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    Introduction This program is designed for a female in her mid 50s. This program will consist resistance and aerobic training. The female is a full time cashier and has limited experience to physical training. Aside from the daily walking and standing from her full time job the female gets little to no resistance or aerobic exercise. In younger years the female would travel by foot most of the time, so there is a part history as it comes to “training” aerobically. She is known to experience some

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    Treatment for conditions such as bursitis of the hip, knee, elbow, or shoulder, tendinitis such as tennis elbow, and arthritis in joints, cortisone can also be administered. Consequently, hip bursitis, knee osteoarthritis, plantar fasciitis, rotator cuff tendinitis, frozen shoulder are some of the conditions that are suitable for cortisone shots. Cortisone tablets and shots given to reduce inflammation (inflammation is what gives the symptoms of pain), is not a pain killer but, is used in pain-management

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    During this reporting, there were multiple communications with physical therapy and the physician office to determine if Mr. Nissan Nissan returned to the physician office and if he was cleared to return to his treatment after his hospitalization. Mr. Nissan’s son never responded to written correspondence and his daughter never replied to my phone messages. Care Matrix reported he was back in therapy. I questioned this as he had not returned to his PCP for clearance since his hospitalization and

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    The outcome of every softball game is determined by how intense the team’s pre-game warmup is. The pre-game warm up ensures that the team will be properly prepared for anything that comes their way during their game. In order to be properly prepared, a softball team’s pre-game warm up should follow these essential steps: performing warmup exercises, getting their arms loose, and performing infield and outfield drills. The first thing the team should do is run from the left- field foul pole to

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    On 8/25/17, I attended Mr. Barrera’s follow-up appointment with Dr. Dietzel to evaluate the status of his left shoulder postoperative. X-rays were taken prior to him being seen. Mr. Barrera presented ambulating with both shoulders in alignment. He reported pain only while participating in therapeutic exercises. He demonstrated lifting his right arm only to shoulder height, was able to extend elbows with minimal difficulty, but unable to reach arm behind back to the sacrum. After his exam, Dr

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    ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF A SENTINEL EVENT Diane Swintek Western Governors University Root Cause Analysis of a Sentinel Event A root cause analysis (RCA) is a method by which we can examine a serious adverse event and identify the cause, or causes, that led up to the event. Although personnel are involved in these events, the primary purpose of the RCA is to identify the cause, not to assign blame (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2014). It is through identifying a cause, or

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    and anxiety 3 years ago after separating from his wife. His is not currently on any medications. He also has a history of a positive TB skin test with no active disease. The patient spent 15 years in the military traveling overseas. He had right rotator cuff surgery 10 years ago. Objective: Head to toe Assessment:

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    The complete treatment for adhesive capsulitis remains unclear even though numerous interventions have been studied. Previously published prospective studies of effective treatment have demonstrated incompatible results for improving shoulder range of motion in patients with this condition (Ruiz, 2009). Non-operative interventions include patient education, modalities, stretching exercises, and joint mobilizations (Kelley et al., 2009). Levine et al. stated that 89.5% of ninety eight patients with

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    power and torque exerted on the tendons by each pitch (Wilk, Macrina, Fleisig, Aune, Porterfield, Harker, Evans, 2014). Several studies show the importance of strength and conditioning on injury prevention, however, pitchers with more balanced rotator cuff musculature may be at lower risk for injury and have a greater range of motion (ROM). Given the high demands placed on the shoulder in all defensive positions, professional baseball pitchers may be at higher risk of injury without proper conditioning

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    It hurt to walk as I stepped into physical therapy on that spring morning. I was coming into here for my second round of physical therap. I thought I had healed up the first thirteen weeks I had gone to physical therapy a year earlier, but three years later, I had still felt pain. I still can recite every detail on how I got here. I was at one of my gymnastics meets way back in 2012. I was warming up, nervous to compete. My coach had put me up to go first on floor. However, the judges switched

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