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			<title><![CDATA[Sports and Health]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Nowadays we find ourselves trapped in what we could call "technology era" with mobile phones, Internet and other cool gadgets that are invented just to make our life easier.No matter what is the sport you choose to practice and neither the level of performance, it is important just to give at least one hour daily to a sport activity.Obesity is, of course, in top of these disease and countries like U.S.A. confront with a real national issue with more than a quarter of the total population suffering from these disease.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Nowadays we find ourselves trapped in what we could call "technology era" with mobile phones, Internet and other cool gadgets that are invented just to make our life easier.No matter what is the sport you choose to practice and neither the level of performance, it is important just to give at least one hour daily to a sport activity.Obesity is, of course, in top of these disease and countries like U.S.A. confront with a real national issue with more than a quarter of the total population suffering from these disease.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[What is therapeutic humor?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=75</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Therapeutic humor is any intervention that promotes health and wellness by stimulating a playful discovery, expression, or appreciation of the absurdity of life's situations.<br />
<br />
Humor is not just going out on the Internet and gathering a bunch of jokes. Humor is much more than that. "When you make me laugh, I'm not depressed anymore!" Professionals says  that there can only be one emotion occupy one space at any given time. Therefore...you're either happy or you're sad, it's up to you.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Therapeutic humor is any intervention that promotes health and wellness by stimulating a playful discovery, expression, or appreciation of the absurdity of life's situations.<br />
<br />
Humor is not just going out on the Internet and gathering a bunch of jokes. Humor is much more than that. "When you make me laugh, I'm not depressed anymore!" Professionals says  that there can only be one emotion occupy one space at any given time. Therefore...you're either happy or you're sad, it's up to you.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Benefits of Laughter]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=74</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[If you haven't laughed today, you aren't going to be laughing at what you are missing out on. Laughing has incredible benefits, including the ability to:<br />
<br />
   1. Boost immunity<br />
   2. Lower stress hormones<br />
   3. Decrease pain<br />
   4. Relax your muscles<br />
   5. Prevent heart disease<br />
   6. Enhance resilience<br />
   7. & Strengthen relationships<br />
<br />
So keep smile on your face always because it can make you feel comfortable even in the worst condition if you try it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[If you haven't laughed today, you aren't going to be laughing at what you are missing out on. Laughing has incredible benefits, including the ability to:<br />
<br />
   1. Boost immunity<br />
   2. Lower stress hormones<br />
   3. Decrease pain<br />
   4. Relax your muscles<br />
   5. Prevent heart disease<br />
   6. Enhance resilience<br />
   7. & Strengthen relationships<br />
<br />
So keep smile on your face always because it can make you feel comfortable even in the worst condition if you try it.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cartooning and Humor]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=73</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Cartooning is an art that takes form using the creator's imagination and humor without relying too much on heavy emotions and opinions. It practically represents the pure aspect of humor, which has the ability to see funny and irony in life that makes all of us laugh. It makes even the gloomiest day brighten up and it makes bad experiences transform into good ones. No matter what form it takes, a funny cartoon scribbled on a piece of paper, a joke sent from a mobile phone or a funny image in your email, everything it touches becomes a resounding humor. Humor is an essential part of anyone's life, Do you agree on it or not.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Cartooning is an art that takes form using the creator's imagination and humor without relying too much on heavy emotions and opinions. It practically represents the pure aspect of humor, which has the ability to see funny and irony in life that makes all of us laugh. It makes even the gloomiest day brighten up and it makes bad experiences transform into good ones. No matter what form it takes, a funny cartoon scribbled on a piece of paper, a joke sent from a mobile phone or a funny image in your email, everything it touches becomes a resounding humor. Humor is an essential part of anyone's life, Do you agree on it or not.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[What are Sports Injuries?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=72</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sports injuries are injuries that occur to athletes in major sporting events. In many cases, these types of injuries are due to overuse of a part of the body when participating in a certain activity. For example, runner's knee is a painful condition generally associated with running,]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sports injuries are injuries that occur to athletes in major sporting events. In many cases, these types of injuries are due to overuse of a part of the body when participating in a certain activity. For example, runner's knee is a painful condition generally associated with running,]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[How to Quit Smoking:]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=71</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 03:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[If you are reading this, then you have already taken the first step. You are thinking about how you can stop smoking! The decision to stop smoking can seem overwhelming, but with help from this guide and support from your family and friends, you can do it! Half of all the people who have ever smoked have quit, and so can you.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[If you are reading this, then you have already taken the first step. You are thinking about how you can stop smoking! The decision to stop smoking can seem overwhelming, but with help from this guide and support from your family and friends, you can do it! Half of all the people who have ever smoked have quit, and so can you.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Role of Music in Human Life..]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=70</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 11:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Music is passion<br />
<br />
Music is energy<br />
<br />
