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| partial or complete wasting away of muscle. causes of atrophy include poor nourishment, poor circulation, loss of hormonal support, loss of nerve supple to muscle disuse or lack or exercise. |
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| an increase in mass or girth, of a muscle can be induced by a number of stimuli. the most familiar is exercise. |
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| (latin "mors, mortis") is caused by a chemical change in the muscles after death, causing the limbs of the corpse to become stiff(latin "rigor") and difficult to move or manipulate. |
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| decrease or lost of muscle tone. such muscle are said to be flaccid |
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| loss of muscle tone, loss or reduction of tendon, and muscle atrophy due to nerve disorders or damage. |
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| increase in muscle tone that results in spasticity or rigidity. |
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| abnormal muscular hyperactivity with increased in muscle tone(rigidity), and sustained muscle contraction(spasm), usually caused by damaged to the center nervous system. |
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| increased muscle tone without reflex hyperactivity. |
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| partial paralysis in which the muscle exhibit spasticity. |
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| muscle pain(greek "myos" means muscle, and "algia means pain. |
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| tumor staring in muscle tissue( greek, oma means tumor) |
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| inflammation of muscle(greek means inflammation. |
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| increased muscular excitability and contraction with decreased power of relaxation. |
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| permanent shortening of a muscle due to replacement of destroyed muscle fibers by connective tissue. |
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| inherited muscle-destroying disease characterized by degeneration of muscle fibers, leading to progressive atrophy. |
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| Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
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| is sex-linked(X) disease that strikes boys almost exclusively, usually between the age of 3 and 5. |
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myo(muscle)asthenia(weak)gravis( grave or serious)
an autoimmune disorder caused by antibody attack against axh receptors in the neuromuscular junction. accurs most often in females between ages 20 and 50. |
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| a viral disease that can damage the nervous system and cause paralysis. the polio virus enters the body through the mouth, usually from hands contaminated with stool of an infected person. |
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| a very common condition of widespread muscular pain and fatigue...It affects women much more than men in an approximate ration of 9:1. It is seen in all age groups from young children through old age, although in most paients the problem begins during their 20s or 30s. |
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| sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle. |
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| painful spasmodic contraction of a muscle, usually resulting in complete tetany. |
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| rhythmic, involuntary brief twitch of a muscle visible under skin. |
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| an involuntary brief twitch of a muscle no visible under the skin, as of the heart. |
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| painful progressive condition by compression of the median nerve in the wrist.. symptoms usually start gradually, with pain, weakness, or numbness in the hand and wrist, radiating up the arm. |
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| a condition in which increased pressure within a muscle compartment causes a decrease in blood supply to the affected muscles. The so-called compartments are groups of muscles surrounde by inelstic fascia and thus any swelling of muscles leaves no room for expansion of blood supply is progressively cut-off. |
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| a defect or hole in the diaphragm that allows the abdominal content to more into the chest cavity. treatment is usually surgical. |
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| protrussion of abdominal cavity contents throug a weakened abdominal muscle of the inguinal area. |
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| the formation or development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue |
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(isch-is restriction, hema or haema is blood)
a restriction in blood supply to tissue such as cardiac muscle. |
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| occurs when the rotator cuff tendons(supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis)becomes trapped in the shoulder joint. |
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| which may cause the heel to hurt, fell hot or swell, is an inflammation or the plantar fascia, a thin layer of tough tissue supporting the arch of the foot. |
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represent one member of a group of injuries called "overuse injuries"
shin splints occur most commonly in runners or aggressive walkers. shin splints cause pain in the front of the outer edge of the mid region of the leg next to the shin bone(tibia) |
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| Delayed onset muscle soreness(DOM) |
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| also sometimes called muscle fever, is the pain or discomfort often felt 24 to 72 hours after exercising and subsides generally within 2 to 3 days. It is frequently said to be caused by lactic acid buildup; |
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