...Scoliosis is an abnormal curve of the spine, or backbone. Each of us spine are naturally curves a bit. But people with scoliosis have a spine that curves too much. The spine might look like the letter “C” or “S”. Most of the time, the cause of scoliosis is unknown. This is called idiopathic scoliosis. It is the most common type and it is grouped by age. In children 3 years old and younger, it is called infantile scoliosis. 4 to 10 years old, it is called juvenile scoliosis. 11 through 18 years old, it is called adolescent scoliosis. Scoliosis most often affect girls than boys. Some people are more likely to have curving of the spine....
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...Laser spine surgery is just one of the many options available to relieve the symptoms and causes of spinal pain. If you require back surgery, your doctor can advise you on what will work best for your condition, but it helps to know a little bit yourself so here are a few facts about this type of surgery. How Does Laser Spine Surgery Work? In a nutshell, a laser spine surgeon uses a laser, similar to the one used in eye surgery, rather than a scalpel to make incisions and remove damaged tissue using the heat of the laser (not the light itself as is commonly assumed). Lasers aren’t used for the entire procedure, sometimes they are only needed for a very short time during the operation and used alongside other minimally invasive surgical techniques....
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...Given the mechanical stress and motion that the back must endure every day, it is one of nature's marvels. However, one type of stress it was never meant to endure, is the violent jarring of a car accident. Unlike lifting a heavy object, the forces of an accident don't occur gradually but with a split-second suddenness. This can happen unexpectedly from any of a variety of directions depending on the collision. Back injuries can result in pain that may only require a few weeks of recovery, or may cause a lifetime of chronic pain and disability. If you have experienced set-backs because of a back injury sustained in a car accident, you should discuss your legal options with an Alaska car accident attorney. When you are feeling back pain after...
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...more than three million patients per year in the United States. Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine. Whoever suffers from scoliosis has their backbone curve to the side. The angle of the curve may be small, large or somewhere in between. It can form a “c” or a “s” into someone's back. The curve that forms a “c” or a “s” may not directly look at the spine but one way is to notice the way someone is standing. The way someone is standing is very important because it will let you know whether they have scoliosis. There are three different type of scoliosis. The first one is called nonstructural scoliosis which is when your spine works normally but looks curved. This happens because such one legs being...
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...In the articles “Keep Your Head Up: “Text Neck’ Takes a Toll on the Spine” by Laura Sullivan and “OMG You’re Texting Your Way to Back Pain” written by Jessica Firger, both explain reasons why people experience spinal pain linked to improper posture, how gravity plays a role, and how the hours spent in certain angles can also impact your health. Spinal pain can be linked to a lot of different areas, but the most common way is through improper posture. Posture, is used to describe how your body is positioned when you're sitting, standing and lying down. In an intrusive definition, researchers cited in “Keep Your Head Up; “Text Next’ Takes a Toll on the Spine, good posture is “ears aligned with the shoulders and the ‘angel wings,’ or the shoulder blades, retracted.” (Sullivan 9). While poor posture, quoted from Dr. Hansraj, chief of spine surgery at New York Spine Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, actually adds pressure to the spine. The increased weight makes “the cranium become heaver the more you bend your neck.” (Firger 3). Essentially, unnatural positioning of your neck puts you at a higher risk of spinal injury. Millions of people spend hours on their phones doing simple tasks like taking selfies, surfing the net, and texting. With people spending at least “2 to 4 hours each day with their neck bent’’ (Firger 2). in an unnatural angle, they are without knowing are putting extra pressure on their spine and consequentially, pulling it out of alignment. A study done by Dr...
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...Some countries were allowing lumbar disc replacement, also termed arthroplasty, to be performed. The Charité disc was developed in Germany. It had been used in over 6,000 patients in Europe with satisfactory results. The disc was a three piece composite, with a metallic top and bottom, and a polyurethane central member that was intended to help simulate the normal motion of the spine when the patient would bend their back. Success rates in Europe were reported to be as high as 90% of patients with “Good” or “Excellent” outcomes. Clinical Studies would be required for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Depuy Spine, a division of Johnson and Johnson, bought the Link Spine Group, LLC for 325 Million USD in order to acquire rights to the Charité. They sponsored a clinical trial, and were granted approval by the U.S. FDA in October of 2004 by a unanimous vote. It was estimated that the U.S. market alone for disc replacements could reach 1 Billion dollars by 2010. The device was to be rolled out with a surgeon training campaign, at a price of 11,500.00 per disc. The cost of devices used in spine surgery for a one-disc fusion, the alternative procedure, varies widely, but is...
