Muscle weakness

athletes of any sports that requires sprinting. According to Verrall (2001), 20% of all missed games in Australian Rules Football is due to a hamstring injury. Hamstring injuries are classed into three; Grade I which is mild involves tearing of a few muscle fibres, grade II is moderate and involves a more severe tear and grade III is severe with a complete rupture of the musculotendinous unit ((Kilcoyne, Dickens, Keblish, Rue & Chronister, 2011). An athlete suspected with hamstring injuries…

made different and ever-changing things but can function as a whole. In this paper I will explain how just one mineral can play a massive role in keeping your nerves, muscles and bones healthy. Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 300 enzyme systems that regulate varied biochemical reactions in the body, including protein synthesis, muscle and nerve function, blood glucose control, and blood pressure regulation. It’s crucial for energy production, oxidative phosphorylation, and glycolysis. It…

located at the back part of the heel. The tendon receives blood supply from three sources: the musculo-tendinous junction, the paratenon and distally at the tendon insertion to the bone. (Karlsson 2015) The Achilles joins the heel bone to your calf muscles, with its main purpose is plantar flexion, which is the bending of the foot downwards at the ankle. The average age of a person suffering this injury is twenty-nine to forty with a large majority of all patients being male. When the Achilles…

Weakness-Muscular endurance Muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle or muscle group to undergo repeated contractions, avoiding fatigue. Muscular endurance is relevant to rowing because you need to have good muscular endurance to have strong strokes and fast ones. Rowing can be a physical sport so to consistently have a full and proper race you need to have good muscular endurance to avoid fatigue. For a rower to improve their muscular endurance, they will need to undergo weight training.…

Adductor Muscle Strain An adductor muscle strain, also called a groin strain or pull, is an injury to the muscles or tendon on the upper inner part of the thigh. These muscles are called the adductor muscles or groin muscles. They are responsible for moving the leg across the body. A muscle strain occurs when a muscle is overstretched and some muscle fibers are torn. An adductor muscle strain can range from mild to severe depending on how many muscle fibers are affected and whether the muscle…

Assessment of muscle tone and strength. Mr. X a 52year old person with complaints of joints pains and joints instability, he has a history of frequent falls and injuries, and he has been advised for a strength training programme. Enumerate the various assessment methods used to measure the muscle tone and muscle strength of Mr X Topic: assessment of muscle tone and muscle strength of Mr X. The important component of fitness is muscle tone and muscle strength. It is the ability of an…

October 20, we experimented with the electromyography. An electromyography, or EMG, is a diagnostic procedure to assess the health of muscles and the nerve cells that control them (Mayo Clinic). An EMG uses tiny devices called electrodes to transmit or detect electrical signals. EMG results can reveal nerve dysfunction, muscle dysfunction or problems with nerve to muscle signal transmissions. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the introduction of the EMG was in 1950. EMG signals…

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) or Steinert disease is a rare genetic multisystem disorder. Typical symptoms are delayed relaxation of muscles (myotonia) and slowly increased muscle weakness (dystrophy). It also affects the eye, heart, endocrine system, and central nervous system [1]. The prevelance is estimated at 1:10,000 [2]. DM1 is caused by an unstable (CTG) microsatellite repeat expansion within the DMPK (dystrophia myotonica protein kinase) 3- untranslated region (3’-UTR) in chromosome…

Introduction By definition Rhabdomylosis is a rare disease that causes a breakdown of muscle tissue that releases a damaging protein into the blood. Fewer than 200,000 people are diagnosed in the United States yearly. Rhabdomylosis causes an excess level of myoglobin, which can and eventually will cause further injury. There are multiple causes of this disease such as trauma, nontraumatic exertional rhabdomyolysis, and other miscellaneous causes. Risk factors range from seizures to alcoholism…

skeletal muscles in one’s body. Currently, there are several types of MD. This research paper will focus on Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy. Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy is the most common form of MD that affects the muscles of the face, neck, and arms, has no treatment and has several ways to be diagnosed, and has a foundation that helps people who have the disease with medical situations and treatment. Affected Muscles Krajewski stated “MD causes general weakness, usually beginning in the muscles…