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   I learned many things about health promotion, literacy, and prevention during Dr. Flick’s lecture. One thing that I took away from the lecture were the different types of prevention interventions. There is primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention interventions. I learned that hospital’s aim for primary prevention because it’s best to prevent the disease or injury all together. The secondary intervention is when the impact from the disease or injury is reduced. An example of this would be to work with someone who is a pre-diabetic and to help them manage ways they can keep themselves healthier to prevent diabetes from emerging. The tertiary intervention is limiting the impact of the disease or injury. I also found it interesting that a study was done by epidemiologists to find the most cost efficient profession and that OT ranked #1. It really shows that OT’s can make a difference in client readmission to the hospital and that our speciality represents holistic, effective...

    There are several reasons why the scapulohumeral rhythm has clinical relevance. The first reason would be that it allows the muscles involved to be in an optimal length tension relationship. The kinetic relationship between the scapula and the humerus must be synchronized. It allows the motion to be shared between two joints. It allows for joint congruency for the reduction of shear forces. The ratio of movement for the scapulothoracic joint is 1:3 and the ratio of movement for the glenohumeral joint is 2:3 for a full 180°. Therefore, if the client is in the proper position, there should be 60 ° for upward rotation of the scapula and 120 ° for the glenohumeral joint.  The subacromial space has to be maintained for for proper upward scapular rotation. If the subacromial space is not maintained it can cause impingement which can lead to injury and/or pain for the client. If the scapula and the humerus are not moving properly it can likely lower the joint's ROM. 

   There are many reasons why bony landmarks and proper positioning are keys parts in measuring ROM. It is important to use bony landmarks for measuring ROM because we want to be as accurate as possible when we align the goniometer when checking ROM. Bony landmarks are reference points for the therapist. Proper positioning is important because we want to have accuracy and validity when measuring ROM. If the client is not in the proper position it can affect the reading of ROM on the goniometer. Bony landmarks and proper positioning also help with intrarater and interrater reliability. Proper positioning makes sure the client is secure and comfortable.    The purpose of the "test position" in MMT is to make sure that the position the client is in is one that is for optimal muscle contraction. In order to do MMT, we must see how much muscle strength the client has; therefore, we have to be sure to have the client in the proper test position to see optimal strength. S...

   After listening to the podcast on Diabetes Management by the Glass Half Full OT I took away several points on how OT’s can contribute to society to make a difference for people with diabetes or pre-diabetics. I chose the topic of diabetes management because I have seen first hand how diabetes have impacted my family members if it’s not managed correctly. I think it is important for me, as a future OT, to learn strategies that can help people with diabetes manage their lives to the best of their ability. Some key points I took from the podcast episode was medication management, time and schedule modifications, food management, and peer support. OT’s can help with incorporating a medication and food schedule into someone’s daily routine since insulin regulation is such a huge part of diabetes. It would also be beneficial to educate clients on how to read labels at a grocery store and how to navigate through a store; for example, avoid the middle aisles since that’s where most...

  Each day I remove my makeup in my daily routine. I have my arms in neutral position as a starting point and then I proceed to bring my hands to my face which is the end point. The motion that occurred is flexion. Flexion occurs when I bring the makeup wipe to my face. The plane of motion for the wrist joint when wiping my face is the frontal plane and the sagittal axis. The plane of motion when bringing the wipe to my face is the sagittal plane and the frontal axis. The osteokinematics of elbow is flexion and it is an open kinematic chain. In arthrokinematics in the elbow, the trochlea of the humerus is convex and it rolls anteriorly in the same direction on the concave surface of the radius. The prime movers of this motion are the biceps and it is a concentric muscle activation.