Essays Tagged: "Wrist"

Achieving Success in College

tion is to create sentences. For instance, if someone is trying to remember all of the bones of the wrist they could make the sentence "Please Take Less Salt" for the proximal bones of the wrist and t ... the proximal bones of the wrist and the sentence "He Could Tell Terry" for the distal bones of the wrist. The first letter of each word in the sentence stands for the first letter of each bone: Pisif ...

(5 pages) 95 1 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Notebook for all techniques, Hak Dari Sohn Hapkido. - Suggestion for new category, "Martial Arts"

Hapkido NotebookSam SmithLast Update: Thursday, March 25, 2004Table of ContentsGlossaryOutside WristsInside WristsClothingFoundationsDefense vs. Straight Kick & PunchW/StrikeW/KickFoundations ... ies & Legal Justification for Use of ForceGlossaryGM/Good-Morning Grab - A technique applied to wrist or hand with downward force to cause pain in the Ulnar Nerve bundle.Hammerlock - A control tec ...

(15 pages) 55 0 3.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Repetetive Strain Injury (RSI)

Repetative Strain Injury (RSI)RSI, or Repetative Strain Injury, most commonly damages the arms, wrists, shoulders, back and neck. It's caused by repeated motions, extremes of motion and excessive ... alms of your hands should be parallel to your keyboard and your forearms should be horizontal. Your wrists should be flat and level while typing. Having a chair with armsrests might be one of the most ...

(2 pages) 24 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Detached, a poem of random feelings

granted,Slowly drifting, separating,Situation stressful, want to end it all,Metal blade across the wrist,The only thing that now exists,Emotional torment released,Physical pain overrides,Not this tim ... pursuing.The silent daze no one noticesIs it for attention?Alone again,The blade comes out.Metal on wrist ends the torture.The trees are dead all is dark,Ravens wait to take me away.I'm still here,The ...

(1 pages) 74 6 4.5 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

Repetitive Strain Injury.

activitiesThe most common body parts affected by Repetitive strain injuries are the fingers, hands, wrists, elbows, arms, shoulders, back and neck. Other areas can be affected as well. Computer users ... can be affected as well. Computer users suffer mostly from repetitive strain injuries to the hand, wrist, and arm. The symptoms of RSI include: (1) aching, (2) tenderness, (3) swelling, (4) pain, (5) ...

(1 pages) 15 0 3.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: definition, causes, treatment, prevention.

ing feelings he had been experiencing. Once in awhile a piercing sharp pain would shoot through his wrist and up his forearm. Eventually he had gone to the doctors to see what was wrong. The Doctor in ... ifferent situations but is very common amongst sport injuries. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs in the wrist and includes the median nerve. This injury originates from the compression of the median nerve ...

(6 pages) 12 0 3.3 Mar/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Ergonomics Assignment

)What is carpal tunnel syndrome? Carpus is a word derived from the Greek word "karpos" which means "wrist." The wrist is surrounded by a band of fibrous tissue which normally functions as a support fo ... ch normally functions as a support for the joint. The tight space between this fibrous band and the wrist bone is called the carpal tunnel. The median nerve passes through the carpal tunnel to receive ...

(8 pages) 20 0 4.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Computer Ethics

The Effect Of Ultrasound On Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

nerve entrapments. CTS's are caused by compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel of the wrist. Symptoms include numbness and tingling in the digits innervated by this nerve and weakness in ... is nerve and weakness in digit I abduction. Repetitive motions such as flexion and extension of the wrist induce CTS. Treatments vary from stretching education to surgery.Review of the Literature Ultr ...

(9 pages) 28 0 0.0 Dec/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Carpal tunnel syndrome

r hands. At first, you may have numbness, tingling, or burning in your hands. Shooting pain in your wrist or forearm may come after, and your grip may become weak.Cause The cause of carpal tun ... hen the tissue or bone puts pressure on the nerve of the hand that runs from your neck through your wrist to your fingers. Other causes may include: a)Injuries, such as a blow to the wrist. This may b ...

(2 pages) 2440 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine