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    Flexion Case Study

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    phase Mrs Ogle’s hip and knee move through normal ranges. Her ankle how ever does not achieve the neutral position that it should. Due to the lack of momentum from the pre-swing phase increase muscle work from the hip flexors is essential to swing the leg through. As her ankle is in 10 of plantarflexion the swing phase finishes prematurely as her forefoot contacts the floor decreasing her step length. Mrs Ogle is exhibiting decreased dorsiflexion as a primary impairment throughout the gait…

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    She also had a little bit of a forward lean. During the single-leg squat test, she had a slight inward movement at her knees. Both tests showed that she has tight muscles in the lateral part of her legs. These tight muscle include: the soleus, lateral gastrocnemius, the adductor complex, tensor fascia latae, vastus lateralis, and the short head of the biceps femoris ((NASM), 2013). She also has weak muscles on the medial part of her legs. These underactive muscles include: Her medial…

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    along movement video to the song “Can’t Stop This Feeling” by Justin Timberlake. The song bordered on three minutes in length. As the song started, William was raising one fist to the air while standing on the opposite leg. He would move in a skipping motion alternating which leg he was on with the opposite arm in the air. They performed this movement for roughly seven seconds. Next William motioned from his left side to his right, now…

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    Thankful they had a change of heart and agreed to me downsizing to the apartment that I had requested. Then, there was the actual move! I had no dependable help from anyone except my son’s father. I ended up on the first day of moving re-injuring my right leg, by tearing ligaments, which stopped me from…

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    Importance Of Sprinting

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    Use proper posture If sprinters are running with arms swinging from side to side, they are suffering from teenage kid syndrome. This means that sprinters spend too much time working on the muscles in the chest and biceps and not enough on the back, glutes, and hamstrings. Sprinters slouches a lot and walks with his head down all the time. It will cause severe pronation of…

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    but with still a little muscle. Also, the Diskobolos incorporates an outstretched arm that is echoed in Hercules’ elevated leg. Both are able to keep balance in their piece even with the two outstretched limbs, the head in Diskobolos and the arms in Hercules. The Diskobolos has a stand to help bolster it, while the Hercules does not. In fact, the only support it has is its own leg and the hydra’s tail, which are both an integral part of the piece, whereas the chunk in the Diskobolos is not.…

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    Sample Nursing Care Plan

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    patient had to stop playing soccer during school gym class today which prompted current visit. Patient rates pain as an 8 out of 10 and states that it is localized only to his right knee. The severity of the pain makes it hard to bear weight on the right leg and patient admits that that he has been limping for a month. Activities such as running seem to make the pain worse, while patient states that rest and…

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    any medication allergies. DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT Ms. Iversen has a walker and a bedside commode. ADL’S Ms. Iversen is dependent on some dressing, bathing, hair washing, meal preparation, house cleaning. She is non weight bearing to the right leg. MEDICAL/SURGICAL HISTORY Ms. Iversen said she has ha history of cervical pain. She has a congenital fusion of the cervical spine. Ms. Iversen denied any smoking, alcohol use or drug use. EDUCATIONAL HISTORY Ms. Iversen graduated from high…

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    Beep…Beep…Beep… was the sound of the alarm on my phone as I frantically searched for it with my sleepy eyes trying to free myself of the torment of the sound. It was 5:30 am, It was at that time again; time to take my early morning run. I got up, ran to the bathroom, washed my face, dressed and headed for the door. I stood in front the door for a mere two minutes as I collated my “running playlist on my iPod then went on my morning journey. It was a habit I formed and it helped to clear my mind…

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    started to sprint. I kept on telling myself push through, hold your place, because I knew that for some reason I could never seem to muster up enough energy to sprint hard enough at the end. Despite being tired, I managed to work up to a sprint, with my legs quickly pushing off the ground, and propelling me forward. I crossed the finish line. The lady handing out the cards looked at me. “You came in 7th” she said. I couldn’t believe it, that was 11 place higher than I got in the last meet. I…

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