Blue Box Notes Back Strain, Sprains and Spasms (p. 495) • Warm up and stretching – increase tonus of “core muscles” (anterolateral abdominal wall—transverse abdominis—lumbar stabilization) prevent back strains and sprains • Back sprain – injury to ligamentous or attachment of ligament to bone. o NOT DISLOCATION OR FRACTURE o Excessively strong contractions for extension or rotation of vertebral column • Back strain – degree of stretching or microscopic tearing
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It’s the face behind the shopping center counter. The face that delivers your mail, the face that greets you as you walk into work and the face that you see on the cover of magazines. It’s the face of torment and affliction. It’s the face of concealed bruises and pain. It’s the face of a woman. When the recent Australian of the Year award was given to Rosie Batty, a domestic violence campaigner, a light was shed on Australia’s underlying domestic abuse issue. Rosie Batty is a domestic abuse survivor;
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Divergent Veronica Roth Dedication To my mother, who gave me the moment when Beatrice realizes how strong her mother is and wonders how she missed it for so long Contents Dedication Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One
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including the lady in white. But what they didn’t notice that was scarier was the wolf following there every move. After going through all six of the houses, the last stop was the maze. Everyone knows that when it comes to the maze you and your group of friends are on your own. So they each got a map and tried to find their own way out, while still not noticing that the wolf was behind them. Scared as they already were, the wolf tried to snatch Red, but failed when her friend tugged on her arm to tell her
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Alex appeared at my door the next morning to escort me to church. The drive was nice because the road curved around Lake Moultrie. Lakeside Community Church was a massive church that had expanded—with parking of course—onto seven acres. Thank God it didn’t have a school, otherwise I’d probably be living there. The interior had a color palette of earth tones. The carpet was a color that hid dirt well and the wall colors complemented it. As you walked in, there was a reception area with donuts and
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Innocence: A Question Pillow Forts Our flashlights shimmer and shine under the cloak of my bed sheets. We look at the cotton walls, our hands weaving a tale through shadow figures. In a faux British accent with an ungodly stutter, my voice bounces off the walls. The velvet cushions from the love seat surround us like a fortress. As she sprawls across the floor, she declares, “When I am older, I am going to live in a pillow fort. Who would not want to live in a pillow fort?” We giggle and laugh
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INHERITANCE BOOK ONE By Christopher Paolini ALFRED A. KNOPF New York THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF Text copyright © 2003 by Christopher Paolini Illustrations on endpapers copyright © 2002 by Christopher Paolini All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random
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You close your eyes to mask the cold, sterile light of the room. Every inch of you hurts. Every movement is taut, painful. You are weary of waking up. All you want to do is roll over and die. Even death is a privilege that you are denied; you just want to escape, death is your only escape…. You can’t die, murmured the familiar, blithesome voice in your ear. The voice confirms her presence. She titters like an infant at your feeble attempts to scuffle the decrepit, frayed linen off. The little girl
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College of Nursing End Stage Renal Disease 20 to Diabetic Nephropathy Presented by: Balgos, Rachelle Ann Dayto, April Feranil, Daniel Fulinara, Janice Fuentes, Maila Joy Garrido, John Paolo Mendoza, Kenneth Robert Nazareno, Jhon Ryan Olfindo, Kristine Joy Sombilon, Jorgette Kim *** In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement in NURS 60 for the Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Demographic Data 4 II. Chief Complaints
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was abducted at the Curve last Sunday evening and she managed to escape, thanks to her wits. I can only pray that other girls (that includes myself) can be as swift in action and thought. I don’t usually share stories like this (or the ones that go around on emails a lot) but this was just too close to home. Please read her full account below, and SHARE it on FB. ///////////////////////// As I sit here writing this, I am just so grateful to be alive. To think that 30 hours ago I had a knife to
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