Tendon

Injuries affecting the lower limb are very common in all walks of life and can affect anyone at any age. As it is the case with most of our body parts, there are pain-sensitive structures in the hip, knee and ankle. The structures can be sources of pain and discomfort. The most important element is to find out what is causing the pain in your hip, knee or ankle. At Wellness In Motion Chiropractic Center, we make sure that the underlying cause of pain is first identified and this may include…

shot with a poisonous arrow, which shortly drove him to death. The term “Achilles’ heel” refers to one’s physical or mental weakness or vulnerable area. The mythology not only created the term “Achilles’ heel”, the tendon connecting the heel to the calf muscles is named the Achilles tendon. Today, the allusion of Achilles’ heel is found in many literature and media, describing one’s weakness or flaw. For example, an article, Hillary Clinton’s new ad unsubtly fires at Donald Trump’s Achilles’…

Your joints allow your skeleton to move. Your shoulders, elbows, hips and knees are places where your bones meet. Joint pain may be caused by many conditions and mainly consists of soreness, aches and discomfort in the area where the bones join. Arthritis is one of the most common causes of joint pain as is injury or illness. There are two main forms of arthritis, which are rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. The American College of Rheumatology considers osteoarthritis more common in…

The optimum length of a muscle to deliver maximum tension is slightly greater than the resting length of the muscle. This can be related back to the discussion earlier. Many people do not squat deep enough because the length of their muscles is allowing them to push back up with less effort, due to the length-tension relationship. However, this is how injuries to joints and ligaments can occur. It is much harder to fully squat because fewer cross bridges are making contact within the muscle, so…

of Roosevelt Community Church depicts a man with his arms spread wide like an eagle. This mural is beautiful but very confusing. It is a man without skin whose arms are spread wide, since there is no skin passerby’s can see are muscles bones and tendons. When I first saw the mural I thought to myself, “what the heck could this possibly stand for?” I sat there staring at the mural and after about ten to fifteen minutes I still just sat there dumbfounded as to what the mural could stand for. After…

Early labor phase is time of the onset of labor until the cervix is dilated to 3 cm. active labor is continues of cervix dilation to 7 cm, and transition phase is when cervix is fully dilated to 10cm. Labor is the period during which the contractions occur that eventually expel the fetus and placenta from the uterus. The first stage of labor, often called the dilation stage, begins with the onset of regular uterine contractions and extends until the cervix has dilated to a diameter about the…

Achilles tendonitis: your Achilles tendon is the one that connects your calf muscles to your heel bone. It is also the one being used during walking, running, and jumping. When the Achilles tendon is injured, it causes a sharp and nagging pain at the back of your leg. 2. Ankle sprain: an ankle sprain may be a minor injury for athletes, however, it should not be treated…

and scapula. The rotator cuff tendons lie within the subacromial space, and can become irritated and inflamed due to excessive use. When this happens, the subacromial space can become smaller, increasing the likelihood of pain during shoulder movement [3]. Elbow, wrist and hand pain are also reported by approximately 11-16% of the manual wheelchair user population. Most of these injuries are caused by repetitive strain, which can lead to inflamed and irritated tendons. In addition, 49-73% of the…

“The human body,” many of us don’t nearly realize what happens throughout the body, and if I’m being honest, neither did I, up until I took Anatomy and Physiology in high school and my freshman year of college. It is truly amazing, how many systems and functions one’s body has; from the smallest of molecules to the largest of organs, all working together to keep the one going. The entire body is made up of cells, all working hard making sure everything is working accordingly. From making swift…

Stem cells are a subject that brings up controversy in many areas, like in politics and religion. Stems cells are just a class of undifferentiated cells that are able to differentiate into specialized cell types. Stem cells have two main types which are embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells. The use of stem cells, whether embryonic or adult, have definite pros and cons. The pros of this would be all of the medical benefits like finding treatments and cures for many diseases such as cancer,…