What is a Facet Arthropathy? Facet Arthropathy (FA) is a painful and arthritic condition of the facet joints. It is a degenerative condition that affects the spine. These joints allow movement of bending, twisting, and alignment of the spine. The pain occurs when the facet joints wear down and pressure generates on the spinal cord….
What is a Lower Cross Syndrome? The ‘Lower cross syndrome’ is sometimes referred to as the pelvic crossed syndrome, unterkreuz syndrome, or distal crossed syndrome. It occurs as a result of muscular strength imbalances in the lower body. These imbalances happen when muscles continue to shorten or lengthen in proportion to one another. Muscle weakness…
Overview: Parsonage-Turner syndrome (PTS) is a neurological disorder. It is characterized by the rapid onset of severe pain in the upper extremity. This syndrome’s acute phase is for a few hours to a few weeks and muscle wasting and weakness (amyotrophy) are present in the affected areas. This involves mostly the brachial plexus, the bunch…
Suprascapular nerve palsy is a condition in which injury or compression of suprascapular nerve leads to the supraspinatus and/or infraspinatus muscles. The suprascapular nerve is a mixed nerve (Motor and sensory) of the upper limb. Suprascapular nerve injury gives clinical significance to shoulder pain and upper limb weakness due to its own role. The suprascapular…
Quadrangular space syndrome is characterized by compression or injury to the posterior humeral circumflex artery(PHCA), and the axillary nerve which is situated in the quadrangular space. So that may be the cervical radiculopathy, thoracic outlet syndrome, suprascapular nerve entrapment, and Parsonage-Turner syndrome. Quadrilateral space syndrome(QSS) is a rare condition in which neural and vascular structures…
The common peroneal nerve is a major nerve that supplies the lower limb. The common peroneal nerve is the smaller and terminal branch of the sciatic nerve which is composed of the posterior divisions of L4, L5, S1, and S2. Peroneal nerve palsy is a paralysis of a common fibular nerve that decrease the patient’s…
Description: Physical activity is defined as any type of bodily movement that is produced by skeletal muscles and used for body energy. The energy spent can be measured in kilocalories. Physical activity in daily life can be categorized into occupational, sports, conditioning, household activity, or any other activities. Definition of Physical fitness according to the…
Overview: The musculocutaneous nerve originates from- C5-C6 nerve roots and the terminal branch of the lateral cord of the brachial plexus. it has both motor and sensory fibers. It supplies the muscles of the front of the arm and the skin of the lateral side of the forearm. The nerve passes through the coracobrachialis muscle…
Overview: Horner’s syndrome is known as a Oculosympathetic paresis. Another name of this condition are Bernard-Horner syndrome and Von Passow Syndrome. Horner’s syndrome or oculosympathetic paresis is results from an disturbance of the sympathetic nerve supply to the eye and symptoms are arise when the group of nerve are damaged or sympathetic trunk is damaged….
Overview: Hand of Benediction sign is a clinical significant by ulnar neuropathy of the hand. It results in the functional limitation of the intrinsic muscles of the hand that act on the metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints. The intrinsic muscles may be affected the interossei and lumbrical muscles. It is also called AKA preacher’s hand. The…
