Central Sensitisation Syndromes Central sensitisation is a term that is being used more frequently across all medical professions‚ osteopaths‚ physio’s‚ psychotherapists and consultants alike but was first coined by the neuroscientist Clifford Woolf in 1983. CS‚ as I will call it for the rest of this blog‚ is linked with disproportionate musculoskeletal and other kinds of pain and more specifically is thought to be a discrepancy between the pain the patient is experiencing and whatever is causing
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water or alcohol based hand rubs‚ hands that have been in contact with human or animal feces‚ bodily fluids like nasal excretions‚ and contaminated foods or water can transport bacteria‚ viruses and parasites to humans and causes infections. 5 gross hand hygiene facts are:
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Dermatome (anatomy) A dermatome is an area of skin that is mainly supplied by a single spinal nerve. There are eight cervical nerves (C1 being an exception with no dermatome)‚ twelve thoracic nerves‚ five lumbar nerves and five sacral nerves. Each of these nerves relays sensation (including pain) from a particular region of skin to the brain. Along the thorax and abdomen the dermatomes are like a stack of discs forming a human‚ each supplied by a different spinal nerve. Along the arms and the
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM The Cardiovascular system consists of the cardio -heart and the vessels that carry blood to all parts of the body. If this system does not work properly then oxygen‚ hormones‚ water‚ nutrients and wastes won’t reach their target destinations. 5 liters of blood in body. BLOOD Blood is a fluid connective tissue and Plasma is the matrix that separates the red and white blood cells and the platelets from one another. Plasma also transports dissolved substances such
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The Central Dogma. This hypothesis was described by Crick in 1958. In 1953‚ Watson and Crick were the first to determine the true crystalline structure of DNA‚ using model building and then X-ray crystallography. Once the DNA structure was determined‚ the mechanisms behind inheritance‚ information flow‚ and gene function fell into place. Overall the flow of information is depicted as: DNA --> RNA --> protein. Both DNA and RNA can be replicated (i.e. DNA is synthesized from DNA‚ and RNA from RNA)
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Circulatory system is an organ system that transports things around the body that are needed by cells. For example: Nutrients‚ such as: Oxygen‚ Food and Water. When Blood circulates around the body‚ it leaves the left ventricle of the Heart and travels to the Aorta (The largest artery in the Human body). The blood that leaves the Aorta is rich of oxygen then travels around the body in arteries‚ and to the organs. When the deoxygenated blood travels back to the lungs through a system of Veins‚ As
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R E V I E W S H E E T EXERCISE 27 Functional Anatomy of the Endocrine Glands Gross Anatomy and Basic Function of the Endocrine Glands 1. Both the endocrine and nervous systems are major regulating systems of the body; however‚ the nervous system has been compared to an airmail delivery system and the endocrine system to the pony express. Briefly explain this comparison. The nervous system is a lot more fast acting and more rapid action occurs when compaired to the endocrine and the slow
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Nervous Conditions Summary Nervous Conditions Summary The narrator‚ Tambudzai‚ Tambu for short‚ begins this story at the end: "I was not sorry when my brother died." That happened in the year 1968‚ and the first chapter sets the context for that event. In anecdotal style‚ Tambu looks back at the year 1965‚ when her father decided that Nhamo‚ Tambu’s older brother‚ would go to the mission school and live with Babamukuru‚ Tambu’s uncle. She remembers how her father was always grateful for the
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constant throughout the collection of his stories. While at times‚ he seems to be simply conveying everyday Soviet life‚ other times expresses a personal sympathy for fallout caused by economic hardships and corruption in the emerging Soviet Union. In “Nervous People”‚ Zoschenko refers to the anxiety of everyday life in the Soviet Union. This story involves a dispute over one women using another women’s brush to clean her primus stove. As everyone gets involved in the conflict‚ the
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______________ 1. The word "anatomy" comes from: A. Latin and means "to be born". B. Hebrew and means "shape". C. Greek and means "to cut apart". D. German and means "body". E. Italian and means "form". 2. Anatomy is the study of: A. stars. B. function. C. sharp tools. D. structure and form. E. word histories. 3. Since the body has been the same for thousands of years‚ anatomy is considered a static classification system instead of a dynamic science.
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