Symptoms & Conditions
A sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
What is spasm
Muscle that makes up the myocardium of the heart wall
What is Cardiac muscle
The word kinesis means
What is movement
PT stands for
What is physical therapy/therapist
Polymyositis is
Inflammation of the skeletal muscle
Wasting away; a decrease in the size of a tissue or organ, such as muscular wasting from disuse
What is atrophy
Muscle attached to bones and is responsible for voluntary movement
What is skeletal muscle
Polymyositis is inflammation of many what
What is muscles
LLE is an abbreviation for
What is lower left extremity
Muscular dystrophy is
What is a group of hereditary diseases involving progressive, non-inflammatory muscular degeneration
(What is muscular degeneration)
Permanent contraction of a muscle
What is contracture
What muscle makes up the walls of the hollow organs
What is smooth muscle
Kinesi/o is root for
What is movement
CTS stands for
What is carpal tunnel syndrome
CFS stands for
What is Chronic fatigue syndrome
uneasiness, twitching, or restlessness in the legs that occurs after going to bed and often leading to insomnia
What is restless leg syndrome
This muscle maintains posture
What is skeletal muscle
Plantar flexion is
What is bending the sole of the foot
MMT stands for
What is manual muscle (test)ing
FMS is abbreviation for
What is Fibromyalgia syndrome
A general term for inflammation, soreness, and stiffness of muscles associated with joint pain
What is rheumatism
This muscle type moves involuntarily and is responsible for peristalsis
What is cardiac muscle
Flexion is
What is closing the angle at a joint
What does MG stand for
What is Myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia gravis is
What is a autoimmune disease caused by loss of acetylcholine receptors in the muscle cell membrane
-What is a autoimmune disease