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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…

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…

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…

Open wound is a soft tissue injury in which skin is torn, cut or punctured caused by mechanical factor that damages the skin. It involve external or internal of the body tissue. Most open wounds are minor and can be treated at home. Firstly, there are many sign and symptom of open would which are bleeding excessively, inflammation on the skin, redness, tenderness, swelling, the skin become rough or decreasing the range of motion of the body parts. Secondly, open would is caused by several…

Discussion: Bridges are affected by both internal and external forces. Internal forces occur within the bridge, through tension, compression, bending, etc. External forces are applied to the outside of the bridge, and can be static or dynamic. The static load of the bridge is the bridge itself, and the weight of its members and components. This is created by the force of gravity pulling on the members of the bridge. The dynamic load moves and changes, such as traffic, people, wind. It is created…

Question 1 Biceps brachii-found in the arm with two heads, and is parallel with the body. "At the point when a parallel muscle contracts, it abbreviates and gets bigger in measurement". Extensor digitorum-a lower arm muscle that develops the finger joints is uni-pennate. Flexor carpi Muscles-Allows the wrist to flex and snatch, it is a shaft muscle shape with a long ligament. Transversus abdominis-its umbrella molded and is for stance arrangement and is situated in the stomach. Rectus femoris-Is…

Scheuermann’s disease is a condition that results in the “narrowing of the anterior portion of the vertebral body” and causes the appearance if a wedge-shaped vertebrae (Cuppett). The disease is commonly seen affecting the thoracic and thoracolumbar spine of adolescents (Cuppett). Core-strengthening and trunk stabilization exercises are commonly recommended, yet highly controversial, methods of treatment for this disease. Many healthcare professionals believe that such exercises are futile since…

Even though there is a multitude of ways to treat osteosarcoma, the most conventional ways to treat it are through combinations of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. It has been found that giving a patient chemotherapy before and after surgery is one of the most effective ways to cure osteosarcoma (1). However, in certain cases radiation therapy may be necessary. For nearly all cases of osteosarcoma, surgery is necessary. However, surgery alone is seldom successful because often…

A healthy homo sapiens has many parts of their body that work together in unison. The parts are bodily systems that play a specific role within each and every human being. In these systems there are specific organs that carry out the the jobs of the respective system. The systems that are included in the physical makeup of a human include the circulatory, immune, skeletal, excretory, muscular, endocrine, digestive, nervous and respiratory. These systems have major similarities that are shared…

Early diagnosis and treatment of arthritis can help sufferers to improve their mobility and delay or get rid of the negative effects of arthritis. If diagnosed early, arthritis is a manageable condition. Do not let this joint disease restrict your enjoyment of life. You have the power to control your health and live a normal life despite having arthritis if you know the best ways of managing painful arthritis. Arthritis is the inflammation of joints and its surrounding tissues and it is the…