Traumatic Brain Injury: Myths‚ Misconceptions and the Need for Lifelong Healthcare I don’t have a droopy face‚ a steel plate in my head‚ nor am I paralyzed in any region of my body. I have a speech impediment and disfluency‚ cognitive fatigue‚ short term memory loss‚ slow processing of information‚ noise sensitivity‚ and attention deficit. I look “normal” and I have a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Social prejudice and negative perceptions of survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) exist. There
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Abstract This paper explores the meaning of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and how it affects children and adolescents through their school years. The paper will first introduce what a traumatic brain injury can be‚ how it can be identified‚ and what the affects can be to the students. There will be two peer reviewed journals that speak on types of TBIs. The first article is based around information on Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)‚ where the second article focuses the impact of post-traumatic stress
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stretching can increase injury risk. 1. In a study conducted by Harvard Health in 2011‚ the study concluded that people who were not used to stretching but did so for the sake of the study had a 22% increase risk of injury. 2. In an article found on Livestrong.com on January 2014‚ five reasons are mentioned as to why stretching may increase a risk in injury. (ruptures tissue‚ masks muscle pain…) 3. In the article “Stretching Before and After Exercise: Effect on Muscle Soreness and Injury Risk” studies show
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right hip She was alert oriented x3 with reasonable thought content. She understood questions well and was in no acute distress. CHIEF COMPLAINT: Right hip injury HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS I was called to see this 69-year-old black female patient‚ well known to me‚ who was brought to the emergency room after she sustained an injury of her right hip. She states she was walking when her right leg “gave out” and she fell onto the right hip. She complained of mild pain in the right hip and
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made to see how severe the injury is within the person. According to Struchen & Clark (2007)‚ the reason for doing this is to see the initial “triaging” and helping with planning with planning treatment. There are three main ways in traumatic brain injury is assessed and characterized. The first is through Loss of Consciousness (LOC) which is done when after a head injury‚ a person may be going through a coma. The longer a person is unconscious‚ the more severe the injury is. What happens‚ is a medical
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The Truth About Compulsory Bike Helmet Laws Reducing Injuries Tute Task 1 Scientific Thinking and Research Skills CORE 11-113 Sarah Anderson ID: 13137519 Tutorial class: Tuesday 1-3pm Word Count: 1099 The Truth About Compulsory Bike Helmet Laws Reducing Injuries WRITTEN REPORT As a child growing up in Australia one of the first birthday presents we may receive after we have learnt to walk‚ is a bicycle. Our parents would always guarantee that we would wear a helmet when we went
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good and common example of a soft tissue injury would be pulling or tearing your hamstring. The hamstring is located at the bag of your leg and runs from the back of your knee to just below the gluteus Maximus. This injury will occur when the muscle is overstretched and is common in most sports but especially football and sprinting due to the amount of work your legs go through. Soft tissue includes tendons‚ ligaments‚ fascia‚ skin‚ fibrous tissues‚ fat‚ and synovial membranes‚ which are connective
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Netball Athlete: Kimberlee Green Injury: Rupture of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL Injury) A) Rehabilitation Procedures Rehabilitation procedures are essential for ensuring an athlete’s injury is managed correctly and the recovery process goes smoothly. In order to successfully manage an injury‚ there are a range of procedures to follow‚ however‚ these can vary when it comes to different sports and injuries. For example‚ the rehabilitation procedures for an ACL injury in netball would need to be treated
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