Sacroiliac joint

The most educational and insightful experience I have gained while developing my repertoire of knowledge of the sciences as well as the healthcare field was when I job-shadowed the physiotherapists at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Charlton Campus in Hamilton, Ontario. I observed the physiotherapists at work for a total of 16 hours in a variety of departments which included respiratory, musculoskeletal and acute medicine. It was an excellent opportunity to appreciate the teamwork involved across…

ating budget for an area of responsibility in a healthcare organization. Prepare a capital budget and determine what reduction would be acceptable to present to the leadership team if a reduction in the operating budget was requested. Accreditation The government and accrediting bodies have rules and regulations in place to protect the patients. There are rules and regulations that have been put in place for all providers when applying for privileges at a hospital. The reason…

syndrome due to chronically tight shoulder musculature. Compression of the shoulder girdle can lead to pain, loss of range of motion, and the inability to perform activities of daily living. The shoulder joint cannot move freely through a normal range of motion because the structures of the joint have been pulled to closely together. When the rotator cuff muscles become chronically tight the head of the humerus will be pulled up into the shoulder socket compressing the bursa and supra…

that the idea to move in together was mostly his. He mentioned that she used to spend 99% of the time in his house. Therefore, when it was time to renew his lease, he talked to her about getting a place together. Sarah however, stated that it was a joint decision to move in together, not just his. In addition, James mentioned that the apartment just felt in their laps. He was looking for apartments in another area when he met the owner of their apartment in a bar. The owner talked to him about…

"Individual human beings are all tools, that the others use to help us all survive." -Ender’s Game. Manipulation is a key theme in the book, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. Although in this book, it has many themes, Manipulation has a giant role in the life of Ender. The system pits him against the students who highly dislike him for his brilliant intelligence and the teachers just simply make it worse. But with all these thrown at him, Ender is still afraid of Peter and his actions on Earth.…

Injury is a big part of every sport. Many times with injuries, the important thing is not what happens, but how the athlete responds to it. The more proactive with getting treatments and the more determined the person is, the less the injury matters. I have a history of shoulder problems, but it never held me back from playing. Since I had a manageable injury, I was able to continue playing the football with the right help. When I first started playing football, in 8th grade, I dislocated my…

There are over seven billion people living in the world. You never know who you will meet and how they will impact the way you go about your day. Meeting a student from Hanze University expanded the way I thought about physical therapy, education, and life in another country. In my second interview with Alexandra, I got a taste of the life of a physical therapist in the Netherlands. She and I sent pictures to one another and set up a skype interview to discuss them. It is interesting to see…

Philip K. Dick once said, "The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words". Manipulation is a very powerful tool that can be used in a variety of ways to carry out something. Normally, it is used for the good of oneself, but someone may use it to portray fear onto other people. This fear goes on to change what people might say about themselves and lead to a room full of lies.…

Healthcare organizations are required by their accrediting agencies to demonstrate methods of investigating sentinel events. Root cause analysis (RCA) is a systematic approach to investigating sentinel events used by institutions accredited by the Joint Commission. Once this process helps to identify the causes of the event and a plan to correct the causes, the failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is used to identify and decrease the ways the plan could fail. The task analyses these…

With the continuing growth and evolution of global markets the increasing popularity of international joint ventures should not be a surprise to anyone. About three quarters of the joint ventures are international (Vaughn, J). Sparling and Cook (1999) noted that entering new international markets is beyond the capabilities of many companies, prompting many to look to other organizations for the additional resources and capabilities needed. Companies who want to find partners to ultimately…