Besides improving inpatient functioning‚ preoperative physical therapy has the potential to decrease post-acute care utilization and the total episode-of-care cost for patients who undergo total joint replacement surgery (57). Snow et al. found in their cohort study that the use of preoperative physical therapy was associated with a 29% decrease in the use of any post-acute care services. This association was sustained after adjusting for comorbidities‚ demographic characteristics‚ and procedural
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Alexie uses humor--or his characters use humor-to reveal injustice‚ protect selfesteem‚heal wounds‚ and create bonds. Alexie’s sophisticated use of humor unsettles conventional ways of thinking and compels re-evaluation and growth‚ which ultimately allows Indian characters to connect to their heritage in novel ways and forces non-Indian readers to reconsider simplistic generalizations. Alexie’s cross-cultural humor alternately engages readers--creating positive connections between individuals
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Non-Pharmacologic therapies include elevating the head of the bed at nighttime‚ eating smaller meals‚ not eating close to bedtime or before laying down‚ and eating less fatty and aggravating foods. The patient noted that she liked to cook big dinners so it is recommended to reduce the meal size‚ use less fatty foods‚ and move dinner time earlier in the day. Elevating the head at bedtime would also be beneficial for this patient as she mentioned that her symptoms mostly occur in the evening around
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Development of a Sense of Humor in Childhood The Development of a Sense of Humor in Childhood It is important to develop a sense of humor in childhood. There are many aspects of humor that are developed during childhood and many different ways humor facilitates children’s development. Children at all different ages have different senses of humor. Children learn and express humor through play‚ and there are many problems that arise from not developing humor in childhood. This paper
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Throughout my time spent here at KU‚ I plan to obtain a B.S. degree in Exercise Science‚ and then go on and apply to the Physical Therapy program. In order to get accepted into the program‚ I must have a 3.0 GPA average or higher‚ and typically all accepted students have higher GPA’s than that. This being so‚ I will have to make sure to always stay on top of my homework and prepare properly for every test and exam. This program is very competitive‚ so it will most likely be a struggle for me to get
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Mark Twain utilized humor and wit incredibly well during his lifetime; he was known for his impeccable comedic timing and his acutely cutting remarks. He tackled tough topics of his time and unknowingly of today’s with satirical writing‚ perhaps most notably in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain hits numerous issues in his book: child abuse‚ slavery‚ lying‚ Christianity‚ and what it means to grow up and take on maturity. Right from the start Twain hits on a huge issue worldwide: Child
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Humor is not a tool that can be used limitlessly as there are certain societal boundaries that prohibit jokes from exceeding levels of acceptable humor. This kind of prohibition is known as a taboo. In unit five of Alison Ross’s textbook‚ The Language of Humour‚ Ross discusses on these common taboos: sex‚ excreta‚ death‚ and religion while also explaining how jokes sometimes break taboos‚ but at the same time keep limits to where these jokes are accepted by society. The topic of sex and excreta
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still somehow makes it interesting. The interest in The Martian is sometimes found in the author himself‚ but it is also widely found in the relatable humor and dramatic imagery both of which help the book seem more realistic. The author‚ Andy Weir‚ had a many great opportunities in where he grew up‚ including a possible NASA Center. Weir was
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James Thurber was one of the most influential and unforgettable writers of his kind. He made modern-day problems seem preventable in the minds of people‚ and he tried to make them realize that the problems had to have a source. Thurber wrote of people struggling with day-to-day life that was once trouble-free and drew his ideas of humanity losing the direction it once had in the past. He attributed this change to wandering minds and ignorant actions on man’s behalf. James Thurber used his artistic
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The Subtle Humor of Pride and Prejudice Of all the novels that Jane Austen has written‚ critics consider Pride and Prejudice to be the most comical. Humor can be found everywhere in the book; in it’s character descriptions‚ imagery‚ but mostly in it’s conversations between characters. Her novels were not only her way of entertaining people but it was also a way to express her opinions and views on what surrounded her and affected her. Her novels were like editorials. Austen uses a variety
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