Outline the appropriate assessment and management of the sprained ligaments injury? A player has obtained an injury that involves sprained ligaments in their knee during a football match, this injury is classified as an acute, soft tissue injury and will require appropriate assessment and management to prevent further damage. A sprain is a tear that occurs to a ligament (joining bone to bone around joints) and occurs when a ligament is stretched beyond its normal range of motion and tearing of the
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Jurors began weeding through more than two months’ worth of evidence and testimony today in an effort to determine the outcome of a contentious whistleblower trial over environmental issues on Sonoma State University’s campus. Former employee, Thomas R. Sargent, 48, claims he lost his position at the California university after raising concerns about how the college handled environmental hazards, including lead and asbestos. He filed a whistleblower claim seeking $15 million in damages alleging
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Specific Aims. Tendon and ligament injuries are one of the most common orthopedic injuries. An estimated 1 in 1,000 persons injures their Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) per year in the United States. The ACL does not heal spontaneously, most likely due to the lack of vascularization, growth factors and extracellular proteins that promote healing, thus requiring surgical intervention to restore knee function. Suturing the ruptured ACL is not always sufficient to promote healing, therefore the gold
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convalesce rapidly, but repetitive motions and tumbling can cause long term medical effects to the body itself. In recent years, juveniles have been treated more often for injuries, broken bones, diseases, and syndromes due to this sport because the body is not fully developed at this time. “According to a 2008 study of gymnastics injuries conducted by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, gymnasts are just as likely to be injured as athletes who play basketball, ice hockey, and
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High School football injuries can be manageable if new safety guidelines are in place and followed. Football safety has evolved over the last 20 yrs. Due to concussion awareness, tackling techniques, and better equipment, the safety concerns from parents and couches are much today however. These precautions will make a difference to longevity to the players and team. Future requirements would mean less practice times, proper strength and conditioning, exercising, strict rules and better equipment
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Board ordered deposition of Dr. Matthew Lynch on your behalf in the above-referenced matter on 09/20/2017. The claimant was represented by attorney Craig Mackey. Our hearing reporter was Linda Engel. As you know, this case is established for an injury to the left lower leg and left knee abrasions and contusions. The average weekly wage has been set at $479.82. The claimant worked as a custodian and was injured when he slipped while lifting garbage into the dumpster. As he slipped he struck his
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It all started when Paul Harris hurt himself running. It's been awhile since he had to make a transition from football to cross country. He had thought that is was impossible to get hurt, but he was wrong. He had just gotten a concussion that made him go to cross country because he didn't want to be lazy, he wanted to do something to keep him active until baseball. Paul and his parents were shocked because they didn't know that paul would ever get hurt. Some people would say that making a transition
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The ankle is one of the most prevalent injured joints in the body, with the lateral ankle sprain being among the most common sprains that ail athletes. This usually results from over-stretching or tearing the ligaments that are located on the outside of the ankle. The common belief is that the best treatment is to rest, ice, compress, and elevate (RICE) the ankle until it is fully able to function. But some conflicting evidence has shown that RICE is not necessarily modern science any longer. Resting
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Another extrinsic facor is incorrect technique. This can often be linked to coaching. This is where using incorrect techniques (or inappropriate) can increase the risk of injury. This may be seen to create a risk over time but sometimes may also been seen to cause a risk quickly, for example if you went in for a tackle with incorrect technique you may be risking both yourself and the opposistion (during this you may also be seen to break many of the rules that are inplace for your safety. Lifting
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Personal Injury Solicitors: Who Do I Choose? In the last decade there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of people seeking to claim compensation for personal injury. In response to this the amount of solicitors and legal firms specialising in personal injury has sky-rocketed and there is an abundance of choice, but how do you choose the right solicitor for you? • The first point and probable the most important is that you need to find a solicitor that specialises in or at least has extensive
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