BIOMECHANICS OF THE SHOULDER Hand and Upper Extremity Certification SHOULDER BIOMECHANICS * MOTION (Kinematics) * STABILITY (Constraint) * STRENGTH (Force Transmission) OBJECTIVES * -Introduction * -Review of bone and joints * -Scapulo-humeral rhythm * -Review of muscles and force couples * -Biomechanical applications What does the shoulder do? Shoulder Movement SHOULDER VS. ARM ELEVATION * Note difference in terminology Normal Shoulder
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Did you know that for every cigarette you smoke you can lose eleven minutes off your life? Smoking can not only leave you with long term affects you may not be able to get rid of but it will leave you poor and maybe dead. Mankind first came in touch with tobacco approximately eighteen thousand years ago‚ when migrant Asiatic people first intersected the Bering Strait and extended across the continents today known as the Americas‚ where tobacco is native (Gately ‚2001). Mayan Indians of Mexico
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LAB PRACTICAL 2 * Skin * Comprised of all 4 main tissue types * Epithelial * Connective * Muscular * Nervous * Part of the integumentary system * Function: * Protection * Body temperature regulation * Vitamin D synthesis * Sensation to touch‚ pressure‚ pain and temperature * 2 main regions: * epidermis * 5 strata * corneum
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gases to transmit power. A problem statement about car jack is a lot of people need an ergonomics design to reduce musculoskeletal disorders. Musculoskeletal disorders can affect the body’s muscles‚ joints‚ tendond‚ ligament‚ and nerves. Such as the discs in back bones. The scope of the project is the students have to design a car jack with the ergonomics design based on the human body. There are three main parts of the product. The first parts is spiral balloon. The second part is one way control
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subdivided into roots‚ trunks‚ divisions‚ cords‚ and branches. Typically‚ the brachial plexus is composed of 5 roots‚ 3 trunks‚ 6 divisions‚ 3 cords‚ and terminal branches. ------------------------------------------------- Roots The ventral rami of spinal nerves C5 to T1 are referred to as the "roots" of the plexus. The roots emerge from the transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae immediately posterior to the vertebral artery‚ which travels in a cephalocaudad direction through the transverse
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OPERATIVE REPORT Patient Name: Deanna Martinez Patient ID: 117232 Date of Surgery: 05/27/---- Admitting Physician: Sheila Goodman‚ MD‚ Neurosurgery Surgeon: Sheila Goodman‚ MD Assistant: Markus LeRoy Johnson‚ PA-C Preoperative Diagnosis: Lateral recess syndrome at L5-S1‚ right. Postoperative Diagnosis: Herniated disk at L5-S1‚ right. Operative Procedure: Lumbar laminectomy and excision of disk at L5-S1 on the right. Anesthesia: General endotracheal plus Marcaine with
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Skeletal System Study Guide – Use the lecture folder to help you answer these questions. The more detail you add‚ the better prepared for the test you will be. 1. What are the functions of the skeleton? The five functions of the skeleton are: protecting the vital body organs‚ giving shape to the body and providing support to body organs and holding the body upright. Others are facilitating movement and producing of blood. The latter function is done in the bone marrow. 2. What is the difference
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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. For people suffering from lumbar spinal stenosis‚ in which nerves are pinched in the lower back‚ lying in any position can create significant pain except‚ perhaps‚ when the knees are bent. "When these people are sleeping‚ whether on the back or side‚ they like to bend their knees because that brings their legs up and opens up the back of their spine‚" said Dr. Shamie. Spinal stenosis patients often place a pillow under their knees when sleeping on their
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elevated ICP; this is evident from the symptoms that he was experiencing. In order to get a definitive diagnosis it is crucial that further tests be carried out. Sustained elevated levels of ICP will lead to reduced cerebral blood flow and hence brain herniation. Pressure will arise from the
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CLINICAL ANATOMY Chapter 1 Summary Anatomy – science of structure and function of the body Clinical Anatomy – study of the macroscopic structures of the body as it relates to the practice of medicine and application to other health sciences Basic Anatomy – minimal study to understand the overall structure and function of the body Painting: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is a 1632 oil painting by Rembrandt housed in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague‚ Netherlands History: Hippocrates
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