diseases and disorders of the musculoskeletal system

osteoarthritis

• “wear and tear”

• degenerative joint disease

• joint stiffness and pain

  • fluid becomes nonexistent

rheumatoid arthritis

• autoimmune

• chronic systemic inflammatory disease

• visible joint deformity

  • body is attacking itself

bursitis

joint pain and swelling

ewing sarcoma

type of tumor that forms in bone or soft tissue, ages 10-20 years

gout

• “rich man disease”

• arthritis due to uric acid crystals in joints

  • due to cheese, wine, and red meat

osteogenesis

brittle bone disease

hereditary

osteoporosis

• disease of elderly

  • causes fractures of the spine, loss of height

osteosarcoma

• bone cancer that develops in cells (osteoblasts) that form bone

  • most often in children, adolescents, and young adults

kyphosis

hunchback

lordosis

swayback

scoliosis

an abnormal S-shaped curvature of the spine

paget’s disease

bones enlarge, become deformed and weak

fibriomyalgia

chronic body pain

muscular dystrophy

• inherited disorder

  • muscles do not develop properly

atrophy

• muscles shrink due to lack of nervous stimulation/use

tendonitis

sports related, pain in joints

myasthenia gravis

• autoimmune disorder (antibodies destroy communication betw. nerves and muscles

  • double vision, muscle weakness, difficult chewing, and breathing

tetanus

muscle spasms in jaw and neck caused by toxin (clostridium tetani) can cause death