A Need for Greater Sports Injury Prevention Most know how important it is to be mentally healthy while participating in any competition. But in sports competition‚ it may just be more important to be physically healthy in order to compete at a productive‚ truly competitive level. As the competition in sports from pee-wee football leagues all the way through professional and international athletics increases‚ so too do the amount of injuries and magnitude of these injuries. Due to a more competitive
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on tip toes; fairly uncommon; the load is between the fulcrum and the effort * 3rd class levers: most common; effort is between the fulcrum and the load; i.e. flexor of our elbow Anatomical Position: On legs: flexor on posterior; extensor on anterior Movement is the result of many muscles Opposing Actions the prime mover/agonist is going to be responsible for the action while the other muscle is the antagonist * Supinator: prime mover/ agonist * Pronator: opposing/ antagonist Synergist:
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Fingers Injury : Sprain Normally sprain is a result of forced motion at a joint that stresses the supporting ligaments‚ causing varying degrees of damage. The forced motion usually hyperextension and lateral motion which is the lateral motion means stresses the collateral ligament and hyperextension means stresses the anterior capsule. There were several of symptoms of sprain injuries such as tenderness at the site of injury‚ increasing in pain on reproduction of the stress that caused the
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shoulders. The pectoral girdles are very flexible and allow the upper limbs a great deal of flexibility. They permit movement in many directions at the shoulder joint. The socket of the shoulder joint is small‚ shallow‚ and poorly reinforced with ligaments. This arrangement is good for flexibility‚ but it is not very stable. Shoulder dislocations are therefore fairly common. The UPPER LIMBS (extremities) (FIGS. 8.4-8.8) consist of 60 bones; 30 bones per limb. These are the bones of the arms‚ wrists
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femoral vein I will pass through the inguinal ligament. The inguinal ligament forms a band that runs from the anterior superior iliac spine to the pubis area of the spine (Yahoo Health‚ 2012). It serves as a base to the inguinal canal because hernias can form there. The main function of the inguinal ligament is to protect the tissue that is constantly moving in the trunk and lower extremities of the body (Yahoo Health‚ 2012). From the inguinal ligament still heading north I will pass through the
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Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Human Body Anatomy – science of body structures and relationships among structures Physiology – science of body functions SIX LEVELS OF BODY ORGANIZATION (Given in order smallest to largest) Chemical level a. atoms – smallest unit of matter that participates in chemical reaction b. molecules – two or more atoms joined together c. Several atoms are essential for life: Carbon‚ Hydrogen‚ Oxygen‚ Nitrogen‚ Phosphorus‚ Calcium‚ Sulfur d. Examples of biological
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pressure is applied. The stress fracture is probably caused by long‚ tough workouts‚ without much rest‚(soccer) causing the muscles ( Tibialis Anterior)to fatigue. My goal of this session is to increase blood flow‚ circulation‚ tissue/muscle regeneration and decrease muscle tension‚ fatigue and pain in that area. Muscle/Bones Involved: Tibia bone and Tibialis Anterior Muscles. - Patellar Tendonitis in the knees. Client has pain‚ loss of motion and slight inflammation inferior to the knees around the
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that is vascular and tissue that is avascular. Avascular: not many blood vessels and minimum blood flow; found in skin Vascular: a lot of blood vessels and a lot of blood flow 5. Review the difference between tendons and ligaments Tendons: connects muscle to bon Ligaments: connects bone to bone 6. Describe the general characteristics of neurons. 7.
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Trigeminal nerve: V1 and V2 Trigeminal nerve provides large root of sensory nerve to the front of the face and head‚ and a small root of motor nerves to innervate muscles of mastication‚ mylohyoid‚ and digastric (anterior belly) Sensory root Fibres Convey common sensation (touch‚ temperature‚ pressure‚ pain) to the skin of the front of the face and the scalp as far back as the vertex of the head Sensory innervation to the oral cavity‚ dental and paradental structures For this reason‚ branches
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by many conditions. Here I mainly talk about nonspecific neck pain. Nonspecific neck pain is the most common type of neck pain. Acute neck pain is a sudden-onset pain in the neck. It is often due to neck muscle strains‚ muscle spasm or tendon or ligament sprain. This can be caused by poor posture‚ sleep in an awkward position‚ carrying heavy loads‚ stay in one position for a prolonged period of time for example‚ working on desk‚ or driving for long period of time. Compare to chronic pain‚ acute neck
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