Low Blood Pressure? Low blood pressure is not always a sign of a problem. But if you have symptoms of low blood pressure‚ your doctor can diagnose the condition and uncover the cause. Symptoms of dizziness and lightheadedness when you stand up from sitting or lying down -- with a decrease in your blood pressure -- may indicate a condition called postural hypotension. A wide range of underlying conditions may also cause your symptoms. It’s important to identify the cause of low blood pressure so appropriate
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the “Blood Pressure and Pulse Experiment” is to determine how postural changes‚ exercise and cognitive stressors affect blood pressure and heart rate. Background The pressure of blood in the circulatory system is‚ also known as blood pressure (BP) is “the force exerted on a vessel wall by contained blood. This is expressed in millimeters per mercury (mmHg)” (Marieb & Hoehn‚ 2016‚ pp. 708). There are two parts to blood pressure: systolic pressure and diastolic pressure. “Systolic pressure is the
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When performing this experiment make sure all materials are present this includes: Blood Pressure Probe‚ a Sphygmomanometer‚ computer with Logger Pro software‚ Stethoscope‚ Logger Pro cables‚ and a timer if you so chose. Using the Blood Pressure Probes‚ Logger Pro cable‚ and the software you are ready to begin the experiment. Have a scary video pulled up from youtube that is within the time limit of 0-120 seconds. It would be wise to have the video around 60 seconds because that is the time frame
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family gravely injured their backs during the situation. Because of the accident we visited a spine specialist‚ we were recommended ten therapy sessions with physical and occupational therapist. During that time I witnessed my family recuperate. At that moment occupational therapy seemed as a rational and inspiring career for my future. By witnessing an occupational therapy it allowed me to understand how important the career was in order to help individuals. Without the help of the therapist‚ my family
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High Blood Pressure and How it affects Family Members INTRODUCTION High Blood Pressure occurs when there is high pressure in the arteries and the blood vessels are narrow or stiff‚ which makes the heart pumps harder to get blood through the rest of the body. High Blood Pressure is a health issue that many people today are forced to live with. It is a condition that is increasing more and more each day. There is approximately about 1 in every 3 adults in the United States‚ which has been estimated
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A main focus of pediatric occupational therapists is the improvement of motor skills. Developing these skills with pediatric patients helps them with staying on task and feeling comfortable with their place in space. This helps with attention‚ balance‚ and interaction with the world and other people. There are a variety of ways to help children who have motor skill problems improve. First‚ therapists have to establish a baseline for where a child’s motor skills currently are. From there‚ the techniques
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including infants at the Waisman Center‚ elementary aged children at Children’s Therapy Network‚ and middle school aged children at Schools of Hope. Capitol Lakes allowed me to expand my understanding of occupational therapy to the geriatric population. With my background in psychology‚ I was extremely thrilled and intrigued to observe and participate in cognitive assessments within the elderly population. Although other occupational therapists I previously shadowed communicated with other healthcare professionals
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The occupational therapy perspective of occupation‚ health and wellbeing To be able to participate in one ’s own life‚ to do the things we want to do‚ and to competently perform the activities that form part of our daily‚ weekly or monthly routines‚ is a common goal for most people. This not only includes taking part in the basic activities of self-care‚ such as grooming and dressing‚ but also extends to our work and leisure activities. It is through doing things that we learn and develop as
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I was once told that Occupational Therapy (OT) is a rare blend of science and humanism‚ intellectual rigour and compassion‚ and when asked to reflect on my first year as an OT student‚ I simply could not agree more. When introduced to OT at the Wits Career’s Day I was instantly impressed by the wide scope of practice that OTs have after completing a basic degree and by the holistic nature of treatment. It is an application requirement of the Health Sciences department that each OT applicant completes
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Next I’ll talk about how this field came about and grew in terms of poularity. Occupational therapy originally came avbout during the age of enlightenment in the 1700s. At that time the mentally ill were trated very poorly because they were considerd to be threats to society and as a result many of them were locked up or put insane asylums. And so In the late 1793‚ Phillipe Pinel and later on William Tuke began what was then called "moral treatment and occupation"‚ as an approach to treating people
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