kin428 Flashcards
Tendon role/function
Transmit force from muscle to bone.
Tenosynovitis
Inflammation of the tendon and tendon sheath.
Tendinitis
Inflammation of just the tendon.
Enthesopathy
aka insertional tendinitis. Occurs at the bone-tendon junction.
Peritendinitis
inflammation of the sheath.
Myotendinitis
inflammation of the muscle-tendon interface.
Mechanisms of tendon disorder development
excessive & typically repetitive tensile loading, compression (transverse) with tension, and tendon strength decreases with age.
Muscle function
Activators of the lever system of the skeleton. Produce force, generate movement, stabilize joints, blood supply etc.
Myalgia
muscle soreness & pain. (localized regions are tender to the touch).
Myositis
inflammation of the muscle tissue.
Myofascial pain syndrome
Chronic myalgia usually due to insufficient recovery & excessive use.
Fibromyalgia /Fibrositis
End stage of myalgia. Symptoms: spastic muscles, tingling, nervousness, and sleeplessness.
Mechanisms of muscle disorder development
External forces on passive tissues.
Nerve function
sends signals throughout the body.
Neural entrapment
The nerve is trapped between 2 tissues (ex. muscle, bones, ligaments, other tendons) resulting in impaired blood flow & oxygenation and mechanical blocking of depolarization.
Double crush syndrome
One entrapment raises the likelihood of another axonal flow disruption.
Digital Neuritis
Nerve inflammation due to direct pressure, generally in the fingers and thumb.
Mechanisms of nerve disorder development
compression of the nerve leads to damage-inflammation-fibrin deposits- fibrous tissue- axonal degeneration. Vibration and direct pressure (external) accelerates the process.
HAVS
Hand arm vibration syndrome.
Vasculature function
Provides material to cells for normal function. (especially O2).
Ischemia
Decrease in blood supply (& O2) to a body part caused by vessel constriction/ obstruction.
Example of vascular disorders
HAVS, Raynauds syndrome (white fingers), and hypothenar hammer syndrome (ulnar artery).
Precipitating factors for vascular disorders
Vibration, cold, direct pressure, smoking, and diabetes.
Bursa
A sack or sack-like body usually containing synovial fluid and situated around joints (articulations).