Case Study: Fractured Humerus Name: Course Name: Course Instructor: Date of Submission: Fractured Humerus Karen is a 63 year old female at 5’ 2” weighing 175 lbs. On February 15‚ 2013 as Karen was leaving her home in the Midwest she stepped on a section of black ice and immediately her legs were swept out from under her and before she had no time to react and was thrown onto the ice with such force that it fractured her left humerus proximal to the insertion point of shoulder socket
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“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks”- John Muir In this metropolitan society‚ we rarely find the time to exercise because of work taking up most of our time. Furthermore‚ with the advancement of technology‚ we lead an easy life. Let’s just be very frank with that. We have automatic doors‚ escalators‚ lifts‚ cars‚ dishwashers‚ etc‚ to do almost everything for us. What have we become? We practically do nothing in the physical sense. And it leads us to become couch potatoes
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Fitness Testing and Training for the Uniformed Public Services. Assignment 2 – Fitness Tests. Introduction: In this assignment I will begin with outlining fitness tests for the main components of fitness and comparing the results to a specific public service entrance test‚ then explaining the strengths and areas for improvement. I will then go on to describing methods of fitness training for the main components of physical fitness and evaluating them as well as an evaluation. Task 1. Maximum sit-ups
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nurse‚ it is important to have resources to go along with patient teaching. It is one of our duties in providing our senior patients with total care. Areas of concern for seniors that will be explored in this community research are dental care‚ exercise‚ and nutrition all of which can aid in helping the aging to increase the quality of their health warding off diseases and disabilities and prolonging life. Oral Care In the elderly‚ oral care is of concern because of the many changes of the oral
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choice of specializations; they are expected to be able to treat all types of physical illnesses that the patients suffer from. When working with patients‚ the physical therapists teach certain exercises that are in direct correlation to the ailment that the patients suffer from. Sometimes‚ these exercises require the use of equipment that would better aid them in recovery. The equipment they have for the patients is a wide variation. Just to name a few‚ they have the Swiss ball which is mainly used
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stand; they watch television instead of taking exercise. This lazy life can lead students to not only mental but also physical health problems. Therefore‚ I totally agree with the idea that P.E should be required in the curriculum beside academic subjects in order to help students to improve health and develop soft skills. In the first place‚ P.E helps in improving health perfectly. Needless to say‚ exercise is a good friend of health. The more exercises people take‚ the more healthy people are. Nowadays
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Week 6 Super Tracker Diet and Exercise Analysis Tamiko Cooper May 8‚ 2014 SCI/241
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which he requires metformin twice a day (intense)‚ and no other medications. He often at times has infections on his feet. His Family history includes his mother having Coronary Artery Bypass‚ and brother with a history of colon cancer. Create an exercise prescription for him. After his 2nd week of low intensity training he wants to start jogging on the treadmill. After his 4th week of a slow jog‚ with no changes in speed‚ he is now sweating profusely‚ short of breath‚ dizzy and has a hard time moving
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of physical therapy‚ advocating massage‚ manual therapy and hydrotherapy techniques in treating there patients back in 460 B.C. In the eighteenth century machines like gymnasticon were developed to treat gout and other diseases by way of systemic exercise of the joints‚ similar to later occurrences of physical therapy practices. The earliest documented origins of actual physical therapy as a professional group dates back to Per Henrik Ling‚ "Father of Swedish Gymnastics‚". In 1887‚ PTs were given
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the inner strength needed in times of trouble or unrest. Everyone knows how to care for their bodies. This is done almost every day by the majority of people. Exercise and eating the proper foods are the best ways of keeping the body healthy. A healthy mind requires a lot of work‚ as well as‚ a combination of the right foods and exercise. Most often‚ the food consumed has a pivotal effect on the body‚ as well as‚ the mind. A healthy diet consists of the right food groups with right number of
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