What is Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (S.L.E) Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disease which causes inflammation of your joints‚ tissues‚ and organs. The inflammation presents itself as heat‚ pain‚ swelling and redness. SLE is a variable disease that doesn’t take any one particular course; therefore its unpredictability makes it even more devastating. No two people will experience the same disease symptoms or severity level. As S.L.E progresses there will be periods of
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will minimize the stress and strain that the user will experience when using the device for a long period of time. Rationale Due to the increase in smartphone usage‚ occurrence of injuries related to usage of smartphones has also increased. A chiropractic study in UK concluded that 50% of Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) since last year is caused by the use of smartphones and other
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Stenosis means "closing in" or "choking". Spinal stenosis describes a condition in which the nerves in the spinal canal are closed in‚ or compressed. The spinal canal is the hollow vertical hole formed by the bones of the spinal column. Anything that causes this bony hole to shrink can squeeze the nerves inside. This narrowing can irritate the nerve roots that branch out from the spinal cord‚ or it can squeeze and irritate the spinal cord itself. This may cause pain‚ numbness‚ or weakness‚ most
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Abstract The usage of social networking sites by the people today has increased tremendously intrigued by the convenience of technologies be it children or elders. The connection between social networking sites and how it affects an individual’s daily routine has been investigated during this research. Twenty (20) International Medical University students consisting of 10 males and 10 females majoring from various health science programs were given a copy of the questionnaire. Participants filled
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Michael came in asking me what I was making for dinner. I was lying on the couch with an icepack on my shoulder and a heating pad on my back. I told him that he would have to fix himself something tonight because I was so sore from getting a chiropractic adjustment. He started to complain that there was nothing to eat (there was plenty to eat‚ just nothing he wanted to make). All this time he did not come out to ask me if I wanted or needed anything so I threw a full blown tantrum. I started
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Introduction Have you ever been treated or looked at differently because of your race‚ gender‚ religion‚ social rank or any other attribute? If you did‚ then you must have experienced one type of discrimination. So‚ what do we mean by discrimination? In general‚ discrimination is the judgment of qualities and recognition of the differences between things‚ and it comes in different forms and frames. At” workplace discrimination occurs when an employee suffers from unfavorable or unfair treatment
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST MEDICAID AND MEDICARE Medicaid and Medicare are two different government programs. Both programs were created in 1965 to help older and low-income families be able to buy their own private health insurance. These programs were part of President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” plan‚ a commitment to helping meet the needs of individual health care. They are social insurance programs‚ which allow the financial load of patient’s illnesses to be shared by other healthy‚ sick‚
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Injuries Due to Sports Specialization Versus Participating in Multiple Sports The Problem The most popular sports to play in The United States are basketball‚ baseball/softball‚ football‚ soccer‚ and volleyball. Club teams‚ youth teams‚ or travel ball teams are prevalent in every sport across the country. Thirty plus years ago boys would play baseball in the spring‚ soccer in the summer‚ and went outside to played basketball and football with friends in the fall and winter until baseball started
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Windshield Survey Patricia L. Flores NUR/405 Health Communities: Theory and Practice University of Phoenix January 11‚ 2010 Sue Judlin Windshield Survey The community I have chosen is the city of Rowland Heights California‚ where I reside. This city is located in Los Angeles Country but borders Orange and San Bernardino Counties. Rowland Heights is in the Pacific Time Zone and sits at 525-feet above sea level. The city is 9.02 square miles with 5‚380.70 residents per square mile.
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enrollee. Starting in 1972 several changes were made over the next couple of decades. For example‚ in 1972 disabled persons under the age of 65 and those with end-stage renal disease become eligible for coverage and services expanded to include some chiropractic services‚ speech therapy and physical therapy. Payments to HMOs were authorized and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program was established for the elderly and disabled poor‚ SSI recipients were automatically eligible for Medicaid. These
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