worrying health risks as it has harmful effects on stability, gait efficiency and function (Menz, Morris, & Lord, 2005). Richardson (2004) stated that gait and stability are of interest because a large number of falls in elderly population with and without DN occur during locomotion, which inturn affects their daily living. Speed, frontal plane control, and load distributions of the feet are connected to these changes in balance and gait impairments, which generate the increased risk of falls in elderly
Subjective Assessment : A variety of factors can cause falls in older individuals, therefore it is important to determine what the risk factors are in order to provide patient-centered care. History of presenting compliant; Fall (s7) ‘Were you attempting to turn a corner?’ -Yes ‘Did you freeze and how often?’ -Yes,it happens when i try to turn a corner or get out of bed. ‘How often did you fell in the past six months?’ -5 times ‘How did you manage to get up?’ - With one assist John reported that
Assessment tools It has been established that there are at present no adequate forms of preventing CIPN (Cavaletti, 2014). Additionally, CIPN is often under-rated and under-reported particularly as patients do not like to miss treatments (Stubblefield et al., 2009). Therefore, comprehensive evaluations using standardized and sensitive assessment tools to prevent severe neurotoxicity are a critical step for early intervention. According to Stubblefield et al. (2012), it is essential a baseline assessment
The article “Muscular contributions to hip and knee extension during the single limb stance phase of normal gait: a Theoretical Framework for Crouch Gait” by Allison Arnold, Frank Anderson, Marcus Pandy, and Scott Delp investigates the biomechanics of normal gait in hopes to uncover ideas to help determine treatments for crouch gait. Crouch gait is a bothersome abnormality that affects the gait pattern of people who suffer from the condition of cerebral palsy. It’s characterized by excessive flexion
one of the chromosomes may be missing or an extra copy of a chromosome forms. When this happens, it results in a multitude of genetic abnormalities. These abnormalities are classified as syndromes. (ndds.org/DownsSyndrome, 2016) Downs Syndrome (Trisomy 21) is a genetic disorder caused by a third copy of chromosome 21. (Park 625 – 627, 2014) There are three different types of Down’s Syndrome; Trisomy 21, the most common form of Down’s Syndrome, where an extra copy of chromosome 21 exists in every cell
1. Introduction 1.1. Introduction Stroke is a leading neurological disorder and causes long-term disability worldwide. The World Health Organization estimated that 15 million individuals1 are suffering from stroke annually worldwide, most of them are from developed countries and Stroke is the third leading cause of death and primary cause of disability. Despite advanced medical treatment intervened still 58% of patients still die or end up with severe disabilities. Following stroke the disability
Among a wide array of risk factors for falls among older client with type 2 diabetes are the use of multiple medications, excess muscle weakness, especially at the ankle, and a host of environmental factors. Specific factors that significantly heighten risk among many with type2 diabetes are the presence of motor and/or sensory neuropathy, which increases the displacement of the center of pressure recordings during static balance tests in a dose dependent manner, the use of insulin, vision impairments
Hernia operations are among the oldest operations in surgery up to the extent that we can say; the history of hernia is the history of surgery. (20) For long times, Bassini’s repair and its modifications stood for the test of time till Lichtenstein tension free repair appeared and it took most of the ground from Bassini’s repair leaving some areas for the Shouldice repair. Shouldice repair, which started more than 30 years ago, is considered the best tissue-based repair but it needs long learning
literature 3. Review of literature 3.1. Introduction This chapter reviews the literature that forms the foundation for this thesis. Key topics include 1) Stroke and its prevalence, 2) Impairments following stroke, 3) Balance, mobility and gait after stroke, 4) Gait impairment after stroke, 5) Weakness following stroke, 6) strength deficit following stroke, 7) Strength training in stroke population, 8) Post-stroke rehabilitation and role of therapist, 9) outcome measures. This thesis was designed
American football is a contact sport accountable for generating copious amounts of concussions through extrinsic factors (such as temperature and altitude), as well as aspects corresponding to certain positions of players and types of play utilized within games (Yengo-Kahn, Johnson, Zuckerman & Solomon, 2015). Despite available rehabilitation treatments, concussive impacts are culpable for the diagnosis and lingering of an array of hardships upon even the experts of this sport. However, undercounting