MOI Vocabulary Flashcards
Load
Outside force or forces acting on tissue
Trauma
A physical injury or wound sustained in sort and produced by an external and internal force
Stiffness
The relative ability of tissue to resist a particular load
Stress
The internal reaction or resistance to an external load
Strain
Extent of deformation of tissue under loading
Elasticity
Properties which allows a tissue to return to normal following deformation
Yield point
Elastic limit of tissue
Mechanical failure
Elastic limits of tissue are exceeded causing tissue to break
Crepitus
A crackeling feeling
Muscle cramp
Extremely painful involuntary muscle contractions
Muscle guarding
Proper term for involuntary muscle contractions
Muscle spasm
Reflex reaction caused by trauma of musculoskeletal system
Clonic
Alternating involuntary muscular contraction and relaxation in quick succession
Tonic
Rigid muscle contraction that lasts a period of time
DOMs
Delayed- onset muscle soreness