Muscle Fatigue Monira Begum How muscles work and get the energy they need to work. Muscles need energy to work and move. (1) Their main source of energy is glucose. Glucose is made of a number of different types of carbohydrates (usually sugar) as well as milk and fruits. Glucose turns into other chemicals such as water and carbon dioxide which releases energy. (2)Your muscles get warm when using or burning energy. Glucose is sent to muscles through red blood cells; this is how muscles get
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Muscle fatigue occurs when a muscle has a diminished ability to continue to produce force‚ usually occurring due to extensive use of those muscles‚ such as when performing extraneous activity. On a molecular level‚ there are a number of things that happen that prevent
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Fatigue is a subjective feeling of tiredness which is distinct from weakness. Unlike weakness‚ fatigue can be alleviated by periods of rest. Fatigue can have physical or mental causes. Physical fatigue is the transient inability of a muscle to maintain optimal physical performance. Muscle fatigue is mainly caused by the limitations of a nerve’s ability to generate a continued signal and the reduced ability of the muscle fiber to contract. Many muscle properties change during fatigue including the
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Running head: COMPASSION FATIGUE Compassion Fatigue Amber Norris Grand Canyon University: HLT-310V March 30‚ 2013 Compassion Fatigue “All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.” ― Tahereh Mafi‚ Shatter Me The health care industry is made up of nurses‚ doctors‚ and other medical professionals
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Combating Compassion Fatigue Grand Canyon University HLT-310V February 24‚ 2012 Combating Compassion Fatigue Introduction Compassion fatigue is an exhaustion that affects people who meet and accompany patients or attend to people whose history is marked by suffering. Listening day after day to dramatic stories tends to exhaust vital energy of a human being and also causes physical‚ psychological and emotional disturbance (Reese‚ 2009). Compassion fatigue affects people who frequently listen
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COMBATING COMPASSION FATIGUE The concept of compassion fatigue was introduced in 1992‚ by Carla Johnson RN‚ while researching burnout in emergency department nurses‚ she found out that some of the nurses had lost their “ability to nurture”. Since then‚ various authors and many other professional groups outside nursing‚ such as physicians‚ social workers‚ government organization and police‚ and firefighters have adopted the concepts of combating compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue is a progression
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compensation—doing well in one area to make up for doing poorly in another area rationalization—giving false reasons or making excuses for your behavior or feelings denial—not recognizing a particular feeling or problem reaction-formation—not saying how you really feel; saying something contrary projection—putting your faults and problems onto another person; blaming others for your failure regression—acting in childish‚ immature ways repression—removing an unpleasant idea or memory from your
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Combating Compassion Fatigue Caring for others can be a rewarding job‚ but this can lead to stress in all areas of health care. Compassion fatigue refers to an emotional state with negative psychological and physical consequences that emanate from acute or prolonged care giving of people stricken by intense trauma‚ suffering‚ or misfortune. (Bush‚ N. 2009). Compassion fatigue is a gradual decrease in compassion over time. In compassion fatigue a person giving a great amount of energy and compassion
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The definition of Fibromyalgia according to (CDC) The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention website said‚ “Fibromyalgia is a disorder of unknown etiology characterized by widespread pain‚ abnormal pain processing‚ sleep disturbance‚ fatigue and often psychological distress” (“Arthritis”). Though this may be the case‚ throughout the decades the upbringing of Fibromyalgia had various labels and misconceptions. Whether it was determining basic symptoms‚ an illogical diagnosis‚ or treatment plan
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Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain‚ fatigue‚ and multiple tender points. "Tender points" refers to tenderness that occurs in precise‚ localized areas‚ particularly in the neck‚ spine‚ shoulders‚ and hips. People with this syndrome may also experience sleep disturbances‚ morning stiffness‚ irritable bowel syndrome‚ anxiety‚ and other symptoms. Fibromyalgia affects 3 to 6 million Americans. It primarily occurs in women of childbearing
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