Stiffness

Post-stroke a person can feel weakness, stiffness, and numbness throughout their bodies. Cognitively, a person's capacity may not be the same as before their stroke, their brain and nervous system are affected greatly so cognitive abilities like remembering and processing may have been slowed down…

The city of Mannheim in Germany was one of the greatest industrial hubs of the time: creativity and innovation was at its peak. Because of this, it became an important city for both World War I and World War II. However, it had become a main target for the opposition, the Allied forces and in December of 1940, air raids began raining down on the city. This lasted until the war ended, leaving the city pretty much in ruins. During the long process of reconstructing the city, a contest was held to…

Medical Marijuana Can a joint a day keep the doctor away? Marijuana, is a plant cultivated for its flowering tops and leaves. Also called hemp, marijuana is a source of rope, fibers, birdseed, medical products and others. In fact, the Philippines once provided the United States with rope from this plant before the Japanese cut the supply line. In the year of 1937, however, marijuana was banned as the people misused it. Medically prescribed marijuana has a beneficial effect on patients who…

Diet: Appetite, likes and dislikes, restrictions, written dairy of food intake •Skin, hair, and nails: rash or eruption, itching, color or texture change, excessive sweating, abnormal nail or hair growth. Musculoskeletal: Joint stiffness, pain, restricted motion, swelling, redness, heat, deformity. a normal physical assessment should be done to keep a check on objective(vital signs) and subjective data and also to observed symptoms such as nausea or vomiting .one of the main important…

This begins as sharp pain and persists as a dull ache. • Popping or snapping feeling when the injury occurs (for severe strains). • Swelling or bruising. • Muscle spasms. • Weakness in the leg. • Stiffness in the groin area with decreased ability to move the affected muscles. DIAGNOSIS This condition may be diagnosed based on your symptoms, your description of how the injury occurred, and a physical exam. X-rays are sometimes needed to rule out…

Elizabeth Bishop’s poem “The Map,” the speaker studies a map and thoughtfully describes what he or she sees. However, there is deeper meaning to the poem than just a a speaker outlining his or her observations. It is instead an exploration into the stiffness of a map and how it does not portray the life and colors of the places drawn on it. The land is originally described to “lie in water” (1), giving the audience the impression that the land drawn on the page is still and unmoving. In…

specimens were all cut as soon as possible, rather each specimen was tested first and then another specimen was extracted and cut. This procedure although took so much time from us, was important to prevent the tissue from losing some degree of its stiffness and to prevent dehydration. The commercial testing machines equipped with 50 kgf load cells (DBBP-50, Bongshin Company, Seongnam, Korea) to provide a very accurate load measurement for further calculations. All tests were carried out at…

exercise. I love wiping off a thick layer of sweat with the gritty white towel. I love how my arms tremble as I struggle with my last rep. I love hearing the booming lub dub of my heart. I love stretching my constricted muscles the next day, when the stiffness can finally subside for five seconds. I love to have this control over my body, even when I do not have this control over my mind. I love escaping into…

It is a condition that gives rise to unusual muscle stiffness. Spastic paralysis occurs when tendon reflexes of the muscle in the paralyzed region occur due to upper motor neuron disease. These spasms are spontaneous and uncontrolled. It changes skeletal muscle performance in muscle tone involving hypertonia…

Ashley Beach February 10, 2015 Communications 111 Informative Speech Medical Use of Botox I. Introduction A. Throughout the history of perfecting modern medicine, there have been many medical breakthroughs that have changed the perception of medical treatment. B. Medline Plus describes botox or botulinum toxin as a type of drug created by clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that blocks nerve communication between muscles, causing the muscles to paralyze and not contract. C. There are many…