Unit 23 P2 Health And Social Care Study

The hamstrings action is knee flexion and hip extension, its origin is at the ischial tuberosity, its insertion is at the posterior aspect of the medial condyle of the tibia, and it is innervated by the sciatic nerve. To strengthen and stretch these two muscles, I would recommend that he lie flat on his back and put a resistance band at the arch of his foot. He should bring his knee to his chest, and then try to extend the leg against resistance. This will strengthen his quadriceps and hamstrings but the resistance band will also keep his knee from hyperextending from side to side. The gracilis’ action is adduction and internal knee rotation, its origin is at the pubic ramus, its insertion is at the medial surface of the tibia below the condyle, and its innervated by the femoral nerve and the obturator nerve.

You will sit on the floor and clasp your hands. You then rotate left and right rapidly with your hands touching the floor each time. Both of your feet must be off the ground at all times as well! This is a fast-paced movement exercise and you have to do 50 repetitions! No doubt, you will feel the pain during the entire session; however, all the pain will be gone right away when you stop.

TREATMENT Often, the best treatment for a hamstring strain is resting, icing, applying compression, and elevating the injured area. This is referred to as the PRICE method of treatment. Your health care provider may also recommend medicines to help reduce pain or inflammation. HOME CARE INSTRUCTIONS • Use the PRICE method of treatment to promote muscle healing during the first 2–3 days after your injury.

Choose activities that do not cause you pain or discomfort. Take medicines only as directed by your health care provider. Do stretching exercises as directed for your legs and especially the large muscles in the front of the thigh (quadriceps) as directed. Keep all follow-up visits as directed by your health care provider. This is important.

Charlie Horse in Calf Have you ever experienced a charlie horse in calf? These are leg cramps or painful spasms that affect the muscles of the lower leg (calf muscles). They can occur anytime, but often in the middle of the night, jolting you awake with pain. They can also happen during physical fitness activities like cycling or running, but some people who have a sedentary lifestyle also experience them. Learn more about what people sometimes call a charley horse.

Restricted joints result in a decrease in flexibility and range of motion. This therapy is effective for improving range of motion and comfort with flexibility. The therapist will focus on kneading muscles, tendons, ligaments, connective tissue, and joints. After a session, most people will experience greater fluidity in joints, which can improve comfort and reduce injuries. Blood Flow and Circulation

Another exercise would be a long adductor stretch to loosen up the inner thigh area. Physical therapist assistants use a variety of techniques including stretches to help patients recover fast. Other hip injuries like snapping hip where a patient would “ feel a snapping sensation or hear a popping sound in [the] hip when [they] walk” (AAOS). The solution to this injury would be to do side-lying leg lift to strengthen the hip. Also, hamstring stretches on a wall would loosen the hip up allowing it to be more flexible.

Compression therapy increases circulation and retains therapeutic heat to promote healing of injured or inflamed muscles. Aids in the recovery and rehabilitation of pulled groin, quad or hamstring, hip flexor injury, hip bursitis, labral tear, sciatic nerve pain, SI joint pain, and other injuries that cause

Stress comes from overpressures in daily life, lack of sleep and emotional burdens. A Massage Therapist’s use of healing touch affects not only the musculoskeletal structures, but also the nervous system, which in effect causes changes in the systemic reactions of the entire body. According to Marc White, the executive director of the Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability, “Research shows that massage therapy including remedial exercise can reduce pain, anxiety and stress, improve joint movement, sleep and ones quality of life.” (https://www.rmtbc.ca/sites/default/files/files/ImprovingBCHealth_Dv(1).pdf).

Some of the techniques a physical therapist may use during treatment are: •

Some of the most common injuries you can get are Ankle sprain, Groin pull, and Hamstring strain. For all of those injuries you need to exercise them after or that part of your body isn’t going to be as strong as everything else. If its not as strong as everything else then you won’t perform at your best. An article written by the National Sports Medicine Institute said that you should “At least 48 hours of rest for the injured area. Apply ice packs to the affected area for period of between 10 and 30 minutes.

Many times when the body experiences an injury, a natural defense system is to protect the injury by stopping the muscles around it from moving. They act almost like a splint to keep the area immobilized. When this happens, the muscles can become stiff. A massage therapist can work these muscles and get the blood flowing more freely again. Choosing a therapist who is experienced in this type of massage can be found in several different ways.

Massage therapy can be defined as the manipulation of soft tissue. Massage therapy has physical, physiological, and psychological effects, in other words, it can affects the mind, body, and spirit. The word "massage" comes from the French meaning "friction or kneading", the Arabic word "massa" meaning "to touch, feel, or handle", and the Latin "massa" meaning "mass, dough". An older origin may have been from the Hebrew "me-sakj" meaning "to anoint with oil" and the ancient Greek "anatripsis" or Latin "frictio" was the word for massage. During a massage, soft tissue, consisting of muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin, lymphatic vessels, organs and other connective tissue, can be in manipulated in a number of ways.

Sports massage aims to treat and prevent injuries caught up in sports activities. The therapist focuses on stressed and overused areas due to its repetitive movements. This massage helps athletes in training before, during and after sports activities. 5. Prenatal Massage: This type of massage is safe and effective for both mother and the fetus.

Identification of the problem is the first step. Sports massage therapists are often the first to notice the problems. Some injuries that a sports massage therapist might be able to help with are: sprains, strains, plantar fasciitis, and tendinitis. - Bodywork can improve flexibility. Most of the time a sports massage is spent with the massage therapist stretching the body parts to improve joint flexibility and relieve joint pain.