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The patient is an 86-year-old female who was brought to the emergency room because of bilateral leg swelling. She was recently discharged from the Arbor Glen Reha and she's developed increasing bilateral leg edema. Her medical history is significant for hypothyroidism, chronic kidney disease stage II, anemia which is a chronic, ulcer in the sacral ulcer stage III and she denies any other symptoms. Review of the lab work does show a bump in her creatinine from 1.27 baseline in February of 18 to

DOI: 4/22/2015. Patient is a 62-year-old male driver who sustained injury while banding a pallet of milk when he fell, injuring his right shoulder. He is status post right shoulder arthroscopy, distal clavicle resection, rotator cuff repair, and subacromial decompression on 06/22/15. Per the medical report dated 02/09/16, the patient reported that the steroid injection on 01/07/16 did not help. There is occasional worsening of pain with certain, random activities. He is having occasional

DOI: 11/21/2016. Patient is a 37-year-old male satellite technician who alleges injury to his right ankle, right knee and lower back while he was 20-feet high on a ladder when the wind blew the ladder, causing him to jump. Based on the medical report dated 01/05/17, the patient presents with right knee pain, described as burning, sharp, sore, throbbing and intermittent. He does note that the intensity seems to be improving and describes it as moderate in severity. He does also the recent

nature and 30% reported with the involvement of contact from an outside force such as an opposing player. Of the non contact mechanisms, common movements involved in an ACLR include cutting movements, landing from a jump with inadequate hip and knee flexion close to full extension (Silvers & Mandelbaum, 2011). Female athletes are at a greater risk of ACL injuries when compared to their male counter parts, with a two-to tenfold higher incidence rate (Silvers, Mandelbaum, 2011). Females are predisposed

     Clubfoot is defined as a congenital foot deformity characterized by a kidney shaped foot that turns inward and points down. The forefoot is curved inward, the heel is bent inward, and the ankle is fixed in planter flexion with the toes pointing down. Shortened tendons on the inside of the lower leg, together with abnormally shaped bones that restrict movement outwards cause the foot to turn inwards. A tightened achilles tendon causes the foot to point downwards. The

Every college girl wishes to have that model-like dream body. Is it actually achievable though? The answer is yes. There are multiple grueling full-body workouts out there, but unless you do them right, you are not actually achieving the goal of a true full body workout. The stronger and more toned the body is, the easier and cleaner the climb will be. Of the many exercises that strengthen the core muscle groups and build mental endurance; rock climbing is the best. It is misleading to believe that

Problems with the muscles and vertebrae in the neck cause muscle spasms, pain and inflammation. The chiropractors at French Chiropractic and Wellness Center in Madison specialize in neck pain treatments for the residents of Willowick. What Is Neck Pain? Neck pain follows lower back pain as the second most common condition that chiropractors treat. Neck pain is a result of abnormalities in the soft tissues (muscles, ligaments, and nerves) and the bone and joints of the spine. Most commonly, chiropractors

Assessment of eccentric, concentric and isometric muscle torque: Eccentric, concentric and isometric muscle torque was assessed at 3 months after the date of burn injury by using a Biodex Isokinetic Dynamometer (Biodex Medical System, Shirley, NY, USA). The isokinetic test for eccentric and concentric torque was performed on the dominant leg extensors and tested at an angular velocity of 150 o/s and the isometric torque at 0 o/s. The participants were seated and their position stabilized with a restrained

Today was slightly different from my daily routine, however I really enjoyed it. Upon arrival I was asked by Noor to help develop a program plan for two new patients referred by the orthopedic doctor. The first patient had a partial thickness rotator cuff tear or rupture of the right shoulder. After evaluating the doctors referral, it was advised for this patient to seek Therapy 2-3 times per week for 8 weeks. It was noted that weight bearing as tolerated, therefore Noor and I decided it would be

There are many sports which require to perform sprints, jumps, or to have good agility. Tennis is not an exception because in order to be a professional tennis player it requires to have combination of all those skills. While reading this chapter, I learned that the term which combines all of those elements is called “The stretch shortening cycle”. This term describes the action when the muscle is stretched, and it is immediately followed by shortening the same muscle. However, there are couple of