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Acute fractures
Acute fractures can be simple (a clean break with little damage to the surrounding tissue) or compound (a break in which the bone pierces the skin with little damage to the surrounding tissue). Most acute fractures are emergencies.
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Achilles tendonitis
A stretch, tear, or irritation to the tendon connecting the calf muscle to the back of the heel, Achilles tendon injuries can be sudden and agonizing. The most common cause of Achilles tendon tears is a problem called tendonitis, a degenerative condition caused by aging or overuse. When a tendon is weakened, trauma can cause…
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Weight cycling
Repeated bouts of weight loss and regain. Rapid increases and decreases in body weight. Weight cycling (yo-yo syndrome) is the repetitive cycle of weight loss and weight gain. Off and on fad dieters typically experience weight cycling. Phenomenon of successfully losing weight only to gain it back within a few months, followed by renewed dieting,…
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Weight-bearing exercise
A movement performed in which the body weight is supported by muscles and bones. Any physical activity that requires the body to support its weight, including many aerobic exercises as well as strengthening and resistance exercises. The principal benefit of weight-bearing exercise is that it strengthens the bones. When bones take on the weight of…
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Voluntary dehydration
Exercise-induced dehydration that develops despite an individual’s access to unlimited water. The willful refusal to eat, drink, or accept fluids from health care providers, sometimes used by the terminally ill to hasten death.
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Ventilatory thresholds
Points where the rectilinear rise in minute ventilation breaks from linearity during an incremental exercise to maximum.
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Ventilatory equivalent
The ratio of liters of air processed per one liter of oxygen used (VE/V02).
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Velocity at VO2 max
The speed at which an individual can run when working at his or her maximal oxygen consumption, based both on submaximal running economy and VO2 max.
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Uncompensable heat stress
A condition in which the evaporative cooling that is needed is greater than the evaporative cooling permitted by the environment.
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Transverse tubules (T Tubules)
Organelles that carry the electrical signal from the sarcolemma into the interior of the cell. T-tubule. An invagination of the cell membrane of a muscle fiber that carries the action potential to the interior of the cell and the innermost sarcomeres.
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