Muscular Movement While shooting a basketball‚ there are many joints involved. Some people have different shooting forms then others‚ and that means it is quite possible they avoid using certain joints to shoot. For example many NBA players don’t jump to shoot free throws and have no knee movement what so ever. In this case however‚ Ray Allen is using majority of the joints in his body if not all‚ due to his very "unique" and "effective" 3 Point Shot which makes him one of the best 3 point shooters
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condition where an affected person finds his hands being numb for quite some time and then suddenly feels a sharp‚ tingling pain from the wrists up to the arms. Also called median nerve entrapment‚ CTS occurs when the median nerve‚ a major nerve running from the forearm to the hand‚ is compressed‚ causing heightened and even painful sensations to the palm and wrist. The median nerve is mainly in charge of the hand movements‚ controlling impulses to the hand muscles and the sensations felt in the palm
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a disorder that occurs in the nerves of the hands and wrist. The carpal tunnel is a narrow‚ rigid passageway of ligament and bones at the base of the hand. The median nerve and tendons run through the carpal tunnel. When the tunnel is swollen the median nerve is pinched and causes pain‚ weakness and numbness to the hand and wrist. While many believe that Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is work-related‚ the main cause is actually hereditary. Carpal Tunnel
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Carpus is a word derived from the Greek word karpos‚ which means "wrist." The wrist is surrounded by a band of fibrous tissue that normally functions as a support for the joint. The tight space between this fibrous band and the wrist bone is called the carpal tunnel. The median nerve passes through the carpal tunnel to receive sensations from the thumb‚ index‚ and middle fingers of the hand. Any condition that causes swelling or a change in position of the tissue within the carpal tunnel can squeeze
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Tunnel Pain Relief The fact that Carpal tunnel syndrome results from pressure on the Median Nerve necessitates Carpal Tunnel massage that helps to relief the nerve. Carpal Tunnel syndrome results in irritation on the meridian nerve and later the wrist. It is associated with different symptoms that include weakness‚ tingling‚ pain‚ and numbness in different parts of the hand‚ which are linked by the median nerves. If left untreated for some time‚ the syndrome may result in motor deficits and pain
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It is a small portable timepiece that displays time‚ and sometimes the day‚ date‚ month and year. These types of watches with more functions than just displaying the common time will cost the user a fortune. This timepiece is especially worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket. Showing us the time for centuries‚ watches have evolved from the usual mechanical form into a digital form. Somehow‚ the mechanical form of watches still captures the interest of many watch enthusiasts till today. Some are
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Analysis of the Free-Throw Shot When deciding about a movement to study‚ I thought about many‚ and very few interested me. Then I decided to choose something that was very important to me. Shooting the basketball‚ and more specifically the technique in performing a free throw. I thought by looking more closely at the details of a movement I have been doing since a small child. I thought possibly I could learn something that would give me an advantage in my shot. The application of
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EVERYTHING! Thursday‚ October 31‚ 2013 7:38 PM Lecture 10/15 • Test one Review (Shoulder) ○ The scapula ○ ○ ○ The Humerus Review Page 1 ○ ○ Capitulum □ Where the fovea and the head of the radius articulate Radial fossa □ Head of the radius lies in full flexion Trochlea □ T notch articulates on the ulna Coronoid fossa □ Coronoid process lies in full flexion Lateral and medial supracondylar ridges □ Attachment site Extensor carpi
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Professor: Pierre Louis‚ Vertulie 4/16/13 A&P SKELETAL PROJECT! This system has 206 bones and associated cartilage‚ tendons‚ and ligaments. Because bone is unbending‚ it gives the body a structure‚ maintains its shape‚ and protects essential organs. Bones provide a place for muscles and supporting structures to attach‚ and‚ with the movable joints. A joint is a place of union between two or more bones that may be movable or immovable. Bone also functions as a place for mineral storage
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twisting and extension of the wrist against resistance * Predisposing factors- forceful work‚ extreme posture‚ and repetitive movements‚ also they found that being a woman with low social support added to the likelihood of tennis elbow * Common signs and symptoms: pain on the outside of the elbow that sometimes radiates down into the wrist‚ swelling‚ and limitation of motion * How to test: start with gentle stretching (stretch out arm put wrist down‚ pull on wrist) put thumb on extensor
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