2.5 Non Specific Low Back Pain Non-specific low back pain is often also referred to simple or mechanical low back pain (Burton et al.‚ 1995; Marcus‚ 2005). These are all general terms that refer to back pain in the lumbar area of the back that is not related to severe or surgical pathology (Burton et al.‚ 1995). Burton et al.‚ (1995) states that finding no exact cause also constitutes towards a diagnosis of NSLBP. 2.5.1 Stages of NSLBP NSLBP can be categorized into three categories: acute‚ sub-acute
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Ethics of Pain Oriented Studies The implementation of vertebrates as model organisms in experimentations is universally controversial‚ particularly when the aforementioned research is explicitly pain oriented. Concern over the wellbeing of stereotypical lab animals such as rats and mice are not misplaced‚ as long term exposure to pain has high risks of inducing greater levels of anxiety‚ alcohol abuse‚ and disturbing altercations of previously established behaviors (Anand‚ 1999); the risk to develop
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Remembered pain keeps us on guard against its recurrence‚ and memory exists even in our unconscious mind. Let us remind ourselves that our unconscious mind exists either because we are indifferent to certain things or because we are afraid to re-awaken the memories of unpleasant or painful experiences. Let us remind ourselves that the totality of the records of all our unpleasant and painful experiences are hidden in the depths of our unconscious mind. If we realize the meaning of this‚ we will be
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Pain The statement made by Diane Ackerman “Being able to withstand pain depends to a considerable extent on culture and tradition‚ “means that the pain people feel can basically be in the mind because of the way they were brought up and what they have seen and heard in their upcoming. People really don’t know anything different besides their cultures and traditions. In Diane Ackerman’s essay she provides multiple examples to prove this statement but I will only share two. The first example she
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Dimmesdale’s chest as there are many theories of what’s on his chest and he reveals it in public with Hester. In Hawthorne’s novel the Scarlet Letter‚ an illusion to argue to the truth or reveal on what can be on Dimmesdale’s chest. The readers are wondering what’s on Dimmesdale’s chest it’s something to think about and make our head scratch to know what’s on his chest. To help us understand all the theories that’s been going on towards the end of the book of him not wanting to reveal his chest then to
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REASON CHIEF COMPLAINT: Back and bilateral leg pain. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS This is a 68-year-old male seen for evaluation of difficulty with back pain and bilateral leg pain. The patient had difficulty in 2015‚ had an MRI scan done which revealed stenosis and degenerative disk disease in the entire lumbar area and epidural lipomatosis from the lower thoracic area to the sacral area. The patient in 03/18/2016 had an epidural steroid block through the sacrum. Patient states that he got approximately
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CHEST IMAGING IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Chest diagnostic imaging is essential when dealing with a critically ill patient. At present‚ direct visualization of the lung parenchyma is performed with a chest x-ray (CXR) and computed tomography (CT)‚ with the patient in the supine position (Gardelli et al.‚ 2012). Plain chest radiograph: In the ICU‚ CXRs are only performed on patients in the supine position. The x-ray beam is positioned directly onto the chest at a distance that is less than
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Background of the study Tuberculosis has reemerged as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya Infection rate is highest between 15-44 years with a nine fold increase since early 90’s due to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The HIV infected have an increased incidence with a majority presenting with smear negative PTB Hypothesis Chest x-ray in itself is not an effective method of diagnosing smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis in H.I.V positive patients Broad Objective To assess the
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Solution to Activity 5 4Ps of Marketing Marketing is a business function that identifies consumer needs‚ determines target markets and applies products and services to serve these markets. It also involves promoting such products and services within the marketplace. Marketing is integral to the success of a business‚ large or small‚ with its primary focus on quality‚ consumer value and customer satisfaction. A strategy commonly utilised is the "Marketing Mix". This tool is made up of four variables
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IT Academy Program 10 Microsoft Word IT ACADEMY LESSON PLAN Lesson 2 Turn potential into success IT Academy Program LESSON PLAN: MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010 // Microsoft Word 2010 Lesson 2: Editing a Document Learning Objectives Learning Goals // The goal of this lesson is for the students to successfully open‚ navigate‚ and modify a document. The student will save the document‚ with a new name or in a different format‚ and properly organize a storage location for future reference
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