Common Pathologies Of The Muscular System

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Adhesion

Back 1

Binding between layers of fascial tissue

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Atrophy

Back 2

Loss of muscle mass and strength due to immobility and the disuse of muscles over a long period of time

Front 3

Contracture

Back 3

Abnormal shortening of muscle fibers, tendons, and or fascia resulting in difficulty stretching the muscle.

Front 4

Fibromyalgia

Back 4

Chronic condition with widespread pain and aching in the muscles and soft tissues and debilitating fatigue.

Front 5

Hernia

Back 5

Tear in a muscle wall that allows and organ to protrude

Front 6

Lateral Epicondylitis

Back 6

Inflammation of the muscle attachment to the lateral epicondyle of the elbow also called tennis elbow

Front 7

Muscular Dystrophy MD

Back 7

Group of chronic, genetic diseases causing progressive muscular degeneration and weakness resulting in atrophied muscles

Front 8

Myasthenia gravis

Back 8

Neuromuscular disease involving both the muscular and the nervous system. Characterized by increasing muscle weakness and may cause paralysis

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Paralysis

Back 9

Partial of total loss of ability of voluntary muscles to move

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Repetitive Motion Diorder

Back 10

Damage to tendons muscles joints and or nerves due to repetitive movements for long periods of time

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Scar Tissue

Back 11

Randomly arranged collagen fibers laid down over and injury site in muscles and tendons

Front 12

Shin Splints

Back 12

pain in the muscles and surrounding tissue of the anterior lower leg. a common running or excercise related injury

Front 13

Spasm

Back 13

Sudden and violent contraction of a muscle for a period of time also called a cramp

Front 14

Strains

Back 14

injury of tears in muscles and tendons

Front 15

Tendinitis

Back 15

inflammation of a tendon usually after repetitive movemenets

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Tetanus

Back 16

Often fatal bacterial disease characterized by painful muscle spasms, including lockjaw