DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Physical activity
Physical exercise
Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. It is performed for various reasons including strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance, as well as for the purpose of enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system, and helps prevent the "diseases of affluence" such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity. It also improves mental health, helps prevent depression, helps to promote or maintain positive self esteem, and can even augment an individual's sex appeal or body image, which is also found to be linked with higher levels of self esteem...
Physical activity - List of case studies
- Prostatic pathology
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Taking into account that the patient’s working activity is a sedentary one, that he follows a low-fat diet with regular fruit and vegetables consumption and that he makes a poor physical activity during the weekend, which rules and lifestyles can contribute ...
- Cervical pain and limitation of movement after 2 cervical spine surgeries
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military in an active duty. His service involved continues physical activity and of carrying heavy loads of equipment. The weights that were ...
- Knee Condition
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of the knee: swelling with consequent pain and motor activity difficulty. The first orthopaedist suspected a lesion of the internal ... Conservative treatment , consisting from: physical therapy, hyaluronic acid injections and glucoseamin ...
- Myofascial back pain in a patient diagnosed with mild disc degeneration
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and gluteal muscles at the gym before resuming sports activity (golf). - Neurosurgical examination : The specialist ... neurological", which I take to mean no symptoms or physical signs of radiculopathy. The diagnosis is myofascial back pain , ...
- Left cervicobrachialgia following cervical discectomy
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and triceps muscles and reduced biceps reflex. EMG and physical examination were consistent with bilateral radiculopathy, attributed ... conduction, delayed muscle response and electrical activity recorded in examined muscles.The test is within normal limits. At ...
- Pain in the left knee
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his left knee that shows up after carrying out a limited physical activity. The length and the importance of the pain are proportional to the ...
- Acute Infectious Mononucleosis with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
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- Is there any general advice you can share? o Avoid physical activity until symptoms resolve. o Do not share drinks, glasses or plates ...
- Atrial Fibrillation at medium /high ventricular response
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Do you think that the physical activity of the patient is consistent with his pathology taking into ... sensation with a slight progressive reduction of his physical performances. At present, anyway, the patient practises a moderate ...
- Acute myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation
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normal what could have caused the heart attack? Could the physical effort of the tennis match have been the cause? If so, could this be ... from smoking; Gradual increase of physical activity, avoiding intense physical effort and emotional stress; ...
- Spinal pathology
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Exam Results : Vastus Med: Right – No spontaneous activity, full recruitment, broad units. Left – No spontaneous ... generally well tolerated with low risks. I would recommend physical therapy after the operation to help with recovery and core ...