Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation

Stroke and Rehabilitation Table of Contents Stroke and Rehabilitation has an important role in increasing participation in societal roles by promoting activity and reducing body function and structure impairments. Team of Stroke and  Rehabilitation The team of rehabilitation specialists includes: physician, nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech-language pathologist, social worker, neuropsychologist, nutritionist, recreational therapist vocational […]

Introducing : Strenght training

Strength Training Table of Contents What is Strength training? Strength training, also known as strengthening exercises, is the systematic practice of using muscle force to control heavy external loads manually or mechanically to promote or maintain health and physical well-being and reduce the risk of injury. Strength training also has various other names, such as […]

Stroke : Types and Treatment

Stroke | Types , Management and Rehabilitation Table of Contents Introduction Of Stroke  A stroke (cerebrovascular accident [CVA]) is the sudden misfortune of neurological function caused by an interruption of blood flow to the brain. Ischemic stroke is the most common type, affecting about 80%of individuals with stroke, and can be the result of  thrombosis, […]

Sprain vs Strain: How to differentiate?

Sprain vs Strain Table of Contents Definition Of Sprain and Strain Sprain and strain are both soft tissue injuries but of different structures. Sprain is an injury to the ligaments and capsule of joints, whereas strain is an injury to either the muscles or tendons, sometimes both. American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has classified […]

MMT of Forearm & Wrist

MMT of Forearm & Wrist Table of Contents MMT(manual muscle test) of  forearm are recorded as numerical scores ranging from zero (0), which represents no activity, to five (5), which represents a “normal” or best-possible response to the test or as great a response as can be evaluated by a manual muscle test. The supination and pronation are […]

Everything About 12 Cranial Nerve

Cranial Nerve Table of Contents What is Cranial Nerve ? The cranial nerves are the 12 nerves in pairs that originate from the back of the Cranial bone and supply to muscles of eyeball, face, palate, pharynx, larynx, Tongue, and two larger muscles of  neck, lung, heart, and most of the part of the gastrointestinal […]

Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy Table of Contents What is Muscular dystrophy?  Muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder with progressive muscle destruction. The patient who has inherited this condition gets progressively weaker without the involvement of the nervous system. Muscular dystrophy is very different from other muscular diseases by four obligatory criteria such as • It is a […]

Diarrhea: Meaning, Symptom & Treatment

Diarrhea Table of Contents What is Diarrhea ?   Diarrhea is a medical term used when you have loose motion.  loose motion means when the stools are loose and contain more water. It is a widespread problem lasting more than 2 – 3 days and can cause a serious problem if not treated. Sometimes it comes […]

Pregnancy

Pregnancy Table of Contents Pregnancy is a period in life where a mother carries a fetus in a worm or uterus providing nourishment and shelter for their growth and development. It lasts for 40 weeks, or just over 9 months. The 9 months of pregnancy are divided into three segments called trimesters. 1.First trimester (week […]

MMT of Elbow joint

MMT of Elbow joint Table of Contents MMT(manual muscle testing) of  Elbow joint are recorded as numerical scores ranging from zero (0), which represents no activity, to five (5), which represents a “normal” or best-possible response to test or as great a response as can be evaluated by a manual muscle test (MMT). The elbow flexion and elbow extension […]