Carpal tunnel syndrome Carpal tunnel syndrome is a progressively painful hand and arm condition caused by a pinched nerve in your wrist. A number of factors can contribute to carpal tunnel syndrome, including the anatomy of your wrist, certain underlying health problems and possibly patterns of hand use. Carpal tunnel syndrome is pressure on the median nerve -- the nerve in the wrist that supplies feeling and movement to parts of the hand. It can lead to numbness, tingling, weakness, or muscle damage in the hand and fingers. The carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway about as big around as your thumb located on the palm side of your wrist.
* An intermittent searing pain shooting down your back from your neck and shoulders. Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome can range from mild to severe. CAUSES Carpal tunnel syndrome can occur as a result of: * A hand or wrist injury of some sort Playing too much tennis (or another racquet sport, such as badminton or squash where there is continual stress and pressure placed upon the forearm, wrist and hand) * Rheumatoid arthritis * Bone cancer Repetitive use of a computer keyboard, mobile phone or other device where continuous pressing down of the fingers (and therefore wrist and wrist/hand muscle movement) is involved. Although there is no clinical evidence as such where computer use being a cause of carpal tunnel syndrome, it is vital that you adopt a correct posture when working at a keyboard or keyboard-activated console of some sort. DIAGNOSIS If you are suffering from the these symptoms and think that you may have carpal tunnel syndrome, arrange an appointment with your doctor.
Chondromalacia is often seen in young adults and teenagers. Runners and other people who do a lot of exercise involving their lower knees also have a greater risk. It is more common in teen women; this is because uneven pressure due to structural transformations that take place during rapid growth may be put on their knee cartilage (5). This may cause chondromalacia. Other reasons that may cause chondromalacia may be because of overuse of the knee, it can be due to a slight alignment in the knee which can cause the patella to rub rather then glide over the femur.
A Case Study on Tennis Elbow Subject – Female 32years typist and elite amateur golfer Introduction Lateral epicondylitis / lateral epicondylalgia or tennis elbow is a common pathology of both athletes and non athletes affecting 1-3% of the population at large (Greenfield et al 2002). The lack of pathological evidence of inflammation in these types of injuries has led most authors to now refer to this condition as an epicondylosis. It is a term applied to a strain of the wrist extensor muscles at four possible sights (Cyraix & Cyraix 1983, Cyriax 1984). The four sites are:- 1. The teno-osseous junction of the common extensor tendon from the anteolateral aspect of the lateral epicondyle 2.
The most common golf injuries that can happen to golf players are hand and finger injury, wrist injury, and tendonitis in the elbows. The first common kind of golf injury is hand and finger injury. According to the article 10 common golf injuries by Palacios-Jansen and Karen, it says that “the repetitive motions of golf, and the high speed of the typical golf swing can place the hands and fingers at high risk for injury” (p.27). The symptoms of hand and finger injury are blunt trauma, single severe trauma to the hands and fingers. Moreover, repetition of these injuries could lead to many worse conditions, like tendonitis and broken or deformed bones.
When someone sprains an ankle there will be swelling, bruising and tenderness and the pain will be at the lateral part of the ankle and sometimes at the medial part. The ankle is a hinge joint and articulates from three bones, which are the talus, tibia, and fibula. (1. Heck) The ligaments support the ankles stability and when someone has recurrent ankle sprains it is likely that they could lose their normal kinematics. (6 Maughan) Muscles that cause
Injuries cause extreme pain, limit movements and depending on the severity, can require a large amount of time for rehab. The majority of regular people will have a negative response to any kind of injury. In the case of the athlete (especially at the professional or collegiate level) injuries can be devastating. There is no universal model as to what mental response an athlete will have when an injury occurs, for the most part these emotions are negative (Brehm, 2008). Even when an athlete returns from an injury they can still be affected by it and play more tentatively on the field or court because of fear of re-injury (Brehm, 2008).
Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis is a crippling condition that often prevents people from working within five to ten years of diagnosis. Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis that is characterized by a gradual loss of cartilage in the joints. Cartilage is tough tissue that provides cushioning between the bones that make up the joints. Loss of this protective cushion often results in bone spurs and cysts and allows bones to rub on each other, which is extremely painful. The affected joints are usually “load-bearing” joints located in the knees, hands, hips, feet, and spine, although the condition often starts in a single joint.
The three types of soft tissue injuries include, sprain, strain and contusion. A partial or complete tear of a ligament is called a sprain. This is caused by a twisting or other force that moves the joint beyond its normal range of motion. A strain is a torn or pulled muscle and is usually caused by the muscle suddenly contracting or being over-stretched. Contusions are another name for a bruise and a discoloration and tenderness of the skin, caused by bleeding in a muscle.
Common places where pressure sores are likely too develop are, back of head and ears, elbows, lower back and sacrum area, shoulders, hips, heels and inner knees.. 3) Identify factors which might put on individual at risk of skin breakdown and pressure sores. Factors that put individuals at risk of skin breakdown and pressure sores are confinement to a bed, chair or wheelchair. Inability to change positions without help, loss of bowel or bladder control, poor nutrition and/or dehydration and decreased mental awareness. 4) Describe how incorrect handling and moving techniques can damage the skin. This can happen when residents are moved into chairs, they may be unable to get out of it.