Shelia's House

Edited by MAS 

History

• SOCRATES ! (Woohooo)
  • Particularly, does it radiate down the arm or buttocks/thigh/leg (radiculopathy)
  • Gradual or sudden (concern of cauda equina)
  • Associated symptoms-
    • swelling (lymphadenopathy/cancer)
    • RED FLAGS e.g. young/old age; Fever; neck stiffness; saddle anaesthesia; bilateral sciatica; urinary dysfunction (incontinance or inability to pass urine)
  • Any sensory symptoms?
    • Dermatomal/nerve mapping
  • Any weakness/stiffness
    • Myotomal?
  • GALS Qs
    • Are you having difficulty using stairs/ getting dressed?
• PMHx
  • History of cancer?
  • History of injury?
• FHx
  • Cancer?
• Social History
  • Occupation may be important

Examination

• MSK/Neuro
  • Inspect
    • Back and neck (and arm/leg if involved) for deformity/wasting (from in front, side and behind)
  • Palpate
    • the spinal vertebrae and the spinal muscles laterally to them
    • check for any lymphadenopathy/neck lumps if concerned
  • Movement
    • Ask the patient to either
      • if back:- touch their toes and lean back (flexion and extension); check also lateral extension and rotation
        • check Schober’s test for forward flexion
          • mark 10cm above and 5cm below dimples…

Our most recent discussion concerned degenerative disc disease in the lumbar spine, a problem common to modern-day humans.

Given the many moving parts that make up the spine, it is not surprising that there are a number of causes for low back and leg pain. The spinal cord and its meningeal wrappings, the vertebrae themselves, the facet joints, and the ligaments, muscle, tendon and fascia that drape about the spine are all possible sources of mischief and discomfort.

Spinal stenosis causes pain that may seem similar to that of lumbar disc disease. But it affects posture and movement in very different ways. We’ll see that these dissimilarities necessarily alter our focus as we teach the Taoist Tai Chi™ internal arts of health.

The differing patterns of illness are always instructive. Encountering them

A tool that has simply transformed how my classroom operates is Edmodo. If you are unfamiliar with this platform do yourself a favor and follow this link. In short, Edmodo is a secure learning management system that can be used to form groups, share links, embed videos/projects, track progress, organize uploaded content, join support communities, share folders and resources, distribute parent codes, connect with others around the world, back channel, and so much more. Many teachers and students from around the world have dubbed it “Facebook for Education.” While I use Edmodo for many reasons in my daily routines, this post will only focus on differentiating homework using Edmodo.

How I Use Edmodo to Differentiate Homework:

Meeting the varied needs of students in any classroom is one of the most difficult aspects of teaching. Teachers work tirelessly gathering resources, analyzing data, collaborating with grade level peers, and connecting with…

The shoulder joint is the most movable joint in the body. It includes the glenohumeral joint where the humerus articulates with the glenoid fossa of the scapula. The tendons of the SITS muscles (see above) help form the rotator cuff of the shoulder joint. All 4 muscles help provide stabilization of the humeral head with the glenoid fossa.   The anterior and posterior deltoid muscles are antagonistic to each other in all actions except abduction due to their different origins. (Anterior – FMHad)

So in case you didn’t know what a bone is, there you go! 😉 You might even know what the bones do for the body. Even so, they are there for protection, support, movement, mineral storage, and blood cell formation. But I’ll bet you didn’t know that bones are classified into two categories and contain three categories of cartilage. There are axial bones and appendicular bones. Axial bones are bones located in the skull, vertebral, column, and rib cage. Appendicular bones are bones located in the upper and lower limbs, shoulder, and hip. To classify bones, we put them into categories based on their shape. Long bones (such as the numerous) are longer than they are wide. Short bones are cube-shaped and form with tendons (such as the wrist and ankle). Flat bones are thin, flat, and slightly curved (such as the sternum). Lastly, irregular bones are bones that have…

古书云，“凡宅基最忌贪多，致有盈缺”。足见古人对住宅的突角、缺角顾忌多多。而现代居室设计已经少有传统建筑那般讲究方方正正、四平八稳。大家所入住的商品房，总有着或多或少的房屋缺角现象，这对整个家庭风水影响甚大。

