Treatment of fibrositis by novocain infiltration

The following series of cases consitutes a clinical study of the effect of local anaesthetic injection on certain painful conditions previously not amenable to quick relief. The aim was originally merely to reduce the period of disability, while continuing more orthodox treatment, but it was found that cure frequently occurred from injection alone.The cases treated fall into the following groups: (a) chronic fibrositic affections in various situations. (b) sprains and minor traumata, regarded as cases of acute fibrositis.The local anaesthetics employed were:- (a) novocain in various strengths dispensed in normal saline. (b) a proprietary preparation of 3% novocain made up in Ringer's solution. (c) a proprietary preparation of 2% novocain in Ringer.Most of the cases came from : - (a) a part of a battalion of soldiers, originally middle -aged and elderly men, and so excellent material for the chronic fibrositic group, particularly as many of them were facing unaccustomed exposure to rigorous weather conditions and vigorous physical activity. (b) workers on long shifts in the cold and damp conditions of a dockyard. (c) patients in ordinary civilian practice. (d) certain Naval and Air Force personnel, and those on leave in the district.It will thus be seen that the bulk of these are individuals who at the present time can ill be spared for long periods of rest from the occupations on which they are engaged.The technique employed was as simple as could be arranged, in view of the demands of a fairly busy practice. Usually five or ten minutes sufficed for any one case at a time, and the injections t'rere carried out in the con - sulting- room, or medical inspection room in the case of the soldiers, or in the patient's home. Ho special_ apparatus or instruments were necessary, and no elaborate sterile technique employed. In short, the method is admirably suited to the resources of either the general practitioner or the regimental medical officer

STEP-TO-STEP SPATIOTEMPORAL DETERMINANTS OF FEMALE SPRINT PERFORMANCE DURING THE ENTIRE ACCELERATION PHASE

The purpose of this study was to clarify the kinematic determinants of maximal effort female sprint performance during the entire acceleration phase of a single sprint. Fifteen sub-elite female sprinters completed a 60 m maximal effort sprint from starting blocks over a long force platform system. Ground reaction force data was used to calculate step length, step frequency, support time and flight time. Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient was used to clarify the association between the rate of changes in these spatiotemporal variables and acceleration at every step. Peformance determinants elucidated included the rate of changes in step length (1st to 10th steps), step frequency (2nd to 7th steps), support time (1st to 5th steps) and flight time (4th to 7th steps). Results were considered similar to past research on male sprinters, although showed slightly different correlations

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CONTROL AND SUPPRESSED ARM SPRINT RUNNING DURING THE MAXIMUM VELOCITY PHASE

The purpose of this study was to clarify sprint characteristic differences between control and suppressed arm sprint running during the maximum velocity phase. Baseball players (n=15) completed a 50 m control and suppressed arm trial, and ground reaction force was measured with force platforms. Sprint characteristics were calculated during the stride that maximum velocity was reached. Cohen’s d effect size with 95% confidence intervals and paired T-tests elucidated differences between trials. The maximum velocity decreased by 7.06% during the suppressed arm trial, compared to the control, probably caused by the suppressed arm condition. There were further decreases in propulsive (12.67%), braking (7.40%), vertical (2.81%) and effective vertical (5.95%) mean forces, suggesting significant ground reaction force differences between trials during the maximum velocity phase

Reopening Johnson County Hospital: The Beginning of Interprofessional Healthcare Education at ETSU

Johnson County Hospital was a hospital located in Mountain City, TN that existed from 1972 until its final closure in 1998. The hospital faced multiple financial challenges during its existence and was forced to close three times. In 1988 it closed for the penultimate time, and as it had in the past, it counted on the community, local business and local government to reopen the hospital. Three local businessmen were particularly dedicated to reopening the county hospital and reached out to East Tennessee State University (ETSU) and their newly formed College of Medicine. A partnership was formed between the community and ETSU to open a rural campus to educate medical, nursing, public health and allied health students. This rural campus was made a reality through the Kellogg Grant awarded to ETSU in 1991 and was expanded to include graduate medical education in 1996. This collaboration between the community, local businesses, local government and ETSU was able to reopen the hospital in 1992 and jump-started interprofessional education at ETSU which is continued today in the form of the Academic Health Sciences Center and the Interprofessional Education Program