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    The Involvement of the tibialis anterior muscle leads to ankle dorsiflexion weakness. Dysphagia affects up to 70% of patients and can be a significant problem. Mild to moderate facial weakness is frequently demonstrated (Dimachkie, M. M., & Barohn, R. J. 2012, July). Due to severe quadriceps weakness and atrophy patellar…

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    He performed in the Borderline range on the MMSE-2 and at a comparable level on additional cognition screening questions of the Psychological Interview. He had few meaningful daily life activities and was fairly dependent upon the wife for activities of daily living. The claimant recounted a history of alcohol abuse, but current usage did not warrant a diagnosis. He lacked resilience, coping skills, interests, and hobbies. The chronic pain has resulted in hyper- somnolence, depression and…

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    Essay On Ankle Arthritis

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    uphill. Pain caused by going downhill suggests problem at the back of ankle usually due to posterior impingement. Pain caused by walking on uneven grounds is indicative of subtalar joint problems. In late stages of ankle arthritis, the movements (dorsiflexion & plantar flexion) are restricted.…

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    form of tendinitis. As there is no specific area mentioned as to where the pain is located, it is difficult to pinpoint which exact tendinitis it could be. Tibialis Anterior Tendinitis: Tibialis anterior (tib ant) is primarily responsible for dorsiflexion of the foot and ankle and controlling the foot as it lowers to the ground during walking or running. Whenever…

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    Essay On Ankle Sprains

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    Essonia Bolden Mrs. Berch Health Science IV Decemeber 8, 2014 Ankle Sprains Ankle sprains are the most common injuries in the United States. Approximately 1 million ankle injuries occur each year, 85 percent of those injuries are ankle sprains. Ankle sprains occur when the foot twist in a way that causes the body weight to pressured down onto the ankle ligaments. Most victims have reported that they heard a pop or snap at the time of the incident and thought the ankle had broken.…

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    Barefoot Running

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    Injury Rates among Long Term Minimally Shod Runners Numerous studies have examined how standard shod runners transitioning into minimal shoes experienced changes in their landing kinematics, foot musculature, and arch conformation (Miller, Whitcome, Lieberman, Norton, & Dyer, 2014). Although many studies show how standard shoes can negatively affect feet musculature, arch conformation, and change landing, no studies show whether transitioning into minimal shoes actually leads to less injury.…

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    Toe Off/Pre-swing Gait Phase Gait is the manner in which a person walks and can be described using terms such as stride, stride length, step, step length, and cadence. According to Lippert, (2011) stride is defined as the distance from the point when one foot touches the ground to the point when the same foot touches the ground again. Stride length is the total distance traveled during the gait cycle. A step is one half of a stride and cadence is walking speed (p. 339). In addition, there are…

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    Tetanus Essay

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    Tetanus • It Is a nervous system disease define by muscle spasms that are caused by the toxin which producing anaerobe Clostridium tetani, and it is found in the soil. • The term "lockjaw" (which nowadays called trismus) one of the leading features of tetanus and it is painful and intense muscle spasm of masseter(1) • Tetanus occurs globally but is most often turn up in heavily populated area in damp, hot climates with soil rich in organic element.(2) Neonatal tetanus It Is a pattern of…

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    to ask him to lower it down. The patient was well aware of how to use his hearing aids and was able to place them in his ear without a problem. My patient’s weakness was very noticeable. During my assessment a noticed how his plantar flexion and dorsiflexion were…

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    Ultrasound is commonly used in the athletic training clinic used for chronic and acute injuries. Kenneth Knight and David Draper describe the tool as, “inaudible, acoustic vibrations of high frequency that produce thermal and/or nonthermal physiological effects” (Knight & Draper, 2013). This means that the modality uses sound waves to cause chemical and mechanical reactions in the body. Sonar or sound waves give animals such as bats the ability to detect objects. Scientists have found ways to…

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