of the disease that impairs gait, motor, and cognition (Canning, et al., 2015; Gao, et al., 2014; Mirelman, et al., 2011). Sixty percent of people with PD fall annually and two-third of them fall repeatedly (Canning et al., 2015). Falls may lead to injury, pain, functional decline, fear of falling, and reduction in quality of life (Canning, et al., 2015; Gao, et al., 2014). Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of exercise interventions that could prevent or reduce fall incidence
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Dance-Related Injury Causes Page Break Abstract In any physical activity, injuries are almost always inevitable. For dance, these injuries could be just as life threatening as those from contact sports, even though no one is constantly running after them. With this being said, there are many precautions in place to prevent these injuries. Why aren't there less people with no dance-related injuries? This study discovered the causes behind dance-related injuries. High school seniors and undergraduate
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Worker's Compensation Injuries Workplace injuries run a continuum from minor to deadly, and the circumstances that give rise to workplace injuries are as varied as the individuals who experience such injuries. Some injuries are simply more common than others, though, and knowing which injuries are the most common can help you take safety precautions that help you avoid injury and having to sit in a lawyer's office and explain your that injury. Here are the top 10 injuries, in order from most to
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Many injuries happen per year in the NFL. “NFL teams are required to provide injury reports during the regular season after each of the final full practices leading up to games” (“A Look at Common Football Injuries”). There have been more and more injuries each year and they are not stopping. To make most of the injuries stop the NFL will have to be educated on how to stop them, change method or procedure, and change leadership of the NFL. Every year in the NFL there are many injuries to prevent
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Patellar tendinopathy is a common injury among athletes which can greatly impact their career and normal daily functions. The treatment for this condition can be frustrating as rest may alleviate symptoms, but without proper rehabilitation, the discomfort will reappear with activity or sport. Studies have been performed to conclude the best measures to use for a competent and productive rehab. Examination has been implemented with this injury that by strengthening the patellar ligament eccentrically
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Kite Flyers Corporation (BKFC) v Ming-Lee 1. Does the BKFC owe a duty to prevent physical injuries of a concussion, a broken arm and serious leg injuries leading to a leg amputation, to Ming-Lee? To establish physical injury, it must be reasonably foreseeable the BKFC’s omission in failing to cancel the event, despite weather warnings and advise from their legal advisor, led to Ming-Lee’s physical injuries. While it is arguable the Japanese kite flyers released their kites, causing them to crash
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this is a non-contact sport, injuries happen due to running into others, landing or jumping wrong, and overuse of muscles. Due to this, research has been conducted on the percentage of injuries and the best ways to prevent specific injuries. There are different ways for prevention and some positions are more at risk than others. In volleyball, it is more important to take steps to prevent ankle injuries that overuse or knee injuries. The ankle is most prone to injury and occurs most often, when playing
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It is a common misconception that tennis elbow only effect those who play sports that involve the use of a racquet. Unfortunately, it doesn't take much to bring on a case of tennis elbow and it can affect just about anyone. If you suspect you are suffering from tennis elbow, below is your guide to identifying, understanding and treating your elbow pain. What is tennis elbow? Tennis elbow begins as pain, tenderness and/or a burning sensation around your elbow. The pain can radiate down the forearm
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In the Scaffold Plank Incident, Bob Hopkins receives an order from Stan Parish, the lumber buyer from Quality Lumber, this request is going to be used as scaffold plank which is identical to most material but unable to meet the specifications. Hopkins becomes uncomfortable with the idea of his lumber being used for an unethical business because he was aware that their can be a dangerous outcomes from the customer at the other end. As an employee of White Lumber he felt it was his duty to ensure that
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First, the employee must have been performing some work-related task. So, the employer of a person who caused an accident while transporting products from one store to another would likely be vicariously liable for any injuries, while the employer of a person who caused an accident after leaving work to go eat lunch might not be. Second, employers are usually not liable for the intentionally criminal actions of an employee. If an employee assaults someone, the employer
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