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 - [...]
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Labels: Impingment syndrome, loss of function of shoulder, pain, physical therapy, Rotator Cuff, Rotator Cuff bursitis, Rotator Cuff injuries, Rotator Cuff tears, Rotator Cuff tendonitis, weakness of shoulder
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: [...]
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Labels: autoimmune disease, muscle pain, muscle spasm, muscle weakness, myositis, physical therapy
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 [...]
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Labels: abdominal obesity, cardiometabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, healthy diet, high blood pressure, insulin resistance syndrome, metabolic syndrome, physical activity, physical therapy, prevention, Sulypont Pain and Rehabilitation Clinic
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 [...]
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Labels: arthritis treatement, creaky bones, deformity of the joint, fatique, joint pain, limited movement, loss of motion, physical therapist, physical therapy, posture correction, stiffness, Sulypont Pain and Rehabilitation Clinic, swelling, symptoms of arthritis, types of arthritis
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 [...]
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Labels: buil muscles, isometric exercises, isometric training, isometrics, physical therapy, rehabilitation
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 [...]
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Labels: ball joints, goniometer, hinge joints, joint, joint types, multiple joints, physical therapy, range-of-motion exercises, ranges of motion
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 [...]
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Labels: fitness, gout, high purine foods, obesity, physical activity, physical therapy, urate crystals, uric acid
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 [...]
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Labels: burning pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, compression of the median nerve, hand weakness, nonsurgical treatment, numbness, physical therapy, surgical treatment, tingling, wrist
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 [...]
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Labels: axillary nerve, brachial plexus, musculocutaneus nerve, physical therapy, physiotherapy, radial nerve, spinal segmant, Sulypont Pain and Rehabilitation Clinic
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. [...]
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Labels: cervical nerves, cervical spine, joint mobility, physical therapist, physical therapy, pinched nerve, posture correction, reducing pain, spine motion, Sulypont Pain and Rehabilitation Clinic, vertebrae