Definitions
Tissue Loading
Musculotendinous Unit Injuries
Unit Injuries part II
Synovial Joint Injuries
100
Load
What are external force or forces acting on internal tissue?
100
External loads applied towards one another on opposite surfaces.
What is compression
100
If a muscle is over stretched by tension or forced to contract against too much resistance.
What is muscle strains?
100
A cracking feel or sound
What is crepitus?
100
Articulations of two bones surrounded by a joint capsule lined with synovial membrane
What is a synovial joint
200
Stiffness
What is the ability of a tissue to resist a load?
200
The force that pulls or stretches tissue
What is tension
200
Extremely painful muscle contractions that occur most commonly in the café, abdomen, or hamstring
What are muscle cramps?
200
Inflammation of a tendon and its synovial sheath
What is tenosynovitis?
200
Separation of articulating bones
What is a diastasis?
300
Strain
What is the extent of deformation of tissue under loading
300
Equal but not directly opposite loads are applied to opposing surfaces
What is shearing
300
Muscle contractions in response to pain
What is muscle guarding?
300
Compression of soft tissue that results in bleeding into surrounding tissue
What is a contusion?
300
A bone forced out of alignment and stays out until surgically or manual replaced or reduced
What is a dislocation?
400
Yield point
What is the elastic limit of tissue
400
2 force pairs act at opposite ends of a structure
What is bending
400
Pain caused by overexertion in exercise
What is muscle soreness?
400
Bluish-purple discoloration of the skin
What is ecchymosis?
400
A bone forced out of alignment but goes back in place
What is a subluxation?
500
Exceeding the ability to withstand stress and strain, causing tissue to break down.
What is mechanical failure
500
Twisting in opposite directions from the opposite ends of s structure
What is torsion?
500
Inflammation of a tendon
What is tendinitis?
500
Calcium deposits that result from repeated trauma
What is myositis ossificans?
500
Pieces of synovial membrane that contain a small amount of fluid
What is a bursae?
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