unborn child during her second pregnancy. The second experience that comes to mind is when I was 16 and dislocated my knee and had to have extensive knee surgery and physical therapy for over a year. My thoughts on the first experience is that many students can relate to the topic due to many of my peers and I having to step up to the plate sometimes and help our
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Newspaper Report: Battle of the Wounded Knee Yesterday‚ December 29‚ the continuous American tension with Indians finally shatters into a massacre between the Sioux Indians and the U.S Army’s 7th regiment. It is said that this battle truly begun when an outburst of ghost dancing from the Sioux Indians brought fear of rebellion to James McLaughlin‚ an Indian Agent. McLaughlin later recalls what he had said to his superiors that day‚ “Indians are dancing in the snow and are wild and crazy.
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The shoulder is the most complex joint in the body. It is capable of moving in more than 16‚000 positions. Many of its ailments‚ including the most common ones‚ involve biomechanical mechanisms that are unique to the shoulder. The most common shoulder problem for which professional help is sought out for is shoulder impingement (Haig 1996). Shoulder impingement is primarily an overuse injury that involves a mechanical compression of the supraspinatus tendon‚ subacromial bursa‚ and the long head of
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Rotator Cuff Injuries The rotator cuff is a group of 4 muscles‚ the supraspinatus‚ infraspinatus‚ subscapularis‚ and the teres minor. These muscles helps to lift your shoulder up over your head and also rotate it toward and away from your body. Unfortunately‚ it is also a group of muscles that is frequently injured by tears‚ tendonitis‚ impingement‚ bursitis‚ and strains. The major muscle that is usually involved is the supraspinatus muscle. Rotator Cuff Injuries are usually broken up into the
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BC1035 Course 3 wk1 LOM Assignment 06/20/2013 “Body and Bones” The question for this assignment is what are the steps that the system goes through from childhood to adulthood to reach 206 bones? I don’t think there is an exact science on these steps really. When we are born we have about 270 bones in our body. These bones are soft and called cartilage. As we get older it gets hard and turns into bone. The bone in a baby’s body needs
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“Osteoarthritis” The Musculo-skeletal system FACT SHEET The term "joint" refers to the physical point of connection between two bones. There are numerous joint types throughout the body‚ these being ball and socket joints‚ hinge joints‚ condyloid joints‚ pivot joints‚ gliding joints‚ and saddle joints. A normal joint meets the point of two bones to permit movement. Cartilage is made up of protein that covers the end of bones and aids in protecting the bones and operates as a shock absorber and
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Scoliosis Gina Amato and Amber Kral Triton College Abstract This research paper is based on the skeletal pathological condition known as scoliosis. Scoliosis is an abnormal lateral bending and twisting of the vertebral column. The following paper presents research on causes along with possible complications that can arise while acquiring this condition. Additional research on tests/exams available to help diagnose scoliosis and how it appears radiographically is also
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Dog arthritis is a common condition that is seen most often in animals that are older‚ overweight and relatively inactive‚ but younger animals can also suffer from this condition. Some cases are hereditary and occur in animals with hip dysplasia. There is no cure for degenerative joint disease but there are options available to veterinarians for treatment which will improve quality of life. Osteoarthritis is a disease that attacks the joints and is mainly caused by wear and tear. The cartilage cushioning
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Shoulder instability has multiple causes. There are three types of shoulder instability: small‚ unnoticeable amounts of joint slippage‚ subluxation (drop arm) and full joint dislocation. As time passes‚ individuals may experience a combination of these events‚ which causes repeated incidents of shoulder instability. Shoulder Dislocation A dislocated shoulder is the most obvious form of shoulder instability. This type of injury is usually caused by some kind of violent event (e.g.‚ a sports-related
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KIN 2500 -- MUSCLES O: origin I: insertion A: action N: Lever: rigid structure that moves around a fixed point fulcrum * Effort: causes the movement; force that is due to the muscular contraction; you only get motion when the effort that is applied at the insertion point exceeds the load * Load/Resistance: opposes that movement * 1st class levers: not very common; fulcrum is fixed between effort and load * 2nd class levers: standing on tip toes; fairly uncommon; the load is
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