and responsibilities of Physician Assistants’ expands‚ so does the range of medical conditions to diagnose and treat grow. One medical condition that has become more prevalent in the past decade due to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is Phantom Limb Pain (PLP). With reported rates of PLP in 50% to 85% of amputees (Weeks‚ Anderson-Barnes‚ & Tsao‚ 2010‚ p. 278) and over 900 amputees as a result alone from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan (Weeks et al.‚ 2010‚ p. 284)‚ the need for understanding and
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Phantom movements and pain -an fMRI study in upper limb amputees A Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiment was conducted on 14 upper limb amputees who were being compared and assessed with seven fully competent participants. This experiment involved examining the execution of hand and lip movements and imagined movements of the phantom limb or left hand. Fourteen of the participants had part of their upper limb amputated‚ nine of which had lost their right hand. During the experiment
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gave me a sneak peak on what it’s going to be like as a parent‚ but not even close to the real thing. At first I thought this project was going to be a breeze‚ but once I got into it I was all wrong. Taking my egg‚ Lily‚ everywhere with me was a pain. I had to worry about her “baby seat” and make sure it was safe for her. Going through the crowded halls at school was quite difficult also. I had to make sure she was close by my side so no one bumped her and made me drop her. And even at lunch
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manhood is not invulnerable‚ and it can improve overuse accidents and other issues that result in ache. All these disorders‚ akin to chafing‚ dryness and inflammation‚ impact best the outer layers of skin and are fairly events. Then again‚ when erectile pain happens‚ medical attention is warranted‚ as underlying wellbeing problems could also be at stake that require specialised penis care. Essentially the most original reasons of painful erections are outlined here for informative functions; men who improve
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Animal Abuse 1. In some circuses‚ wild and exotic animals are trained through the use of intimidation and physical abuse. Former circus employees have reported seeing animals beaten‚ whipped‚ poked with sharp objects and even burned to force them to learn their routines! 2. Elephants who perform in circuses are often kept in chains for as long as 23 hours a day from the time they are babies. 3. More than 25 million vertebrate animals are used in testing in the United States each year. When invertebrate
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Braces: A Pain In The Ass One out of three children or teenagers will have to live through their "rites of passage years" as a prisoner of their own orthodonist. Puberty is burdened enough by zit and acne battles‚ awkward growth spurts‚ and raging evil hormones. Braces add additional torture to this already hellish time to both parent and child. A life with braces is far more humilating‚ painful‚ and expensive than living with buck teeth‚ gaps‚ or a snarled tooth. Mental scars remain
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Recently animal abuse is increasing around the world. People are treating animal as non - feeling creatures. They use them for food‚ clothing‚ entertainment‚ and so on. These are some of the biggest crimes humans are doing against speechless creatures. There are many ways to prevent animal abuse but the most importantly everybody should treat animals with respect. First of all‚ we have to make authorities aware of the fact that animals are being ill-treated by people when you witness
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Even though animals can be beneficial‚ animal testing does not always predict reliable results in humans since most experiments involving animals are flawed and waste animal lives‚ while alternative testing methods are more accurate. Many people believe that animal testing is unethical and unnecessary since we have discovered medical breakthroughs without the help of our furry friends. In this case‚ Alois Alzheimer first described the main features of Alzheimer’s disease in 1906 by studying brain
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calendar about 700 years ago there are 12 animals‚ which are dominate on the years‚ once in every Twelve years‚ and the year called to the name of those animals that are respectively: rats‚ cow ‚ panther‚ rabbit‚ whale‚ snake‚ horses‚ sheep‚ monkey‚ chicken‚ dog‚ and Pig. For example‚ current year in Iranian calendar is the snake year‚ last year was the whale year‚ and I was born in the horse year. Indeed‚ based on the chines’ zodiac some people believe these animals affect your character according the
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“A genius of the South‚ novelist‚ folklorist‚ anthropologist”--those are the words that Alice Walker had inscribed on the tombstone of Zora Neale Hurston. In the essay How It Feels to Be Colored Me‚ Zora explores her own sense of identity through a series of striking metaphors. After realizing that she is of color‚ Hurston never really places a significant emphasis on the racial inequalities that exist in America. “At certain times I have no race‚ I am me.” Zora Neale Hurston did not have any
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