Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders Flashcards
1
Q
What is a Syndrome?
A
The combination of signs and symptoms associated with a particular morbid process, which together constitute the picture of the disease or inherited anomaly.
2
Q
What are the categories of Myofasciall Syndromes?
A
- Tone (hypertonicity and hypotonicity)
- Spasm (twitch)
- Myositis (infammation of muscle from calcium deposits)
- Fibrosis (lacks elastic tone - result from prolonged holding in shortened range)
- Hypertrophy - abnormal from instability
- Chemical Muscle Holding - chemical irritation of muscle,so any exercise or ultrasound to help circulation
- Voluntary Muscle Holding - due to pain state, pt holding a specific position
- Adaptive shortening - holding muscle in specific position
- Psychosomatic stress - pain due to stress
