Noemi Jimenez Topic: Scoliosis General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the deformity‚ scoliosis Central idea: Today‚ I would like to share with you what scoliosis is‚ how one gets scoliosis‚ and what are the options one has on preventing scoliosis from getting worse. INTRODUCTION Preview of speech: Scoliosis is a rapidly growing deformity in the United Stated‚ 3 out of 4 children in an elementary school sized classroom have scoliosis and only 1 will
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is to help people move and reposition in the safest possible way. To enable us to do this we need to understand the anatomy and physiology of the human body. Understanding this reduces the risk of harm to you or the person in you care. The spinal columns made up of individual bones and there are joints that connect these together. A ligament connects bones to support joints ◦ Muscles work like levers and this allows bones at a joint to work like a hinge.The fibres they contain contract which makes
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When people hear that I have scoliosis they generally have a lot of questions‚ or if they know what it is they have to compare me to their aunt’s sister’s dad’s cousin who has it. Scoliosis is not the end of the world‚ but there should be more awareness for it. Scoliosis is defined as: an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine (Scoliosis NP). It can be different for all who have it depending on the degree of the curve or curves‚ and people go through it differently. For me‚ mine was serious enough
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Miss Tedo is a 69 year old female who presents with cervical degenerative joint disease. She is seeking physical therapy to help with the limited range of motion due to neck stiffness‚ hypertonicity in her cervical paravertebral muscles‚ postural education‚ and pain reduction. Cervical degenerative joint disease is the wearing down of the vertebral joints at the cervical spine‚ or the neck. There are different possibilities to the pathogenesis of this disease including axial neck pain‚ radiculopathy
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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is used to describe upper extremity symptoms and according to recent reports 1‚2 is defined as compression of the neurovascular structures in the interscalene tri-angle‚ as it exits the thoracic girdle. The bony anatomy of thoracic outlet‚ which will be discussed in further detail‚ can be defined by the space between the first thoracic vertebra‚ first rib‚ and manubrium of the sternum.1 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome is not specific in determining the struc-ture being compressed
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Back Injuries in Football Players and Cheerleaders Football and cheerleading rank among the highest in catastrophic injuries when compared to all sports (United States Sports Academy). A growing body of evidence shows that the increasingly popular world of cheerleading has become one of the most dangerous athletic sports among females‚ and football is one of the most violent contact sports. Although head and back injuries‚ as well as concussions associated with football have been well publicized
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Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Discussion One of the most common musculoskeletal disorders is scoliosis. It is a disorder which causes an abnormal curvature of the backbone or spine. Since the spine normally has curvatures when seen from the sides‚ the curvature associated to scoliosis can be seen from the front. Scoliosis is two-times more predominant in females than in males. It can occur at any age but is more common in people over 10 years of age. It is hereditary
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STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM 3.. THESE ARE QUESTIONS AND TOPICS THAT WILL BE COVERED ON THE EXAM. 1) What structure(s) is (are) supplied by the meningeal branch of a spinal nerve? 2) What structure contains nuclei that control coughing‚ sneezing‚ swallowing‚ and vomiting? 3) What part of the nervous system is responsible for accelerating the heart rate in an emergency? 4) What is the terminal portion of the small intestine? 5) What structure connects the yolk sac to the embryonic
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Modern Family: Stereotype Central Modern Family is a show full of different stereotypes. The first or "pilot" episode of Modern Family showed a lot of strong evidence towards the show challenging dominant ideology. By representing the stereotype of the gay marriage between Cameron and Mitchell‚ this show successfully challenges the dominant ideology of a straight marriage‚ in which the child has both a mother and a father‚ and not just two fathers. When the audience sees this‚ they now see that
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Cervical Spine Evaluation Name:__________________ NDI____________________ 9 points = relevant change Age:_________ PMH:___________________________ Previous Episode:______________________________ Occupation:______________________ Current Medications:________________________ Reason for PT:________________________ Have you had recent diagnostic imaging? Y N _____________________
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