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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Egyptian relationship between gods‚ men and earth Egypt’s Geographical isolation contributed to the independence of Egypt ’s religious development and to the weak influence of other religious systems. In Egypt‚ there were no more or less significant settlements‚ which did not have their gods. Not only the big town or Nome had their gods‚ but also small towns in polynomials had their gods. Furthermore these gods gave a great assistance to local devotion. Each god had a temple where people worshiped
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entry to its diffusion in the lungs. (Refer to the structures that air passes by or through). 4.) What is respiratory distress syndrome? 5.) Explain in full detail‚ the “Sliding Filament Theory”. 6.) What is the difference between flexion and extension? 7.) How does the fact that muscles shorten when excited help supports the sliding filament theory? 8.) How does a CO2 level regulate breathing movements? 9.) List two chemoreceptors found in the carotid artery and
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Amy is a 34-year-old female here today complaining of neck pain. HPI The patient tells me her symptoms started in early August. She had been away on vacation. She was sleeping on an air mattress. One night realized that the air mattress was not fully inflated‚ but slept anyway and she awoke the next morning‚ she was having some neck pain. She said initially she attributed just to sleeping wrong. She had pain for a couple of days. She took a few days worth of Advil and felt better. She said
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Body in Action – Muscular System Roughly 40% of your body mass is made up of muscle‚ the key purpose of which is to move the bones of your body. In this assignment muscle movements and short and long term responses to exercise will be looked at. Types of Muscle Within the body‚ there are three different types of muscle. 1. Cardiac Muscle 2. Skeletal Muscle 3. Smooth Muscle Cardiac Muscle This is specialised muscle of the heart (BTEC National Sport Book 1). This is an involuntary type
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NURSING 206 FAMILY HEALTH NURSING LABOR & DELIVERY STUDY GUIDE Identify the four stages of labor and nursing interventions appropriate for each stage. 1st Stage (3.5) The first stage is from the onset of regular uterine contractions to full effacement and dilation of the cervix. It is much longer than the second and third stages combined. Parity is a strong factor in the length of the first stage. Full dilation may occur in less than 1 hour in a woman who has had a lot of pregnancies
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Chest Trauma Chest trauma is classified as either blunt or penetrating. 1. Blunt Chest Trauma I. Definition a. Blunt chest trauma results from sudden compression or positive pressure inflicted to the chest wall. Motor vehicle crashes (trauma due to steering wheel‚ seat belt)‚ falls‚ and bicycle crashes (trauma due to handle bars) are the most common causes of blunt chest trauma. II. Pathophysiology Injuries to the chest are often life-threatening and result in one or
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carrying the afferent impulse is the sensory nerve of the femoral nerve. c. What nerve is carrying the efferent impulse? The nerve that is carrying the efferent impulse is the motor nerve of the femoral nerve. 3. Find a friend and test the plantar flexion reflex. a. Describe the response. The response to this test was that my friends toes pointed down and inward and the foot flexed. b. Is this a normal plantar reflex or a Babinski’s sign? In the test the results were normal plantar reflex and not
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motion or a trauma event. In addition‚ it is possible that an inferior and anterior is part of the reason being a posterior instability. “The patient can either voluntary moves or complain on weakness and instability of a shoulder moving forward flexion and medial rotation” (Gerber & Ganz‚ 1984). Lastly‚ inferior instability helps determine that multiple-axial instability. Anterior and posterior instability are tested by having the patient on supine position and moves the arm horizontal adduction
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Joints and Body Movements Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D. Version 42-0014-00-01 Lab RepoRt assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent
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