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The prefrontal lobotomy composed of drilling holes to the skull, then, inserting the leucotome. With the use of the wire loops, later modified into steel loops, the nerve tracts are severed. The patients will recover after sometime. There is also …

This case study focuses on Gullaine-Barre Syndrome (GBS). The root cause of Gullaine-Barre Syndrome is not really clear, or its triggering factors. However, it is believed to occur following a respiratory or a gastrointestinal infection. It is characterized by paresthesia …

GBS is difficult to diagnose due to the difference of the occurrence from one person to another. A simple observation alone may not be a reliable source of diagnosis. There are three tests that are performed that may confirm a …

As Gullaine-Barre Syndrome is not really a curable disease, it is important to know what things are to be done to prevent its occurrence. Since the primary cause that was seen is the respiratory and gastrointestinal infections, then it is …

“Lose weight, look great…without breaking a sweat,” would perhaps be the best way to describe swimming as the best exercise to get a person into shape. From a scientific perspective, swimming has been found to be the ideal physical fitness …

Swimming allows the body to burn calories at a rate of about three (3) calories a mile per pound of bodyweight. Therefore, if a person weights approximately 150 (lbs) pounds and it take that person thirty (30) minutes to swim …

The knee is basically a modified hinge joint positioned where the end of the femur meets the top of the tibia. Overstretching of anterior cruciate ligament within the knee will generally result to a torn ligament. This commonly occurs as …

For athletes, functional exercises for lower-extremity resistance lay the foundation for sport-specific training that enhances agility and performance. Resistance training for rehabilitation and performance improvement is primarily helpful for sports enthusiasts and athletes. Resistance training is done through constant progression, …

Grenada is an island state which is located one hundred miles north of Venezuela. The country has a population of one hundred thousand people. It has a parliamentary democracy with a literacy rate of eighty eight percent in 2000. The …

The government has established specific intervention programs which have been implemented like the expanded program of immunization. Another program has been the school health program which aims to detect diseases at a school age. Other prevention programs have been the …