Baby Got Back

can’t interact with the world. You can’t walk to the bathroom or hold a mug and drink coffee out of it. You can’t see the food you’re consuming or listen to the music you love. That’s what the daily life of Joe Bonham feels like. In the book Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo, Joe Bonham faces the devastating consequences of going to war. He loses his face, arms and legs and struggles every day to live an ordinary life. Not being able to communicate with anyone the majority of the time, Joe…

However there are many ways to control back pain and prevent it from happening to the newer nurses. Jaromi et al. (2012) completed research on a Back School. This school provided passive physiotherapy once a week for a 6 week period. There was also a theory part of the school that taught the nurses many things such as anatomy and body mechanics, proper body posture, back safety, lifting techniques, and more. Afterwards all the participants had follow up…

Korbyn was walking around the classroom as usual, despite of the rules during the music lessons. He was given two (2) strikes already by not following directions and not participating. He got up from his chair, walked around and stopped right behind me. Then he shaped his hand cylindrical, and started moving it back and forth in front of his pants. Several students witnessed what Korbyn did, and raised their hands to let me know what they saw. I caught what he was doing with the corner of my…

Mom was small, a slight 110 pounds but through my eyes, she was large, even after my height surpassed hers. To this day, she would argue that she weighed only 100. Her strong presence claimed her space, and anyone else's that she cared to. Being right was of utmost importance to her, and she made sure always to have the last word. Overbearing, and overprotective of me, her only child, she usually controlled every situation, regardless of how trivial. I had always wished that she would…

Georgia Fitzwater English memory writing “George can you come downstairs we’ve got something to tell you”. That’s all that it took, those six words that came from my parent's mouths made me freeze on the spot, my blood filled with lead making it impossible to move. My heart dropped, my breathing deepened, and all hope seemed lost. This was all too similar to that day, the day where everything in my life turned into a silhouette; dark and lifeless. My fingers wouldn’t wrap around my…

1. Introduction 1.1. Background and Epidemiology Low back pain (LBP) is a common cause of disability affecting one’s performance at work and quality of life (Duthey 2013). LBP prevails in all ages especially the adult working population and approximately 80% of adults will experience an episode of LBP during their lifetime (Rubin 2007). Of which, the prevalence of chronic low back pain (CLBP) is 23% and 11-12% of the population are disabled by it (Airaksinen et al. 2006). 62% of people who…

The purpose of the study was to see if the Health Belief Model and the educational intervention sessions will help with the nurses to prevent low back pain (Sharafkhani, et al, 2016). 100 nurses were selected in stages to participate in the study: 50 nurses in the control group and 50 nurses in the intervention group (Sharafkhani, et al, 2016). The nurses from the control group were given the self-reported…

First time novelist but long time comedian Amy Schumer has captured my attention yet again. I love her stand up so I knew I was going to enjoy her book, but I had no idea I would love is as much as I did. The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo being one of many books written by comedians I have read, I fully expected it to be like all of the others, but I was so wrong. Similar to other comedian-turned-authors, Schumer opened up about the struggle to break into the industry, her sexual history, and…

ergonomic workstations for clinical laboratory technologists. Literature Review As a result of modern day technology, extended computer use has become more common in the work environment. Research shows a correlation between an increase in neck and upper back musculoskeletal pain and intensive computer use among workers. The increase in work-related upper quadrant musculoskeletal pain (WRUQMP) is both an individual and economic concern; because of significant economic costs due to employees…

case, the claimant was 10 months status post left L4-5 laminectomy and discectomy on 11/14/2016. He reported persistent aching and shooting pain to his lower back radiating to his left lower extremities. He also had ongoing left leg pain with weakness and numbness. Despite previous surgery, the claimant continued to be symptomatic with low back pain. Considering this, an MRI of the lumbar spine is medically necessary and appropriate to further evaluate the claimant's condition. A visit note…