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    Volleyball is competitive, as are all sports, and can be dangerous if the techniques are not done correctly. One of the most common injuries in volleyball is an ankle sprain. The ankle contains 14 bones and 3 ligaments, that can be broken and torn. Another injury that can occur when playing volleyball is the tear of ligaments in the knee or ACL. Although knee damages are a big injury while playing volleyball, sprained ankles are more common because players often land on the outside part of…

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    patient’s pain might be caused by an intra-articular or extra-articular problem and may be the result of his injury or not. Thus, the differential diagnosis for his chronic ankle pain is quite broad. Because there are so many potential causes for joint pain, every new patient who comes to the rheumatology clinic needs a thorough history and a physical examination. During the history, I encourage the patient to tell the…

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    Arthritis Research Paper

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    is an inflammation and swelling of the cartilage and lining of the joints, generally accompanied by an increase in the fluid in the joints. Arthritis is a disabling and occasionally crippling disease afflicting almost 40 million Americans. Although the prevalence of and pain associated with arthritis increases with age, all people from infancy to middle age have the potential to have the disease. Because the feet have 33 joints that can be afflicted by arthritis, and there is no way to avoid…

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    A muscle tear refers to muscle fibers being damage (Virginia 2013). A tear in the gastrocnemius can cause great risk of injury since the gastrocnemius is located between the knee and ankle joint (Virginia 2013). This can be cause by direct trauma to the calf region or sudden landing on the foot (Medial Head Gastrocnemius 2006). This injury is common in tennis players due to the constant motions of jumping and lunging (Medial Head Gastrocnemius 2006). In the first degree of gastrocnemius tear,…

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    Osteoarthritis is the most common reason for people to get a knee replacement in the US, and now a better and cheaper form has emerged for knee replacements. 3D knee replacements Many knee replacements are caused by osteoarthritis and researchers have found that a gene called FAAH is higher in people who have osteoarthritis. FAAH is fatty acid amine hydrolase, which is a membrane hydrolase with a single N-terminal transmembrane domain. In the past, the FAAH gene has been directly correlated…

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    Pitting/discoloration of fingernails and/or toenails - Pain and swelling in one or more joints. Usually the distal joints of the fingers or toes, the wrists, knees or ankles. Some people with psoriatic arthritis may have only one joint affected, while in others it may resemble rheumatoid arthritis (Gardener & Matsen, 2014). Inflammatory forms of arthritis cause prolonged stiffness in the night and morning along with joint swelling and pain and generally improve with activity. Although Mrs.…

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    Osteopathy Research Paper

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    Treatment With Osteopathy Osteopathy is an option sort of treatment that uses sensitive strain on specific spots of the body to mitigate uneasiness and alleviate the whole body of specific diseases. It is a comprehensive sort of treatment that can upgrade ordinary and more conventional sorts of restorative medications. Osteon, is removed from the Greek word, which signifies, "bones". Be that as it may, notwithstanding the way that the expression alludes to the bones in the body, osteopathy…

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    Iontophoresis Case Study

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    Iontophoresis Tennis Elbow is a condition that commonly affects professional to recreational tennis players. Tennis elbow is referred to as lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) in clinical practice. This study was conducted to test the effectiveness of iontophoresis treatment on patients with LET. Iontophoresis is defined as a treatment that uses an electric charge to move liquid medication into the body or specific targeted area of a muscle or inflamed area. The liquid is known as dexamethasone…

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    Tragic Transformation In Macbeth

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    In the fifth scene of act one, she is reading a letter from Macbeth that describes his encounter with the witches. After she reads the letter she becomes excited and wants to aid her husband in anyway she can. She fears that he won’t be able to complete the task without her help. “Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way.”(1.5.16) Lady Macbeth is willing to do anything to help her husband become king. She is willing to take control to ensure…

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    Achilles tendon rupture is known as the strongest and longest tendon in the human body. Achilles tendon rupture is defined as a rope like tendon of a fibrous tissue in the back of the ankle that connects the calf muscles to the heel bone. When it is torn it usually happens two inches above the heel bone. The common symptoms of a rupture are swelling, stiffness, bruising. In addition, there are serve symptoms as too hearing a pop or snap in the Achilles. Serve pain in the back of the leg; it…

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