Tendon

be minor or severe. A more severe tear could require surgery right away. In some cases, your doctor might try physical therapy first to see if your shoulder heals, and if not, then recommend surgery. Rotator cuff surgery involves repairing the torn tendon and reattaching it to the bone if needed. You may need to keep your arm immobilized for several weeks after the surgery and then undergo rehabilitation to recover normal use of your shoulder and arm. This could result in months of missed work…

The ESU cautery was also used to divide subcutaneous fat, fascia, and muscle bellies (muscle that attaches high to a tendon) to expose the patient’s eleventh rib. Once was the rib was exposed, the rib was excised with a Bethune rib cutter. The muscle bellies were then split using electrical cautery. The first assistant would assist by using a Pool suction tip and suction…

side effects, topical NSAIDs like Voltaren gel is prescribed rather than an oral NSAID. However, in this case since the patient is an operative candidate, cortisone injections are not indicated since intra-articular injections have been linked with tendon rupture, cartilage damage and soft tissue atrophy (Daftary & Karnik,…

The injury occurs most commonly during bounding and jumping movements, which creates micro tears to the tendon. If you don't respond to this injury early, it will most likely create much more significant damage in the long run. Contusions Contusions occur when there is strong clash against another player's knee or elbow. As a result damage occurs to the…

future, I am currently taking anatomy and physiology as a high school class. Doing this, allows me to learn about the body and all of its functions. This class is an eye opening opportunity for me, as I am able to explore and learn about the muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, etc. that I could potentially be working with in the future. This class has been the biggest, but not the only help for preparing me to achieve my goal of becoming a therapist.…

over their shoulder to make sure no one finds out about them taking steroids. They also do not know the damage that they are doing to their body including, “liver damage, premature heart attacks and strokes, elevated cholesterol levels, and weakened tendons” (“Anabolic Steroids”). These are only a couple of the many side effects caused by using steroids. Many of the side effects change the parts of the body that are affected by testosterone due to the levels of testosterone in the drug. Many of…

Introduction This experiment explores how the concentration of pure apple juice can affect the amount of time it takes for Jell-O to solidify. Since pure apple juice contains a high amount sugar, such as fructose and glucose, two monosaccharides, and sucrose, a disaccharide, it is predicted that adding this extra sugar into the Jell-O mixture will cause the rate of reaction to increase (Andrew). Because of the well-known collision theory, which states that a reaction occurs when molecules or…

is the most common peripheral neuropathy. CTS occurs when the median nerve is impinged beneath the transverse carpal ligament, which holds the carpals in position where the wrist meets the palm of the hand. The carpal tunnel contains nine flexor tendons that are responsible for the fingers ability to flex, and provides sensation to the radial three digits and half of the fourth digit. CTS causes parethesias, thenar clumsiness, and weakness in lumbricals one and three (Clark, Shaw Wilgis, Aiello,…

A 35-minute examination was completed at an outpatient physical therapy clinic. The patient had her caregiver/niece with her at the time of the initial evaluation and examination session. The caregiver sat off to the side and observed the therapy session as well as offered relevant information regarding the patient when appropriate. The patient was also observed in the standing position from the front, back, left and right. Patient presented with forward flexed posture at the thoracolumbar…

stabilizes while the dominant side must use its visual feedback to complete tasks. This information is vital in trying to prevent injuries. Since the dominant side has decreased proprioception, it is more likely to become injured because the ligaments and tendons are not adapted to control the extremity if it is pushed off balanced during an activity. It is also believed increased proprioception…