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Richard the Third is a monumental piece of history for more than just being the last king of York. Richard died in the battle of Bosworth Field and is known as one of the top fighters of his time. However, years later when a team of anthropologists and archaeologists finally found his lost remains they came across an unbelievable discovery; Richard had extreme scoliosis. Scoliosis is a disease that damages the curvature of the spine leading to other health complications. Richard’s form of this…

At this very moment, there are over 5,400 species of mammals living on Earth, every one of them unlike the others. Humans, or Homo sapiens, are one of these numerous, utterly unique animals that inhabit this planet. We contain a vast amount of qualities that set us apart from all others organisms alive. One of the chief significances of these differences is the fact that humans are the only mammals that are permanently bipedal. We were not always able to walk on two legs, but thousands of years…

Manners’ article is very heavily driven toward females as it says in the tagline. The article itself is almost like an advice column with arguing mentors. One writes magazine articles, and the other is a celebrity for whom girls get emotional. The celebrity gives sensational advice that only the highest class could follow, like that “all brunettes should live in Europe until well…

Forty-two-year-old male has been diagnosed with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine of L4, L5, and S1 of the sacrum region. Patient also have a mild case of osteoarthritis in the sacrum region of the spine with radicular pain originating at the fifth vertebra. Patient complains of lower back pain while standing and walking which cause the patient to take frequent breaks to relieve pain. At times patient, must lie down to gain comfort from radicular pain. However intervertebral disk…

Disadvantages of MRI: INFLAMMATORY PROCESS OF THE LUMBAR SPINE Spondylodiscitis: Introduction: Spondylodiscitis is a rare primary infection of the intervertebral disc with secondary infections of the vertebrae. It can lead to osteomyelitis of the spinal column. Predisposing factors include age, multi-morbidity, diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Incidence increases with age and men being three times more likely to be affected than women. (Cottle and Riordan, 2008) The number of…

In 1860 Alessandro Blasetti uses historical fiction to assist Mussolini in his effort to prop up the fascist regime of 1930s Italy. To do this Blasetti takes historical facts regarding the unification of Italy in the 1860s and contorts the history to romanticize it in such a way that manifests a strong sense of nationalism for fascist Italy. The film looks at the battles for Italian liberation from a strictly Italian perspective, hardly paying attention to the French and Austrian enemies of the…

butadiene and meso-tetraphenylporphyrin (100 mg, 0.162 mmol) dissolved in dichloromethane (100 ml, 1.57 mol) in a water-jacketed flask was irradiated with compact fluorescent lamps. The solution was then concentrated in vacuo and the product subjected to column chromatography to yield the product, aldehyde, and unreacted starting butadiene which could then be recycled. 1-Phenylbutadiene…

common injuries; Sprains and strains, Smoke inhalation and broken bones. Of these injuries, sprains and strains are the most common and the easiest to obtain. Sprains and strains generally effect 2 major areas; the spinal column and the joints of the body. Within the spinal column the general effected area are the intervertebral discs that bulge out when strained. The other effected areas are the joints. Within the joints the muscle fibers are torn and stretched, which cause pain when moving…

Scoliosis is a disease that attacks the muscles and ligaments of the spinal column, causing a sideways twisting and rotation of the spine, ribs, and pelvis. Scoliosis has side effects to the spine in most cases making it into a S kind of shape. There are many different causes of scoliosis but 80 percent of the cases of it are unknown. Neuromuscular conditions, these are conditions that affect the nerves and muscles. In some cases where patients cannot sit up right or even walk straight causing…

spurt (1). The longitudinal growth plays an important role in the development and progression of idiopathic scoliosis (1). A histomorphic study of the vertebral endplates from IS patients confirmed a more active growth of the anterior column than the posterior column (2). This mainly affects young kids due to their bones not being fully formed and still growing. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis affects approximately 2-3% of 10-16 year olds, with a female to male ration of 3.6:1 (3). Depending…