The Shoulder Joint The glenohumeral joint‚ or as it is more commonly referred to the shoulder joint ‚ is one of the most flexible and unstable joints in the body. As a ball and socket joint the shoulder allows circular motion and hinge movement. The rounded head or ‘ball’ of the humerus rests in the shallow dish shaped cavity or ‘socket’ created by the glenoid fossa of the scapula. This allows for a wide range of motion around several axes. There are two main bones that make up the shoulder
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Kaplan and others (2005) focused an shoulder injuries by position. The most common shoulder injury sustained by players was an Acromioclavicular Separation. The positions that were the most likely to sustain shoulder injuries were offensive quarterbacks and defensive backs. The positions that were the most likely to have surgery performed where defensive linebackers and offensive
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all must experience have responsibilities beyond our expectation and limitation as we can improve ourselves every now and then. Responsibilities are just within our shoulders as we go on with our lives we add more on to it due to the things we learn and experience and simply being a student nurse responsibility is already on our shoulders as we gained knowledge in every step of the way. As a student nurse‚ knowledge is easy to get as we experience‚ learn‚ read and study. But every knowledge comes
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whose five year old child has head lice. Dear Parents‚ We at Mrinal’s Childcare have decided as a precautionary measure to prevent the outbreak of head lice among children. We have compiled some information on the subject to help you if your child or children already suffer from the same or to prevent your child from getting it. This is in no way meant to scare or offend anyone but is just a routine check that we follow on our facility. What are head lice? Head lice are very tiny parasitic
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Shoulder dislocation Epidemiology Anterior shoulder dislocation is the commonest dislocation in the body • Makes up 95% of shoulder dislocations • It occurs in around 2% of individuals at some stage • Dislocation is more common in the dominant limb • In young people it is much more common in males • By the 6th to the 7th decade it is more common in females • Instability is bilateral in around 15% Conceptualizing instability Two acronyms are used to think about
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Conclusion/ Discussion Chin Up: Yes‚ the shoulder joint ( Ball and Socket). It is important for the analysis because you use your shoulder muscles to pull yourself up to the bar to complete one chin up. It can be difficult to determine each joint because each joint has a distinct way of moving for a specific task. It was difficult for me to determine the axis and planes because I could not see the bones moving inside of the body. An axis can be defined as a line that goes around when an object
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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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The shoulder is a key attribute to the performance of athletes in all sports. As the shoulder is ball and socket joint‚ ROM plays a huge role in the ability of the shoulder. The Labrum in the shoulder is the fibrocartilage that is attached to the rim of the socket which keeps the ball of the joint in place (Hopkins Medicine‚ n.d.). The labrum is key to the stability of the shoulder. A torn labrum occurs when the cartilage that is attached to the rim ruptures. The labrum can tear a few different ways;
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Deconstruction Essay 7/10/11 Student athlete head injuries: When is it safe to go back into the game? As a student athlete head injuries are relevant to me because I have experienced this type of injury. After researching the topic of head injuries in athletics‚ I came across three articles that stood out to me. In the article “Sports Medicine and School Nurses: A Growing Need for Further
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For this assignment‚ I conducted much research on the Head Start Program. Head Start is a child development program‚ which provides aid and assistance to financially less fortunate families. It serves children from birth to age 5‚ pregnant women‚ and their families. Head Start is child centered and focuses much attention on preparing young children from low-income families for school. Head Start helps parents improve their basic literacy‚ numeric skills and employability skills. It promotes children’s
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