Diagnostics
The removal of a small piece of living tissue for microscopic examination
Surgical repair of a muscle through plastic surgery.
What is a Myoplasty?
A drug that reduces inflammation
What is anti-inflammatory?
Deep tendon Reflexes
What is DTR?
The organ that moves
What is the muscle?
Process in which radiographic images of a specific section of the body are taken from multiple angles.
What is a CT scan?
Most common first-aid treatment for muscular injuries; often referred to as “RICE.”
What is Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation?
A drug prescribed to suppress smooth-muscle contractions of the bladder, stomach, or intestine.
What is an antispasmodic?
magnetic resonance imaging
What is MRI?
Connects skeletal muscles to bone
What does the tendon do?
A graphic recording of the contraction of a muscle as a result of electrical stimulation
What is an electromyogram?
Incision to the tendon, usually to repair a deformity caused by a shortened muscle.
What is a tenotomy?
A drug that, in moderate doses, slows down the central nervous system, relieves pain, and induces sleep.
What is narcotic?
Nuclear Medicine Imaging
What is NMI?
The muscles' ability to respond to stimuli
What is excitability?
A noninvasive scanning test that involves use of an electromagnetic field and radio waves to visualize soft-tissue structures.
What is a Magnetic resonance imaging?
Treatment to rehabilitate a patient who has experienced an illness or injury.
What is physical therapy?
A drug that relieves pain; includes nonprescription pain relievers
What is an analgesic?
Range of motion
What is ROM?
Muscles' ability to return to its original shape.
What is elasticity?
Diagnostic imaging technique in which a radioactive substance and a special camera visualize structures and functions in the body.
What is Nuclear medicine Imaging?
Exercises performed to improve or maintain joint mobility and flexibility.
What is Range of Motion Therapy?
A group of drugs with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties.
What are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs?
Computed Tomography
What is CT?
It lines up to form myofibrils, and where contraction happens.
What is Sacromere?