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The effect of NMES treatment on ACL reconstruction Tori Nothnagel Appalachian State University nothnagelvm@appstate.edu 1) Clinical Scenario Athlete is a 19 year-old female soccer player that is post-surgical ACL reconstruction to her right knee. The injury is limiting activities, such as a normal walking gait. The athlete is on crutches, which is another activity limitation. The athlete also has limited muscle strength within the quads and has muscle atrophy on the injured leg. She has…

Myasthenia Gravis Background Myasthenia gravis is a Type II autoimmune disorder in which antibodies form against various types of receptors, kinases, or proteins (1). There are four subtypes of myasthenia gravis, with the most prevalent subtype being due to autoantibodies against the muscle-type acetylcholine receptor, AChR, at the neuromuscular junction (2; 3). The second subtype involves antibodies against the muscle-specific kinase, MuSK, and the third type is due to autoantibodies against…

1) Develop your own future sport technological product (meaning try not to use one that we already know about). Sports has become its own form of business and entertainment, but may fail to realize that a lot of intricate details goes into being a sports practitioner, player, etc. One of the major factors of sports that goes unnoticed a lot of the time is the learning aspect. To be successful at any level, it is important to study the game and critique your craft. Specifically, at the college…

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…

1. Nerve conduction tests of the ulnar, tibial, and peroneal nerves involves testing how well and quickly a nerve can send electrical signals to begin contraction of skeletal muscles. The first step in muscle contraction is excitation of a skeletal muscle fiber by a nerve signal. The nerve signal must be sent to the neuromuscular junction to open the voltage-gated calcium channels. Just like in a muscle fiber, the neuron must reach threshold potential before the action potentials can be…

What exactly are knee tears? Well to understand what these TEARS are, first you have to be able understand the structural composition of the knee, what it does and how it does these things. http://www.healthpages.org/anatomy-function/knee-joint-structure-function-problems/ The knee is one of the most complex and important hinge type synovial joints, and the largest joint in the body. It has two articulations, one with the femur and the tibia, and the second with or between the femur and…

As one component in the job design, the management of the company needs to implement an ergonomics factor to build a good interface between human and machine. Refer to Heizer and Render (2006), Ergonomics means “the study of work”. And the basic reason of the ergonomics study is come from an understanding that the male and female employee come in limited configuration. Therefore, design of tools and the workplace depends on study of people to determine what they can and cannot do. And the…

An injury can cause a significant damage to a person. In Oliver’s case, the damage led to a cerebral disorder. There are several numbers of cerebral disorders that may cause a raised intracranial pressure. This includes intracranial haemorrhage and fracture. It is a challenging task for nurses and the multidisciplinary health team to manage, control and prevent secondary injury to the patient. This case study will present how a motor vehicular accident can cause a great impact on a healthy…

One of the driving forces for today’s rising rates of depression and suicide are the dozens of stigmas that pollute the field of psychology. However, one of the most potent and overlooked stigma is that of one’s nation. Most notably, first world countries all have different unspoken standards for coping with emotional conflict. Infamously so, Ireland and the US have stricter, more judgmental expectations for how individuals should manage their mental states. Veritably, "65% of [native Irish]…

Introduction Rugby Rugby is the high contact and rough sport played by both females and males. It consist of two teams competing where by one team can consist of 7, 10, 13 or 15 players as well as the other team. It features a combination of speed and strategy in other to score against the opponents. It evolved from football (soccer) and players wear little of protective clothes which results to high percentage of injury in this sport. The ball is moved by running with it within the pitch…