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Medicine, Chinese Traditional/history , China , History, 20th Century , Humans , Physicians/history , TravelSubject(s)
Massage/history , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , Humans , Sciatica/history , Sciatica/therapy , United StatesABSTRACT
A principle component of age-related weakness and frailty in women is sarcopenia. This decrease in skeletal muscle mass is a progressive syndrome that will affect the quality of life for elderly women by decreasing the ability to perform many activities of daily living. Strength training is known to be an effective means of increasing muscular strength and size in many populations, and can be utilized successfully to significantly improve muscle strength, muscle mass and functional mobility in elderly women up to the age of 96 years. Such exercise can minimize the syndrome of physical frailty due to decreased muscle mass and strength. Any rehabilitation or exercise program for the elderly woman would benefit from the inclusion of such a training regime.
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Aging/physiology , Exercise Therapy/methods , Frail Elderly , Muscle Weakness/rehabilitation , Muscular Atrophy/rehabilitation , Weight Lifting , Activities of Daily Living , Aged , Aging/pathology , Aging/psychology , Biopsy , Female , Frail Elderly/psychology , Humans , Muscle Weakness/etiology , Muscle Weakness/pathology , Muscle Weakness/psychology , Muscular Atrophy/etiology , Muscular Atrophy/pathology , Muscular Atrophy/psychology , Quality of Life , Treatment OutcomeSubject(s)
Phrenology/history , Austria , History, 18th Century , History, 19th Century , Humans , United StatesSubject(s)
Osteopathic Medicine/history , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , Humans , United StatesABSTRACT
Taking medical photographs of nude patients was common in the nineteenth century and was related to the diagnostic promises of photography. Nude photography today, while just as diagnostically important, is a carefully thought out practice fraught with serious legal ramifications especially when dealing with children and adolescents. As members of the human race, we are diverse in our practices and not only on a country wide but a regional level. What is acceptable in New York is not necessarily acceptable in central Kansas. Unfortunately, in many circumstances, it is difficult to measure intent. Vintage medical photographs have become valued as art, as well as historic and cultural documents. Nude vintage medical photographs fully expose the human condition and have become among the most valued of historic medical photographs. The implications for the future treatment of nude medical photography is well established. The passage of time, nostalgia, and, most importantly, the attempt to learn the secrets of life and means of death in past epochs will result in preserving and valuing these most important clinical photographs.
