PAINFUL
Tenderness or pain in muscles
What is myalgia?
Injury due to overuse involving stretching or tearing of a muscle or tendon attachment
What is strain?
Degeneration of muscle tissue
What is myolysis?
weakness or slight muscle paralysis
What is myoparesis?
band of fibrous tissue holding structures together abnormally
What is adhesion?
Sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles
What is spasm?
Calcium deposits in plantar fascia near the attachments to calcaneus
What is heel spur?
Diminished tone of the skeletal muscle
What is hypotonia?
Weakness or slight paralysis affecting one side of the body
What is hemiparesis?
rupture/tearing of a muscle
What is myorrhexis?
Painful localized spasm
What is a cramp?
Herniation of a muscle through a tear in the fascia
What is myocele?
A state of abnormal muscle tone
What is dystonia?
total paralysis affecting one side of the body
What is hemiplegia?
chronic autoimmune disease that causes weakness of voluntary muscles
What is myasthenia gravis?
What is sprain?
Lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement
What is ataxia?
Lacking normal muscle tone
What is atonic?
Paralysis of all four extremities
What is quadriplegia?
Compression of nerves/blood vessels due to swelling within space created by fascia separating groups of muscles
What is compartment syndrome?
Injury when a muscle tears away from the tibia
What is shin splint?
Permanent tightening of fascia, muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin
What is contracture?
Release of a tendon affected by adhesions
What is tenolysis?
Paralysis of both legs and lower part of body
What is paraplegia?
Surgical incision through fascia to relieve pressure
What is fasciotomy?