Tendon

The patient is a 24 -year-old Mexican female. She is Catholic and is currently a Bachelor’s student at West Coast University, Ca. There is no history of surgeries. She has a family history of diabetes from her mother’s side and hypertension from her father’s side. She mentioned that she is not diabetic but her mother is. She recalled her last physical examination was during her junior year in high school but it was not a full physical assessment. It was a requirement to attend her physical…

metal. Well my leg started at 6 degrees and he would push it down to 2 degrees, but then it wouldn’t budge. My leg was stuck at 2 degrees, but it had to get to zero, and Jacob forced it to. He would press down even harder on my leg so my hamstring tendon graft(my new ACL) would stretch and get to full extension. I don’t know which one was worse: Jacob forcing my leg to straighten when it was completely against my leg’s will or my new ACL slowly sliding up, grinding into its original place after…

Trigonometry in Medicine Orthopedics is a field in medicine that deals with the musculoskeletal system. If a person is having trouble with their skeleton, muscles, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, joints, or other connective tissue, they look to an orthopedic surgeon for help. Math is a large part of a orthopedic surgeon's career. This paper will uncover how orthopedic surgeon’s use math in their career. Profession: Orthopedic Surgeon What Orthopedic Surgeons Do and Type of Education: The main…

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secondary to pain with active and passive range of motion with flexion, extension and bilateral lateral bending and rotation. The neurovascular exam is unchanged with 4/5 strength with right knee flexion and right external hallucis longus. Deep tendon, patellar and Achilles reflexes are ¼ symmetrically. Right straight leg raising exam is positive. Hamstring tightness is present with left straight leg raising exam. Patient was diagnosed with foraminal stenosis of the lumbar…

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of 45 degrees, extension of 15 degrees, and bilateral lateral extension and rotation to 20 degrees. He is unable to walk on his heels and toes. Manual muscle strength testing shows 4-/5 with left knee extension and 4/5 with left knee flexion. Deep tendon reflexes are 1+. Sensation is decreased in the left foot dorsal aspect. Straight leg raising test is positive on the left. Current medications include Vimovo and Ultram. IW was diagnosed with lumbar intervertebral disc displacement and…

The Musculoskeletal System Introduction Like the other systems of the body, the musculoskeletal system provides an important function for the human body. It is perhaps one of the most important of the systems in that muscles, bones and joints provide the mechanisms for movement that facilitates the continuance of life processes, as well as the movements that make for an enjoyable life experience. Without the musculoskeletal system, which is comprised of bones, joints and muscles there would be…

Generally, as men and women age, the ability to stretch as far as a younger child is not as easy due to a decline in flexibility. When a child hits puberty, flexibility will diminish because the tendons and muscles are not able to keep up with the rapid growth of the bones. Though, women are able to gain or improve their flexibility after puberty because of estrogen (Stricker, 11/4/2014). As joints age, they lose flexibility because they are not as healthy as a child’s joints (Appleton, 1/9/96).…

effects. They can create abnormalities in major organs throughout the body, causing liver deformities, tumors, and circulatory heart problems. Another dramatic effect is with increased muscle mass and weight, tendons and ligaments are not always able to support the extra weight. As a result, tendons…