Music is joy<br />
<br />
Music is creativity<br />
<br />
Music is eternal<br />
<br />
Music is love<br />
<br />
Music is soul<br />
<br />
Music is life<br />
<br />
Music is one of the greatest creations of human kind in the course of history. It is creativity in a pure and undiluted form and format. Music plays a vital role in our daily life. It is a way of expressing our feelings and emotions. Music is a way to escape life, which gives us relief in pain and helps us to reduce the stress of the daily routine. It helps us to calm down, an even excites us in the moment of joy. Moreover, it enriches the mind and gives us self confidence.<br />
<br />
Music surrounds our lives at different moments of lives, whether we hear it on the radio, on television, from our car and home stereos. Different kinds of music are appropriate for different occasions. We come across it in the mellifluous tunes of a classical concert or in the devotional strains of a bhajan, the wedding band, or the reaper in the fields breaking into song to express the joys of life. Even warbling in the bathroom gives us a happy start to the day. Music has a very powerful therapeutic effect on the human psyche. It has always been part of our association with specific emotions, and those emotions themselves have given rise to great music.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Music is passion<br />
<br />
Music is energy<br />
<br />
Music is joy<br />
<br />
Music is creativity<br />
<br />
Music is eternal<br />
<br />
Music is love<br />
<br />
Music is soul<br />
<br />
Music is life<br />
<br />
Music is one of the greatest creations of human kind in the course of history. It is creativity in a pure and undiluted form and format. Music plays a vital role in our daily life. It is a way of expressing our feelings and emotions. Music is a way to escape life, which gives us relief in pain and helps us to reduce the stress of the daily routine. It helps us to calm down, an even excites us in the moment of joy. Moreover, it enriches the mind and gives us self confidence.<br />
<br />
Music surrounds our lives at different moments of lives, whether we hear it on the radio, on television, from our car and home stereos. Different kinds of music are appropriate for different occasions. We come across it in the mellifluous tunes of a classical concert or in the devotional strains of a bhajan, the wedding band, or the reaper in the fields breaking into song to express the joys of life. Even warbling in the bathroom gives us a happy start to the day. Music has a very powerful therapeutic effect on the human psyche. It has always been part of our association with specific emotions, and those emotions themselves have given rise to great music.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Shoulder Rehabilitation Exercises Should Be Compulsory For All!]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=69</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 11:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Never mind waiting until you mess up your shoulder, start exercising your shoulders before anything goes wrong. I'm not talking about pushing weights and exercising the already dominant muscles, I'm talking about waking up the muscles of the rotator cuff before they let you down.<br />
<br />
I recently damaged one of the muscles in my rotator cuff, ended up with a shoulder impingement and actually got told that I would need surgery to correct it. It was then that I started to research the subject and discovered that most of us ignore this group of muscles until it is too late, me included.  It was shoulder rehabilitation exercises that enabled me to recover from my rotator cuff injury without surgery.  <br />
<br />
A lot of shoulder rehabilitation exercises are aimed at the rotator cuff, an important but often neglected group of muscles simply because they are so key to shoulder health. The shoulder joint is a shallow ball and socket joint held together by seventeen different muscles as well as tendons, ligaments and cartilage.  Its complex make up allows us the wide range of movement that we enjoy but also leaves the shoulder prone to injury. The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles which pull the arm into the shoulder and help to prevent dislocation.<br />
<br />
The rotator cuff can become weak, through injury, wear and tear and neglect and when it does, it leaves us more susceptible to many different shoulder injuries. Just a few simple exercises aimed at this group of muscles can dramatically improve your shoulder health in as little as ten minutes a day.<br />
<br />
Even if the rotator cuff is healthy, strengthening it will improve the overall performance of your shoulders. If you do lift weights you'll find that if you strengthen the rotator cuff, you will be able to lift higher weights. Around thirty percent of us will get a rotator cuff problem at some point in our lives. As you age the risk becomes higher so it is well worth exercising these muscles to prevent a shoulder injury. Now there is a fair chance that if you are reading this, it is because my advice has come too late. I didn't even know that these muscles existed until I injured them. Most of us take our bodies for granted until something goes wrong. I am no different.<br />
<br />
Okay, if you have managed to injure your shoulder then shoulder rehabilitation exercises are going to feature somewhere in the treatment. If you have undergone surgery then the advice is likely to be to get your shoulder moving as soon as possible to avoid loss of movement or frozen shoulder. Obviously, if you have had surgery then you need to follow your doctor's advice on when to start exercise. Shoulder exercises don't use great weights or resistance. They tend if anything to use either no weights or very small weights and will involve gentle exercise to start with that gradually build up in terms of difficulty and frequency until the shoulder has returned to normal. If you experience pain at any time then you need to stop as this is usually an indication of damage being inflicted.<br />
<br />
But before you start to exercise a damaged shoulder let it rest, treat any pain and inflammation but most important of all is to allow it to heal properly. If you ignore shoulder pain you are almost certainly going to make the situation worse. A pulled or slightly damaged muscle that is ignored can result in a major injury needing surgery and months of rehab. Better still, look after your shoulders before they let you down and whatever you do keep up the exercises after your shoulder is fixed.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Never mind waiting until you mess up your shoulder, start exercising your shoulders before anything goes wrong. I'm not talking about pushing weights and exercising the already dominant muscles, I'm talking about waking up the muscles of the rotator cuff before they let you down.<br />
<br />
I recently damaged one of the muscles in my rotator cuff, ended up with a shoulder impingement and actually got told that I would need surgery to correct it. It was then that I started to research the subject and discovered that most of us ignore this group of muscles until it is too late, me included.  It was shoulder rehabilitation exercises that enabled me to recover from my rotator cuff injury without surgery.  <br />
