Muscles of the head and neck

Formal Care Plan: Pneumonia Biographical Data The patient is a 78 year old Hispanic female. She was born in Houston, Texas. She is married and has 2 children and is a retired school teacher. Present Health-Illness Status She was admitted into the hospital from the emergency room with pneumonia. The patient states she drove herself to the emergency room because she was feeling very sick and short of breath. She states she had been feeling like this for the past 3 days. She finally decided to…

When a PTSD sufferer's muscles are constantly tense and 'ready for action' this can cause them physical as well as emotional pain. Massage can help ease pain, prepare muscles for extra stress and pressure and reduce the effect of physical wounds. It can trigger the body's relaxation response, breaking the cycle of fight or flight. Positive touch…

Rhabdomyosarcoma, also know as RMS, is a type of sarcoma in which cancer cells form a muscle tissue. There are three main types this disease has, Embryonal, Alveolar, and Anaplastic. There is also stage I, stage II, stage III, and stage IV. There are treatments for RMS but it's all depending on the area, type, and stage of the cancer, survival rates will also fall under that. As far as symptoms, it can be very difficult to find early stages, since RMS mostly diagnosed in children younger than 5…

DOI: 5/16/2016. Patient is a 45-year-old male laborer who sustained a work-related injury to his head and neck when a concrete form panel fell while he was carrying it. As per OMNI notes, patient was initially diagnosed with neck sprain. CT scan of the cervical spine without contrast performed on 5/16/2016 revealed unremarkable results. MRI of the cervical spine dated 06/26/16 showed the following: central herniation at C2-3 with inferior extrusion, impinging upon cord, age…

positioning and equipment to assist in preventing injuries. Dental ergonomic consultant addresses the issues in dental practice. Those issues may be poor working postures and positions, sustained muscular contractions during long procedures leading to muscle spasms and increased stress on pain-producing structures, repetitive movements with forceful exertions during many procedures, poorly working equipment or lack of adjustable…

When we talk about chest workouts, we are usually talking about working the pectoralis major, which is the largest muscle group in the upper body. These large muscles spread across the upper torso, so the best chest workout is achieved by combining a number of exercises that focus on the different areas of the pectoral muscles: upper, lower, inner and outer. The pecs are “pushing” muscles that tie in closely with your arms and shoulders. When you work your chest, your triceps and deltoids also…

Motocross is considered to be one of the most dangerous sports. Most riders who take the sport of motocross seriously understand and accept the major risks involved with injuries. If you as a rider have not sustained injuries yourself, you certainly know someone who has. Visiting riding friends at the hospital is a common event. Sometimes it seems it is harder for the family of the rider to accept these risks than the rider himself. The risks riders take, range from minor cuts and scrapes to…

“tau” or through repetitive head trauma. The disease has many side effects ranging from anxiety, aggression, depression and to confusion, impaired judgement, impulse control problems and memory loss. What happens to the brain after being taken over by the disease is that over time the brain loses mass and gradually deteriorates. People that are more likely to be diagnosed with CTE are military veterans and athletes because of the damage done by their repetitive head trauma. Even though one is…

were reported. (Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 2001) The tetanus infection attacks the nervous system, causing spasms and weakness of the muscles, especially of the jaw and neck, which can lead to respiratory distress. Symptoms typically occur within 1-2 weeks after exposure and include muscle spasms, stiffness of the neck, inability, or difficulty opening the mouth, difficulty-swallowing, headache, fever, and increased perspiration. Proper diagnosis and treatment is…

muscular systems. We humans have some similar muscles as dogs like, gluteal muscle, biceps, latissimus dorsi, trapezius, deltoid, and the external oblique. The different muscles are used by dogs and humans in pretty much the same sense so they can run, walk, and jump. The dog’s muscular system is one of the biggest systems in their body. There are two important functions of the muscular system in a dog. One is to create movements of the limbs, neck, head, and joints. The other important…