Muscle weakness

These types include congenital, neuromuscular, degenerative, and idiopathic scoliosis. Congenital scoliosis is caused by a bone abnormality that is present at birth. Neuromuscular scoliosis is caused by a result of abnormal muscles or nerves. Frequently found in people with various conditions of spina bifida and accompanied by paralysis. Degenerative scoliosis results from a traumatic bone collapse, major back surgery, or osteoporosis. Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common…

proteins being generated. These defective proteins are usually involved in the direct or indirect stabilizing of the membrane of the muscle. This disorder involves symptoms like primary or secondary weakening of limb and axial muscles, muscle wasting and joint contractures (a loss of a variety of motion in a joint due to numerous alterations in connective tissue and muscle during immobilizing period) Though they are inherited, most of them becomes apparent during adulthood. There are two general…

are commonly used to help study human movement. An electromyogram is a machine that helps to study muscle contractions in order to detect any discrepancies in how the muscle is functioning. Electromyograms are able to detect electrical activity in the muscle which can be analyzed to see if a certain muscle is working properly. EMGs can either be used by placing electrodes directly into the muscle, called an intramuscular EMG, or it can function by placing electrodes on top of the…

Diagnosis Rosie is a 40 years old female diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. She has fatigue, spasticity, muscle weakness, and balance problems among copious other symptoms that commonly affect people with multiple sclerosis. Her fatigue often interferes with her ability and desire to perform basic daily tasks. Furthermore, her fatigue can increase throughout the day and with each additional task completion. Extra exertion is required for her daily activities. Hence, energy…

arms or legs during or after exercise. Groups of muscles, nerves, and blood vessels in the arms and legs are separated into various compartments. Each compartment is surrounded by tough layers of tissue called fascia. During exercise, muscle swells due to increased blood flow. The swelling may increase the pressure within the layers of fascia and begin to push on the structures within that compartment. This can lead to pain, numbness, or weakness. Exertional compartment syndrome most often…

Tunnel Syndrome The musculoskeletal system is the structure that provides a person the ability to move. Repetitive stress injuries, overuse and many more can cause disorders, Muscu-loskeletal Disorders or MSDs. Musculoskeletal disorders affect the muscles, bones lig-aments, and tendons. There are various reasons that contribute to MSDs. Carpal Tun-nel Syndrome is one the most frequent musculoskeletal disorder. It may interfere with hand strength and sensation, which can cause a decrease in hand…

The reasons for rehabilitation after a repair is to build up muscle strength to insure the strength is there to support and protect the joints. Rehabilitation is also for areas where a patient is at their weakness and needs to learn how to improve health. After surgery the first reason for rehabilitation would to get up and moving faster and rehabilitation should continue until the muscle works as well or better than before. The precautions and restrictions are given to protect…

Identify two components of fitness for which you were strongest (indicate the component of fitness, the related fitness test and your score for each test). For each of the two fitness tests you mentioned, what was one physical sign that you were pushing yourself? (i.e. my triceps burned during the push-ups test) The two components of fitness that was my strongest fitness component were Power and Flexibility. During the fitness test my fitness component for Power, I scored a total of 1.27 cm in…

as intensity increases and duration continues, it becomes increasingly difficult for the body to provide enough oxygen so the anaerobic lactic system begins to contribute more energy to fuel the muscles. He adds that as exercise increases, so does the accumulation of lactic acid in the blood and muscles. At maximum intensity, this system is exhausted within 60 to 120 seconds. Nambier (2011) added that the timing of anaerobic lactic system is ten to two seconds and provides energy for medium to…

get stress from feeling like I’m being underpaid, workload, being tired from standing all day or my athlete could have a muscle stress. As a result I might burnout; take days off, lack of motivation, have an accident. I need to know how to cope with my stress and my patient or athletes stress combined, because it’s my job to take care of them. Kinesiology is the use of muscle testing to identify those stresses and imbalances in the mind and body. Some athletes including me use their sport to…