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23 Cards in this Set
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Kinesiology
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the study of muscular activity and the resulting movement of body parts
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Sacropenia
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Age related reduction in skeletal muscle mass in elderly
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Myocele
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protrusion of muscle through its ruptured sheath of fascia
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Ataxia
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Inability to control muscle activity through voluntary movement
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Contracture
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This is when elastic connective tissue is replaced with nonelastic connective tissue causing permanent tightening
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Intermittent claudication
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pain in the legs muscles that occurs in the legs during exercise and is relieved by rest
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Cramp
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localized muscle spasm
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myoclonus
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spasm or twitching of muscles
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singultus
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hiccups or myoclonus of the diaphragm
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myasthenia gravis
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a chronic autoimmune disease that produces a serious weakness of voluntary muscles and affects nervous system
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muscular dystrophy
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inherited muscle disorders that do not effect the nervous system
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ergonomics
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the study of human factors that affect the design and operation of tools and the work environment
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Rotator cuff tendinitis
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Also called tennis shoulder or pitcher's shoulder, it is the inflammation of tendons of the rotator cuff
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Impingement syndrome
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This is when inflamed & swollen tendons are caught in the narrow space between the bones within the shoulder joint
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Heel spurs
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Hardened deposits in the plantar fascia
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shin splint
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painful condition caused by muscle tearing away from the tibia, also called the shinbone
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myoparesis
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weakness or slight paralysis of one side of the body
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hemiparesis
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slight paralysis of one side of the body
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hemiplegia
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total paralysis of one side of the body
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quadriplegia
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Paralysis of all four extremities
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analgesic
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relieves pain without affecting consciousness
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anticholinergic drug
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(antispasmodic) administered to control spasmodic activity of smooth muscles
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tenodesis
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surgical suturing of the end of a tendon to bone
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