Discuss some of the methods for assessing body composition and body weight that you have used. How helpful were they? What other methods would you like to try? How might they benefit you?
#..Different methods for assessing body composition and body weight that I have used are :-
- skinfold assessments
determine thickness of fat directly below the skin's surface, and then used in an equation to calculate
- anthropometric measurements
measure size and proportion of the human body and its various segments, different devices are used to measure BMI, disease possibilities, estimate body fatness, and mortality.
These are the simple and easy methods to calculate the body composition and also provides some what reliable results .
#. The other methods that I like to try are :-
- densitometry
measures a body's density by finding the mass using a scale and finding the volume using either water submersion or air displacement plethysmography (spaceship thing) and using those to calculate density
- dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
different tissues absorb and reflect the x-rays from the exa machine to varying degrees, can determine total amounts of and where lean and fat mass are, combine with total body weight can determine total body fat
- bioelectrical impedance
send safe low- voltage level electrical current through the body, the speed that the current passes through can help determine lean and fat tissue and then use their height and weight to calculate the percent of body composition that is fat mass and fat-free mass
These methods will provide me the accurate results which will help to take the correct action and help in early recovery of the patient.
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