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at risk for strokes and brain bleeding. Sadly, because the disease is so rare, many cases go unrecognized and are misdiagnosed by doctors. In order to diagnose LIS, a patient must go through a series of tests. These tests include; an MRI, EEG, electromyography, and nerve conduction tests. On average it can take up to two and a half months to diagnose…

breathing, drooling, and eventually paralysis (Neil Lava, 2015). ALS can be diagnosed in multiple ways such as laboratory tests, muscle and/or nerve biopsy, cerebrospinal fluid analysis (spinal tap), x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or electromyography (EMG) (ALS-Amyotrophic Lateral…

Do You Need Arch Support? Diabetic neuropathy causes foot pain, but people without diabetes can experience foot pain from other conditions that benefit from arch support. Cerebral palsy, spina bifida, polio, muscular dystrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, stroke, or inherited structural abnormality can all result in high arches, or Cavus foot, that benefit from high arch support. According to the Illinois Podiatric Medical Association, one quarter of the bones in your body are in…

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this does not happen in patients with smaller curves. Along with spinal deformity, patients may also have skeletal abnormalities. Skeletal muscle abnormalities in patients with AIS include muscle spindle, muscle fiber morphology, histochemistry, electromyography, sarcolemma abnormalities, calcium, copper and zinc concentrations, and platelets, all of which are related to asymmetrical muscle loading (Machida, 1999). According to Weinstein et al., (2008), AIS affects self image in that patients…

The toxin was first discovered in 1735 Europe as it caused a fatal disease of the nervous system. Its cause was suspected to be connected to German Sausages. This is originally where its name came from, as due to these suspicions the toxin was named “botulus” – the Latin for sausage. Since then we know that Botulinum Toxin is a potent neurotoxin that is produced by rod-shaped spore-forming anaerobic bacterium called Clostridium bacterium. The bacterium require special conditions to reproduce;…

Introduction Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular autoimmune disorder that affects the skeletal muscles in the body. This disorder is mainly characterized by periods of weakness in the body. The Latin meaning for myasthenia gravis is grave muscle weakness (Lewis 2007). In the United States the prevalence rate is 14 per 100,000 (Lewis 2007) myasthenia gravis can affect any age, but normally it affects people over the age of 50 (Lewis 2007) The mortality rate from myasthenia gravis…

We all take advantage of sleep and think of it, at times, as a luxury more than a physiological and psychological necessity. Edwards, O’Dreiscoll, et al, in their paper over Aging and Sleep: Physiology and Pathophysiology, simply defined sleep as a natural state characterized by a reduction in voluntary motor activity (skeletal muscle movement) but not involuntary activity (heart, lungs, organs, etc.), and a decreased response to stimulation and stereotypic posture that is both reversible and…

PICKING A BONE: CAUSE, PREVENTION AND THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF BONE INJURIES Prepared for: Dr Tas Bedford TPP7155 Course Examiner University of Southern Queensland Mr Timothy Biddle TPP7155 Course Moderator University of Southern Queensland Prepared by: Rebecca Apps TPP7155 Student Date of submission: October 2015 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this report is to depict the various injuries that can occur in the human skeletal and muscular systems, the causes…

Analysis: Facial Mimicry In 6-7-Year-Olds Misael Alvarado Jr Keiser University Analysis: Facial Mimicry In 6-7-Year-Olds The article “Facial Mimicry in 6-7-Year-Old Children with Disruptive Behavior Disorder and ADHD” is a study by a group of researchers (Peter Deschamps, Nicolette Munsters, Leon Kenemans, Dennis Schutter, Walter Matthys) who aim to find the prevalence of facial mimicry, defined as a response of emotion that is brought upon by the another’s emotional state, in children between…