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...station means that her cervix has shortened and thinned out 100%, widened to 9 cm and the baby has descent and is presenting in her false pelvis which is above the ischial spines. 3. Being a multipara means that her progress in labor could be reduced to one to two hours. 4. It means that her cervix has widened and thinned out enough to break her water, also now it has exposed her to uterine infections. 5. The most important action is to continue monitoring FHR, document time and color of fluid. 6. It means that the baby is not getting enough oxygen, the baby is in some kind of distress. 7. The fluid being clear and green means that the baby has passed meconium and is exposed. 8. The cause of her deceleration was from the uteroplacental insufficiency 9. Early deceleration caused by fetal head compression. 10. No action needed at this time. 11. A vaginal examination is done to make sure she is 10cm dilated. Notify Dr. and assist Ileana in a comfortable position and encourage her to push, as she likes to push, as her body is telling her. 12. Encourage parents to express their feelings as to why they wanted a boy rather than a girl and explain sometimes that the ultrasound may be wrong in determining the sex of the baby, because of fetal position in utero. Across 7. -2 station _____ Ischial spine 8. Cause of deceleration is _____insufficiency Down 1. 100% effaced means? (2 words) 2. Fluid clear and green 3. Ileana is 9cm dilated meaning? 4. What stage of labor...
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...While exercising and participating in sports is an important part of a healthy lifestyle, injuries often occur during these activities. Injuries sometimes result from trying a new sport, engaging in too strenuous of an exercise routine or improperly performing exercises. Although some injuries can be prevented, participating in contact sports raises the likelihood of an injury. The spine can greatly be impacted from sports injuries, including cervical spine injuries, thoracic pain and disc injuries. Cervical Spine Injuries Approximately half of all serious spine injuries occur in the cervical spine, which is the neck portion of the spine. It is comprised of seven vertebrae and houses the spinal cord. These type of injuries most often happen...
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...Searing pain shot through my spine. It went from the top of my back to the tips of my toes. It was the most agonizing pain I have ever felt in my life; it happened while I was doing a deadlift. I pretended the pain was not there and kept pushing through the exercise; I am an athlete and that is what athletes do. If I had known that pushing through the pain was going to make my pain worse, I would have stopped. I had been playing soccer for nearly fourteen years and one rule that I set for myself is to play through the pain. I have always been a very accident prone person, so I was used to being told I was not allowed to play because I could make my injury worse. After being told that time after time, I started to hide the fact that I was hurt...
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...cutting board with the skin down. Hold the knife in a horizontal/slanting position and cut in with the tip of the blade along the backbone from the head to tail. Trim off the dorsal fin. Deboning It is important to know the exact location of the spines most especially the the intermascular spines. Total number of spines 196-208(don’t be silly. don’t count the spines. I just put it for illustration purposes:-). Place fish in the shallow tray. With the end of the mosquito forceps, start removing the spines. 1. Rib bones. The bones are located in the belly cavity. They are visible and superficially embedded thus easy to pull out. 2. Dorsal intermascular spines. Make a superficial slit from head to tail along the dent of the dorsal muscle. Pull out the embedded intermascular spines one at a time.The spines on the head portion are branched spines while the rest are unbranched. The spines on the tail portion are very much attached to the muscle tendon, making it difficult to remove. It is necessary to make a horizontal slit on this portion for easier removal of these spines. Lateral intermascular spines. Area located in-between the dorsal and ventral muscles. Pull out first the large arch-shaped spines at the base of the operculum. Proceed puling out the...
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...and erector spinae muscles exert on the spine. In order to find the force of the muscle exerts on the spine we must now refer back to Table 2. As mentioned earlier the net torque of the spinal system is 0, so the counterclockwise torques must be equal to the clockwise torque because there is no rotation taking place. In knowing this, we were able to create the equation ⅔ FM (sin 12°) + (FS)(sin) = ½ (mg) to find the muscle force at the three angles. After calculating each component of the force, we are now able to use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for...
