Introduction A Clinical scale called the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is used to accurately assess a patient’s level of consciousness following a brain injury. A person is evaluated by the GCS based on their capacity for speaking, moving their body, and making eye motions. The visual, verbal, and motor behaviours comprise the three elements of…
Introduction The dysfunction of the rotator cuff muscles causes impingement of the shoulder when the head of the humorous superiorly migrates during arm elevation. Infrapinatus muscle is frequently implicated in shoulder pathologies such as rotator cuff tears and shoulder impingement. To determine whether the infraspinatus muscle is involved in rotator cuff pathologies like sub acromial…
Introduction A bone marrow aspiration is a procedure in which a sample of the liquid part of the soft tissue inside your bones is taken. The spongy tissue found inside bones is known as bone marrow. Inside larger bones, it contains cells that produce white blood cells (WBCs), red blood cells (RBCs), and platelets, such…
Introduction A bone marrow test is used by your doctor to examine the fluid and tissue in your marrow. The tests aid in determining whether cancer or another disease is affecting blood cells or bone marrow, as well as the severity of the disease. Some blood cell changes can be detected in marrow samples before…
The Corneal Reflex, also known as the Blink Reflex, is a protective and involuntary response of the eye that helps safeguard the cornea, the transparent front surface of the eye. It assesses the facial nerve and trigeminal nerves’ structural integrity. Neuroanatomy The afferent arm of this reflex is made up of the supraorbital branch of…
Definition Dysdiadochokinesia (DDK) is the medical term used to describe difficulty performing fast and alternating movements, usually by antagonist muscle groups. It’s definite “dis-di-ad-o-ko-ki-nee-ze-a.” DDK is not a disease itself, or a symptom of an underlying health problem. DDK is the most commonly seen symptom of like Cerebellar ataxia, multiple sclerosis (MS), or related other…
