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Eastern movement therapies.

Tai chi, qigong, and yoga represent a class of exercise that differs from the routine strengthening and stretching programs currently employed in physical medicine. These techniques incorporate a "mind-body" approach to the rehabilitation of disorders commonly seen by physical medicine and rehabilitation clinicians. Research into the efficacy of these techniques clearly is in the beginning stages. What little has been conducted thus far is promising. These methods may serve to add valuable contributions to the continuity of care of ambulatory and non-ambulatory patients.

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Heterotopic ossification in moyamoya disease: a case report.

Moyamoya disease is a rare disorder of cerebrovascular circulation. A review of the literature failed to reveal the association of heterotopic ossification in patients with this disease; such a case is now presented. The patient described had atraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, was in a coma for a period of time, underwent ventriculostomy and shunt placement, and was left with residual spastic hemiparesis. Evidence of heterotopic ossification around the hemiparetic shoulder and hip was subsequently noted on radiographic studies and was managed conservatively. Heterotopic ossification may be a rare complication of the neurological deficits associated with moyamoya disease and needs careful consideration when joint stiffness persists, despite usual conservative measures.

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