<br />
A lot of shoulder rehabilitation exercises are aimed at the rotator cuff, an important but often neglected group of muscles simply because they are so key to shoulder health. The shoulder joint is a shallow ball and socket joint held together by seventeen different muscles as well as tendons, ligaments and cartilage.  Its complex make up allows us the wide range of movement that we enjoy but also leaves the shoulder prone to injury. The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles which pull the arm into the shoulder and help to prevent dislocation.<br />
<br />
The rotator cuff can become weak, through injury, wear and tear and neglect and when it does, it leaves us more susceptible to many different shoulder injuries. Just a few simple exercises aimed at this group of muscles can dramatically improve your shoulder health in as little as ten minutes a day.<br />
<br />
Even if the rotator cuff is healthy, strengthening it will improve the overall performance of your shoulders. If you do lift weights you'll find that if you strengthen the rotator cuff, you will be able to lift higher weights. Around thirty percent of us will get a rotator cuff problem at some point in our lives. As you age the risk becomes higher so it is well worth exercising these muscles to prevent a shoulder injury. Now there is a fair chance that if you are reading this, it is because my advice has come too late. I didn't even know that these muscles existed until I injured them. Most of us take our bodies for granted until something goes wrong. I am no different.<br />
<br />
Okay, if you have managed to injure your shoulder then shoulder rehabilitation exercises are going to feature somewhere in the treatment. If you have undergone surgery then the advice is likely to be to get your shoulder moving as soon as possible to avoid loss of movement or frozen shoulder. Obviously, if you have had surgery then you need to follow your doctor's advice on when to start exercise. Shoulder exercises don't use great weights or resistance. They tend if anything to use either no weights or very small weights and will involve gentle exercise to start with that gradually build up in terms of difficulty and frequency until the shoulder has returned to normal. If you experience pain at any time then you need to stop as this is usually an indication of damage being inflicted.<br />
<br />
But before you start to exercise a damaged shoulder let it rest, treat any pain and inflammation but most important of all is to allow it to heal properly. If you ignore shoulder pain you are almost certainly going to make the situation worse. A pulled or slightly damaged muscle that is ignored can result in a major injury needing surgery and months of rehab. Better still, look after your shoulders before they let you down and whatever you do keep up the exercises after your shoulder is fixed.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Is the Stomach Flu Contagious?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=68</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 11:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[If you came here looking for an answer to the question, "is the stomach flu contagious," then the quick and short answer is "Yes it is."<br />
<br />
Of course, there are other things to look at before actually knowing for sure that the stomach flu is in fact contagious. The stomach flu is also known as viral gastroenteritis. It is an infection in the intestines and there are a host of viruses that can bring this on. This illness is one of the most frequently occurring reasons as to why people in this country go through bouts of diarrhea and vomiting. In and of itself, this illness is not something that is too serious but it can be if in fact you do not stay hydrated. It is very important that you drink enough fluids if you have the this bug. This is especially true for children and the elderly population.<br />
<br />
So, what are the symptoms or how can you know that what you have is in fact the bug? As previously mentioned, the main symptoms of are vomiting and diarrhea. In most cases a person that is infected with this illness will have it for forty eight to seventy two hours and it can last as long as ten days.<br />
<br />
Is the Stomach Flu Contagious?<br />
<br />
So, back to this question. Yes, it is contagious but there are things that you can do in order to prevent it being passed on to anyone else. Let us take a look at some of the things you can do:<br />
<br />
1. Wash your hands frequently. Make sure that you use hot water and scrub really hard when you do wash your hands. It is recommended that you wash your hands for at least a minute at a time if not longer. The most important part of hand washing is the idea of causing friction in between the rubbing of the hands.<br />
<br />
2. Cover your mouth when you sneeze or when you cough. You should try and avoid using your hand to cover your mouth and instead go to using your elbow crease for this purpose. It used to be suggested that you use your hands but the latest research shows that this is not the best way to do it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[If you came here looking for an answer to the question, "is the stomach flu contagious," then the quick and short answer is "Yes it is."<br />
<br />
Of course, there are other things to look at before actually knowing for sure that the stomach flu is in fact contagious. The stomach flu is also known as viral gastroenteritis. It is an infection in the intestines and there are a host of viruses that can bring this on. This illness is one of the most frequently occurring reasons as to why people in this country go through bouts of diarrhea and vomiting. In and of itself, this illness is not something that is too serious but it can be if in fact you do not stay hydrated. It is very important that you drink enough fluids if you have the this bug. This is especially true for children and the elderly population.<br />
<br />
So, what are the symptoms or how can you know that what you have is in fact the bug? As previously mentioned, the main symptoms of are vomiting and diarrhea. In most cases a person that is infected with this illness will have it for forty eight to seventy two hours and it can last as long as ten days.<br />
<br />
Is the Stomach Flu Contagious?<br />
<br />
So, back to this question. Yes, it is contagious but there are things that you can do in order to prevent it being passed on to anyone else. Let us take a look at some of the things you can do:<br />
<br />
1. Wash your hands frequently. Make sure that you use hot water and scrub really hard when you do wash your hands. It is recommended that you wash your hands for at least a minute at a time if not longer. The most important part of hand washing is the idea of causing friction in between the rubbing of the hands.<br />
<br />
