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    frog procedures

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    fibula bones). Cut the tibiofibula loose by cutting through the knee joint. Retain as much of the Achilles tendon as possible. This structure should be separated from the other tissues around and beneath the heel. Tie a thread securely around the tendon after cutting it free from beneath the heel. The muscle may now be manipulated by holding the femur and/or the thread tied to the Achilles tendon. Keep the preparation moist with Ringer’s solution at all times. The instructor will assist in

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    Wearing High Heels And Their Effects On Women’s Legs When it comes to shoes‚ some women will go through hell for a pair of Jimmy Choos. But what effect does wearing high heels have on our bodies? Clinicians have known for a long time that if you hold a limb in a shortened position over an extended period‚ the muscles shorten. High-heeled shoes push our heels up‚ which made Marco Narici from Manchester Metropolitan University wonder whether wearing heels on a regular basis could shorten our calf

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    symptomatic‚ and how it is treated 19. Discuss briefly what a compartment syndrome is‚ how it can occur‚ what it looks like‚ and why we manage it carefully 20. Discuss treatment options for Achilles Tendonitis 21. Discuss treatment options for Achilles Tendon Rupture 22. Discuss how one can best recognize Achilles tendon Rupture 23. Name the four ligaments in the knee 24. Contrast a functional and a prophylactic Knee brace 25. Discuss the term Valgus and how it applies to the MCL injury and evaluation

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    Cheating Is So 1999 In the article “Cheating Is So 1999” written by Shaun Assael tells on about a company calling in retired superstars and average Joes in for testing. It also tells us in fact that in 2000 the first human genome was reveal‚ costing over 3 billion dollars. Now day’s biotech firms can sequence a full genome for a million dollars. The people who were involved with this experiment were Kovach‚ 23andMe‚ Merlin Olsen‚ Phil Olsen‚ Orrin‚ Olsen‚ Marcellus Wiley‚ and Mark Schlereth. What

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    Badminton

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    injuries due to the explosive nature of badminton are:   1. LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS (Tennis Elbow)   Inflammation of the forearm extensors causing outer elbow and upper forearm pain and tenderness. It is caused by repetitive stress at the muscle-tendon junction. Management: 1. Rest‚ ice after playing badminton; 2. Wrist flexion stretches and gentle eccentric loading exercises of the wrist extensors; 3. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can be beneficial for short-term relief;

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    Running Injuries

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    before preventing it. Here are few common running injuries we are going to take a quick look at; Achilles tendinitis The healing process for Achilles tendinitis can be very slow‚ due to the little blood flow in that region. Achilles tendinitis can be simply described as the inflammation of the Achilles tendon. Pains are usually found at the back of the leg just a little over the heel of the Achilles tendon. It can be treated by placing ice in the region

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    or fatiguing of tendons or nearby tissues. The use inferred here is what is known as “submaximal loading‚” or what is otherwise known as being less than the maximal limit reachable by a particular muscle or group thereof. OI’s consist of lateral epicondylitis and medial epicondylitis‚ or more rudimentarily as “tennis elbow” and “golfer’s elbow” respectively. Other injuries exist‚ such as Achilles tendinopathy (pertaining to running injuries and a disruption of the Achilles tendon in less-than-ideal

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    knee and is attached to the Achilles tendon. To tie a knot around the tendon‚ slip small tweezers under the tendon and grasp a piece of thread and pull it back through the opening made by the tweezers. Then wrap the free end of thread twice around the tweezers and pull the ends apart to make a knot around the tendon. Make a double knot by wrapping the free end around the tweezers in the opposite direction as you did the first time; pull the knot securely around the tendon. This would be a good time

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    Club Foot

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    turns inward and points down. The forefoot is curved inward‚ the heel is bent inward‚ and the ankle is fixed in planter flexion with the toes pointing down. Shortened tendons on the inside of the lower leg‚ together with abnormally shaped bones that restrict movement outwards cause the foot to turn inwards. A tightened Achilles tendon causes the foot to point downwards. The medical term for clubfoot is talipes equinovarus. It is the most common congenital disorder of the lower extremity. There

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    patellar tendon bone-tendon-bone graft has been the "gold standard" graft choice for ACL reconstructions since it became common practice in the mid-1980. It has been used extensively by surgeons since that time and still remains the graft of choice for a high number of orthopedists who perform this surgery regularly. The patellar tendon graft has consistently demonstrated excellent surgical outcomes with a 90-95% success rate in terms of returning to pre-injury level of sports. A patellar tendon graft

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