Supine position

hypothesized that MAP, PP, HR, SV, CO and TPR would decrease upon tilt and MAP, PP, HR, SV and CO would increase back near baseline. The expected BP decrease is due the pooling of blood in the legs and lower organs of the body. Since, the subject was in supine…

Nursing is one of the most dangerous professions in terms of the rate of musculoskeletal injuries caused when moving patients. There is a significant amount spent on workman’s compensation claims related to these injuries. At the same time that hospitals face expenses related to workman’s compensation claims, hospitals face the challenge of only being paid the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) rate for hospitalizations based on Medicare severity diagnosis-related groups…

Improvement in the range of motion and Reduction in the pain symptoms. Treatment applied to participants After the patients were segregated into their respective groups, the treatment was given to the patients. The PRT group received PRT in supine position position. The trigger points were identified, the patients neck was flexed at the site of pain along with shoulder abduction and flexion till the patient finds considerable amount of comfort. The trigger point is compressed with reasonable…

When conducting this search it was found that the time of pregnancy requires some special care. For many women think that this state allows them to eat everything without having the notion that it can do much harm to her and the baby. Among the care can highlight mainly the attention to diet and physical activity. The authors state that one of the best exercise for the body is the practice of weight training, even in the gestation period. (ARTAL, Raul. 2000) Gestational phase causes many changes…

P1 had clear lung sound in all lobes and normal heart sound on auscultation; regular apical, radial, and pedal pulses; capillary refill was less than 3 minutes, +1 pitting edema in his lower extremities, skin was warm to touch. The patient exhibited poor skin turgor due to limited fluid intake. The pt. had ecchymosis on his upper extremities due to multiple IV lines insertion and erythema on his sacral area due to limited ambulation. Due to pt.’s history of acute-on-chronic renal failure, his…

Subjective history of chief complaints and pain will lead physical therapist to look in to the possibility of serious pathology. Addressing the given case history, throbbing type of pain unrelated to the activities and history of nocturnal pain will serve as red flags to the clinician. Patient complaints of shortness of breath and pain pattern are not directly related to the occupational history and medical history provided. According to VanWye, 2009, screening skills of physical therapist…

Clubfoot or Congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) is one of the most commonl congenital pediatric foot deformity with an incidence of 1 in 1000 live births [1, 2]. equinus at ankle, hindfoot varus, forefoot adduction, and midfoot cavus are the four components [3–6]. Historically, Hippocrates,introduced conservative management in around 400 BC [10, 11]. Later, Kite introduced a method [12] in 1993, which included manipulation and casting technique, but the success rate was poor [7, 8, 13].…

and the patient to understand the fall precautions. The nurses should also perform the universal fall precautions such as the 5p’s. Every time a nurse walks into a patient’s room, the nurse should always ask the 5 P’s such as pain, personal needs, position, placement, and prevent falls. The nurse should always ask the level of pain the patient is having and if they are comfortable. The patient’s personal items should be within reach and should use a call light when the patient needs toileting.…

one of the most popular exercises amongst competitive and recreational athletes. The bench press commonly measures and evaluates upper-body strength, muscle-mass, power and, in some cases, muscular endurance. The lift is typically performed lying supine on a bench using a barbell. There are several variations of the bench press exercises to include the wide-grip bench press, close-grip bench press, incline bench press, decline bench press, dumbbell chest press, reverse-grip bench press or…

injuries, contact and non- contact (Yu, 2007). During contact sports such as football, rugby, and etc. anterior cruciate injuries are almost impossible to prevent because these sports puts athletes in an abnormal position. Non-contact sports can also place an athlete’s knee in awkward positions, which can cause anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Approximately seventy percent of ACL injuries occur as a result of a non-contact episode (McLean, 2004). In soccer one of the most common knee…