2. Cover your mouth when you sneeze or when you cough. You should try and avoid using your hand to cover your mouth and instead go to using your elbow crease for this purpose. It used to be suggested that you use your hands but the latest research shows that this is not the best way to do it.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[What Exactly Is Sports Medicine?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=67</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 11:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Preventive care and therapeutic remedies form the mainstay of the specialized field of sports medicine. This is basically an interdisciplinary sub specialty of medicine, providing curative options to players from the amateur as well as professional groups.<br />
<br />
The field of sports is fast gaining a competitive tone at an astounding pace. In fact, this is the main reason that the branch has assumed mammoth significance in the recent years. This holds especially true in the light of the fact that a major focus of this practice lies on the rapid recovery of patients, to facilitate minimum loss of performance and efficiency.<br />
<br />
The core working principle of it lies in the modifications in training techniques, equipment, sports venues and rules, decisions for which generally emerge out of substantial and meaningful research and studies.<br />
<br />
Scope of Function<br />
<br />
Sports medicine covers a vast range of disorders and disabilities, both preventive and curative, caused due to various factors.<br />
<br />
The scope of this field of medicine covers a vast span of specialists' branches, including the following:<br />
<br />
* Cardiology<br />
<br />
* Pulmonology<br />
<br />
* Orthopedic surgery<br />
<br />
* Exercise physiology<br />
<br />
* Biomechanics<br />
<br />
* Traumatology<br />
<br />
In addition to the above, there are certain special categories of athletes that demand attention from the experts in the field of sports medicine.<br />
<br />
These include:<br />
<br />
* Female athletes, with eating disorders, menstrual disturbances and bone density issues<br />
<br />
* Aging athletes<br />
<br />
* Athletes with dermatological and endocrinological diseases<br />
<br />
Special Concerns<br />
<br />
Apart from the above, there are certain specific and occasional situations that require an active role from the sports medicine specialists.<br />
<br />
Here we've listed some of the most crucial ones amongst these issues:<br />
<br />
* Issues emerging from international sporting events, such as travel and acclimatization<br />
<br />
* Use of pharmacologic supplements<br />
<br />
* Substance abuse<br />
<br />
* Gender verification<br />
<br />
The Profession<br />
<br />
An increasing number of medical professionals are now opting for specialization in the field of sports medicine.<br />
<br />
Professionals who aspire to gain specialization first need to begin with a primary residency program in one of the following areas:<br />
<br />
* Family practice<br />
<br />
* Internal medicine<br />
<br />
* Emergency medicine<br />
<br />
* Pediatrics<br />
<br />
* Physical medicine<br />
<br />
* Rehabilitation<br />
<br />
The above is then required to be followed by one or two years of additional training, through accredited fellowship programs. Depending upon the basic eligibility criteria, some professionals are then allowed to appear for a sub specialty qualification examination in the field.<br />
<br />
The Future Scenario<br />
<br />
There have been a vast series of studies and estimations being conducted to gauge the future of sports medicine as a means to enhance performance and reduce ailments.<br />
<br />
The majority of such analysis points towards the possibility that this is likely to play a highly crucial and effective role in prevention of sports-related injury. The most prominent aspect of research that looks into the application of this branch of this medicine in prevention is the study of the body's neuromuscular adaptations.<br />
<br />
Overall, further developments in sports medicine are likely to ensure safe physical activity, while augmenting the performance levels to a considerable extent.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Preventive care and therapeutic remedies form the mainstay of the specialized field of sports medicine. This is basically an interdisciplinary sub specialty of medicine, providing curative options to players from the amateur as well as professional groups.<br />
<br />
The field of sports is fast gaining a competitive tone at an astounding pace. In fact, this is the main reason that the branch has assumed mammoth significance in the recent years. This holds especially true in the light of the fact that a major focus of this practice lies on the rapid recovery of patients, to facilitate minimum loss of performance and efficiency.<br />
<br />
The core working principle of it lies in the modifications in training techniques, equipment, sports venues and rules, decisions for which generally emerge out of substantial and meaningful research and studies.<br />
<br />
Scope of Function<br />
<br />
Sports medicine covers a vast range of disorders and disabilities, both preventive and curative, caused due to various factors.<br />
<br />
The scope of this field of medicine covers a vast span of specialists' branches, including the following:<br />
<br />
* Cardiology<br />
<br />
* Pulmonology<br />
<br />
* Orthopedic surgery<br />
<br />
* Exercise physiology<br />
<br />
* Biomechanics<br />
<br />
* Traumatology<br />
<br />
In addition to the above, there are certain special categories of athletes that demand attention from the experts in the field of sports medicine.<br />
<br />
These include:<br />
<br />
* Female athletes, with eating disorders, menstrual disturbances and bone density issues<br />
<br />
* Aging athletes<br />
<br />
* Athletes with dermatological and endocrinological diseases<br />
<br />
Special Concerns<br />
<br />
Apart from the above, there are certain specific and occasional situations that require an active role from the sports medicine specialists.<br />
<br />
Here we've listed some of the most crucial ones amongst these issues:<br />
<br />
* Issues emerging from international sporting events, such as travel and acclimatization<br />
<br />
* Use of pharmacologic supplements<br />
<br />
* Substance abuse<br />
<br />
* Gender verification<br />
<br />
The Profession<br />
<br />
An increasing number of medical professionals are now opting for specialization in the field of sports medicine.<br />
<br />
Professionals who aspire to gain specialization first need to begin with a primary residency program in one of the following areas:<br />
<br />
* Family practice<br />
<br />
* Internal medicine<br />
<br />
* Emergency medicine<br />
<br />
* Pediatrics<br />
<br />
* Physical medicine<br />
<br />
* Rehabilitation<br />
<br />
The above is then required to be followed by one or two years of additional training, through accredited fellowship programs. Depending upon the basic eligibility criteria, some professionals are then allowed to appear for a sub specialty qualification examination in the field.<br />
<br />
The Future Scenario<br />
<br />
There have been a vast series of studies and estimations being conducted to gauge the future of sports medicine as a means to enhance performance and reduce ailments.<br />
<br />
