International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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partment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, United States

Biography

Dr. Matthew Bartels is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, United States. His research interest includes Physical Medicine, Hearing Science, etc. He has published more than 13  publications and the articles are informative and got good citations.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus Type II and Pre-Diabetes among Hand Nerves Entrapment Neuropathy Patients: Epidemiological Study
  Author(s): Naglaa Hussein*, Matthew Bartels and Mark Thomas
  
  Objective: Measure the incidence of Diabetes Mellitus (DM)/pre-diabetes among patients with hand nerves entrapment syndromes. Design: Prospective cross sectional. Settings: Outpatient. Participants: 412 patients presented with unilateral or bilateral hand numbness suspecting Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). Exclusion criteria: Cervical spine or hand trauma history, nerve injury history. Interventions: Each patient was subjected to the following; demographic data including occupation, body mass index, detailed medical history including DM history. Neck exam including Spurling test. Full neurological exam. Main outcome measures: Upper extremities Nerve conduction studies and electromyography of segment pointing m.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9096.21.9.604

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