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| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Nerve Impingement | Pressure against a nerve by skin, fascia, muscles, ligaments, or joints |
| Neuromuscular | The interaction between nervous system control of the muscles and the response of the muscles to the nerve signals |
| Neuromuscular Mechanism | The interplay and reflex connection between sensory and motor neurons and muscle function |
| Neurotransmitter | A messenger chemical in the synapse of the nerve |
| Norepinephrine | A neurochemical that functions in a manner similar to epinephrine but that is more concentrated in the brain |
| Opportunistic Invasion | Potentially pathogenic organisms are found on the skin and mucous membranes of nearly everyone that do not cause disease until they have the opportunity, such as in a depressed immunity |
| Origin | The attachment point of a muscle at the fixed point during movement |
| Osteokinematic Movements | The movements of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation; also known as physiological movements. |
| Parasympathetic Autonomic Nervous System | The restorative part of the autonomic nervous system. The parasympathetic response often is called the relaxation response |
| Phasic Muscles | The muscles that move the body |
| Physiologic Barriers | The result of the limits in range of motion imposed by protective nerve and sensory function to support optimal performance |
| Positional Release | method of moving the body into the direction of ease ( the way the body wants to move out of the position that causes pain ); the proprioception is taken into a state of safety and may stop signaling for protective spasm |
| Postisometric Relaxation | The state that occurs after isometric contraction of a muscle; it results from the activity of minute neural reporting stations called the golgi tendon bodies |
| Postural Muscles | Muscles that support the body against gravity. |
| Prime Movers | The muscles responsible for movement |
| Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) | Specific application of muscle energy techniques that uses strong contraction combined with stretching and muscular pattern retraining |
| Proprioreceptors | Sensory receptors that detect joint and muscle activity |
| Pulsed Muscle Energy | Procedures that involve engaging the barrier and using minute, resisted contractions ( usually 20 in 10 seconds ), which introduces mechanical pumping |
| Physical Assessment | Evaluation of body balance, efficient function, basic symmetry, range of motion, and ability to function |
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