The majority of such analysis points towards the possibility that this is likely to play a highly crucial and effective role in prevention of sports-related injury. The most prominent aspect of research that looks into the application of this branch of this medicine in prevention is the study of the body's neuromuscular adaptations.<br />
<br />
Overall, further developments in sports medicine are likely to ensure safe physical activity, while augmenting the performance levels to a considerable extent.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Do you trust online friends?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=66</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 04:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[You must have many online friends and it is also possible whom you have never seen.<br />
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Do you trust them, when you are talking to them or dealing with them?<br />
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What are the basis of judging him/her to have the trust on them?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[You must have many online friends and it is also possible whom you have never seen.<br />
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Do you trust them, when you are talking to them or dealing with them?<br />
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What are the basis of judging him/her to have the trust on them?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[How to Be Happy in Life?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=65</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 04:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Happiness, we say, is a choice. Happy people understand this, while unhappy people struggle with judging themselves for not being able to easily shift to a happy state of mind.The first step towards moving into a happy state is to understand that happiness is something we need to learn and, for some reason (that we will not discuss here), school teaches everything else but happiness. Use the "school of life" to practice happiness and remember that your "choice muscle" needs to be active all the time. Always notice you have options in everything you do, think or feel, and that you choose the things that are best for you.Smile a lot - If smiling is too hard for you, take a pencil and hold it with your teeth. There are enough smiling muscles involved for your brain to think you are smiling and start producing "happy" chemicals.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Happiness, we say, is a choice. Happy people understand this, while unhappy people struggle with judging themselves for not being able to easily shift to a happy state of mind.The first step towards moving into a happy state is to understand that happiness is something we need to learn and, for some reason (that we will not discuss here), school teaches everything else but happiness. Use the "school of life" to practice happiness and remember that your "choice muscle" needs to be active all the time. Always notice you have options in everything you do, think or feel, and that you choose the things that are best for you.Smile a lot - If smiling is too hard for you, take a pencil and hold it with your teeth. There are enough smiling muscles involved for your brain to think you are smiling and start producing "happy" chemicals.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Running Pain and Discomfort - Should I Bring it Down a Notch]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=64</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Avoiding aches and discomfort in the sport of running is virtually impossible. It comes with the territory, especially when you are at the peak of training for a long distance race like a marathon. The trouble is knowing when the pain you are feeling is a minor or major issue. You can use the following guidelines to help you decide whether to halt or continue your training.<br />
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Soreness and stiffness - It's very common to feel sore and tight after a run and right before a run. It's usually nothing that a one or two mile warm up can't fix. In many cases, it's good to feel sore because that means that your body will soon get stronger. If the pain doesn't go away, or gets worse as the weeks go by, it's most likely an injury. Stretching, massaging, and cold-hot therapy may help. However, you might have to start your taper early or see a sports-medicine professional for treatment.<br />
<br />
General aches and pains - Most times it just goes away during your taper, when you start running less and recovering before race day. However, if you notice that the pain is consistently coming from one specific location on your body, it's probably a legitimate injury. In that case, see a sports-medicine professional for treatment.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Avoiding aches and discomfort in the sport of running is virtually impossible. It comes with the territory, especially when you are at the peak of training for a long distance race like a marathon. The trouble is knowing when the pain you are feeling is a minor or major issue. You can use the following guidelines to help you decide whether to halt or continue your training.<br />
<br />
Soreness and stiffness - It's very common to feel sore and tight after a run and right before a run. It's usually nothing that a one or two mile warm up can't fix. In many cases, it's good to feel sore because that means that your body will soon get stronger. If the pain doesn't go away, or gets worse as the weeks go by, it's most likely an injury. Stretching, massaging, and cold-hot therapy may help. However, you might have to start your taper early or see a sports-medicine professional for treatment.<br />
<br />
General aches and pains - Most times it just goes away during your taper, when you start running less and recovering before race day. However, if you notice that the pain is consistently coming from one specific location on your body, it's probably a legitimate injury. In that case, see a sports-medicine professional for treatment.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine - Know the Differences]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=63</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[It isn't unusual to use the terms sports medicine and physical therapy interchangeably. However the two aren't exactly the same things even though you may find yourself the patient of both fields at the same time.<br />
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While compatible, the difference between the two branches of medical discipline is clear. Both are effective for treating injuries, diseases and disorders of the muscle and skeletal systems of the body and both are useful for the prevention of future injury or disease symptom reoccurence. By taking an individual look at both types of medical assistance, you will soon see the differences between physical therapy and sports medicine.<br />