　　所谓的“缺角”，是指建筑物的一边短缺三分之二以内，而呈凹入的部分。凹入的部分越大，运气就越差。如何对房屋缺角进行修补？大兴土木，将其补足，对现代都市人讲，显然是纸上谈兵。我们唯有见招拆招，巧用风水吉祥物化解，助居家“藏气聚财”。

随着城市人口越来越多，居住环境越来越小，发展商建房很多也是只顾眼前利益，未能从长远考虑中带给居住者建造一个稳定，舒适的家园。

我在长期帮客户选宅中常发现，有近70%的房屋都有缺角少棱现象，凡居住三年以上的家庭，大多数都因为房屋的格局带来了或多或少的运程动荡。

现代住房很难完全避免这类现象发生，再加上居住者不懂如何选房佈局，只能无奈处于被动劣势，受到环境的制约，加上缺少对于风水上的认知，而不能主动的极积改善居住环境，形成一个好的风水格局。

因此我认为在当今这个积极主动、开放争取的社会里，我们要根据先天的不足在后天进行最大的弥补，力争改善环境，从而达到改善命运，提高运势。

由被动变主动，将未来把握在自己手里，为了使每个家庭都可以住在健康和谐的环境里，在此归纳总结了一下住宅每个方位出现的缺陷带来的影响以及补救办法，希望能给大家带来帮助，带来好运，平安，吉祥。

1、缺东方：
东为震宫：代表长子位置，如果此处缺角会对家中长子或中老年阶段的男士不利，不旺男丁，不利健康事业，防肝胆方面疾病，并在寅卯辰年流年应凶，运程不遂，不利投资、科举、远行。

化解方法：在此方位摆放4盆的水养发财竹，或摆放兔子的装饰物
 

2、缺东南方:
东南方为巽宫，代表家中长女之位，如果此处缺角会对家中长女健康学业不利，因东南巽宫五行属木，木在五行中代表肝胆，所以预防肝胆方面疾病，并在辰巳午年流年应凶，不利投资、科举、远行。

化解方法 ：与此方位安置泰山石敢当，或摆放龙，蛇的装饰物
 

3、缺南方:
正南方为离宫，代表中女之位，如果此处缺角会对家中中女健康学业不利，因南方为离宫五行属火，需要注意心脏，眼睛方面的疾病，并在巳午未年流年应凶。也主运程不遂，不利事业发展。
化解方法 ：此方位安装竹木风水轮，或马的装饰物

4、缺西南方:
西南为坤宫，代表家中老母(女主人)之位，如果此处缺角会对家中老母(女主人)健康不利；坤为土，对脾胃方面易发疾病，应为注意，并在未申酉年流年应凶，主运程不佳，在此期间不利于投资发展事业。
 化解方法 ：安置黄玉泰山石敢当，或猴，羊的装饰物

5、缺西方:
正西方为兑宫，代表少女之位，如果此处缺角会对家中十六岁以下少女健康学业不利；注意肺和呼吸道系统方面的疾病发生，并在申酉戌年流年应凶。

化解方法 ：安置密宗水经轮 或 风水轮，或鸡的装饰物
 

6、缺西北方:
西北方为乾宫，代表老父(男主人)之位，在风水上乾又为寿卦，最忌空缺；如果此处缺角会对家中老父(男主人)健康事业不利，并在戌亥子年流年应凶；在此年月不利健康，财运，投资，远行或家运不顺。
 
化解方法 ：安置密宗转经轮，狗或猪形装饰物

7、缺北方:
正北为坎宫，代表中男，在风水上称为财山，也为靠山；如果此处缺角会对家中中男健康学业不利；并在亥子丑年应凶，注意肾脏，泌尿系统方面的疾病发生。
 
化解方法 ：摆放泰山石敢当，或鼠的装饰物

8、缺东北方:
东北为艮宫，代表家中少男，在风水上称为子孙山，代表家中人丁旺盛，如果此处缺角会对家中少男和男丁健康学业不利；并在丑寅卯年流年应凶，注意脾胃消化系统的疾病发生。

化解方法 ：摆放密宗转经轮或 猫【猫为虎】，牛的装饰物