Estimating the global burden of low back pain attributable to combined occupational exposures

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lifestyles become more sedentary the risk of injury and chronic pain increases. For example individuals who spend their day working at a desk frequently suffer from weak abdominal and back muscles and poor flexibility of the lower back and hamstring muscles. This places them at higher risk of back pain. In Canada Finland and the United States musculoskeletal disorders (especially back pain) are the number one type of work disability (Punnett et al. 2005). Fortunately exercise can play an important role in preventing back pain and rehabilitating some back problems.At the opposite extreme physical activity itself increases the risk of injury. The major risks and causes of injury from physical activity include improper training techniques poor program design alignment abnormalities in the legs and feet overtraining and not enough rest. It is important to be aware of the main causes of back pain and other injuries in order to design a safe and effective fitness program.Reference:Punnett L. Pruss-Ustun A. Nelson D. I. Fingerhut M. A. Leigh J. Tak S. & Phillips S. (2005). Estimating the global burden of low back pain attributable to combined occupational exposures. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 48(6) 459469.To prepare for this assignment:

Post a brief description of two environmental factors that may impact the implementation of your personal fitness program and explain how

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USE THE RESOURCESThere are certain risks associated with participating in physical activity. These risks include environmental factors. You should be aware of those risks and seek to control the factors that increase the risk of injury. Proper hydration appropriate clothing realistic program progression and being educated in injury recognition are examples of steps that can be taken to safely implement a personal fitness program.To prepare for this Discussion:With these thoughts in mind:Post a brief description of two environmental factors that may impact the implementation of your personal fitness program and explain how. Then explain two strategies you might use to address those environmental factors and safely implement your personal fitness program. Finally explain one way you might encourage others to address environmental factors in their fitness plans.Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Post a brief description of two environmental factors that may impact the implementation of your personal fitness program and explain how

Discuss mental health issues and the homeless population

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Identify three reasons that the EHR should be implemented. What are three barriers to implementation? 3. What is telehealth? What is telemedicine? How do these concepts impact how physicians and patients interact?Based on Chapter 12 answer the following questions: 4. In your opinion what are the ethical issues regarding pharmaceutical marketing to physicians? 5. What are the five basic values that all health care providers should observe?6. What are the four models identified by Veatch (1972) that apply to the doctor-patient relationship?7. What are Institutional Review Boards and why are they important to healthcare ethics?Based on Chapter 13 answer the following questions: 8. The elderly experience higher rates of mental health illness. Discuss four reasons why mental health issues are not always properly diagnosed in the elderly population.9. Identify the types of mental health professionals that provide services.10. Identify and discuss the differences between the two types of mental health commitment law.11. Discuss mental health issues and the homeless population. Provide statistics regarding mental health care and the homeless.12. Discuss mental health issues with the military.

Prenatal Development Article Exploration Instructions

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Prenatal Development Article Exploration Instructions. The purpose of this assignment is to increase your knowledge of prenatal development and to help you learn to use scholarly research effectively. You will: 1) locate and download a scholarly article from the online library; 2) explore the content identifying pertinent information; and 3) write a clear and concise description of your experience. In addition you will also gain experience in using a new software program (Adobe Reader).Assignment Instructions:1. Select 1 article from the list provided below (page 2 of this document).2. Download a PDF copy of the articleIf you do not have the free Adobe PDF Reader installed on your computer please download it from herehttps://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/. I3. Read the article identifying the following information by highlighting the text and labeling it with a comment bubble (see the sample article provided in the Assignment Instructions folder).a. Journal information (name date volume/issue page range).b. Titlec. Author named. Author credentialse. Purposef. Hypothesisg. Significant terms and definitionsh. Characteristics of the subjects and method of selectioni. Methodology: how was the study conducted?j. Resultsk. Conclusion: was the hypothesis supported?l. Limitation(s) of the studym. Strength(s) of the studyn. Recommendations (in a comment bubble at the end of the article indicate how this data might be used in future research; one sentence is sufficient but be substantive.)o. References4. Write a brief reaction to this exercise.In 250400 words describe what you learned about prenatal development and what you learned about the scientific study of developmental psychology. Conclude by answering this question: what skills or abilities will help you improve your skills in using scholarly resources?5. Submit your work.a. Upload the PDF of your chosen article with comments and highlighting noted above.b. Upload your reaction paragraph by attaching a separate MS Word document.Choose one of the following articles:Bosquet Enlow M. Devick K. L. Brunst K. J. Lipton L. R. Coull B. A. & Wright R. J. (2017). Maternal lifetime trauma exposure prenatal cortisol and infant negative affectivity. Infancy doi:10.1111/infa.12176Chang H. Yu C. Chen S. & Chen C. (2015). The effects of music listening on psychosocial stress and maternal-fetal attachment during pregnancy. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 23(4) 509-515. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.1016/j.ctim.2015.05.002Hepper P. G. Wells D. L. Dornan J. C. & Lynch C. (2013). Longterm flavor recognition in humans with prenatal garlic experience. Developmental Psychobiology 55(5) 568-574. doi:10.1002/dev.21059Hollams E. M. de Klerk N. H. Holt P. G. & Sly P. D. (2014). Persistent effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy on lung function and asthma in adolescents. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 189(4) 401-7. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.liberty.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1501308032?accountid=12085Keiver K. Bertram C. P. Orr A. P. & Clarren S. (2015). Salivary cortisol levels are elevated in the afternoon and at bedtime in children with prenatal alcohol exposure. Alcohol 49(1) 79-87. http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/10.1016/j.alcohol.2014.11.004Krisjanous J. Richard J. E. and Gazley A. (2014) The perfect little bump: Does the media portrayal of pregnant celebrities influence prenatal attachment? Psychology & Marketing 31(9) 758773. doi:10.1002/mar.20732