Ligament

Hello Professor, I wanted to say thank you for your help yesterday and I feel horrible feeling like I caused a scene. I ended up going to the Emergency Room and being told I had a severe sprain with a probably completely torn ligament because of all the pain. I'll be spending my summer in an air-cast and crutches unfortunately. I'm not sure if I was making much sense through the pain but what happened was I had forgotten to print the paper and at around 3:40 as I was rushing to print it from…

If you have a sprain on the ligaments surrounding the joint of your big toe, you definitely have a turf toe. Turf toe is very much common on people playing football. But it also happens countless of times for people who are into basketball, soccer, wrestling, and even dancing and gymnastics. These people are affected by such condition since their sports and hobbies involved pushing their big toes forcefully and repeatedly on the ground which results to a turf toe. When it is caused by a…

unknowingly had retained a hairline fracture playing football with his friends and shortly after, the fracture sheared in to two. He then went to the hospital, and just on hearing that henry had knee pain the surgeon diagnosed with having a torn ligament and had casted in a normal wrap and wet plaster. The surgeon then proceeded to speak with Henry about wanting to become a doctor; and after asking various questions and seeing Henry correctly answering them he confirmed his diagnosis and came to…

“Tension is akin to strength and power, while relaxation is speed, endurance, and flexibility.” (StrongFirst SFG 1 manual) Interestingly, strength as a skill practice also teaches you to relax your body. Training, sport, and life itself are a delicate balance of give and take. While the ketltlebell press involve totally body tension to lift the bell above the head, the kettlebell swing requires max tension on the concentric upswing of the lift, and total relaxation as the kettlebell floats at…

Dorsal Fins”) Orcas are unable to hunt and obtain water from their prey in captivity. SeaWorld gives them gelatin, a substance that is not natural for them, in an attempt to keep them hydrated. Gelatin is a protein obtained by boiling skin, tendons, ligaments, and bones with water. It is usually obtained from cows or pigs. (“Diet of Pig and Cow Bones”) Tilikum the whale, who weighs 12,000lbs, alone consumes 83 pounds of gelatin everyday…

continuous dosing. The 20-mg twice per day dose exerts its therapeutic effect by enzyme, cytokine, and osteoclast inhibition, rather than by any antibiotic effect. The use of systemic host modulatory therapy may not only improve the patient’s periodontal condition but also provide systemic benefits for other inflammatory disorders with related tissue destruction, such as arthritis, cardiovascular disease, dermatologic conditions, diabetes and osteoporosis. SDD is indicated in the management of…

DOI: 03/23/2015. The patient is a 31-year-old male apprentice climber who sustained a work-related injury to his right knee when his left boot sole got stuck on fence, causing his full weight to bear on the right leg. MRI of the right knee dated 7/25/2016 revealed mild knee joint effusion. Suggestion of complex tear involving the posterior horn of the medial meniscus and horizontal tear of the lateral meniscus. As per progress report dated 8/10/2016, patient continues his gym exercise and…

directly into the points which cause the patients the most pain, and unlike any other therapy or procedure, you have zero recovery time and directly after you feel no way. Stem cells can also be used for sports injuries and many other injuries with ligaments and torn muscles. However, this procedure can be extremely expensive and are still not legal in the United States. Hopefully, in the future, these stem cell therapy and rejuvenation will be studied more and the procedures will become more…

ingivitis is one of the periodontal disease that is characterized by the changes in color, consistency, and contour of the gingiva tissues. The reasons for these changes might be due to the presence of plaque, and in this case it can be modified by systemic diseases (diabetes) , the use of certain medications (anticonvulsant, immunosuppressant, calcium channel blocking agents), and malnutrition (lack of vitamin C). In case it is not induced by the accumulation of plaque, it might be caused by…

Australia is a haven for snow sports lovers. And while these activities are extremely fun and pleasurable, they can also cause serious injuries, due to various factors. Worst of all, most types of snow sports injuries cause trauma, with the hazardous terrain, lifting accidents, collisions, and falls being the primary culprits. Taking part in these activities when you lack sleep or rest, overestimating your ability level, using faulty or incorrect gear, fatigue, and failure to abide by the…