The Rotator Cuff

January 10, 2012

The Rotator Cuff is a group of muscles and their tendons that connecting the humerus (upper arm) to the scapula (the shoulder blade). The four muscles of  the rotator cuff are:

Musculus Supraspinatus – The supraspinatus abducts, or elevates, the shoulder joint.
Musculus Infraspinatus – The infraspinatus externally rotates the shoulder joint.
Musculus Subscapularis -  [...]

Myositis

September 20, 2011

Myositis is a general term for inflamation of the muscles. Myositis can take several forms, usually develops slowly over time and can range in severity from mild to debilitating. Myositis may be associated with inflammation in other organs, including the joints, heart, lungs, intestines and skin. Both children and adults can get it.
Cause of myositis:                    [...]

Metabolic syndrome

August 19, 2011

Metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical disorders that, when occurring together, increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Metabolic syndrome is also known as cardiometabolic syndrome, insulin resistance syndrome.
Metabolic risk factors are:

Abdominal obesity or “having an apple shape”- Visceral fat in the abdominal area is a greater [...]

Signs and sympomtoms of arthritis

July 26, 2011

Arthritis is inflammation of one or more joints, which results in pain, swelling, stiffness, and limited movement. There are over 100 different types of arthritis.
The signs and symptoms of most forms of arthritis are quite similar. Many of the following symptoms common in arthritis are also common in other conditions unrelated to arthritis. However, a [...]

Isometric exercise – physical therapy

June 22, 2011

Isometric exercises are a type of srength traininging in which the joint angle and muscle length do not change during contraction.
Isometric exercise, are a great way to buid strength, power, rehabilitation, and a nice body.
Physical therapists often use isometric exercises with individuals who are recovering from an injury or who have experienced joint inflammation due [...]

Joint types, joint ranges of motion

May 10, 2011

Joint Types:
Even though there are more than 180 joints in the body, when it comes to moving you around, they can be broken down into 3 types:                              
1. ball and socket joints
2. hinge joints
3. multiple joints.
The larger ball and socket joints located at your pelvis and the smaller ball and socket joints [...]

Gout

April 26, 2011

Gout is considered a chronic and progressive disease, that results from an overload of uric acid in the body. It is caused by the overaccumulation of uric acid in the body, when the kidneys cannot remove the excess from the blood as quckly as it is produced. It is deposited in joints as tiny [...]

Carpal tunnel syndroma

April 19, 2011

The symptoms resulting from compression of the median nerve that runs through the wrist.
The risk factors associated whit the development of carpal tunnel syndrome are:

Inflamation of the wrist,
RA (rheumatoid arthritis),
Wrist trauma, fracture,
Repetitive hand movements,
Position [...]

The brachial plexus injuries

April 8, 2011

The brachial plexus innervates the shoulder girdle and upper limb, with contributions from the ventral rami of spinal nerves C5- T1

Spinal segment:  C5-C6 (Axillary nerve) innervates deltoid and teres minor muscles; and skin of shoulder
Spinal segment: C5-T1 (Radial nerve) innervates extensor muscles: triceps brachi, brachioradialis, extensor carpi radialis, and extensor carpi ulnaris; digital extensors, abductor [...]

Neck pain – Spondylosis cervicalis

March 10, 2011

A healthy  neck spine provides strength, is flexible, and allows movement in several planes. Seven vertebrae make up the cervical spine with eight pairs of cervical nerves (C1 through C8) Between each vertebra in the cervical spine are discs which act as cushions or shock absorbers and also permit some movement between the vertebral bodies. [...]