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    Essay On Hip Bursitis

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    Trochanteric Hip Bursitis Treatment Trochanteric bursitis is inflammation of the bursa at the outside point of the hip. A bursa is a fluid filled sack near a joint. This sack functions as gliding surface to reduce friction between body tissues. The plural of bursa is bursae. The major bursae are usually located near large joints such as elbows, shoulders, knees and hips. The hip has two major bursae; ischial bursa and trochanteric bursa. Trochanteric bursa is found on the side of the hip, separated from the actual hip joint by bone and tissue. Inflammation on either bursae is associated with pain and stiffness around the hip joint. Causes of hip bursitis Bursitis is commonly caused by inflammation that results from strain injury or soft-tissue trauma. This condition is noninfectious. But, there are some rare cases where patients get bacterial infection. Hip bursitis is the common cause of hip pain. Trochanteric bursitis can also…

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    Hip Abduction Test

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    Sit and reach test was a test to see how flexible your hamstrings are. You had to sit with you feet flat against a board and try and push the measuring scale to see how far you can reach. This test was a really rough test for me. I have always had really bad hamstrings and sense I can remember I have never been able to touch my toes. However, I was not expecting such a lousy score. I got a whooping 17 cm, which is beyond pathetic considering the needs improvement scale is below 24 cm and good is…

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    A hip fracture occurs when the UQ (upper quadrant) of a femur bone endures a break. To cause a fracture, one must fall or have a direct blow to the side of the hip. Many medical conditions such as osteoporosis, or cancer can affect the bone so much so that the bone weakens from loss of tissue making bones fragile enough to break even from standing and twisting. However, a hip dislocation occurs when the femur bone is forced out of the ball and socket joint. To dislocate a hip a fall from extreme…

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    Hip Pain Research Paper

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    Injury, illness or congenital defect can cause hip pain. Pain in this joint can be debilitating and interfere with activities of daily living essential to quality of life. Here is an overview of the joint, causes of problems and types of hip pain treatment. Basic Anatomy The hip joint is a major joint. It is classified as a ball-and-socket joint. The top of the femur (thigh bone) is rounded and fits into a socket in the pelvis. The proper name for the pelvic bone in question is acetabulum.…

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    Hip Pain: A Short Story

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    October Wednesday in Pillager, MN. Eli was awoken from his deep slumber by his Dad at 9:00 am, just like every other day of the week. Once he finishes climbing out of his deep slumber, Eli grabs some clothes and gingerly heads up the stairs. Now Eli isn’t like most kids his age, which at this time he is 15 and in 10th grade, he has chronic hip pain and sleeps close to 18 hours a day. He has visited many doctors, been diagnosed with Lyme disease and many other things. Up until now, nothing has…

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    Hip Hop

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    Based on a thorough review of the literature, it is widely suggested that today’s influence of Hip Hop is what influences media and entertainment such as pop music, film and fashion. All of which are major forces that transfers culture to today’s youth. Thus, the significance of this literature review is that it will present the primary concepts and themes that are relevant to how hip hop effects politics, why hip hop has such a big part on today’s fashion and also how hip hop is about…

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    what the hip-hop movement is about when he said “Hip hop culture has done more for race relations in American than anything since Martin Luther King. And I really believe that.” In the state of New York, it was rough for the youth growing up during the 1970s who were residents of the working-class areas and the housing projects. There was high crime rate and the gang mentality was at its peak. Much of the youth growing up in these areas were uninterested in joining gangs but still were…

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    Hip Hop Thesis

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    aspire to become different things in life. The little Asian girl down the street wants to be a Veterinarian. There is a little Caucasian girl in California who wants to be an Olympic volleyball player. There is a little girl in Ireland who wants nothing more than to be an opera singer. And in Louisiana there is a little Black girl who wants to be the girl you see in the music videos. Hip Hop in its entirety is a global phenomenon started by African Americans who revamped a mixture Rock, R&B,…

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    Caring for patients who have received a hip arthroplasty, requires some specific and unique nursing considerations and care. While it is an elective surgery, many patients opt to get it to decrease pain due to osteoarthritis and to increase mobility. Each patient will have different perioperative experiences, and as a nurse it is important to be able to know the interventions and what to consider to make their overall experience as positive as possible. Trigger Event My first week of clinical,…

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    Total Hip Replacement Hip arthroplasty is using a prosthesis to replace hip joint is one of the most common surgical procedures today (Walker, 2007). A good surgical team will increase the success rate of the total hip replacement. However, proper nursing interventions during pre-operative and post-operative phase of the surgery is very important for the patient. Nurses spend more time with patients compared to the other health care personnel. Therefore, a good nursing care will better…

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