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    Osteoarthritis (OA) is an extremely common joint disease that is most frequently seen in the knee and in the older population. Since OA oftentimes leads to disability‚ the patient’s proprioception is negatively altered. Decreased proprioception can cause unstable joints and make the effected joint more prone to traumatic injury. Unstable joints increase the likelihood of falling which in turn can also increase the already high chance of traumatic injury. In order to counter this change‚ physicians

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    Chondro malatia arthritis (knee arthritis) Defintion: degenerative change on the cartilage of tibia femoral joint. Symptom: Pain during sitting when you flex your knee‚ walking down stair‚ stand up from squatting‚ kneeling. X-ray: arthritis sign‚ cyst‚ intraarticular space decrease. Treatment plan pain: anti-inflammatory drug‚ taping‚ electro therapy. ROM: increase ROM‚ active and passive movement. Muscle strengthening: strengthening of quadriceps muscle. Operative treatment: cut-retinaculum

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    Gross Anatomy of the Muscular System Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D Version 42-0012-00-01 Lab Report Assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports

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    Hallux Valgus (Bunion) The underlying cause is a deformity of the joint at the base of the big toe. The deformity is called hallux valgus. In this deformity the joint develops a prominent sideways angle. Due to this deformity the bones of the big toe are pushed towards the smaller toes. What symptoms and problems are caused by bunions? Pain. You may then have difficulty walking due to pain. Inflammation and swelling at the base of the toe. This sometimes becomes infected. The foot may become

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    MAJOR MUSCLE GROUPS WORKSHEET‚ Reflection questions and surface anatomy This worksheet will guide your note-taking for the Major Skeletal Muscles slideshow. Be sure to include drawings or sketches of your muscle groups. It will help you when you are studying this material in the future. Your drawings do not need to be fancy. You can make simple stick figures with arrows pointing to the location of the muscle group if you wish. 1. Axial muscles are skeletal muscles of the   Trunk      or    Head                 

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    Sports Injury’s By: Debbie Bryan {draw:frame} In this paper you will understand how in the different sport you can have different injury’s relating to the different sports. Like in basketball you will see more knee and ankle injuries. I will show how doing different things wrong will cause you to get hurt. You have different types of injuries for the different sports. I feel you can take the right measures to make sure you have a safe sport career by taking the right steps to keeping yourself

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    Most of our skeletal muscles are attached to bone on either end by tendons. As the muscles contract‚ they exert force on the bones. This force helps to support and move our body. Normally one end of the muscle is fixed in its position and the other end moves during contraction. The Origin is the attachment site that is stationary during contraction. The insertion is the site that does move when a muscle contracts. When we discuss the position of the Origin and insertion points‚ the insertion

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    conducted the new study at the Iowa State University in Ames “Wearing even higher heels puts individuals at even greater risk of developing knee osteoarthritis later in life. It can get to the point where there’s bone-on-bone contact‚ and knee replacements are in order”. a   Can lead to “osteoporosis” and joint irritation   b   Followed by pain in the knee 2 Pain in the knees and back will lead to pain on the feet causing Bunions.    a    Badly –fitting shoes can cause a bony swelling at the

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    This essay will explore the value of massage in the overall management of an athlete with lateral knee pain‚ and a diagnosis of Ilio tibial band syndrome. It will explore the use of massage generally then focus on specific techniques used in myofascial pathologies. It will also describe the techniques employed‚ the clinical reasoning for their choice and the relevant supporting evidence. The relevant anatomy will be discussed as well as the proposed influences of massage on these structures using

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    Benjamin Reaux 25 October 2013 English III AP 6th Period Mrs. Susan MayetThe Reasons of Life Throughout my life thus far‚ I have ultimately learned from experience that everything happens for a reason‚ a sole reason that has shaped my journey to contribute to my greater-good. This reason is intuitive‚ not to be specifically named but to be subconsciously present within the unlimited boundaries of my mind. Recently‚ I have faced the most defining moment in my entire life‚ and the early process

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