Pasco Human Arm Lab Report

It’s no secret that sports are becoming more and more elite as the athletes that play them begin to utilize science to maximize their output. Baseball and softball are no exceptions to this phenomenon. As America’s pastime and two of the biggest college sports for each respective gender, ground is constantly being broken in order to discover new and improved techniques to put out the best players possible. One of the skills that has always been at forefront of refinement has been the swing; athletes want to hit balls faster, harder, and farther. In particular, the launch angle has become an increasingly popular topic of focus the the world of baseball and softball. Launch angle is defined by the MLB as, “the vertical angle at which the ball

It was said, by a well-educated woman, that men and women had structural differences in the rotary cuffs of the arms and shoulders. Fallows notes, to prove his point, "What you'll hear if you ask an orthopedist, an anatomist, or the coach of a women's softball team is

Slap tear is a pathology becoming more and more common. The slap tear is an injury in the labrum of the shoulder which is the ring of the cartilage that surround the socket of the shoulder joint. It was first detected of the Superior labrum to posterior labrum surrounding the edge of the glenoid is a rim of strong, but the relative is that when the labrum is the first cause of the patient to have pain in the shoulder. (Snider, 2012).

The human body is made up of interconnected systems that work together to produce different body functions. The systems are interdependent of each other hence playing a significant role in every single body function achieved. The human body systems are categorized into three primary divisions; physiology, anatomy, and neurology, based on their functions. Sports and exercises play a significant role in body functioning as they involve a coordination of various body systems. The anatomy is used to understand and predict how the body responds to stimuli and how it is able to maintain conditions in a presence of changing environment. Physiology,

Repetitive motion of the hand: flexing and extending the wrist constantly will significantly increase the fluid pressure in the synovium

It is a common belief in Major-League baseball that a pitch limit for a starting pitcher is needed to reduce chances of injury. The idea of a pitch limit was first recommended by James Andrews, perhaps the most credible expert on Tommy John surgery. “James Andrews, the renowned orthopedic surgeon, suggested 100 -- a ballpark figure -- in a 1999 study titled "Elbow Injuries in Young Baseball Players" with James Whiteside. Even 17 years later, this study is still frequently cited” (FoxSports.com, 2016). Dr. Andrews did this for a variety of reasons. For one, it limits stress on the arm. In 2004, Baseball Prospectus came out with a formula they had used to measure “Pitcher Abuse Points”, or the amount of stress that is put on a pitcher’s arm

Compare the reaction times for voluntary vs. involuntary activation of the quadriceps muscle. What might account for the observed differences in reaction times? Outline what has to occur in the body for each reaction to occur. Refer to your drawing from Step 23. Information from the flow chart created in Activity 2.2.1 might be helpful.

Problem: Do gastrocnemius/soleus and hamstring tendon strains change the biomechanics of running in athletes and increase the risk of ACL tears?

2 Keeping your upper body and shoulder in place, roll your forearm so your palm faces upward. When you can go no farther, use your opposite hand to help roll it more upward until you feel a gentle to moderate stretch. Hold for __________ seconds.

Dana Wong is a seventy-year old female who had an ischemic stroke, and is entering our care facility after a seven-day stay at Mercy North Medical Center. The stroke has left her in a wheel chair with decreased mobility on the left side, slurred speech, and relaxed features. The referral came from Dr. Parker on September 12, 2015, which was four days after her admission in the hospital, and request that Mrs. Wong undergo two months of physical, occupational, and speech therapy before she returns to her home at Green Meadows, an assisted care living facility. Dr. Parker noted that Mrs. Wong can benefit from our services, and believes that she can make an adequate recovery, because she is determined to maintain her independent lifestyle. Mrs. Wong has full coverage from Blue Cross Blue Shield, who has agreed to pay for her stay at the facility for a maximum of two months.

Its main focus points is manual muscle test and evaluation. Professionals such as doctors, nurses, physical therapists, athletic trainers and personal trainers use this book to search a specific muscle in the body to find a correct test to evaluate a particular muscle. Each chapter offers an expanded treatment and exercise sections to be able to evaluate personal injuries or pains suffered from training. Each chapter goes over a particular section of the body starting out with chapter one being about posture to the last chapter being lower extremities. It explains each muscles purpose, preforming test and proper treatment of each muscle and muscle

Lastly, we have the Push Up Test. “This test measures muscular endurance of the upper body, primarily the pushing muscles” (Clark, Sutton, & Lucett, 2014). In the push-up position, Jon’s ankles, knees, hips, shoulders, and head are in a straight line. Jon also can lower his body to touch where a partner’s closed fist placed under his chest would

2 Bend the right / left elbow farther by gently pushing up on your forearm until you feel a gentle stretch on the outside of your elbow. Hold this position for __________ seconds.

The purpose of this essay is to describe structure and function of the tendon, present a discussion on the process of pathophysiological Tendinopathy and provide a review of known intervention used to manage or treat both acute and chronic tendinopathies.

Fatigue can be defined as extremely tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness. Based on my first journal by van Dieen, Luger and van der Eb (2011), the purpose of the research is to test the hypothesis that fatigue due to exercise will affect the trunk stability in elite female gymnasts. The method that they used is three trials of a balancing task while sitting on a seat fixed over a hemisphere. Before the research started, all of the gymnasts were instructed to handstand on an uneven bar to make their trunk muscle fatigue. On this study, they used force plate to trace the center of pressure (CoP). For the first task, those gymnasts required to sit as still as possible on the hemisphere for 30 seconds. While the second task required the gymnasts to lean back on the seat over a set angle and suddenly released in which the subject had to regain balance. The result was recorded before and after the research. As the discussion, the writers stated that training activities will affect the trunk