P3/M2/D1 Ligament injuries The dictionary definition of a ligament is ‘’ A short band of tough‚ flexible‚ fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.’’ This basically means a ligament is a connective tissue that unlike a tendon which connects muscle to bone a ligament connects bone and also stabilised a joint. When someone damages a ligament it’s called a sprain. An example of a ligament injury is an ACL injury (Anterior cruciate ligament injury). This type
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Risks from flooding owe more to physical factors than human factors. How far do you agree with this view? (30 marks) Flooding is a natural occurrence which takes place when a river reaches its capacity and overflows its banks‚ or in coastal regions‚ when the tidal energy is sufficient to result in the water exceeding the elevation of the land‚ or coastal defences. It presents a major risk to humans‚ as it can damage property‚ disrupt electrical systems and other infrastructure‚ and result in disease
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Case Study: Rheumatoid Arthritis INTERVIEW Mr. Skeeter Buck Medical record number: 123-45-678 Service date: September 8‚ 2011 DOB: August 8‚ 1975 Skeeter Buck is a 36 yr. old Caucasian male being seen for some testing before starting an exercise program to help improve exercise tolerance‚ muscle strength and range of motion in joints. Medical History Skeeter Buck has had 4 years of joint pain with some very severe occasions. He complains of stiffness in his wrists‚ hands‚ knees‚ and
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Children can get arthritis just like adults. Arthritis is caused by inflammation of joints. It can cause pain‚ swelling‚ stiffness‚ and loss of motion. Juvenile Arthritis is a disease in which there is inflammation of the synovium in children 15 or younger. It has several different names associated with it. Fluid is released in the joint‚ which causes the lining of the joints to swell. It makes it extremely difficult for teens to live an active life due to painful‚ swollen‚ and stiff joints. Juvenile
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Kennel‚ K. (2010). Osteoporosis treatment: Medications can help. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/osteoporosis-treatment/WO00127.html?iref=allsearch September 30‚ 2013 David Sharpe Principles of Fitness Monica McCullough When humans are first born they have 270 bones but over time the bones grow together resulting in only 206 bones by the time you reach adulthood. All 206 of these bones are essential to life‚ and their health is beyond important. Keeping them healthy
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Parents are one of the largest motivating and influencing factors on children; they are role models‚ heroes‚ and even best friends to their beloved children. Imagine an instance where a young girl in the third grade is eagerly waiting for her mother to pack her lunch in the morning and send her off to the school bus. However‚ the mother unfortunately is just not able to wake up in time in the morning due to achy‚ painful‚ and stiff joints; The young girl dejectedly walks herself to the school bus
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Year: NTDC Year 2 Module: Functional and biochemical imbalances Assignment: Osteoporosis: A Functional Medicine Approach WORD COUNT: 2134 Student Number: 6045 Date: 6th December 2012 Skills and areas for development that were targeted in this assignment : Thorough research of the topic using a variety of sources. Submission of this work as a requirement of the NTDC is a declaration‚ by the student identified by the student number above‚ that:
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Rheumatoid arthritis Kathryn Banning Phoenix College Rheumatoid Arthritis There are many diseases that are more prevalent in women than in men. Some of these are common and well known and others are diseases most people are unaware of occurring so regular in women. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (2009)‚ these diseases that are less likely to be known are referred to as “the hidden diseases secretly attacking women’s health.” One
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North-Holland Common risk factors in the returns stocks and bonds* Eugene F. Fama and Kenneth on R. French Unirrrsit.v 01 Chicayo. Chiccup. I .L 60637‚ C;S;L Received July 1992. final version received September 1992 This paper identities five common risk factors in the returns on stocks and bonds. There are three stock-market factors: an overall market factor and factors related to firm size and book-to-market equity. There are two bond-market factors. related to maturity and default risks. Stock returns
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best in their league are now falling short due to overuse injuries. With childhood obesity increasing‚ U.S. citizens have overlooked the overuse injuries that affect the active youth. In 2003 more than 3.5 million children under age 15 suffered a sports injury that required medical treatment‚ thats about one attended injury for every 10 players‚ and seventy-five percent of those injuries were the result of overuse (Hyman‚ 2009). Overuse injuries occur over a long peroid of time and occur after repetitive
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