Tendon

Rotator cuff impingement is what happens when the tendons and bursa in the sub-acromial/suprahumeral area are compacted together. Compression can initiate painful friction, stress and mechanical wear on the shoulder. Classic signs and symptoms include pain when flexing or abducting the shoulder above 80 degrees and weakness in the shoulder muscles, which are often detected when the patient is given the Hawkins-Kennedy and Neer impingement tests. This impingement disorder mostly stems from…

In the case of dancers, it is often caused by the shortening of tendons as a result of standing upright. Humans naturally stand with a slight backwards curve in the spine, allowing these tendons to remain elongated. However, dancers usually stand perfectly straight, directly over top of the legs causing the tendons to shorten from the lack of this type of consistent stretching. This in turn causes the tendon to stretch uncomfortably over the boney part when the dancer manipulates the…

feet is a common condition in which one or both feet do not have an arch. CAUSES This condition may be caused by: Failure of normal arch to develop during childhood. An injury to tendons and ligaments in the foot, such as to the tendon that supports the arch (posterior tibial tendon). Loose tendons or ligaments in the foot. A wearing down of the arch over time. Injury to bones in the foot. An abnormality in the bones of the foot called tarsal coalition. This…

caused by sprains, strains, or other injuries to the ligaments and tendons that connect and support the kneecap. In particular, the most common major injury to the knee is the ACL or the MCL. Also, they are mentioned further in this essay. So in your knee, you have bones, articular cartilage, meniscus, lateral meniscus, medial meniscus, two types of ligaments, collateral ligaments, cruciate ligaments, quadricep muscle, tendons, and hamstrings. There are three bones that are in your knee that…

surgery, the doctor repairs the Ulnar Collateral Ligament by taking part of the palmaris longus tendon in that patient’s elbow. Before the doctor can put the new tendon in where the ulnar ligament was, he first has to drill holes in the humorous and ulna bone. They do this so that they can support the two bones with the new tendon. The next step in Tommy John Surgery is to take the palmaris longus tendon and weave it through the holes of the bone in a figure-eight pattern (Lamb). This surgery…

(a) The structure of the rotator cuff consists of four muscles that all play a role in the motion of the rotator cuff. The four muscles that are responsible for this motion are: the Supraspinatus muscle, the Infraspinatus muscle, the Teres Minor muscle, and the Subscapularis muscle. Each of these muscles originate from the scapula and attach into the humerus. The Supraspinatus muscle originates in the Supraspinatus Fossa and attaches to the greater tubercle of the humerus. The infraspinatus…

wasting of muscles in the shoulders, upper arms, and hips. There is significant weakness on muscle testing (i.e., the patient is unable to exert a normal force with muscle contraction). On tapping the knee tendon there is a contraction of the quadriceps muscle in the leg, and on tapping the biceps tendon there is a contraction of the biceps muscle in the arm. No fasciculations are noted. There is normal muscle tone detected by passive movement…

of muscle fibresthe human skeletal system even goes under hypertrophy getting bigger and gaining in size if put into a demanding training regime. But is this whole-muscle hypertrophy the result of fibre hypertrophy or fibre hyperplasia Increases in tendon strength -…

pressure on the median nerve and tendons rather than the actual nerve itself. CTS affects women twice as much as men and the manifestation occurs between the ages of 40-70 years old. Though occupation and stress are one of the major causes of CTS can also be a result of trauma or injury to the wrist, sprains or fractures, rheumatoid arthritis, and repeated use of vibrating…

Tissue in your body is used to help your body move to bend over and pick up a box that is on the floor. Muscular tissue is used to move muscles and bones and connective tissue connects the muscles/tendons to the bones to help with movement. Nervous tissue is also used. It’s needed to tell you to pick up the box and tell your muscles and bones to move the way you do to bend over to pick the box up. First, the rectus abdominus pulls forward to bend over, the latissimus dorsi and gluteus maximus…