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Let's take a look at the field of physical therapy first. Unlike sports medicine, physical therapy as a whole is devoted to correcting any injury, disease, or disorder of the bones and muscles that can be treated with non invasive techniques. The focus is to provide patients with relief from pain, improve their muscle, joint, and bone function, while providing techniques the patient can use on their own for additional healing. The primary tools of a therapist are good diagnosing and evaluating skills, knowledge of the musculoskeletal system, and knowledge of which therapy is effective for each situation.<br />
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One large difference between the two is that physical therapy doesn't only deal with sports related injuries or problems. Physical therapists can choose to specialize in their careers with emphasis on things like pediatrics, geriatrics, and neurology. Other areas of expertise included in physical therapy are sports, cardiovascular sciences, and occupational therapy.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It isn't unusual to use the terms sports medicine and physical therapy interchangeably. However the two aren't exactly the same things even though you may find yourself the patient of both fields at the same time.<br />
<br />
While compatible, the difference between the two branches of medical discipline is clear. Both are effective for treating injuries, diseases and disorders of the muscle and skeletal systems of the body and both are useful for the prevention of future injury or disease symptom reoccurence. By taking an individual look at both types of medical assistance, you will soon see the differences between physical therapy and sports medicine.<br />
<br />
Let's take a look at the field of physical therapy first. Unlike sports medicine, physical therapy as a whole is devoted to correcting any injury, disease, or disorder of the bones and muscles that can be treated with non invasive techniques. The focus is to provide patients with relief from pain, improve their muscle, joint, and bone function, while providing techniques the patient can use on their own for additional healing. The primary tools of a therapist are good diagnosing and evaluating skills, knowledge of the musculoskeletal system, and knowledge of which therapy is effective for each situation.<br />
<br />
One large difference between the two is that physical therapy doesn't only deal with sports related injuries or problems. Physical therapists can choose to specialize in their careers with emphasis on things like pediatrics, geriatrics, and neurology. Other areas of expertise included in physical therapy are sports, cardiovascular sciences, and occupational therapy.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sports Medicine Clinics Are on the Rise]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=62</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[With the huge rise in professional, amateur, and individual sport, the number of sports-related injuries is growing at an equal rate. Consequently, there has been an increasing number of sports medicine clinics springing up around the world. Whether a doctor is an orthopedic surgeon or foot surgeon, there is an increase in demand for those physicians who practice sports-related medicine.<br />
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Advances in mass media are giving a wider audience access to professional sports and, as a result, the number of televised sporting events is increasing at an amazing rate. Just look at the cost of advertising time during the Super Bowl and you will understand why the demand for professional athletes to participate in sporting events is growing.<br />
<br />
Non-athletes are also motivated to get into the game and are using amateur sporting leagues as a means to participate in their favorite past time and work toward their health and fitness goals. Recently with the birth of reality television, individual sport, such as dance, is becoming ever more popular.<br />
<br />
As the competition increases, the stunts that these performers attempt are becoming increasingly dangerous. There are commonalities across different sports and levels when it comes to injuries. The sports injuries that are more universal and most reported in the hundreds of sports medicine clinics around the world include: Muscle pull, neck strain, frozen shoulder, strained lower back injury, tendonitis, runner's knee, shin splints, sprained ankle, Achilles tendonitis, and foot arch strain.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[With the huge rise in professional, amateur, and individual sport, the number of sports-related injuries is growing at an equal rate. Consequently, there has been an increasing number of sports medicine clinics springing up around the world. Whether a doctor is an orthopedic surgeon or foot surgeon, there is an increase in demand for those physicians who practice sports-related medicine.<br />
<br />
Advances in mass media are giving a wider audience access to professional sports and, as a result, the number of televised sporting events is increasing at an amazing rate. Just look at the cost of advertising time during the Super Bowl and you will understand why the demand for professional athletes to participate in sporting events is growing.<br />
<br />
Non-athletes are also motivated to get into the game and are using amateur sporting leagues as a means to participate in their favorite past time and work toward their health and fitness goals. Recently with the birth of reality television, individual sport, such as dance, is becoming ever more popular.<br />
<br />
As the competition increases, the stunts that these performers attempt are becoming increasingly dangerous. There are commonalities across different sports and levels when it comes to injuries. The sports injuries that are more universal and most reported in the hundreds of sports medicine clinics around the world include: Muscle pull, neck strain, frozen shoulder, strained lower back injury, tendonitis, runner's knee, shin splints, sprained ankle, Achilles tendonitis, and foot arch strain.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[PHD in Sports Medicine Program]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=61</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[In the field of athletics, where the growing number of athletes is at large due to the many field of sports that have been fully recognized worldwide, the need of having a PHD in Sports Medicine Program will definitely boost your career. Competitions between athletes in terms of recognitions, skills and capabilities is at large, this is where raw talent can set in by developing it more through sufficient training or advanced training.<br />
<br />
How a training can be more effective to an athlete? Simple, through having a research on newly improved ways on how to make training effective in a certain field of sports. When you got a PHD in Sports Medicine Program, then you got an edge among other researchers or clinicians. It is a program fitted for people who want to improve their knowledge in sports medicine gearing towards helping athletes to be more efficient and competitive.<br />
<br />
