There is bone checking on cervical, thoracic, vertebrae. These bones are irregular, so they gathered by cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral. The gatherings have different measures of vertebras for everyone. The cervical spine aggregate has seven vertebras. The thoracic spine aggregate has twelve. There are five vertebrae's in the lumbar spine. The last section is sacrum, and there is five vertebrae's in the sacrum excluding the three vertebrae's in the coccyx. "Bone markings along the edge of…
20 people out of every 100,000 people worldwide have Myasthenia Gravis (Myasthenia Gravis, 2012). Myasthenia Gravis is a disorder that causes skeletal muscle weakness. People experience the worst weakness during periods of activity and the weakness improves under periods of rest. The most common weakness is located in the muscles around the eyes. This causes blurred or double vision in the eyes. It also effects the muscles used in facial expression and chewing. These conditions can cause…
common form of surgery that you hear about. Arthroplasty and Arthroscopy are the two most common kinds of surgeries that you hear about. Osteoarthritis is the most common ailment that one hears about. This ailment gives rise to the much known joint and bone issue that erodes your cushion joints and defensive cartilage. The physical activities of your body are constrained by certain redness and pain caused owing to inflammation. Surgeries regarding joint replacement yield particular results that…
injuries and underperforming. The importance of vitamin D should not be overlooked as ‘Vitamin D receptor sites have been identified in virtually every tissue within the body’. Vitamin D is important in aiding the absorption of calcium which improves bone strength, muscle contraction and blood clotting. Vitamin D therefore both helps prevent injury and improves vertical jump and muscle strength. It is also possible to get vitamin D from your diet for example foods such as fatty fish, egg…
Introduction A fall injuries are common in elderly throughout the life span, but the importance of a fall event depends on the person's age. Young children fall frequently but they only suffer injuries with bruises and bumps while for elderly they result in fractures, lacerations, sprains, dislocations and subdural hematomas. However, falls in elderly can also result in serious injuries or even death. Today, the risk managers take a more positive contact by raising alertness that put staffs at…
Foot Contusion A foot contusion is a deep bruise to the foot. Contusions are the result of a blunt injury to tissues and muscle fibers under the skin. The injury causes bleeding under the skin. The skin overlying the contusion may turn blue, purple, or yellow. Minor injuries will give you a painless contusion, but more severe contusions may stay painful and swollen for a few weeks. CAUSES This condition is usually caused by a blow, trauma, or direct force to your foot, such as a heavy object…
knee is a meeting point for the femur, fibula, tibia, and the patella. In order to maintain its flexibility and function, several other ligaments join the knee joint in order to keep the attaching bones in place. The knee is the joint where the femur and the tibia meet; the patella (kneecap) is made of bone and sits in front of the knee. The knee joint is a synovial joint are enclosed by a ligament capsule and contain fluid called synovial fluid that lubricate the joint. The end of the femur…
Osteoporosis is a condition during which bones become fragile and have a higher chance of breaking. Bone mineral density (BMD) serves as a marker that indicates the balance between formation and resorption of the bone. Osteoporosis manifests when resorption exceeds formation, which subsequently leads to bone loss. The diagnosis is based on Dual energy X-ray absorptimometry (DXA) of the spine and hip BMD, which serves as a gold standard of measurement together with a T-score value. T- score…
There are have been anywhere from 150,000 to 200,000 ACL injuries within a given year reported. Female athlete have a higher injury rate compared to males. In fact, female are 4-8 times more likely to tear their ACL. As many as 70% of ACL injuries are involved in little to no contact with the other player. Why is it that female athlete’s suffer from this injury more than male? The anterior cruciate ligament is located deep in the middle of the knee. It is one for four vital ligaments that helps…
The two main neck muscles are the sternocleidomastoid and the trapezius, and are responsible for the gross motor movement in the muscular system of the head, neck and shoulders. The sternocleidomastoid muscle is a paired muscle, located at the front and on each side of the neck. It is one of the largest and most superficial cervical muscles. The primary actions of the muscle are rotation of the head to the opposite side and flexion of the neck. The trapezius is one of the biggest shoulder and…