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aponeurosis

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flat sheet of fibrous connective tissue

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ataxia

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lack of muscular coordination

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atrophy

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lack of nourishment

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brachialgia

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pain in arm

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bradykinesia

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slowness of motion or movement

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dactylospasm

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cramp of a finger or toe

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dermatomyositis

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inflamation of the muscles and the skin

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diaphragm

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separates the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity

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dystonia

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condition of impaired muscle tone

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distrophy

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abnormal development caused by defective nourishment

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fascia

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thin layer of connective tissue covering supporting or connecting the muscles.

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fascitis

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inflammation of fascia

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fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS)

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musculoskeletal pain and fatigue

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insertion

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point of attachment of a muscle to the part it moves

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isometric

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p. to having equal measure - muscle doesn’t shorten

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isotonic

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p. to having the same tone or tension

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levator

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muscle that raises or elevates a part eg. latissimus dorsi

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muscular dystrophy

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progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or voluntary muscles.

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myalgia

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pain in the muscle

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myasthenia gravis (MG)

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grave muscle weakness

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myomalacia

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softening of the muscle tissue

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myoparesis

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weakness of the muscle

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myorrhaphy

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surgical suture of a muscle wound

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myosclerosis

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abnormal condition of hardening of the muscle

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myotome

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instrument used to cut muscle

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myotomy

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surgical incision into muscle

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polyplegia

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paralysis affecting many muscles

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rhabdomyoma

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tumor of striated muscle tissue

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rotator cuff

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muscles that stabilize the shoulder

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sternocleidomastoid

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muscle arising from the sternum and clavicle

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tenodesis

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surgical binding of a tendon

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tenodynia

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pain in tendon

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tetany

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cramps, convulsions, & twitching of the muscles

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torsion

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process of being twisted

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anatomic

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body erect, head facing forward, arms by the sides with palms to the front

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Fowler’s

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patient sitting up with knees elevated

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lithotomy

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on back with lower extremities flexed and feet placed in stirrups

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electromyography

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test to measure electrical activity across muscle membranes