Dale Said:

Achilles tendon??????????????

We Answered:

Since the tendon itself is not contractile (ie, it is the muscle that actually contracts), you cannot "define" your achilles tendon with strengthening exercise. Rather, it is a mixture of genetics and body fat composition. The more fatty tissue around your ankle, the less defined it will look.

A BAPS board will do nothing to "define" your tendon.

Sarah Said:

Pre-Existing Conditions exclusion question?

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Different insurance companies have their own exclusions. Like the one I am with will not treat a pre existing condition for the first year. Many I have had will treat preexisting conditions. Read through and try to sort it out and then call the company and find out. Just exactly what does the booklet you have state.

Wendy Said:

Can someone please interpret my wrist MRI results?

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This means you've got a possible partial tear of a ligament between two bones in your wrist. Volar refers to the back side of the hand...so it means that the tear is near the back of the hand (as opposed to the palm side of the hand).

Partial tears are usually treated conservatively: PT/OT, immobilization, time, anti-inflammatories. Surgical options would usually involve a fusion between the two carpal bones.

Jimmy Said:

15 years old new gym membership?

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A good diet example would be to eat like this
7am- Bowl of wholegrain cerial, piece of fruit
9am - protein shake
11am- tuna tin
1pm- wholegrain bread sandwhich with turkey or tuna
3pm- tuna tin
5pm- protein shake
7pm- dinner (grilled fish and broccli) is the ultimate dinner
10pm- protein shake

if you want to bulk up use that, there is not many calories in their just at maintance level which is why i made it for you

you need to understand this though mate you are an ectomorph(search up body types) this will mean it will be very hard for you to gain much weight, at the end of the day you will look like a normal guy instead of skinny, you cannot become big and bulky im sorry with an ectomorphs matabolism its not possible, they can become very lean and atheltic though and quite strong

i suggest doing this workout regime

Monday - Chest tris
Tuesday - Back bis
Wednesday - Shoulders Legs
Thursday - Either rest day Friday - Chest tris
Saturday Back bics
Sunday Shoulders legs

friday is rest day. Or swtich it around so you can have a rest day at least once a week, and try to fill in abs in there at least once
A good diet example would be to eat like this

Dwayne Said:

Definition of Adjunctive Physical Therapy?

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Adjunctive Physical Therapies are procedures complementary to physical therapy, as electrical stimulation or biofeedback.

Thelma Said:

Help! URGENT for tomorrow about a physical therapy device?

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You can find more at the web site cited, but here is a definition (from that site) that may help:

"Isokinetic exercise utilizes machines that control the speed of contraction within the range of motion. Isokinetic exercise attempts to combine the best features of both isometrics and weight training. It provides muscular overload at a constant preset speed while a muscle mobilizes its force through the full range of motion. For example, an isokinetic stationary bicycle set at 90 revolutions per minute means that despite how hard and fast the exerciser works, the isokinetic properties of the bicycle will allow the exerciser to pedal only as fast as 90 revolutions per minute. Machines known as Cybex and Biodex provide isokinetic results; they generally are used by physical therapists."

Also, try pointing your search engine at "isokinetic therapy" and "isokinetic exercise".

Physical therapy is a broad field with many different practitioners and methods of therapy. It appears that isokinetic therapy attempts to exercise muscles at a constant (iso) level of dynamic motion (kinetic). So, in the bicycle example given, the patient would be instructed to pedal against a certain resistance (friction, electrical, wind, etc.) until a certain "speed" was reached and then maintain that speed. Any attempt to pedal faster would result in increasing resistance to restore the speed to the desired level. As the patient tires, presumably the resistance would be decreased to allow the same "speed" to be maintained. Thus the muscles (in this case mainly the thigh and calf muscles) would be forced to extend and contract at a certain fixed rate against a load.

Compare this to lifting a fixed weight versus straining to move an immovable object. In both of those cases the muscles contract, but lifting a weight also involves motion while the second one does not. So, isokinetic exercise attempts to combine the two.

Bradley Said:

I had an EMG done, and I wanted to know what radiculopathy with denervation is?

We Answered:

What this basically means is that nerve function is impaired and the nerve has started to "die". The term denervation is usually reserved for cases where there is neruomuscular disease such as polio, neuropathy, etc. It can also occur after a traumatic injury. It's hard to comment further without knowing more about your medical history.