But what is a PHD in Sports Medicine Program? It is a program with a purpose to prepare clinicians to become academic researchers in different fields such as sports medicine, athletic training, motor control or biomechanics. There are two different program studies to choose from. First, Athletic Training Education Track, it is a field of study where the focus is into athletic training. Finding new ways and methods and even testing theories that basically involved athletic training. Second, Applied Neuromechanics Track, it is focus on assessing the biomechanical and the neuromuscular of the human movement. These two study programs can open up a lot of opportunities such as being a mentor, teacher and researcher and most likely clinical assistantship or even funded research.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the field of athletics, where the growing number of athletes is at large due to the many field of sports that have been fully recognized worldwide, the need of having a PHD in Sports Medicine Program will definitely boost your career. Competitions between athletes in terms of recognitions, skills and capabilities is at large, this is where raw talent can set in by developing it more through sufficient training or advanced training.<br />
<br />
How a training can be more effective to an athlete? Simple, through having a research on newly improved ways on how to make training effective in a certain field of sports. When you got a PHD in Sports Medicine Program, then you got an edge among other researchers or clinicians. It is a program fitted for people who want to improve their knowledge in sports medicine gearing towards helping athletes to be more efficient and competitive.<br />
<br />
But what is a PHD in Sports Medicine Program? It is a program with a purpose to prepare clinicians to become academic researchers in different fields such as sports medicine, athletic training, motor control or biomechanics. There are two different program studies to choose from. First, Athletic Training Education Track, it is a field of study where the focus is into athletic training. Finding new ways and methods and even testing theories that basically involved athletic training. Second, Applied Neuromechanics Track, it is focus on assessing the biomechanical and the neuromuscular of the human movement. These two study programs can open up a lot of opportunities such as being a mentor, teacher and researcher and most likely clinical assistantship or even funded research.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Careers In Sports Medicine]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=60</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sports medicine offers a challenging field of work varying from injury prevention to treatment and recovery. In addition to the many medical career choices, there are many developing fields of alternative sports therapy.<br />
<br />
When a player suddenly faints and falls while playing, there are a few people that try to revive him or put him on a stretcher and take him off the field. This job is little known by spectators. Among the group could be a doctor, a fitness instructor, or an orthopedist. All are branches of the same stream of medicine, known as sports medicine.<br />
<br />
In the world of sports, an athlete's fitness and physical well being play a major role in his sports career. Not only his diet and fitness but also his medical capabilities to overcome stress are winning factors. Diagnosing the right ailment and taking care of the performance of the athlete is the basic job of the sports medical professional.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sports medicine offers a challenging field of work varying from injury prevention to treatment and recovery. In addition to the many medical career choices, there are many developing fields of alternative sports therapy.<br />
<br />
When a player suddenly faints and falls while playing, there are a few people that try to revive him or put him on a stretcher and take him off the field. This job is little known by spectators. Among the group could be a doctor, a fitness instructor, or an orthopedist. All are branches of the same stream of medicine, known as sports medicine.<br />
<br />
In the world of sports, an athlete's fitness and physical well being play a major role in his sports career. Not only his diet and fitness but also his medical capabilities to overcome stress are winning factors. Diagnosing the right ailment and taking care of the performance of the athlete is the basic job of the sports medical professional.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Innovation Trauma - Definition]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=59</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 06:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[The idea that innovation is speculative and risky is usually a sign that a company has experienced significant innovation trauma in the past.Signs of innovation trauma include unwillingness to invest outside existing business lines, disbelief that a company can be innovative, and skepticism that delivery capability is up to the task of doing new things.<br />
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Innovation trauma happens in the situation when an organization has tried to do something unique and unusual and failed badly at it. Employees decide that they are not able to do new things successfully, and that the only course possible is to return to the safety of business-as-usual. The result is their organizations stagnate because everyone is so scared they'll have another costly mistake.<br />
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Sun Microsystems are an excellent example of what happens to companies when they experience innovation trauma. The company released a device called "SunRay", which was a network computer quite ahead of its time. The device's promise was to reduce dramatically the amount of money IT departments would need to make their technology work. It would be simpler, easier to use, and much more flexible.<br />
<br />
When the product finally arrived, it did very few of these things. Customers who had planned their operations around the product turned on the company's salespeople. Feeling the pain in their wallets, the sales force directed their ire towards many of the other products the company was trying to sell, and insisted on decent evidence of performance before they would risk embarrassment in front of their customers again. Sun had troubles with its innovation efforts for years afterward.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The idea that innovation is speculative and risky is usually a sign that a company has experienced significant innovation trauma in the past.Signs of innovation trauma include unwillingness to invest outside existing business lines, disbelief that a company can be innovative, and skepticism that delivery capability is up to the task of doing new things.<br />
<br />
Innovation trauma happens in the situation when an organization has tried to do something unique and unusual and failed badly at it. Employees decide that they are not able to do new things successfully, and that the only course possible is to return to the safety of business-as-usual. The result is their organizations stagnate because everyone is so scared they'll have another costly mistake.<br />
