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Most spinal cord injuries have an almost immediate and devastating effect on the person’s motor control. These severe impairments result from the interrupted communication between the brain and spinal cord, which deprives the spinal cord below the injury of instructions from the higher-level executive functions in the body. Without the essential sources of direction and…

Over the past few years, marijuana and its many compounds have been becoming increasing popular around the world. One compound in particular, cannabinoid (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has been of great interest as a potential treatment for numerous medical diseases. As recent as 2018, cannabinoid has been approved as an alternative anticonvulsant…

On a school morning, do you arise feeling sufficiently rested prepared to study, or even undertake the day? More than likely not. Roughly 1 in 10 teenagers in the United States get the 8 to 10 hours of rest per night urged by sleep specialists and doctors. This indicates that in the approximately 42,000,000 teenagers…

Our understanding of inheritance of genes goes all the way back to 1866. Gregor Mendel was the first scientist to study and popularize the concept of recessive and dominant alleles in genetic inheritance. Although the mechanisms have been studied for many years, our understandings of the genetic contributing factors of Down syndrome are incomplete. However,…

You might have noticed that excess fat is a concern usually stored in the abdomen and groin. It not only looks terrible, but it can also trigger many illnesses such as thyroid, BP, and sugar. Here we will learn how to lose fat from the belly. For this, we will talk about effective exercise, yoga,…

How Instagram is pushing plastic surgery on young women In today’s society, Instagram has taken a massive role in deciding what it means to be beautiful. The idea of having an hourglass body shape with a narrow waist, a wide bust, and broad hips is the image that has been popularized by certain celebrities and…

Physical therapy means treatment with physical agents. Physical therapy provides services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent disabilities of patients that suffer from injuries or disease. Therapists restore, maintain, and promote overall fitness and health. Their patients consist of accident victims and people with disabling conditions such as…

Physical therapy, by definition, is the treatment of a disease, deformity, or injury by physical exercise rather than the use of drugs or surgery. Physical therapy can help enhance a person’s mobility and body thus improving their health altogether. It is incredibly useful for those who suffer from arthritis, muscle strain, back pain, tendon or…

As human beings, communication is an essential part of life, whether it is verbal or nonverbal. Parents and guardians tend to focus on verbal communication with children from an early age since it is the primary means of communication and humans are capable of acquiring language. Each child has their own rate of language and…

Many people get diagnosed with psychological disorder each day. Myers and Dewall (2016) state that nearly 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. suffer from a diagnosed psychological disorder. There are many different types of mental disorders. Disorder can range from substance abuse, anxiety, depression, bipolar among many others. This paper will describe a patient…