displayed by these patients is known as “foot-drop.” Foot-drop is the result of weakness or damage to the common peroneal nerve or a paralysis of the tibialis anterior muscle causing an inability to dorsiflex the foot during the swing phase of gait. This results in the patient having to clear the toes of the effected foot by using some type of compensatory motion of the legs or hips. There are a number of techniques that can be used to help to reduce the effects of foot-drop‚ one of the oldest and most
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Shahil Patel English 4 Xu 6 May 2014 Foot Binding: The Price of Beauty Foot binding is the practice of wrapping the feet of younger girls to prevent further growth‚ usually tied to the Chinese culture. Around the 18th century‚ foot binding was viewed to be very erotic and appealing leading many women to partake in this action. After many objections and calls for reform the practice of foot binding died out. It is unfair to expect women to painfully bind their feet just to please men and
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The 40 Year Old Virgin is proof that comedies can still be funny. Sadly‚ movies like this‚ with a kind of consistent humor‚ come out too rarely. Yes‚ it’s a little long‚ almost two hours‚ but there are plenty of laughs throughout the movie‚ especially in the last 30 minutes‚ and they also save one of the best jokes for last. If you’re looking for a successor to There’s Something About Mary and American Pie‚ look no further. It has arrived‚ and in my opinion‚ is more enjoyable than either of them
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Old Spice for a New Open Wound When you put on deodorant you want to feel refreshed and confident. Where does searing‚ burning pain from chemical burns play in this equation? This is the question the members of a class action lawsuit are asking the Old Spice parent company‚ Proctor and Gamble. According to the lawsuit‚ thousands of victims were subject to painful injuries that "range from rashes to third-degree chemical burns." The attorney for the plaintiffs said‚ "Indeed‚ the problem is rampant
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Hispanic community. Various studies show the increase in rate of Hispanics diagnosed with diabetes‚as well as the associated risks (obesity‚ cardiovascular disease‚etc) with it. A recent study by the CDC shows that Hispanics are 1.7 times more likely than non-Hispanic whites to be diagnosed with diabetes. A striking characteristic is that those diagnosed‚ are very young‚ from ages 18-44. Unfortunately‚ the rate of diagnosis and risk increases with age. Some theories have been made to possibly explain this
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paper is to take a look at the delicate balance of all the aspects of healing in relationship to one another. Much of the focus of modern medicine has shifted from the emotional‚ spiritual‚ aspect of the patient to just mere medicine and the advancement of procedures‚ equipment and technology. The author of this paper aims to show an important and much overlooked relationship between the spiritual aspect of the patient and healing. All too often‚ the patient as a whole does not get treated. Hospitals
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people across the nation. According to LeMone and Burke (2008)‚ “Approximately 1.3 million new cases of DM are diagnosed each year in the United States” (pg 563). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 23.6 million people in the United States have DM. Collectively 17.9 million people were diagnosed and 5.7 million people were undiagnosed with DM in the year 2007. Of all the documented cases 90-95 percent have type II DM and the remaining 5-10 percent have type I DM (Centers for
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Podophilia include but are not limited to having repeated sexually arousing fantasies‚ behaviors‚ and urges that involve lifeless objects such as feet or shoes. A foot fetishist is usually aroused by seeing‚ touching‚ smelling‚ and kissing the feet or toes of another person or by having someone else carry out these actions on them. Foot fetishism‚ also known as Podophilia‚ was believed to be a genetic disorder but was actually discovered to cultivate during a person’s sexual development. An individual
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Can You Call A Nine Year Old A Psychopath? A psychopath is someone who is callous and someone that has no concern for others. Based on the New York Times article “Can you call a nine-year old a psychopath” by Jennifer Kahn‚ it is difficult to determine whether you can truly be judged a psychopath or not as a child. We like to automatically put a label on people who are a little bit off center from the rest of us whether there is something really wrong with them or not. This is hard for the kid
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Diabetic Teaching Plan for Ellen B. Ellen‚ this teaching plan is being formulated for you as a guide to introduce you and your family to the Diabetes Mellitus disease process‚ complications associated with it‚ and the main tool for you to learn to keep yourself healthy and your diabetes under control. One of the most important things to remember is that diabetes can affect every body system‚ your heart‚ your kidneys‚ your eyes‚ and your blood vessels‚ not just your “blood sugar” level. Knowledge
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