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    1 Sit with your left / right elbow bent to 90 degrees with your forearm resting on a table. 2 Keeping your upper body and shoulder still, rotate your forearm so your left / right palm faces upward. 3 Use your other hand to help rotate your forearm further until you feel a gentle to moderate stretch. 4 Hold this position for __________ seconds. 5 Slowly release the stretch and return to the starting position. Repeat __________ times. Complete this exercise __________ times per day. Exercise H: Forearm Rotation, Pronation,, Active-Assisted 1 Sit with your right / left elbow bent to 90 degrees with your forearm resting on a table. 2 Keeping your upper body and shoulder still, rotate your forearm so your palm faces the tabletop. 3 Use your opposite hand to help rotate your forearm further until you feel a gentle to moderate stretch. 4 Hold this position for __________ seconds. 5 Slowly release the stretch and return to the starting position. Repeat __________ times. Complete this exercise __________ times per day. Exercise I: Elbow Flexion, Supine, Passive 1 Lie on your back. 2 Extend your left / right arm in the air, bracing it with your other hand. 3 Let your left / right your hand slowly lower toward your shoulder, while your elbow stays pointed toward the ceiling. You should feel a gentle stretch along the back of your upper arm and elbow. 4 If instructed by your health care provider, you may increase the intensity of your…

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    concerned with the difficulties with controlling of movements following a brain trauma. In which cause a limitation on the intervention used by the OT; such information includes performing movement patterns the person uses for the tasks needed to accomplish (Kielhofner, 2009, p. 178). 3) In my organization, a case consisted of a 45-year-old male veteran who experienced spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a catastrophic, life-changing event that results in severe sensory, motor,…

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    activity over the days to weeks post stoke, that by roughly three months there is enough synaptic recovery which corresponds with the behaviour recovery. However, the deficits and disabilities of a stroke can vary from mild to severely debilitating problems that can interfere with daily-life. The current treatment for stroke did not meet the expectations of patients. De Pino et al (2014) explained no treatment designed currently effectively restores function and repairs the damaged tissue. The…

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    would like to prepare meals for her husband, but her standing endurance is poor. She couldn’t stand up for too long during meal preparation. M.B. also has difficulty with pincer grasp to hold the materials and tools properly. This activity involves all difficulties in a motivating way for M.B. by focusing on improving her standing endurance, upper extremity range of motion, and strengthen pincer grasp to be able to complete her desired task. Research shows that encouragement from therapist…

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    hands on the baseball bat. This can help deliver an optimal level of velocity for the bat to achieve a good hit during a baseball game. This movement analysis will highlight the muscles and movements involved within the lower and upper extremities during the three phases of a baseball swing. The loading phase will take us from the stance position to the launching position. The launching position consists of the following movements: The abduction of the shoulders and the arms, the backward…

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    The anatomy of the human body is constantly being studied and new information on ourselves will continue to be revealed as we research more and more. There are many structures and systems in the human body that allow us to function, the human foot and hand for example. The hand and foot are a symbol for the ability to work for many people. Without these structures on the human body, the human race would not have had the ability to be where it is today. But what makes up the hand and foot,…

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