continuously participate in overhead lifting or heavy lifting in general, and also to athletes who are exposed to aggressive contact sports. The humerus (upper-arm bone), the scapula (the shoulder blade), and the clavicle (the collarbone) make up the shoulder which is a ball-and- socket joint. The head of the humerus is the ball at the top of the upper-arm bone and the glenoid fossa is the socket on the shoulder blade. Tendons, which are fibrous bundles, attach muscles to a bones. The job of the muscles
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Chapter 13 Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) & Reflex Activity Objectives 1. Define peripheral nervous system and list its components. 2. Define sensation and perception 3. Classify general sensory receptors by structure, stimulus detected, and body location. 4. Distinguish between receptor and generator potentials and sensory adaptation. 5. Compare and contrast the three main levels of neural integration. 6. Describe the four properties of a stimulus. 7. Distinguish
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Dexterity of hand is significant for picking objects, dressing, buttoning outfits, feeding, sketching, writing, drawing and a lot of other activities. [1] [2] It is believed that the repetitive use of the affected side explores up new conduits of communication among the brain and the affected area of the stroke. Therefore, repeated movements involving the affected hands and fingers reeducate
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Degenerative Disc Disease The vertebral column acts as a support system for the whole of the human body, it gives our body shape, support, stability and allows nervous impulses to be travelled through the column to allow movement. Although this provides support for the body, it needs to be able to keep its shape and stand upright by itself, it does this by containing spinal discs between each pair of vertebrae, the discs are composed of fibrocartilage and keep the vertebrae together in the spinal
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Motor Prostheses by Sarath Anchuri (004510557) Introduction: Prosthesis is a device designed to replace a missing part of the body or to make a part of the body work better. Motor Prostheses are the devices which support function of the Motor (Efferent) division of Nervous System. Motor Prosthesis is need for people having Brain injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Parkinson's disease, Paralysis etc. When the
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The brain is the largest and most complex part of the nervous system. It weighs about 3 pounds (1.3 kilograms), and contains about 100 billion neurons. Bateman, J. Fremont. "The Brain and Nervous System." The New Book of Popular Science. Grolier Online, 2013. Web. 12 Aug.2013. Cerebrum, one of the major divisions of the brain. "Cerebrum." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online, 2013. Web. 12 Aug. 2013. Cerebrum The cerebrum, which comprises about 85% of the weight of
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Public Services Learner Resource Pack Introduction The human body is a very complex piece of machinery. It is made up of many different systems that work together to allow us to take part in a wide range of sports and everyday activities. It is important that anyone working with clients in the sport and exercise industry has a good understanding of how each of these systems works and copes with the stresses of exercise. This unit will explore the structure and the functions
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consultation session and clinical observations made during this session. Sakti came for the session with his parents. He was cooperative and participated in the activities that were officered to him. He engaged in 1-2 rounds of reciprocal conversation. However, throughout the evaluation, he constantly asked questions that were not relevant to the activities. He was able to filter out extraneous visual and auditory
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Evaluation Client Name: Xavier Age: 48 Diagnosis: Left forearm structure, stress fracture to Lower, Thoracic and upper lumbar. Medical/Surgical history: Mild concussion (mild TBI) at the injury. Occupational Profile Xavier is a 48-year Latino male, speaks Spanish primarily but also English. He lives with his wife who is 7 months pregnant and 8-year-old twin boys. As a head of the house, he works as a printer for a large commercial company. When not working, he enjoys socializing with family
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or improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.” (ATIA) Assistive technology can be as simple as a motorized chair or complex as computers that help people communicate. Some hardware would include a crutch or a prosthetic limbs to help them walk or perform basic functions such as walking. In some cases these people need to remodel their whole house to compensate for their needs. Some other hardware could be switches or special keyboards. Companies or organizations that use
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