Clinical Application of Maggots
4 Clinical Application of Maggots The Classical Free-Range Maggot Dressing System The edges of the wound should be protected from the maggots’ digestive enzymes, from the infectious, necrotic wound drainage,…
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Maggots and Wound Healing
3 Maggots and Wound Healing History of Maggot Therapy Fig. 10 Woodcut from Hortus Sanitatis, 1491. My body is covered with worms and scabs, My skin is broken and festering….
Introduction
1 Introduction Nature’s Vast Pharmacy Many people have their doubts about using maggots as medicine. However, they should bear in mind that a vast number of drugs come from nature’s…
Muscle function and physiology
Chapter2 Muscle function and physiology Introduction: Movement Control There has been much interest in and reference to stability of the spine over the last few decades. One of the first…
The shoulder girdle
Chapter 8 The shoulder girdle Medial rotation control T60 Kinetic medial rotation test (KMRT) Lateral rotation control T61 Kinetic lateral rotation test (KLRT) Shoulder flexion control T62 Arm flexion test Shoulder abduction control…
The lumbopelvic region
Chapter 5 The lumbopelvic region Flexion (posterior pelvic tilt) control T1 Standing: trunk lean test T2 4 point: backward push test T3 Crook: double bent leg lift test T4 Sitting: forward lean test T5 Sitting:…
The cervical spine
Chapter 6 The cervical spine Low cervical flexion control T29 Occiput lift test T30 Thoracic flexion test T31 Overhead arm lift test Upper cervical flexion control T32 Forward head lean test T33 Arm extension test …
Assessment and classification of uncontrolled movement
Chapter3 Assessment and classification of uncontrolled movement The development of valid classification methods to assist therapists in the management of neuromusculoskeletal disorders has been recognised as a clinical priority (Fritz…
