What I might be after too many Red Bulls.
What is HYPERKINETIC?
I am the inflammation and weakening of voluntary muscles in many body areas.
What is POLYMYOSITIS?
My calcium supplement sometimes inserts itself here and causes pain when I walk.
What are HEEL SPURS?
I am the quick jerking motion of muscle or a group of muscles.
What is MYOCLONUS?
I am the act of suturing your tendon to the end of your bone.
What is TENODESIS?
I help you rehabilitate after a major injury so that you can return to a normal level of functioning.
Who is an EXCERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST?
I am the sole of your foot, when I become inflamed and painful.
What is PLANTAR FASCIITIS?
Some people call me "tennis elbow".
What is EPICONDYLITIS?
If there is a defect or weakening of my muscle wall, I my be more prone to this condition.
What is a HERNIA?
I am the name of a condition where you lack muscle coordination.
What is ATONIA?
I begin near the midline, or most proximal to the body.
What is the MUSCLE ORIGIN?
I record activity within a muscle by providing a stimulus and measuring an output.
What is ELECTROMYOGRAPHY?
I am a muscle, and this is where I END (insert Mic drop here...).
What is the INSERTION site?
Sometimes I swell up with fluid, and often this takes place at the outer wrist.
What is GANGLION CYST?
I am permanent, my elasticity has been replaced with non-elastic fibrous tissue, and I can affect fascia, muscle, tissue, ligaments, or skin.
What are CONTRACTURES?
I am an irritated broad band of connective tissue that covers your muscles.
What is FASCIITIS?
I am an autoimmune disease and I cause severe weakness of your voluntary muscles.
What is MYASTHENIA GRAVIS?
As I age, I lose muscle mass, strength, and function.
What is SARCOPENIA?
When you exercise I cause you leg pain but I stop when you rest.
What is INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION?
I am a genetic problem and I cause your muscles to become weaker and weaker resulting in degeneration, but I DO NOT affect your nervous system.
What is MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY?
I can spin and spin and I am the motion your ankle can make using several muscles.
What is CIRCUMDUCTION?
I am spasmodic neck muscles and I pull your head toward the affected side.
What is TORTICOLLIS?
I am an inflamed sheath that surrounds a tendon.
What is TENDOSYNOVITIS?
I get stuck between bones within the shoulder joint and become inflamed and swollen.
What is IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME?
I am abnormal, and I am bands or strands of fibrous tissue that imprison other structures.
What are ADHESIONS?