Scoliosis

Some pet peeves are absolutely enraging. One on my pet peeves happens to be incompletion. My mother has, on more than one occasion, began cleaning her seemingly tornado stricken bedroom only to get distracted by a shoe box full of high school memorabilia. Some people, including my mom, would blame this behavior on poor attention abilities. Personally, I blame her lack of perseverance. She tends to disagree with me because of our differing definitions of the word. I believe perseverance is the…

In May of 2008, The Learning Channel (TLC) hosted a reality show called the Little Couple. The show is about Jen Arnold and William (Bill) Klein; they are two individuals that were born with skeletal dysplasia. Jen and Bill made the decision to document their lives on national television, so that other individuals could not only meet them in the privacy of their own homes; but, have the opportunity to understand their disease and it’s process. They also give the world the chance to take a close…

In “Forever an Awkward Adolescent” David talks about his transition from childhood to his years in college. David could not walk until the age of three he was always being carried. He did not really have such a close relationship with them when he was young he felt like his condition affected his parents and he would have rather them be divorced. When he was entering middle school his best friend had moved right when they were experiencing some problems, they no longer had the same interest they…

We needed a place to live as soon as possible. Luckily a farmer in town let us come live in his vacant farm house if we were willing to fix it up ourselves and pay rent. My mother was all for it. We spent several days over there before we moved in painting walls, floors, and ceilings. I remember going to school with paint on my fingernails and in my hair. We scrubbed windows I thought would never come clean. By the time we moved in, we had a brand new home! We still didn 't have money in this…

Spina Bifida Maya Bastian University of Minnesota Spina Bifida Introduction Spina bifida is a spinal cord malformation caused by a defect of the neural tube (McLone, & Bowman, 2016a). There are three main classifications of spina bifida (McLone, & Bowman, 2016a). Myelomeningocele, the most serious neural tube defect, is visible at birth. Children with myelomeningocele have a cleft in the vertebral column, with a corresponding defect in the skin resulting in a sac of fluid that contains…

Before the Vietnam War Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder was not as prominent or well known as it is today. At the end of the Vietnam War about 15 of every 100 soldiers were diagnosed with PTSD. But more recent studies show that the actual amount of veterans that suffered from PTSD at some point in their life is closer to about 30 out of every 100 soldiers. No other war has had that high of PTSD statistics. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) reported having about 11 out of every 100 soldiers suffering…

As we have learned, there are many different disorders that occur in women. Women not only experience certain health issues, women experience unique health issues and conditions from pregnancy to menopause and other gynecological conditions. There are also some health issues which are common in men and women, but affect women differently. Although symptoms may be similar, the effects of the condition are completely different for women, including effecting them more severely or frequently. Turner…

to another (Jankovic 2007). There is also some internal shaking that some patients experience. Rigidity is increased resistance associated mainly with an underlying tremor, it can occur in any body part and can be painful. Rigidity can result to scoliosis or anterocollis because it deforms the persons posture (Jankovic 2007). Bradykinesia is a characteristic of all Parkinson’s patients and it’s the slowness of movements. It causes problems with planning, beginning and implementing movements, and…

Today the internet is used by billions of people around the world. It’s no secret that since it’s development, harmful effects from computers and the internet has been a question on the minds of many. As it became more mainstream schools have placed computers in front of children for them to become better acclimated in these evolving times. Due to the fact that children are introduced to such complex hardware at such a young age, many have questioned its’ effects on their development. It has…

There is a considerable amount of disagreements about supplying rehab to those who are arrested instead of letting them go through jail time. Rehab would often be supplied to those that are arrested that suffer through drug addiction. Therefore, the topic is of high value today because it examines a possible way to reduce crimes throughout countries. There are a variety of arguments on the issue, such as that it is unsafe to use rehab as a reason to put a criminal back into public. Some believe…