Muscle Disorders

Remission

(a long term disappearance of symptoms) can occur but most need to be on medication indefinitely.

Tendons

cords of connective tissue which attach muscles to bone.

Rehabilitation

retraining of injured or unused muscles

Physiotherapy

  treatment using light, heat, cold, water, electricity, massage, and exercise

Range of motion

amount of movement at each joint

Active ROM

  you move the joint through its range of motion

Passive ROM

someone else moves the joint through its range of motion

Strain

* the overstretching or tear of a muscle
* Often caused by lifting to much weight, lifting improperly, or excessive use.

symptoms of strains

* Soreness
* Pain
* Tenderness

Treatment for strain

R.I.C.E. → rest, ice, compression, elevation

Muscle Spasm

a sustained contraction

Myalgia

muscle pain

Fibromyalgia

Chronic muscle pain lasting 3 or more months in specific muscle points

Hernia

Organ protrudes through a weak muscle

Abdominal Hernia

Organs protrude through abdominal wall

Inguinal Hernia

protrusion occurs in the inguinal canal (groin area)

Hiatal Hernia

stomach pushes through the diaphragm

Flatfeet

* Weakening of the leg muscles that support the arch
* Downward pressure eventually flattens out the arch

Tetanus

* An infectious disease characterized by continuous spasms of the voluntary muscles.
* Caused by a toxin, Clostridium tetani, a bacterium that enters through a puncture wound

Torticollis

* Inflammation of the trapezius and/or sternocleidomastoid muscle

Muscular Dystrophy

* Group of diseases in which the muscle cells deteriorate

Myasthenia Gravis

* Connection between the nerves and the muscle is lost

Tennis Elbow

* urs at the bony prominence on the sides of the elbow
* The tendon that connects the arm muscle to the elbow becomes inflamed due to repetitive use

**Shin Splints**

* Injury to the muscle tendon in the front of the shin