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certain neuromuscular disorders. Gower thought it was pathognomonic for what is now called Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but it can acutally be seen in a variety

Precipitating factors (what triggers episodes of pain), aggravating factors (what makes the pain worse), and relieving factors (what relieves the pain) are

keep in mind that there are different "types" of dermatomes depending on what is being tested and how it is being tested. There are a variety of ways of

(po). However the observed agreement doesn't take into account chance, and what we really want to know is the agreement beyond chance. Definition Cohen's

be useful it must be both reliable and valid. Validity means that it does what it is purported to do. The validity of a test is determined by seeing how

areas of the country, but largely due to the changes in ideology, they are now no longer offered, and furthermore the MDT clinics may refuse to work alongside

researcher has to start with a hypothesis; that is, they must have some idea of what they think the outcome may be. We will use the example of a new medication

mechanisms of the nonspecific effects become known. The term placebo response is what the individual reports after receiving a placebo, and this usually can't

rather than simply take what they say for granted. Anecdotally, there are a wide array of terms that are used by patients to describe what taxonomically is lumbar

the same answer as above. First, we start with what we know: (4 new cases)/(60,000 people x 3 months) Now we convert from people-months to people-years

previous patterns of motor activity, which are now insufficient to maintain stability. The segment now feels like it is giving way. The motor system may

modern medicine through an anatomical view of the human body. He drew what he saw, not what Galen told him to see, but also made some errors. For example he

imaging and investigation techniques have drastically improved, and it is now possible to determine the cause in the majority but not all cases. In New

awareness as a diagnostic entity by various relevant specialists in New Zealand. What some clinicians diagnose as hEDS, some clinicians may instead diagnose Fibromyalgia

zone where we are working in a low level where we are not completely sure what the risk is. The total energy absorbed from x-rays) even at LD50 is very

knowledge), concentration (amplification), and interpretation (making sense of what you feel). Palpation should be done in layers. The examiner should be ever-conscious

pain. They found the following sensory deficits. This is not necessarily what typically occurs in patients not undergoing selective nerve root blocks,

such loss may cause proximal migration of the radius with additional load now placed on the proximal ulna. Patients with an injury to the radial head typically

Discussing what can be done Patients interest in two issues: how to improve the LBP, and where to get help Advise them what kind of activity to do and what they

different concepts that often overlap, but can also exist on their own. We can now talk about the continuum model. There appears to be a continuum of tendon