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muscular system

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Definition
show Moves away from the midline.  
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show Moves toward the midline  
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Adhesion   show
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show Inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movement, shaky movement caused by activity in the cerebellum  
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Atonic   show
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Atrophy   show
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Bradykinesia   show
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show tendons that pass through the carpal tunnel are chronically overused and become inflamed and swollen, swelling creates pressure on the median nerve and this causes pain, burning, and paresthesia in the thumb, index finger and middle finger.  
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show Disease of unknown cause that affects many body systems.  
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Circumduction   show
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Contracture   show
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Dorsiflexion   show
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show Distortion or impairment of voluntary movement such as a tic or spasm  
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show Partial ataxia, mild form of ataxia  
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Dystonia   show
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show Diagnostic test that measures the electrical activity within muscle fibers in response to nerve stimulation which is used when people have symptoms of weakness and examination shows impaired muscle strength  
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show Nerve conduction studies  
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Epicondylitis   show
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show Study of the human factors that affect the design and operation of tools and the work environment  
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Exercise Physiologist   show
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FasciItis   show
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show Debilitating chronic condition characterized by fatigue, diffuse or specific muscle, joint or bone pain, and a wide range of other symptoms causing weakness  
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show Harmless fluid-filled swelling that occurs most commonly on the outer surface of the wrist  
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show Calcium deposit in the plantar fascia near it’s attachment to the calcaneus (heel) bone that can be one of the causes of plantar fasciitis  
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show Slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body  
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HEMIPLEGIA   show
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show Hyperactivity  
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show Condition of excessive tone of the skeletal muscles  
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Hypokinesia   show
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show Condition in where there is diminished tone of the skeletal muscles  
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IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME   show
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INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION   show
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MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY   show
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show Chronic autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction and produces serious weakness of voluntary muscles  
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MYOCELE   show
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MYOCLONUS   show
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show Specialized soft tissue manipulation technique used to ease the pain of conditions such as fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome, movement restrictions, temporomandibular joint disorders and carpal tunnel syndrome  
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MYOLYSIS   show
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show Weakness or slight muscular paralysis  
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show Surgical suturing a muscle wound  
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show Neuromuscular disorder characterized by the slow relaxation of the muscles after a voluntary contraction  
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show Jerking of the limbs that can occur normally as a person is falling asleep  
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show Meaning slanted or at an angle alignment  
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show Loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movements in a muscle through disease or injury to it’s nerve supply  
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PARAPLEGIA   show
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PHYSIATRIST   show
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show Inflammation of the plantar fascia on the sole of the foot causing foot or heel pain when walking or running  
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show nflammation and weakening of voluntary muscles in many parts of the body mainly affecting those muscles closest to the trunk or torso resulting in severe weakness  
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show Turning the palm of the hand downward or backward  
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show Paralysis of all four extremities  
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show Loss of muscle mass, strength, and function that comes with aging  
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SHIN SPLINT   show
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show HICCUPS  
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show Wryneck  
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show Ring like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway  
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SPRAIN   show
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TENODESIS   show
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TENODYNIA   show
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TENOLYSIS   show
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TENORRHAPHY   show
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show 2  
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show hernia  
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show bad  
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show fascia  
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fibr/o   show
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show pertaining to  
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show movement of  
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show muscle  
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-plegia   show
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-rrhexis   show
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show coordination  
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show tendon  
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ton/o-   show
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show three  
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