Healing Athletic Injuries Through Biotechnology
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As an athlete, nothing can be worse than ending your career due to an injury. With the technology available the healing rate of an injury can be accelerated. Through personal experience and research, I have been introduced to a method of speeding the healing rate of a broken bone. The means of accelerating the healing process is by a device called a Bone growth stimulator.
Bone Growth Stimulators
History: History of the idea behind bone growth stimulators.
Kinds of fractures: This site defines the terminology of different fractures.
FDA description: BONE GROWTH STIMULATOR DEVICES
Two Kinds of Bone Growth Stimulators: bonegrowthpics
Understanding the use of the body's electricity: ETG Current Technology Corporation - Electro-Stimulation
Brief description of the device: Perspectives in Healthcare Technology - Home Use Medical Device
A stress fracture of the proximal fifth metatarsal shaft.. |
14 weeks later of capacitive coupling electrical stimulation demonstrates fracture union. |
* Images taken from www.orthopedictechreview.com/issues/julaug02/pg32.htm *
This site was created for Biotechnology and Human Values (ISSI 470), a senior issues course at Monmouth College.
Other questions relating to the enhancement of athletes view my teammates sites for the following:
Supplements: http://department.monm.edu/chemistry/issi470/fall2003/jsager/
Human Growth Hormone: http://department.monm.edu/chemistry/issi470/fall2003/jhamilto/
Tommy John Surgery and Genovations: http://department.monm.edu/chemistry/issi470/fall2003/leverhar/
