Essays on Medicine Page 48

A 2015 study conducted by the National Institute of Health estimated that approximately 50 million people in the United States suffer from acute pain to severe pain (American Physical Therapy Association, 2018). Many people take prescribed pain relievers like oxycodone and hydrocodone primarily to manage this health condition. The unprecedented overuse of opioids as the…

Malpractice in the medical field is the improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment by a medical practitioner. A significant area of concern is medical error caused by humans. Errors that include having a doctor tear tissue and arteries that weren’t supposed to be part of the operation have been highly debated on to…

The professional development webinar teaches about the importance of utilizing inquiry-based learning in the classroom. Students are sadly being conditioned to ask less and less questions in the classroom. This may inhibit them from exploring information in the future. In a traditional education system, children are expected to raise their hands to ask questions, and…

For my Site Visit project, I went to NovaCare Rehabilitation Center in Coon Rapids, MN (2104 Northdale Boulevard NW, Suite 100, Coon Rapids, MN, 55433) and interviewed both Jade Baxley, DPT and Kristine Trimble, PT. This site visit was a Rehabilitation Center that focuses on the rehabilitation of the patient after an injury, illness, or…

In a survey, conducted in 2015-2016, only 58% of the World Health Organization members have implemented a regulation for medical products. Medical products as defined by the Food and Drug Administration is “an instrument, machine, or implant that is intended for use in the diagnosis for disease, or treatment in man or other animals.” Examples…

Introduction This assignment aims to outline and discuss the importance of communicating effectively with residents/clients/patients. In order to achieve this, this assignment will define communication. It will then briefly outline the various types of communications that exist, and with methodologies of communication. Following this, a focus will be made on how there can be a…

Kinesio taping was developed in the 1970s by Dr. Kenzo Kase.1 Using his knowledge and career experience as a chiropractor, Dr. Kase wanted to create another method of intervention that could help his patients even after they left his clinic and went about their daily activities. This intervention is commonly used in order to help…

Technology has a way of impacting our society in a very big way. Nowadays it is almost expected of everyone to have a cell phone or the Internet. If we take a look back a few years ago not everyone had all of these new technologies or devices. There has been a huge increase in…

The United States Census Bureau projects that by the year 2050, 20 percent of the United States population will be age 65 years or older1. Due to the rapid rate at which the population is aging, it is important for physical therapy institutions to educate their students on this special population. With this increase in…

There are many crimes committed daily. Many people wouldn’t consider this specific crime to be as serious as murder or rape. Overall, it is still very important. Crimes in the Health Care System is a very serious White-Collar Crime. There are many elements with crimes in the health care system. Fraud by Doctors, Unnecessary Surgery,…