Muscles of the upper limb

These types include congenital, neuromuscular, degenerative, and idiopathic scoliosis. Congenital scoliosis is caused by a bone abnormality that is present at birth. Neuromuscular scoliosis is caused by a result of abnormal muscles or nerves. Frequently found in people with various conditions of spina bifida and accompanied by paralysis. Degenerative scoliosis results from a traumatic bone collapse, major back surgery, or osteoporosis. Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common…

Rancho Santa Fe, Oceanside -92069 Date of Evaluation: November 20, 2015 Date of Onset: 42 years REASON FOR REFERRAL: Michael Marshall was referred to Occupational Therapy secondary to developing neurological, motor, and sensory deficits in the upper extremities upon being diagnosed with Central cord syndrome. He is undergoing physical therapy since a period of two years and has been referred to Occupational therapy for additional treatment. The purpose of this evaluation…

org). The median life span of someone with FOP is reduced to 40 years due to the debilitating nature of the disorder, with death usually being caused by the complications of thoracic insufficiency syndrome in the later decades of life. FOP causes muscles and connective tissues such as tendons and cartilage to be gradually replaced by bone, resulting in bone forming outside of the skeleton which locks joints into place and heavily restricts movement. (www.ghr.nlm.nih.gov).…

is usually in the patient’s best interest to be in a hospital while they recover. A very important part in treatment is to keep the patient’s body functioning while he/she recovers. Caregivers may be instructed to manually move the limbs of the patient to keep the muscles moving and prevent blood clots (Something). GBS is very unpredictable considering its sudden and quick onset. Patients of GBS usually reach their greatest weakness within a few weeks after the first symptoms occur. Some people…

The most common cause of knee and hip pain in cyclists is iliotibial of the leg from the hip to the knee. Pain is caused when the band becomes tight and rubs over Tight inflexible lower extremity muscles may worsen the condition. Pain may also be caused anatomy." Dr. Asplund offers suggestions regarding how to adjust a bicycle to avoid these injuries- check them out if you are a biker! However, Jim Bledsoe on Sports Injury Bulletin disagrees that…

bacteria. The location of the epiglottis is between the oral cavity and pharynx, its function is moving food down from the mouth. Peristalsis is the involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine, making movements that push the contents forward. A Sphincter is a band of smooth muscle at the junction. Some lie between the stomach and the start of the duodenum. It plays an important role in digestion, sphincters are a valve that controls the flow of partially digested food…

the motor neurons of the brain and spinal cord. For some reason the motor neurons associated with ALS degenerate and eventually die off affecting the muscles and physical functions. ALS only affects voluntary muscles; therefore, involuntary muscles such as the heart, lungs, and senses are usually left unaffected. Broken down, amyotrophic means no muscle nourishment, lateral identifies the areas…

musculo skeletal system consists of bones of the skeleton, muscles, cartilage, tendons, ligaments and joints, they all work together to provide the body support, protection and movement. The bones protect the body’s internal organs for example the rib cage protects the lungs, the skull protects the brain and the spine protects the spinal cord, it also supports the weight of the body and moves the body with the help of muscles. The muscles hold these bones in place, they assist with movement by…

This comprises the ribcage, muscles, skin and fascia. The clavicle is found at the junction of the thorax and the neck, its medial end joins the manubrium of the sternum which sits subcutaneously in the anterior median line (Soltanian & Brown 2016). The manubrium is the broad part…

hypochondroplasia. The biggest difference between the two is that your features are much more severe when you have achondroplasia. When someone has this disorder there leg and arm bones are not at the same length of a normal sized person. The upper part of both the legs and arms are very short. (Figure 1) People with this disorder…