Rotator cuff

Sport, position, and evaluation of the sport The athlete I have chosen for my program design is a 27 year old, male professional basketball player. The position I have chosen is a forward. To begin with I first completed a movement analysis in order to better determine what my athlete would benefit most from. Basketball is a sport in which many joints of the body are used. It is a full body sport. Some of the most seen actions include: elbow extension and flexion, knee flexion and extension,…

Pattern The topspin jump serve makes use of the entire body. Every limb is active in some way or another. Because the focus of this project is on the shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints, the emphasis will be on the muscles in the upper body. The rotator cuff muscles are extremely active because they stabilize the humeral head in the glenoid fossa and maintain proper positioning of the scapula in regards to the…

Physical therapy has been a developing health related practice that pertains to restoring and maintaining the best achievable range of movement. This rehab service is an partnership health profession that is made to recognize and treat health related issues that can or will limit someone’s ability to move or go through their day to day schedule. These issues can be an effect from variation of hereditary and obtained conditions such as physical injuries, cerebral palsy, and juvenile rheumatoid…

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…

The National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA, regulates various conferences and athletes within their affiliated leagues. The NCAA considers itself as a non-profit organization, yet the company runs very similar to a business. The NCAA has reportedly generated “over $11 billion in annual revenues” (Benedykciuk 2). Two of the most marketable sports, football and basketball, generate the most revenue based on viewership and advertisements. The athletes whom share a large part in…

The Physical Therapist as a dental ergonomic consultant treats numerous work-related musculoskeletal disorders including carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, cervical strains, rotator cuff tendonitis, upper shoulder spasms, mid and low back pain, thoracic outlet syndrome, and TMJ. Many of these disorders can become chronic, limiting the person's ability to work effectively or to even return to work at all. Dental ergonomic consultant…

There are a number of professionals and fellow biomechanics researchers that, through their experience and research results, have contributed to the academic knowledge and terminology that is contained in this thesis. The following is a brief overview of each of the persons and their specialities. Coach Sarah Krolick graduated with her degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science, but she is currently the Cross Country Graduate Assistant for Southeastern University. She was a cross…

Jose Crespo Ms. D English 4 9,January ,2016 The controversial dispute is whether or not the NFL are doing enough to address head injuries and their long term effects. One may say the NFL are doing very little in educating their players about the long term effects and what they could be facing down the road. Such as Concussion, Brain damage, and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy also known as (CTE). Some will say that they are being disobedient and stubborn. That they are not taking this…

“Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, Competitive drive, selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and Every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.” — Coach Vince Lombardi Sports has been an intricate part of cultures and societies in many different ways dating as far back as to prehistory. In fact, the first Olympics can be dated back to 776 BC taking place in Olympia, Greece. Sports have been…

The word Marma comes from Sanskrit origin ‘mru’ or ‘marr’. ‘Marayantiitimarma’, the Sanskrit phrase means likelihood of death after inflion to these places. The word Marma is also used with synonys as tender, secret or vital spots. According to Sushruta, Marma point is an anatomical site where Mansa(muscles), Sira(blood vessels), Snayu(tender), Asthi(bones), Sandhi(joints) confluence.According to traumatic effect,Marma are classified as Sadhyapranahara (causing death immediately),…