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SLAP Tear - Stretch Your Shoulder to Avoid this Painful Shoulder Injury
by
Chris M.
Posted
Mon 22 Sep 2008 10:36am
What is a SLAP Tear?
Superior Labrum from Anterior to Posterior Tear
A SLAP Tear is a shoulder injury that often occurs because of repetitive overhead motion – a major contributor being the overhand throwing motion.
Specifically there is a separating of the labrum (the ring of cartilage that circles the shoulder socket and serves to ...
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Devotion: God Collects Your Every Tear Through the Pain
by
Lisa C.
Posted
Fri 18 May 2012 10:00am
“Record my lament; list my tears on your scroll–are they not in your record?” (Psalm 56:8)
I love watching someone’s tears being wiped away by a loving parent, relative, or friend. That interaction is so precious. Maybe it’s seeing the concern and care taken to collect each and every tear. Maybe it’s knowing someone else cares so much ...
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Trick of the Trade: Finger nailbed laceration repair
by
Michelle Lin
Posted
Wed 06 Jan 2010 12:00am
Over the years, I have been frustrated by how inelegant finger nailbed closure is. Nailbed lacerations are often sustained by a major crush injury, resulting in a stellate and irregular laceration pattern. This typically also requires the crushed fingernail to be removed. Cosmesis is never ideal because pieces of the nailbed are often missing, ...
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Trick of the Trade: Hemostasis of finger laceration
by
Michelle Lin
Posted
Wed 24 Nov 2010 12:00am
Lacerations of the finger can bleed quite profusely because of digital vascularity. This obscures the provider's ability to perform a careful exam and can make suturing quite difficult. Simple direct pressure over the laceration often controls the bleeding.
What if this doesn't work?
Trick of the Trade:
Glove tourniquet "ring ...
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Trick of the trade: Irrigating scalp lacerations
by
Michelle Lin
Posted
Wed 27 Jan 2010 12:00am
Thanks to my new-found Emergency Medicine friend in Turkey, Dr. John Fowler has some useful tips about scalp lacerations.
Often patients with scalp lacerations have clotted blood in their hair. While we can irrigate the wound itself (and unavoidably soaking the patient in cold irrigation fluid), a lot of blood remains stuck in their hair. I ...
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Hand lacerations important health risk in commercial fishermen
by
Annet Lenderink
Posted
Wed 06 Jan 2010 10:09am
In this study 210 fishermen were interviewed. Over their careers, 56 subjects (27%) had been returned to shore as an emergency for medical reasons. Most emergency evacuations were for acute injuries, and only 5 were for illness. Fifty-five fishermen had suffered injuries in the past year, including 12 that had caused loss of more than 3 day ...
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Mike- Low Back Pain, Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain, Foot Pain, Anxiety, Depression, Panic Disorder
by
David M.
Posted
Fri 26 Feb 2010 10:15pm
31 year-old patient is experiencing pain in his lower back, neck, and shoulders for many years. Patient has also been experiencing panic disorders since he was 21 years old. His symptoms include sudden attacks of fear and nervousness, as well as physical symptom such as palpitations. He also has other serious conditions, such as depression
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