Question 1

how soon after a total knee replacement can  someone use a continuous passive motion exercise machine?

Accepted Answer

Right away: Cpm can be used immediately after surgery especially if a epidural catheter is in place.

Question 2

how soon after a total knee replacement could someone use a continuous passive motion (cpm) exercise machine?

Accepted Answer

1 hours: Ideally you should be placed on it in the recovery room whole still sedated.  Once you are able to move the knee on your own, the benefit of continuous passive motion is less apparent.

Question 3

what is passive range of motion and what is the usefulness in the cervical spine?

Accepted Answer

Motion capacity: Passive motion refers to the range of motion the spine is capable of when induced by out side forces. Active motion is what it can do when your own muscles are activated.
Injury or spasm of muscles can reduce both active rom and passive rom.

Question 4

while doing sex, why does the pennis go down when it's inside the virgina? he is quite passive and gets a bit horny then apparently the pennis goes inside yet down while activity is in motion.

Accepted Answer

You : You could  either have ed (erectile dysfunction) if your erection goes away prematurely without
reaching orgasm or you could have premature ejaculation if you ejaculated too fast.
The treatments are obviously different. 
For ed, treatments include medication such as viagra, Cialis or levitra, (vardenafil) vaccum erection device (ones sold through medical supply shop), injection therapy (boston clinic or most of urologist can order the trimix from vegas for a fraction of what boston clinic charges) and penile implant. 
For premature ejaculation there is no standard therapy on the market, ask your dr. For zoloft, it usually works.

Franklin chu md facs.

Question 5

can you please tell me about the active range of motion and passive range of motion tests for a torn acl?

Accepted Answer

Exam for ACL-"ROM": Passive motion is movement caused by some outside force. Active motion is movement you generate yourself.  These are not specific tests for an acl tear.  The acl provides stability to a knee, so if there is a significant tear, there will be too much motion of one leg bone sliding over the other bone. This is "translation" of the femur on the tibia vs flexion (bending) or extension (straightening).

Question 6

i have swollen elbows no pain i have worked in a deli for 7 years 20 hour week on slicing machines using arm motions any ideas?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Is it swelling over the "pointy bone" at the back of the elbow.  If so, you could have olecranon bursitis.  This can occur with repetitive pressure - like leaning on your elbows - a trauma or less rarely things like gout or infections.  It's uncommon to have elbow arthritis but not impossible. Tendon and ligament inflammation could also cause this too.

Question 7

multiple family members including myself suffer from chronic back and hip pain. what do you think of the back2life continuous motion massager?

Accepted Answer

See details: The first step is to determine the cause of the back pain. Then you will have a better idea about the most effective treatment option. The continuous massager likely will not have a significant benefit.

Question 8

food poisoning... continous loose motion... what should i do?

Accepted Answer

Hydrate yourself: Make sure you're keeping up with your diarrhea by drinking water.  If you can't do this, you need urgent medical attention.  Also if your stools are bloody, you need urgent medical attention.

Question 9

how much would a continuous positive airway pressure(c.p.a.p) machine cost?

Accepted Answer

Hundreds $.: From 200$ to 1500$, depending on machine specs.

Question 10

had a knee x-ray and the machine seemed to be continuously noisy. worried that the tech took continuous pictures by accident. is that possible ?

Accepted Answer

Only one image: On a conventional x ray machine, to make an x ray beam electrons hit an "anode" in one spot. This heats it. To reduce the point of heat, the anode spins before, during and just after the exposure. This is likely what you heard.
 To take many conventional images one after another you need a different machine, usually a fluoroscope.

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How soon after a total knee replacement could someone use a continuous passive motion (cpm) exercise machine?

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What is passive range of motion and what is the usefulness in the cervical spine?

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While doing sex, why does the pennis go down when it's inside the virgina? he is quite passive and gets a bit horny then apparently the pennis goes inside yet down while activity is in motion.

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Can you please tell me about the active range of motion and passive range of motion tests for a torn acl?

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I have swollen elbows no pain i have worked in a deli for 7 years 20 hour week on slicing machines using arm motions any ideas?

A member asked:

Multiple family members including myself suffer from chronic back and hip pain. what do you think of the back2life continuous motion massager?

A member asked:

Food poisoning... continous loose motion... what should i do?

A member asked:

How much would a continuous positive airway pressure(c.p.a.p) machine cost?

A member asked:

Had a knee x-ray and the machine seemed to be continuously noisy. worried that the tech took continuous pictures by accident. is that possible ?

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