nursing assistant who incurred a work-related injury to her low back when she reached down to adjust wheelchair brakes and he felt low back pain. Patient is diagnosed with lumbar spine sprain with radiculopathy, right knee lateral meniscal tear, cervical spine sprain, right shoulder sprain, and right wrist and hand sprain. She is status post right knee arthroscopic sub-total lateral meniscectomy, chondroplasty of lateral femoral condyle, limited synovectomy, and diagnostic arthroscopy with…
injuries are referred to as sprains. They are classified through numbers ranging from one to three. A grade one sprain is a slightly damaged ligament, grade two is a partially torn ligament, and grade three is the most severe a full tear of the ligament. ACL sprains typically happen along with other injuries. ACL sprains generally happen in one of two ways. The first is through contact. This is defined as The other is through noncontact. It has also been reported that ACL sprains have a greater…
Injuries for Basketball Some of the most common injuries are ankle sprains, jammed fingers, knee injuries, deep thigh bruising, facial cuts and foot fractures. 42% of the injuries were to the ankle/foot, 11% were to the hip and thigh, and 9% were to the knee. Some rare injuries are AC joint injury, neck arm pain, DOMS- delayed onset muscle soreness, and spondylolisthesis. Also some more common injuries are thumb sprain, thigh sprain, cramps, heel spur, shin splits, and poor hip core. Those…
What do all Athletes have in common? Each one of them have 640 muscles in their body. Being an athlete means there is an inherent danger of injury and the most common is the muscle injury, either sprain or strain. Each athlete has the ability to learn how to prevent any injury, and they shouldn't wait for one to happen to educate themselves. Sports medicine is a crossover from scientific research into medical procedures. With a basic understanding of it athletes can help prevent many injuries…
All of these mechanical stressors may result in injuries including ankle sprains, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy, posterior ankle impingement, and stress fractures, which all can greatly impede performance and/or participation due to their effects (ANKLE AND FOOT INJURIES IN DANCERS). This report will explain the biomechanical…
house, my little brother told our dad what happened. Dad said, “ Let me see it.” After checking it and hurting me a lot, he said I was fine, it was only a little sprain. Waiting for our mother to pick us up, we went to wait in the living…
Athletic Injuries In High School High school athletes are prone to experience an injury during their participation of either a contact or non contact sport. An injury is defined as a, “harm or damage : an act or event that causes someone or something to no longer be fully healthy or in good condition” (Merriam Webster). Injuries can be caused by excessive physical conduct in practice or competition . A study was conducted in the 2005-2006 school year, by the Research Institute at Nationwide…
The inflammatory response is the body's natural response that happens straight away following tissue damage. The main functions are to protect the body against harmful substances, dispose of dead or dying tissue and to promote the renewal of normal tissue. There are some signs of Inflammation are a lot of pain because of the chemicals released by damaged cells. Another sign is swelling because of an influx of fluid into the damaged area. One more sign is redness which is due to vasodilation-…
his right groin and right testicles, with difficulty urinating. He also reported difficulty sleeping, stress, anxiety and depression. He is currently taking Tylenol 500 mg twice daily. Diagnoses are shoulder impingement, wrist sprain/strain, carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbar sprain/strain and inguinal hernia. He was given prescription for Ketoprofen, omeprazole and orphenadrine.…
the three , then theres the second degree burn , then a third degree burn. Which is the worst , it can result in bubled up blisters and a painful skin graph to fix the burn. A sprain is not quite a break but it's still serious and should be treated properly. Sprains are very common especially in athletes. To fix a sprain you have to put ice on it and wrap it and if the case is very bad sometimes crutches are needed. Hypothermia is something that happens when your body is exposed to the cold…