<br />
Sun Microsystems are an excellent example of what happens to companies when they experience innovation trauma. The company released a device called "SunRay", which was a network computer quite ahead of its time. The device's promise was to reduce dramatically the amount of money IT departments would need to make their technology work. It would be simpler, easier to use, and much more flexible.<br />
<br />
When the product finally arrived, it did very few of these things. Customers who had planned their operations around the product turned on the company's salespeople. Feeling the pain in their wallets, the sales force directed their ire towards many of the other products the company was trying to sell, and insisted on decent evidence of performance before they would risk embarrassment in front of their customers again. Sun had troubles with its innovation efforts for years afterward.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trauma Model Of Psychological Distress]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=58</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 06:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Whereas I find the various disorders in the DSM IV to be highly subjective, they are mainly a listing of certain behavioral traits manifested by certain individuals. It is my proposition that behind all of these behavioral traits lies traumatic experience, and that based on age of the time of trauma, the nature of the trauma, and environmental factors will have a role in what reaction occurs and what behaviors are displayed.<br />
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Trauma appears to be the main causation of the majority of what are termed 'disorders' in children and adolescents. Hammersley, et al. (2003) found in his study, "Childhood trauma and hallucinations in bipolar affective disorder" that there was a highly significant association of those experiencing hallucinations and the behaviors that are labeled bipolar disorder and those experiencing childhood traumas, particularly childhood sexual abuse.<br />
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McKenzie (1998) noted that a symptom defining trauma prior to 18 months could lead to the development of psychotic features once a symptom-precipitating trauma occurred later in life. McKenzie (1998) also proposed that trauma between 18 and 24 months would lead to what would be term as 'schizoaffective' traits, and that trauma between 24 and 34 months would manifest later as 'major depression.']]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Whereas I find the various disorders in the DSM IV to be highly subjective, they are mainly a listing of certain behavioral traits manifested by certain individuals. It is my proposition that behind all of these behavioral traits lies traumatic experience, and that based on age of the time of trauma, the nature of the trauma, and environmental factors will have a role in what reaction occurs and what behaviors are displayed.<br />
<br />
Trauma appears to be the main causation of the majority of what are termed 'disorders' in children and adolescents. Hammersley, et al. (2003) found in his study, "Childhood trauma and hallucinations in bipolar affective disorder" that there was a highly significant association of those experiencing hallucinations and the behaviors that are labeled bipolar disorder and those experiencing childhood traumas, particularly childhood sexual abuse.<br />
<br />
McKenzie (1998) noted that a symptom defining trauma prior to 18 months could lead to the development of psychotic features once a symptom-precipitating trauma occurred later in life. McKenzie (1998) also proposed that trauma between 18 and 24 months would lead to what would be term as 'schizoaffective' traits, and that trauma between 24 and 34 months would manifest later as 'major depression.']]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Brain Injury From Closed Head Trauma]]></title>
			<link>http://www.actmedikal.com.tr/euosseng/showthread.php?tid=57</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 06:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[The brain is an important organ that is the hub of your personality, sensory perception, heartbeat and breathing regulation, muscular control, and many other things. Thus, when it is injured, you can lose control of all of these things and more. While it is obvious that your brain can suffer when a puncture wound breaks through the skull, it can also be damaged with closed head trauma.<br />
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also called intracranial injury, send an estimated one million people to the doctor's office each year. Of these, 50,000-100,000 will suffer long-term issues from the injury. These brain injuries can be caused by a variety of different factors, such as vehicular accidents, bike wrecks, pedestrian accidents, occupational accidents, falls, assaults, and many others.<br />
<br />
The purpose of the skull is to give a hard, protective shield to the brain. However, when the head is strongly shaken, it can harm the brain without showing an external sign of damage. First, one risk of internal damage to the brain is the bleeding. As the brain is jostled about in the skull, it can tear the blood vessels that supply oxygen and nourishment to the organ.<br />
<br />
More dangerous, as the blood continues to flow inside the skull, it can build up pressure inside the skull. Because the blood has nowhere to go, it begins to press on the brain. With prolonged pressure, parts of the brain can die off. This is the same with swelling of the brain.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The brain is an important organ that is the hub of your personality, sensory perception, heartbeat and breathing regulation, muscular control, and many other things. Thus, when it is injured, you can lose control of all of these things and more. While it is obvious that your brain can suffer when a puncture wound breaks through the skull, it can also be damaged with closed head trauma.<br />
<br />
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also called intracranial injury, send an estimated one million people to the doctor's office each year. Of these, 50,000-100,000 will suffer long-term issues from the injury. These brain injuries can be caused by a variety of different factors, such as vehicular accidents, bike wrecks, pedestrian accidents, occupational accidents, falls, assaults, and many others.<br />
<br />
The purpose of the skull is to give a hard, protective shield to the brain. However, when the head is strongly shaken, it can harm the brain without showing an external sign of damage. First, one risk of internal damage to the brain is the bleeding. As the brain is jostled about in the skull, it can tear the blood vessels that supply oxygen and nourishment to the organ.<br />
<br />
More dangerous, as the blood continues to flow inside the skull, it can build up pressure inside the skull. Because the blood has nowhere to go, it begins to press on the brain. With prolonged pressure, parts of the brain can die off. This is the same with swelling of the brain.]]></content:encoded>
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