provide very useful and interesting treatment of neck pain in youth athletes using IL-6 as a tool of diagnosis.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.