muscular

• Atonia


  A loss of muscle tone, meaning that we are essentially paralyzed during this phase

  
• Dystonia


  A movement disorder in which a person's muscles contract uncontrollably. The contraction causes the affected body part to twist involuntarily, resulting in repetitive movements or abnormal postures
• Muscle Atrophy


  When muscles waste away. It's usually caused by a lack of physical activity. When a disease or injury makes it difficult or impossible for you to move an arm or leg, the lack of mobility
• Muscular Dystrophy


  A group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass; abnormal genes (mutations) interfere with the production of proteins needed to form healthy muscle

  
• Myalgia


  Describes muscle aches and pain, which can involve ligaments, tendons and fascia, the soft tissues that connect muscles, bones and organs
• Myasthenia Gravis


  A chronic autoimmune, neuromuscular disease that causes weakness in the skeletal muscles that worsens after periods of activity and improves after periods of rest

  
• Myoclonus


  A symptom and not a diagnosis of a disease. It refers to sudden, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles

  
• Myodiastasis


  Separation of a muscle

  
• Myosarcoma


  Categorized as one of the four major types of cancer and is defined as a sarcoma or cancer of the muscle tissue; it is a malignant tumor derived from myogenic cells
• Myositis


  Weakness, swelling, and pain are the most common symptoms

  
• Paralysis


  Loss of muscle function in part of your body. It happens when something goes wrong with the way messages pass between your brain and muscles
• Polymyositis


  One of the inflammatory myopathies, a group of muscle diseases that involves inflammation of the muscles or associated tissues, such as the blood vessels that supply the muscles

  
• Tendinitis/ Tendonitis


  An inflammation or irritation of a tendon
• Tremor


  An unintentional and uncontrollable rhythmic movement of one part or one limb of your body. A tremor can occur in any part of the body and at any time
• Diagnostic Procedures


  • Muscle Biopsy
  • Electromyography
• Therapeutic Procedures


  • Fasciotomy
  • Myorrhapy
  • Myotomy
  • Tendolysis
  • Tendoplasty