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Nerve Impingement   Pressure against a nerve by skin, fascia, muscles, ligaments, or joints  
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Neuromuscular   The interaction between nervous system control of the muscles and the response of the muscles to the nerve signals  
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Neuromuscular Mechanism   The interplay and reflex connection between sensory and motor neurons and muscle function  
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Neurotransmitter   A messenger chemical in the synapse of the nerve  
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Norepinephrine   A neurochemical that functions in a manner similar to epinephrine but that is more concentrated in the brain  
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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  
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Origin   The attachment point of a muscle at the fixed point during movement  
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Osteokinematic Movements   The movements of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation; also known as physiological movements.  
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Parasympathetic Autonomic Nervous System   The restorative part of the autonomic nervous system. The parasympathetic response often is called the relaxation response  
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Phasic Muscles   The muscles that move the body  
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Physiologic Barriers   The result of the limits in range of motion imposed by protective nerve and sensory function to support optimal performance  
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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  
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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  
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Postural Muscles   Muscles that support the body against gravity.  
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Prime Movers   The muscles responsible for movement  
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Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)   Specific application of muscle energy techniques that uses strong contraction combined with stretching and muscular pattern retraining  
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Proprioreceptors   Sensory receptors that detect joint and muscle activity  
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Pulsed Muscle Energy   Procedures that involve engaging the barrier and using minute, resisted contractions ( usually 20 in 10 seconds ), which introduces mechanical pumping  
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Physical Assessment   Evaluation of body balance, efficient function, basic symmetry, range of motion, and ability to function  
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