FOCUS: “Treatments for lung conditions Cystic Fibrosis sufferers contend with” Word Count: 1461 This essay will aim to explore the different ideas and concepts of using several types of medication for cystic fibrosis sufferers. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that affects thousands of children and adults across the United Kingdom; it mainly affects Caucasian beings and is a well-known disease throughout the world‚ but has no cure only treatments to ensure a better quality of life
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Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) PCD also known as immotile cilia syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder caused by a defect in the tiny hairs (cilia) lining the respiratory tracts‚ Specifically‚ it is a defect in a gene coding for left-right dynein (LRD) a key structural protein in cilia (Chodhari et al.‚ 2004) and is usually inherited as an autosomal recessive trait‚ although other modes of inheritance have been reported (Krawczynski and Witt‚ 2004). Clinical picture of PCD PCD
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considered to hold an Open Day and by this to create an opportunity for the general public to be able to come and experience the classes first hand. To make the event even more attractive to visitors‚ it was viewed necessary to also offer local physiotherapy clinit and massage therapist a platform where the members of public would be able to address their health issues and be adviced on the right type of exercise. By using a SMART system the Objectives of our event were then defined as: Attract
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dates back to Hippocrates‚ in 460 BC. It was called physiotherapy however‚ and it was not nearly as extensive as physical therapy is today. Hippocrates only used massage therapy and hydrotherapy (water therapy) to treat his patients (“History of Physical Therapy‚” 2013). Today‚ there are many other types of treatment‚ besides massage and hydrotherapy that make physical therapy much more complicated. After Hippocrates break-through in physiotherapy‚ there was very little advancement made to the field
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1. Choose a Career Note - refer to our lecture notes from Friday January 13th in Week 1 for a list of possible careers in the Health‚ Wellness‚ Fitness or Sport Industries. Answer: I want to become a recreational therapist. 2. Demographics – What size of market will you be looking for work? Is it a Level 1‚ Level 2‚ Level 3 or Level 4 market? Explain why you chose this market size to look for work. (give 2 reasons) Answer: I will be looking for a smaller of market. It is a
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was born the South of America (the Bible belt) and has been given death threats to emigrate from the country and seek asylum somewhere else‚ so he did. He moved to England‚ however he recently had a back operation so he needs physiotherapy‚ he could be using a local physiotherapy clinic and whilst in conversation he brought up his past‚ and he was verbally abused due to him being that of a homosexual‚ whilst his physiotherapist is homophobic. This could be seen as sexual discrimination due to being
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2.Physiotherapist - The role of the Physiotherapist is to assess and manage children and young people with movement disorders‚ disability or illness. The aim of the physiotherapist is to help the child or young person reach their full potential through providing physical intervention‚ advice and support. Physiotherapists aim to improve the quality of life of children and young people by promoting independence and encouraging physical fitness and wellbeing. Physiotherapists work in close partnership
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alive. She loves to read‚ watch the soaps on television and listen to music. She also loves to sew and knit but struggles because of her medical condition. Jean‚ Mary’s care worker‚ will need to work with doctors – a specialist with arthritis‚ physiotherapy and occupational therapist. All these things will help Mary positively because it will help her with her arthritis. Jean will also need to work with a grievance counsellor so that Mary can talk to someone about the death of her husband‚ Mary may
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and part of it is written based on the influence of other writers due to the number of references in his work. Conclusion: The quality of the four sources are really good‚ all the authors have a broad agreement in the way the body responds to physiotherapy. Many different physiotherapist have different ways to offer support both mentally and physically for the treatment about to take place. The way that research design is helped sports therapy grow is the number of views that different peers have
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IF YOUR BACK HURTS‚ DON’T IGNORE THE PAIN. PHYSIOTHERAPISTS WILL CORRECTLY ASSESS THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDE SAFE & EFFECTIVE TREATMENT. Roughly 70 to 85 percent of people have experienced back pain at some point in their lives. Many cases of lower back pain are the result of a muscle strain. The good news is that such back pain generally heals quickly in a few weeks or months. Depending on the causes of lower back pain treatments can vary from person to person‚ so it is generally advisable to get
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