...Running Head: ORTHOPEDIC and MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS IEP 1 Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Disorders IEP Cynthia Read Grand Canyon University: SPE-573 July 24, 2013 Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Disorders IEP 2 Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Disorders IEP Introduction Orthopedic impairments consist of a broad variety of pupils that have a need for special education because of the impact that the orthopedic impairment has caused with their performance at school. Deficiencies might consist of inborn abnormalities, and origins from other disorders like breaks, losing body extremities, and cerebral palsy (Heller, 2001). Pupils with bone disorders seldom are in regular classrooms. This paper evaluates an orthopedic and musculoskeletal disorder along with an advocated educational intervention: Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Musculoskeletal Disorders Bottom of Form Osteogenesis imperfecta is also known as the “brittle bone” disorder. It is an inherited disease where a person’s bones are broken with no problem. Almost all incidences of osteogenesis imperfecta are triggered by a domineering chromosomal imperfection. A lot of the population of kids that have osteogenesis imperfecta were born with this disease and they received it from one or both of their parents and other children that have this disease have no idea how or why they got it because no one in their family has had this ailment. There are four types of osteogenesis imperfecta that researchers have identified...
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...Week Two Assignment Three Musculoskeletal disorders are abnormalities associated with the muscles or skeleton. The orthopedics department is designed to recognize, fix, manage, and prevent issues within the musculoskeletal systems. Three examples of specialists who work in this department are an orthopedist (who specializes in the diagnoses and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders) (Gylys, 2013), rheumatologist (who specializes is in joints), and a Doctor of Osteopathy or DO (who maintains that good health requires proper alignment of bones, muscles, ligaments, and nerves) (Gylys, 2013). Closed (simple) fractures (when the bone is broken but does not penetrate through the skin), and open (compound) fractures (when the broken bone also...
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...Orthopedic Professions University of Phoenix Health Care Vocabulary 212 December 26, 2012 Skeletal System Orthopedics is the specialty that a physician may choose during or after medical school to get specialized education. Orthopedics covers a wide range of subspecialties that the physician can focus on to offer specialized care to patients’ problems that a general orthopedist may not be able to offer. These specialties include: • Orthopedic Trauma Trauma is defined as a severe injury that may cause death or significant disability. The most common cause of trauma include motor vehicle accidents, falls, burns, knife and gunshot wounds and sports or recreational injuries. Traumas often result in bone and joint fractures and dislocations. (Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn, 2009, para. 2) • Arthritis treatments Treatment focused on relieving the pain associated with arthritis. Treatment types such as medicines, therapy, or surgery can be used alone or in combination together to ease the associated pain of arthritis. • Spine and Neck injuries Generalized neck pain, whiplash or cervical pain, disc herniation, weakness, and or numbness down the arms, and lower back or lumbar pain, are treated by orthopedic physicians specialized in spine and neck injury. • Upper extremity Treatment of muscle, ligaments, tendons, and bones in the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand are under physicians who have training in this specific part of the body. • Hand Physicians in this...
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...A retrospective study was conducted by Vieira, Kumar, Coury, & Narayan (2006) to evaluate the workload and identify problems leading to the higher incidence rate of work related low back injury among nurses in the orthopedic and intensive care unit departments of the hospital. The life-time incidence and point prevalence of low back pain were 65% and 30%, respectively, in orthopedic nurses, and 58% and 25%, respectively, in the intensive care nurses. The low back scored highest for body-part discomfort - 4.6 and 4.0, respectively, on a 10-point scale. A cross-sectional study conducted by Ovayolu, Ovayolu, Genc, & Col-Araz, (2014) to determine the frequency and severity of low back pain and influencing factors in nurses working...
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...In a musculoskeletal imaging article featured in The Journal of Orthopedic & Sports Physical therapy (JOSPT), (Lamothe, Elliott, & Chang, 2018) wrote about a 23 years old female active athlete triad, with a history of progressive and worsening right groin pain during training for 4 weeks, her primary care physician ordered an x-ray of the right hip, which was negative for fractures, then she was referred to physical therapy for treatment. At the initial visit, the physical therapist notice the antalgic gait and difficulty getting up from the chair, then the physical therapist went on with the initial assessment, a comprehensive series of musculoskeletal testing, which reveals severe pain with single limb stance, pain during passive range...
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...during the scarcity of military orthopedic physicians. In addition, military PTs plays important roles as primary care provider especially in musculoskeletal conditions (Greathouse, 2009). Military system PTs are considers as physician extenders to treat patient's condition with conservative method for musculoskeletal condition with accurate manners and effective results (McGill, 2013). There is no any record or legal action noted against US army PTs autonomous practice to refer for diagnostic...
