Muscular System

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Pain in the leg muscles that occurs in the legs during exercise and is relieved by rest

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Intermittent Claudication

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Group of inherited muscle disorders that cause muscle weakness without affecting the nervous system

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Muscular Dystrophy

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Condition in which there is diminished tone of the skeletal muscles

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hypotonic

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Total paralysis of one side of the body

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hemiplegia

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aka: hyperactivity. Abnormally increased motor function or activity

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hyperkinesia

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Spasm or twitching of a muscle or a group of muscles

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myoclonus

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Protrusion of the muscle through its ruptured sheath or fascia

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myocele

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describes the study of human factors that affect the design and operation of tools and the work environment

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ergonomics

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muscle tenderness and pain

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myalgia

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Study of the muscular activity and the resulting movement of the body parts

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kinsesiology

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slight paralysis of one side of the body

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hemiparesis

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surgical repair of the fascia

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fascioplasty

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caused by overworking the muscles results in tenderness and swelling of the muscles and their surrounding fascia

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myofascial

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chronic autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction and produces serious weakness of voluntary muscles

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Myasthenia Gravis

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occurs when inflames and swollen tendons are caught in the barrow space between the bones within the shoulder joint

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impingement

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abnormally decreased motor function or activity

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hypokinesia

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condition of excessive tone of the skeletal muscles

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hypertonic

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chronic condition of unknown origin charact. by uncontrollable fatigue and widespread pain in the muscles ligaments and tendons

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fibromyalgia

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harmless fluid-filled swelling that occurs most commonly on the outer surface of the wrist

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ganglioncyst

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inflammation of the fascia

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fasciitis

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pain in a tendon

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tenodynia

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fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormally

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adhesion

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weakness or wearing away of body tissues & structures

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Atrophy

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age-related reduction in skeletal muscle mass in elderly

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sarcopenia

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lacking normal tone or strength

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atonic

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surgical division of a tendon for relief of a deformity

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tendodesis

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total paralysis of one side of the body

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hemiplegia

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-desis

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suturing

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also known as wryneck

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spasmodic torticollis

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delayed reaction of a muscle after a strong contraction

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myotonia

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chronic condition characterized by uncontrollable fatigue and widespread pain in the muscles, ligaments, and tendons (FMS)

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Fibromyalgia Syndrome

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physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation

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physiatry

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sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle

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spasm

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inflammation of the tissues surrounding the elbow

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epichondylitis

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breaking down, degeneration of muscle tissue

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myolysis

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localized muscle spasm

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cramp

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paralysis of both legs and the lower part of body

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parapalgia