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March 2006–May 2007
Published in Kate Hayward, From Oncology Nursing to Coping with Breast Cancer, 2021
Awful, awful day. Very upset about falling out. I stayed in bed till 12.30 just to shut the world out. Phil rang at lunchtime and feel we’ve started to resolve things a bit as he’s trying to understand my moods. Belinda rang me and I told her about the problems between us, as I knew she’d understand but it made me feel a bit disloyal to him. Phil made a real effort, came home earlier from work and we feel closer again. But still worried it will happen again either due to steroids, or is it my personality that’s changing?
Somatoform and Related Disorders in Children and Young People
Published in Cathy Laver-Bradbury, Margaret J.J. Thompson, Christopher Gale, Christine M. Hooper, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2021
These include events, e.g. falling out with friends, being bullied, parental ill health (physical or psychological), a physical illness, e.g. a chest infection or viral illness, disruption of an attachment relationship (loss and bereavement) and traumatic experiences, e.g. accidents, assault or homelessness.
Chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis
Published in Joseph S. Sanfilippo, Eduardo Lara-Torre, Veronica Gomez-Lobo, Sanfilippo's Textbook of Pediatric and Adolescent GynecologySecond Edition, 2019
Joseph S. Sanfilippo, Jessica Papillon Smith, M. Jonathon Solnik
Levator spasms may also result in a sensation similar to that in those with prolapse, described as organs falling out. The pain radiates to the low-back area, and there is absence of a cyclic pattern to the pain. In the sexually active teen, there may also be an element of dyspareunia or bowel-related complaints such as dyschezia. This pain is often sacral area in location. On physical exam, tenderness on palpation is noted, and the pain increases with muscle contraction. Piriformis spasms are characterized by pain in the morning when the patient wakes up, and exacerbation with climbing stairs or driving a car. On physical exam, the pain is elicited on external rotation of the thigh. It may also be palpated over the involved muscle or may require a vaginal exam to elicit.
A Motor Learning Approach to Reducing Fall-Related Injuries
Published in Journal of Motor Behavior, 2021
Katherine L. Hsieh, Jacob J. Sosnoff
Safe landing strategies are common in physical activities that have a high risk of falling, such as martial arts, skiing, parachuting, bouldering, etc. These safe landing strategies are thought to reduce injury during an inevitable fall. While there are many discussions on how to fall safety during sports, there is limited to no research on the effectiveness of these strategies or the best approach to teach safe landing strategies. For instance, a lay magazine article discusses relaxing the body and performing a tuck and roll after falling out of a mountain bike, or falling on the buttocks and rolling backwards when bouldering (Averill, 2019). Paratroopers, too, report falling in a way to distribute the impact force throughout the body and reduce injury risk (Murphy, 2017). Indeed these falling techniques should inform the movement strategies that those at heightened fall risk are taught. There is a need for more research in this area in order to understand if older adults can adopt and learn these movement strategies.
Diversifying sport-related concussion measures with baseline balance and ocular-motor scores in professional Zambian football athletes
Published in The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 2021
Jessica Wallace, Davie Mulenga, Abigail Bretzin, Danae Delfin, Gabriel Muyinda, Kachinga Agrippa Sichizya, Joseph Mulenga
Directions provided on the SCAT were utilized to explain test procedures to each athlete. In addition to verbal instructions, demonstrations were provided to participants still unsure of specific test instructions. Materials utilized included a grassy surface, a foam pad, BESS scorecard, an assistant to act as a spotter and stopwatch. Participants were asked to remove any shoes, socks, or any ankle bracing/taping. Twenty-second time trials of three stances including double-leg stance, single-leg stance, and tandem stance were completed on both the grassy and foam surfaces. Participants were asked to place their hands on their iliac crests, close their eyes, and maintain the position for each time trial. The clinician notes errors committed with each stance and totals them for a final score. The maximum total errors for any single stance was limited to 10. Errors were credited for each of the following: moving hands off of the iliac crests, opening eyes, step stumble or fall, abduction or flexion of the hip beyond 30 degrees, lifting the forefoot or heel off of the testing surface, or falling out of the proper test position for a duration longer than 5 seconds. Multiple errors committed simultaneously were counted as 1 error.
Assessing manual wheelchair caster design for mobility in winter conditions
Published in Assistive Technology, 2020
M. Berthelette, D. D. Mann, J. Ripat, C. M. Glazebrook
Results of a survey conducted in Nova Scotia, Canada revealed that more than twice as many wheelchair accidents occurred outdoors as indoors (Kirby, Ackroyd-Stolarz, Brown, Kirkland, & MacLeod, 1994). In one case, the participant reported falling out of his chair and sustaining frostbite while dragging himself to safety. In another survey of wheeled mobility device users in Manitoba, Canada (Ripat et al., 2015), the majority of study respondents experienced tires and casters becoming stuck in snow (95%), and almost all participants identified issues with snow-covered sidewalks and roads (99%). Furthermore, 50% of the respondents believed that wheelchair vendors, manufacturers, and healthcare providers all have a role to play in addressing winter-related issues. The study concluded that among other changes related to snow-clearing practices, there is an existing need for improved wheelchair designs for use in winter conditions. Studies conducted by Lindsay and Yantzi (2014) in Ontario, Canada as well as Shirado, Shundo, Kaneda, and Strax (1995) in Hokkaido, Japan reported similar results; a need for improved wheelchair tire and caster design suitable for winter conditions.