Tennis is a complicated intense physical sport that requires hand-eye coordination and participation of running‚ positioning‚ swinging‚ and hitting. Because of these high requirements: endurance‚ flexibility‚ and muscle-conditioning exercises are important to prevent injuries. Some tennis injuries may be random. However‚ most can be minimized or avoided entirely by proper training‚ technique‚ appropriate equipment‚ and seeking medical attention when needed. The most common injuries related with
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protocol for the Groningen Fitness Test for the Elderly. Another shoulder flexibility test designed for testing the elderly is the Back Scratch Test. ~Patient is in standing position. The examiner stands behind the patient grasping the patient’s forearm with the hand. ~The examiner begins circumduction by extending the patient’s arm while maintaining slight abduction. As the circumduction continues into elevation‚ the arm is brought over the top and into the flexed and adducted position. ~If the
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Aim: To investigate the effect of skin sensitivity in response to cold temperature in different parts of the body by timing the maximum amount of time in which ice-pack can be held to that area. Hypothesis: If the layer of skin is relatively thin‚ the nerve response to cold will be the fastest‚ increasing the skin’s sensitivity. This therefore means that the fastest responses to cold will be in the face‚ and specifically the nose. The skin consists of 3 main layers; the epidermis‚ dermis and
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Anatomy & Physiology I Lecture 10: The Muscular System Prof. Magidah Alaudi‚ M.Sc. malaudi@gmail.com The Structural and Functional Organization of Muscles • About 600 human skeletal muscles • Constitute about half of our body weight • Three kinds of muscle tissue – Skeletal‚ cardiac‚ smooth • Specialized for one major purpose – Converting the chemical energy in ATP into the mechanical energy of motion; Contraction and Movement • Myology—the study of the muscular system The Functions of Muscles
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BioLab3 Bones and Muscles Summary Report Student Name: I. Skeletal system A. Long Bone Structure Define the following terms. Bone Organ of the skeletal system Cartilage Serves as a cushion Ligament Dense‚ regular connective tissue/bone to bone Tendons Dense‚ regular connective tissue/ bone to muscle Osteocytes Separated by an extracellular matrix hardened by deposits of calcium salts Diaphysis Long shaft of compact bone Compact bone Solid and dense
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Cardiovascular System Blood Vessels Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D. Version 42-0008-02-01 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 is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor. puRpose
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Suitability: The hand grip test is suitable as it is a straight test to test the forearm strength and gives a good indication of your strength. Reliability: the dynamometer may need to be calibrated regularly to ensure consistent results. Having consistent technique and adequate rest is required to ensure reliability. Validity: The validity of this test as a measure of general strength has been questioned‚ as the strength of the forearm muscles does not necessarily represent the strength of other muscle groups
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reveals a small‚ circular lesion on the anterior forearm‚ most consistent with a seborrheic keratosis. This is pigmented and is popular. ASSESSMENT: Patient is a 27-year-old white female with a history of acne rosacea‚ followed by Dermatology. She has a script for Metrogel that she would like to have filed. She feels that controls things well. She would like to continue care with Dermatology here. She has a pigmented legion on her left forearm‚ most consistent with a seborrheic keratosis.
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which are often injured in the sport of tennis. The main muscles in the back are the rhomboid and trapezius muscles. The major muscles in upper arms are the biceps and triceps and at the end of the chain are the flexor and extensor muscles in the forearms. The most common tennis-related injuries occur in the upper-body muscles. To try and reduce the chances of these types of injuries‚ it is important to strengthen these muscles which can be done through using free weights and resistance bands. Varying
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tissue massage only uses two. These two include: 1. Friction- this process applies pressure to muscle adhesions to release them. It may also be used to realign muscle fibers 2. Stripping- This method uses different parts of the body such as the elbow‚ forearm‚ or knuckles to get deep into the muscles and tissue. Deep tissue benefits Many chose the deep tissue massage because of pain in their backs or other areas. While this massage is great for body pain‚ it can also bring a number of other benefits. These
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