Muscular dystrophy

Group of hereditary diseased characterized by gradual atrophy and weakness of muscle tissue

Myasthenia Gravis

Autoimmune neruromuscular disorder characterized by severe muscular weakness and progressive fatigue

Sprain

Trauma to a joint that causes injury to the surrounding ligament, accompanied by pain and disability

Strain

Trauma to a muscle from overuse or excessive foricle stretch in which great toe is angled laterally toward the other toes

tendinitis

inflammation of a tendon, usually caused by injury or overuse

torticollis

spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles, causing stiffness and twisting of the neck

Bunion

Deformity characterized by lateral deviation of the great toe as it turns in toward the second toe, which may cause the tissues surrounding the metatarsophalangeal joint to become swollen and tender

Carpel tunnel syndrome

Pain or numbness resulting from compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel

Crepitation

Grating sound made by movement of bone ends rubbing together, indicating a fracture or joint destruction

Contracture

Fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin, fascia, muscle or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint

Ewing Sarcoma

Malignant tumor that develops from bone marrow; usually in long bones or the bones of the pelvis

Ganglion cyst

Fluid filled tumor that most commonly develops along the tendons or joint of the wrists or hands but may also occur in the ankles and feet

Gout

Hereditary metabolic disease that is a form of acute arthritis, characterized by excessive uric acid in the blood and around the joints

herniated disk

herniation or rupture of the nucleus pulposus between two vertebrae; 

Osteoporosis

Decrease in bone density with an increase in porosity; causing bones to become brittle and increasing the risk of fractures

Paget disease

Skeletal disease affecting elderly people that causes chronic inflammation of bones, resulting in thickening ands oftening of bones and bowing of long bones

rheumatoid arthritis

Chronic, systemic, inflammatory disease affecting the synovial membranes of multiple joints. eventually resulting in crippling deformities

Rotator cuff injury

Trauma to the capsule of the shoulder joint, which is reinforced by muscles and tendons

Sublaxation

partial or complete dislocation

Sequestrum

Fragment of a necrosed bone that has become seperated from surrounding tissue

talipes equinovarus

congenital deformity of the foot; aka clubfoot

ankylosing spondylitis

chronic inflammatory disease of unknown origin that first affects the spine and is characterized by fusion and loss of mobility of two or more vertebrae

kyphosis

Increased curvature of the thoracic region of the vertebral column, leading to a humpback posture