Lateral epicondylitis‚ also known as “tennis elbow‚” is a degenerative condition involving injury to the extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) and occasionally‚ the extensor digitorum communis muscle (EDC). “Many etiologies have been proposed‚ including overexertion or sudden forceful extension. Ultimately‚ it is the accumulation of micro tears between the tendon origin of ECRB and the periosteum of the lateral epicondyle that leads to the clinical signs and symptoms (Ford‚ Schmitt‚ Lineberry‚
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Task 8: GI Contrast Series (Alternative) Scout (lateral)‚ Right Lateral‚ VD views CRITIQUE TASK 8: − Positioning Critique: Unfortunately‚ contrast studies are not that common at my clinic. We seem to use our ultrasound and our gastrointestinal scope more frequently when we are concerned about a foreign body‚ mass‚ infection‚ gastrointestinal lining of the stomach etc. So‚ I chose to use a stuffed animal and administer barium via a gastrointestinal tube. If this would have been a real animal I
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safety education. It is an organization that helps prepare future nurses for the most current knowledge‚ attitudes‚ and skills for the best possible practice (QSEN.org). Lateral violence among nurses is a relevant and unfortunate situation; occurs when a nurse is bullied by other nurses‚ usually by a more seasoned nurse. “Lateral violence has shown to yield detrimental effects on workplace satisfaction‚ workforce retention‚ and the psychological and physical health of nurses as well as implied effects
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Lateral violence Lateral violence is acts between contemporaries whereas bullying is acts committed by one in a higher level of authority and can occur over time‚ with this in mind it shows that there is a very fine line‚ if any between bullying and lateral violence. Wilson’s ‘An exploration of bullying behaviors in nursing: a review of the literature’ highlights that there is bullying in nursing and give actions on how to minimize or fight it. First it highlights those more likely to be bullies
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Lateral and Vertical Thinking De Bono (2010) in ‘Lateral and Vertical Thinking’ explains the positive and negative features of the two ways of people’s thinking‚ and he tries to clarify it by giving examples. The core advantage of the lateral thinking is the overcoming styptic assumptions and understanding the problem in an completely different way (De Bono‚2010). On the other part‚ vertical thinking is the way of thinking by exact and logical reasoning of the situation. So‚ the vertical thinkers
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(2003) 8(2)‚ 66–79 r 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 1356-689X/03/$ - see front matter doi:10.1016/S1356-689X(02)00157-1 Masterclass Lateral epicondylalgia: a musculoskeletal physiotherapy perspective B. Vicenzino Department of Physiotherapy‚ University of Queensland‚ Australia SUMMARY. Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylalgia (LE) is a challenging musculoskeletal condition to treat. This is largely due to the lack of research-based evidence of the clinical efficacy of
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Basic description: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ or ALS‚ is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or motor neurone disease in some British Commonwealth countries. It is a debilitating disease with rapidly progressive weakness‚ breaking down of the muscles‚ muscle spasticity‚ difficulty speaking‚ difficulty swallowing‚ and decline in breathing ability. ALS is
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involves bones‚ muscles‚ and nerves to complete this process‚ but it would not be able to start without a certain subconscious thought beforehand. Lateral abduction of the arm is defined as raising the humerus‚ radius‚ and ulna bones to ninety degrees‚ parallel to the ground‚ with the elbow extended‚ and wrist and fingers locked in place. Lateral Abduction of the Arm Extension of Humeroulnar and Radioulnar Joints The bones involved in this movement are all the bones of the shoulder
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History of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ( Greek origin "A" means know‚ "Myo" refers to muscle‚ "Trophic" means nourishment ["No muscle nourishment"] with abbreviation of ALS) is a disease that effects the nervous and muscular system of the body. It was first studied in 1869 by Jean- Martin Charcot who was a French neurologist. In 1939 it gained international and national attention thanks to a man named Lou Gehrig. Gehrig was a baseball player for the New Year Yankees
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease that causes dysfunction in the nerve cells of the brain‚ spinal cord and motor cortex. ALS usually targets the lower back first and work it’s way up. The symptoms can vary between difficulty in lifting a pen‚ muscle spasms‚ tiredness from arm or leg movement‚ change in pitch of voice and many others. Joe is at high risk of having ALS Disease. He is showing basic symptoms and need to have some test ran. He has had a viral infection‚ has
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