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... * A condition that incapacitates the skeletal, muscular and/or neurological systems of the body to some degree. * It has no concurrent mental disability * Children with disabilities prefer to use the term “Physically Challenged” According to IDEA… * People who experience physical disabilities are considered as “Orthopedically Impaired” (Having a severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.) Two Groups of Disabilities 1. Neuromotor Impairments 2. Muscular or Skeletal Conditions Neuromotor Impairments * These are conditions caused by damage to the CNS (the brain and the spinal cord) * Problem: Neurological messages sent to them are faulty or interrupted. Different Kinds of Neuromotor Impairments A. Seizure Disorders B. Cerebral Palsy Muscular/skeletal conditions (Musculoskeletal Conditions) * Conditions affecting muscles or bones and resulting in limited functioning. * Individuals with these conditions usually have trouble controlling their movements. * Most children with musculoskeletal conditions have normal intellectual abilities. (Batshaw&Perret,1992). * They do not necessarily encounter academic difficulties, but their physical limitations and social and emotional adjustment can create educational problems. Types of Muscular/Skeletal Conditions * Polio * Muscular Dystrophy * Hare Lip * Juvenile Arthritis * Limb...
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...Capital project Capital project section two Executive summary There is an overuse of the hospital MRI machine at the facility. The MRI machine needs to be utilized for multiple specialties including emergencies, inpatients, gamma knife, orthopedics, sports medicine. The ultimate recommendation is to add an extremity MRI scanner to the facility to relieve some of the usage of the main MRI machine. Providing this relief benefits in many aspects. The addition will provide an opportunity to expand the sports medicine and orthopedics department. A premier department that is recognized as elite, but this is just one aspect of improvement. Other improvements include the inpatient length of stay. The inpatient length of stay is above benchmarks due in part to the waiting times of the main MRI machine. This increase in length of stay also affects patient satisfaction scores. Physicians have also expressed frustrations due to the waiting times of scans to be done for diagnostic purposes and have opted their office patients to utilize the MRI scans in other departments. Retention of physicians who bring in patients is an important factor to consider in the proposed expenditure. Retention of physicians’ means retention of admissions of whom are sent bu their respective physicians. There is also the potential for liability issues related to the wait times and potential delayed acute diagnosis of medical conditions due to the wait times. This is an opportunity to relieve some of those...
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...Main Campus HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital 2935 colonial Drive Columbia, SC 29203 (803) 401-1331 HealthSouth: Columbia - www.healthsouthcolumbia.com HealthSouth is one of the nation's largest healthcare services providers, operating Acute Rehab and Outpatient Rehab Centers nationwide. Our vast network of highly skilled professionals and the latest equipment and technology offers patients access to high-quality healthcare. HealthSouth Rehabilitation offers a low therapist to patient ratio guaranteeing the patient gets the one-on-one attention they deserve. Treatment is available for individuals who have suffered a major accident or illness, including trauma, stroke, head injury, spinal cord injury, hip fracture, amputation, arthritis, chronic pain, neuromuscular and pulmonary diseases. HealthSouth treats people of all ages on an outpatient basis with specialized rehabilitation programs for adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations. HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Columbia offers comprehensive outpatient therapy services. HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Columbia is a 96-bed acute care rehabilitation hospital located in Columbia, S.C. Established in 1989, we are the only freestanding comprehensive medical rehabilitation hospital in the Midlands, serving Lexington, Richland, Kershaw and surrounding counties. Health South Rehabilitation Hospital is own and operated by The Gores Group, in Los Angeles, a private equity firm. For-profit HealthSouth...
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...Equine Assisted Therapy By: Ashley M. Lorenc An ancient Greek sage once said, "The outside of a horse is the best thing for the inside of man." Hippocrates echoed that sentiment when he spoke of "ride rhythm" (Bliss). I have found there is an unspoken magic that horses posses when it comes to healing human beings. This experience is something that could never be taught or reached in a “talk” therapy session. The primary objective of Equine Assisted Therapy at Helping Hands Therapeutic Riding Center is rehabilitation, but it is also there to provide mental, physical, and social stimulation. The children love coming out to ride. It is amazing seeing an unresponsive child get on a horse and 45 minutes later have a totally different personality. Some of the children are more challenging to work with than others. Their attention spans can be short so keeping them focused and entertained can be difficult. One patient we had was a girl about age 12. While on the horse she would talk in song, in a soft tone. She loved being on the horse. When the therapist would tell her left and right she would start to respond and move the reigns. Every child has their own personalities and their own needs. Each child is matched with a horse depending on those needs. This takes great patience for all the participants. Safety is essential. That is why I am there. I volunteer to walk next to the horse, to control the horse, and to monitor the rider through the lesson. The therapist...
