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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…

Activities in which the body is subjected to body blows, hard hits, and falls create rotational stress when the knee is in various degrees of flexion and the foot is planted (Lewis, S. M., 2011). However, those whose work requires squatting or kneeling are also at risk, along with older clients. They run the risk of degenerative tears, which may not occur right away but can be seen over…

athlete would benefit most from. Basketball is a sport in which many joints of the body are used. It is a full body sport. Some of the most seen actions include: elbow extension and flexion, knee flexion and extension, shoulder rotation, ankle plantar and dorsiflexion, head rotation, wrist flexion and extension and hip flexion and extension. Some of the major movements that contribute to these joint actions and its related exercises are listed below. In performing…

the alignment of the knee joint. The Q angle gives an idea how the thigh muscles functions to move the knee and also how the knee cap (patella) tracks in the groove of the knee joint. A normal knee cap should move up and down within the groove with flexion and extension of the knee. When the Q angle is excessive, the knee cap tends to track out of alignment and hence causes wear and tear (degeneration) of the cartilage behind the knee cap. (Elizabeth Quinn 2014) Through the research that I have…

The human body has many unique attributes. What make the body function are organs that make up the body. Within those organs are cells that cause the organs to function. There’s a cell, which mainly hold the bones of the skeleton together, so we aren’t a puddle of mush. The muscle has amazing cells structures in the body. Because every part of our body acts as a working machine all organs of the body are equally significant. The skeletal muscle in the body is a very important portion of the…

1. What are ALL of the toys the infant / child is interested in? Name at least three different toys. What are the fine motor requirements for playing with one of these toys? Be comprehensive when you describe the fine motor requirements (symmetry, posture, muscle work, range, coordination, type of grasp) i.e. not simply examining motor control of the digits (4 points) (Wisconsin Child Welfare Training System, 2006) The infant was playing with a variety of toys but he particularly was…

had pain going up against the shield. Before this injury to the wrist, he had no other injuries to this extremity. When it came to the evaluation the athlete had no range of motion deficits. The athlete did, however, have the most crepitus with flexion and some minor crepitus with extension. The only time the athlete even felt pain during his evaluation was been he was doing actively forced extension. It should also be noted that the patient had minor swelling on the wrist. It was determined…

the neck. There is tenderness to bilateral facets with palpation. There is pain with facet loading bilaterally. Patient appears to be depressed and in mild-to-moderate pain. On examination of the right shoulder, movements are restricted with flexion to 145 degrees, extension to 50 degrees, abduction to 80 degrees, internal rotation behind body to 40 degrees and external rotation to 40 degrees. Hawkins test, Neer’s test, Shoulder crossover test, Empty Can’s test and Speed’s test are…

For this particular case study, the patient was selected not because of the diagnosis of bilateral knee pain, but for prior history of cerebellar ataxia. Cerebellar ataxia is a condition that presents with abnormal, uncoordinated movements. Ataxic gait, an unsteady, staggering gait, typically occurs with this condition. In the patient’s initial evaluation, the medical diagnosis was pain in right knee (M25.561) and pain in left knee (M25.562). The patient’s treatment diagnosis, given by the…

intrinsic hand muscles of hands. Ono et al. described two specific signs of the myelopathy hand: (a) Fnger escape sign (i.e.: when patient is asked to fully extend the fingers with the palm facing down, the ulnar digits tend to drift into abduction and flexion within 30-60 seconds) and (b) Grip and release test (i.e.: because of weakness and spasticity of the hand result in a decreased ability to rapidly open and close the fist. Normally people can make a fist and release it 30 times in 15…