Muscle Disorders
Definition of a spasm or cramp.
What is an involuntary contraction of a voluntary muscle.
An over-exaggerated thoracic curve is known as:
What is hyperkyphosis
Another name for adhesive capsuliti
What is frozen shoulder
Osteoarthritis is usually the result of this:
What is age & repetitive pounding stress
Ganglion cysts are usually found in these places:
What is the Wrist, hand & foot
People with MD are also at risk of these two complications?
What is Scoliosis & pneumonia
Signs of late-stage osteoporosis are:
What is loss of height and spontaneous fractures of the vertebral bodies
Baker’s cysts are associated with the risk of this serious complication
What is deep vein thrombosis
When a person has pain, occasional locking at the jaw, a popping sensation, and chronic teeth-grinding, this condition is most likely to be present
What is TMJ disorder
This is the main contributor to acute compartment syndrome
What is a sudden onset of swelling, often related to trauma
Cramping in athletes during or after an event can often be related to this.
What is dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and neurologic overstimulation
This happens in a person has Osgood-Schlatter disease
What is irritation and inflammation at the insertion point of quadriceps
These are the three phases of adhesive capsulitis
What are freezing, frozen, thawing
Patellofemoral pain syndrome can best defined as:
What is when the patellar cartilage becomes irritated as it contacts the femur
When a person finds that their second toe is gradually pulling up into a permanently bent position, what condition is probably present
What is hammertoe
Muscular dystrophy is usually caused by this.
What is an x-linked genetic anomaly
An invisible precursor to osteoporosis
What is osteopenia
These people are most likely to develop gout
Who are middle-aged man who eats a lot of animal-based protein and drinks a lot of alcohol
The major signs and symptoms of spondylolisthesis
What is centralized low back pain & spasm of lumbar paraspinal muscles
Another term for Dupuytren’s contracture
What is Palmar fibromatosis
This situation is most likely to lead to a strain.
What is trauma or chronic overuse
A possible consequence of severe and untreated thoracic rotoscoliosis
What is cardiac and respiratory problems
The are late-stage signs and symptoms of Lyme disease
What is extreme inflammation at one or more large joints
The major contributing factors to spondylosis include:
What is age, lax ligaments, shearing and compressive stresses
When a person has a weakness in the abdominal wall and a section of small intestine becomes entrapped, they may have this
What is hernia