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...2014 southeastern college Abstract Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue. Connective tissue holds all the body’s cells, organs and tissue together. It also plays an important role in helping the body grow and develop properly. About 1 in 5,000 people have Marfan syndrome, including men and women of all races and ethnic groups. There is no cure for Marfan syndrome. To develop one, scientists may have to identify and change the specific gene responsible for the disorder before birth and medical research has not yet evolved to the point of cure. People with Marfan tend to be unusually tall, with long limbs and long, thin fingers. Marfan syndrome has various expressions ranging from mild to severe: the most serious complications are defects of the heart valves and aorta. Additionally, it may affect the lungs, eyes, dural sac surrounding the spinal cord, the skeleton, and the hard palate. This makes it very important for people with Marfan syndrome and related disorders to receive accurate, early diagnosis and treatment. Without it, they can be at risk for potentially life-threatening complications. The earlier some treatments are started, the better the outcomes are likely to be. The appropriate specialists will develop an individualized treatment program; the approach the doctor’s use depends on which systems have been affected. Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue. Connective tissue holds all...
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...Plan of the project: 1) What is hippotherapy? 2) Analysis of the organization 3) SWOT analysis 4) Target Audience 5) Objectives PR campaign 6) Task of PR campaign 7) Plan of the PR program 8) Work plan of preparation for the conference "Hippotherapy-riding to health" 9) Information for controllable mass media 10) Information for non-controllable mass media 11) Budget 12) Press kit: * Press release * Information about organization * Biography of the CEO * List of quotations * Logo * Questionnaire for journalists What is hippotherapy? About hippotherapy known since the time of Hippocrates. He claimed that the wounded and the sick get better faster if they ride on horseback, and melancholic part with their dark thoughts. In the middle of the XVIII century the encyclopedist Denis Diderot, in his treatise: "About riding and what it means to maintain health and to find it again", wrote: "Among the exercise the first place belongs to ride. It can be used to treat many diseases, but may also prevent them befores they appear." Hippotherapy is a comprehensive and multi-method of rehabilitation, a form of physiotherapy (physical therapy), where tools for rehabilitation are the horse, the process of riding and exercising that a person does during riding. While riding all the major muscle groups of the body receive a work out. This occurs at a reflex level, because sitting on the horse, moving along with it, the...
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...CJ Macintosh March 21, 2011 Shriners Hospital Healthcare Delivery System Imagine a child experiences a traumatic event such as a house fire sustaining life-threatening injuries or develops a musculoskeletal disorder and may not walk again. Where would one go with a child such as this? A child that would need an individualized care plan catered to meet his or her needs without financially crippling their family and incorporating them in the healing process. A place of such magnitude and offers multidisciplinary services does exist and that place is Shriners Hospital for Children. Shriners Hospital, founded in 1922, aims to achieve optimum health for its patients by helping each child become healthy and independent. Through its broad range of medical and rehabilitative services, it accomplishes this goal through treatments, surgeries, and therapies in orthotics, prosthetics, occupational, and recreational. To deliver exceptional care, its healthcare delivery structure and the many factors that affect it contributes to its weaknesses and strengths as a non-profit healthcare provider. The following addresses Shriners Hospital healthcare delivery system, the economic, licensing, and regulating factors, trends affecting the industry, and pricing dynamics it encounters. Health Care Delivery Structure Health care delivery structure is the system through which a healthcare organization provides health care services that met the heath needs of the targeted population...
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...This makes mobility much easier in some cases. It is commonly used for conditions like back pain, fibromyalgia, rotator cuff tears, Parkinson's disease, balance disorders, arthritis pain, hip or knee surgery, ankle sprains, and strokes (360 Physical Therapy). The pool puts less stress on the muscles, joints, and ligaments that therapists would be working on improving. The buoyancy of the water helps enhance exercise and functional training for the patient with musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, and integumentary diseases, disorders, or conditions (“Aquatic...
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...Introduction There is a lot of controversy on nutritional supplements and performance/health claims that go along with them. Many claims come and go without a lot of hassle, but none has generated the commotion of the interest or debate surrounding creatine (Cr). Many people believe Cr is another weight gaining powder or steroid alternative (Plisk and Kreider, 1999). What those people do not know is Cr is also found in the human body naturally as opposed to supplementation. Individuals know the name creatine but may not understand the science behind it. The use of Cr has become very widespread, usually in the supplement form Cr monohydrate. Every since the discovery of the ability to increase Cr and phosphocreatine (PCr) inside the human muscles by oral ingestion of supplemental Cr has led to many studies showcasing the benefits of exercise performance. Cr monohydrate supplementation shows significant results to increase the human body’s ability to maintain power output during high-intensity exercise and increase the rate of PCr to resynthesis during the recovery phase of intermittent high intensity exercise (Volek and Kraemer, 1996). My goal is to provide significant information on natural Cr functions, Cr as a supplement, ways the human body utilize Cr to enhance athletic performance, and how society views/uses Cr. Effects of Creatine in the Human Body Creatine was discovered by a French scientist named Chevreul in 1832 but it was not until 1847 did another scientist...
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