Biomechanics

What would the world be like without physical therapists? Besides doctors, nurses, and other parts of the medical field, physical therapists are important too. The play an important role in the medical field like any other medical occupation. Physical therapists restore our health, life and self-esteem. Without physical therapy, we would be hopeless and most people will feel that they will never heal or become restored again. The history of physical therapy dates back to 1894 when it was first…

Imagine what it would be like to be told you would never be able to partake in the sport you loved again. If athletes with torn anterior cruciate ligaments do not follow a strict rehabilitation plan, that could be the case for them. In most scenarios, a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament is highly repairable; however, if the steps in the rehabilitation process are not followed closely and carefully, it could easily lead to further injury and a longer recovery process. An athlete never…

In today’s economy, many fellow Americans are searching for a new career path that includes job security and higher pay. The number one place to look for such a career is in the medical field. This includes workers in the Radiology field. For a Radiology department to be complete it needs to include several modalities such as Nuclear Medicine, CT, Ultrasound, and MRI. There are many misconceptions about what a Radiological Technician actually does. People might assume that the patient easily…

Question 8: To begin, periodization is a deliberately organized process of breaking down a prescribed training program into a series of specialized cycles in order to elicit a large enough stress adaptation to yield optimal peaking results over a scheduled period of time. Periodization organizes training in order to mentally and physically prepare an athlete for optimal results while avoiding injuries and plateaus all while systematically increasing training intensity. Generally, this process…

INTRODUCTION Idiopathic scoliosis is a three-dimensional spinal deformity that is characterized by significant curve progression during a growth 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…

Softball is a game enjoyed by millions of people around the world. The game is played on a diamond-shaped field that involves two teams of players. The teams are filled with players who pitch, hit, and field in order to get runs to score. While the sport is often just seen as a game of skill and strategy, there is also a deeply ingrained principle of physics in it. Understanding the physics behind the beloved game can help provide valuable insight into enhancing a player's abilities. When I was…

Introduction The repetitive nature of playing a musical instrument may cause a musician to experience discomfort, pain, or injury during the course of their life. This pain is often the result of repetitive movement or overuse of the tendons, nerves, and/or muscles referred to as a repetitive strain injury. One common repetitive strain injury is carpal tunnel syndrome, which occurs due to constant pressure and irritation of the carpal tunnel. For a serious musician, the occurrence of repetitive…

proper techniques, the serve can ultimately make a difference in a win and a loss. The detailed science of a volleyball serve can best be described using kinesiology, or the study of anatomical principles and physiological mechanics of movement, and biomechanics, the study of forces and there effects on living things. Once the kinesiological aspect is understood for this particular movement, the biomechanical analysis will then be applied to the volleyball serve in order to instruct a volleyball…

“It’s our goal to help every athlete achieve their minimum level of performance. Whether it’s helping to prevent injuries or treating current ones, we focus on getting you back to what you love. Competition.” This paper will cover the history of athletic training, occupational settings and what athletic trainers do in those settings, and the schooling it takes to become an athletic trainer. There is a lot of history about athletic training. Athletic training was common in ancient Greece times,…

After reading beyond humanity, I believe that biomedical enhancements should be permissible to anyone. Biomedical enhancement is perhaps most apparent in sport, where drugs have long been used to improve performance, but it is also widespread in other spheres (Douglas, 2008). Biomedical enhancement can be used to improve functioning of those that need it. Biomedical enhancements is a significant issue that has been debated for the past 20 or so years. In the text, Buchanan shows arguments for…