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...The Physics of a Bow and Arrow A bow and arrow operates on certain principle of physics. I will be investigating what factors affect the accuracy of a bow and arrow. Figure 1 - The change in the shape of the bow as the archer draws it. Figure 1 - The change in the shape of the bow as the archer draws it. A bow is a basic machine called a “two-arm spring”. Energy is stored when the archer bends the bow. It may look like the string is being stretched, however, it is not stretched but the shape of the bow is changed. The stored energy is then transferred to the arrow in the form of kinetic energy. The greater the draw length, the greater the momentum and energy that the arrow gains. A longer draw length will influence your accuracy. You, as an individual, need to find the draw length that you are most comfortable with. With your own unique draw length you need to have an anchor point. This point is the place where your hand will be every time you shoot an arrow. This will greatly improve the accuracy of the shot. Figure 2 - Correct form to shoot an arrow Figure 2 - Correct form to shoot an arrow In archery your form is very important. If you do not have the correct form then you will not be able to shoot properly and you might hurt yourself. In Figure 2 (left) we can see the correct form when shooting an arrow. Old military snipers used a technique they called B.R.A.S. Breathe. If you are do not breathe then you will not be able to focus clearly on where you are...
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...Concerns What Is Scoliosis? It’s not a disability, it’s a condition making the argument against the city that she is a handicap invalid. Technically she’s not a handicap- If you can no longer work due to scoliosis, you may be eligible to receive Social Security Disability benefits which she did not apply for at the time. Scoliosis is a lateral (toward the side) curvature in the normally straight vertical line of the spine. When viewed from the side, the spine should show a mild roundness in the upper back and shows a degree of swayback (inward curvature) in the lower back. Types of Scoliosis – conditions 1. Neuromuscular scoliosis. A result of abnormal muscles or nerves. Frequently seen in people with other disorders, including other birth defects such as muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, Spina bifida or Marfan syndrome (an inherited connective tissue disease) those with various conditions that are accompanied by it, result in, paralysis. : In this type of scoliosis, there is a problem when the bones of the spine are formed. Either the bones of the spine fail to form completely or they fail to separate from each other during fetal development. People with these conditions often develop a long C-shaped curve and have weak muscles that are unable to hold them up straight. If the curve is present at birth, it is called congenital. (Congenital scoliosis caused by a bone abnormality present at birth .This type of scoliosis is often much more severe and needs more aggressive...
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...Pediatric Chiropractic Care: Scientifically Indefensible? Published by Sam Homola under Chiropractic,Science and Medicine Comments: 37 In a paper published in 2008, two academic chiropractors offered this observation: “The health claims made by chiropractors with respect to the application of manipulation as a health care intervention for pediatric health conditions continue to be supported by only low levels of scientific evidence. Chiropractors continue to treat a wide variety of pediatric health conditions.”1 Despite lack of support by the medical and scientific community, chiropractic treatment of children is growing in popularity, and more chiropractors are specializing in “chiropractic pediatrics.” The International Chiropractic Association offers a post-graduate “Diplomate in Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics” (DICCP) and publishes a “peer reviewed” Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics. The diplomate syllabus is a 30-module, 360+ hours classroom course during weekends over a three-year period. There is no hospital training and no contact with diseased or injured children — only a “mandatory observational/training weekend at a chiropractic center for special needs children under multi-disciplinary care.”2 A post-graduate certification in chiropractic pediatrics (CICCP) can be earned after 180 hours of classroom instruction. In a June 2008 joint press release, the American Chiropractic Association’s (ACA) Council on Chiropractic Pediatrics and the Council...
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...Dextroscoliosis: This describes the spinal curve which is to the right, dextro meaning right. This type usually occurs within the thoracic spine and is the most common type of curve. The most common regions are the thoracic scoliosis which is the curvature in the middle part of the spine near the chest area. It can be found to occur in its own so it forms a C shape or in some cases a double curve can occur so the curve can bend in the opposite direction in the lower spine and so forms an S shape. Levoscoliosis: This describes the spinal curve to the left, levo meaning left. This may occur in the the lumber scoliosis which is the lower part of the spine, it rarely occurs within the thoracic spine which may indicate that there is a high probability that scoliosis maybe secondary to a spinal cord tumour. In which case it is important that an MRI scan and a thorough diagnosis by a physician is carried out. -...
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