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Use Of Pocus And Omt For Anterior Shoulder Reduction, David Ho, James Espinosa, Alan Lucerna, Neeharika Bhatnagar

Rowan-Virtua Research Day

Shoulder dislocations are very a common presentation in the emergency department. This represents about 50% of all joint dislocations presenting to the ER. Over 95% of the dislocations are anterior. Approximately 70% of shoulder dislocations occur in men and in both genders, the prevalence of shoulder dislocations occurs in a bimodal distribution in age in those younger than 20 and over 60 years old. Shoulder dislocation can occur anteriorly, posteriorly, and inferiorly. In an anterior dislocation, excessive force from external rotation and abduction causes a tear in the anterior ligamentous capsule3, causing the humeral head to dislocate from the glenoid …

Impact Of Body Mass Index And Body Fat Percentage On Subjective Weight Status, Kelly Staples, Adarsh Gupta

Rowan-Virtua Research Day

• In the United States, the prevalence of obesity in adults is 42.4% of the population
• Body mass index (BMI) is the most frequently used tool to screen and assess for obesity
• BMI fails to account for body composition and body fat percentage (BFP)
• The objective of our study is to assess for understanding of BMI, BFP, and how these two measures are related to self-perception of body mass.
• Findings showed positive correlations between BMI, gender, and perception of body figure