What is a Psoriatic arthritis? Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic progressive inflammatory joint disease associated with psoriasis. A condition can affect both peripheral joints as well as an axial skeleton causing pain, stiffness, swelling, as well as possible joint destruction. The joint pathology progresses slowly & may be more of a nuisance than disabling. Psoriatic…
What is Platysma Muscle? Relations of Platysma Muscle Origin of Platysma Muscle Insertion of Platysma Muscle Nerve Supply Blood Supply Action of the Platysma Muscle The function of Platysma Muscle Clinical Significance of Platysma Muscle Exercises for Platysmus Muscle Chin-Firming Exercise Platysma tone Exercise Lip pull Exercise Fish face Exercise Cheek lifts Exercise Blowing air…
Adductor Magnus strain
What is Rett syndrome? What are the Symptoms of Rett syndrome? The main signs & symptoms include: Unusual eye movements: Children with Rett syndrome tend to have unusual eye movements, like as intense staring, blinking, crossed eyes, or closing one eye at a time.Breathing problems: These involve breath holding, rapid breathing (hyperventilation), forcefully blowing out…
What are Infrahyoid Muscles? Infrahyoid muscles are also termed “strap muscles” which connect the hyoid, sternum, clavicle, & scapula. They are situated under the hyoid bone on the anterolateral surface of the thyroid gland & are involved in motions of the hyoid bone & thyroid cartilage during vocalization, swallowing, & mastication. They are composed of 4 paired muscles, organized into 2 layers as follows:…
What is Becker’s Muscular Dystrophy? Becker muscular dystrophy affects the muscles of the hips, pelvic site, thighs, shoulders, and heart.It is one of 9 types of muscular dystrophies, degenerative diseases primarily affecting voluntary muscles, and a group of genetics. BMD is similar to DMD but allows the voluntary functions of muscles better than in DMD.BMD…
What is Duchenne muscular dystrophy(DMD)? Duchenne muscular dystrophy(DMD) is the most common hereditary neuromuscular disorder that affects all races and ethnically. While some affecting newborn babies may have some mild decreased muscle tone or “floppiness”(hypotonicity ), other symptoms are rarely present at birth or in early infancy. Early gross motor evolutionary milestones, including rolling over,…
What are Suprahyoid Muscles? There are numerous muscles in the neck. One of the classifications of the muscles of the neck is significant to the hyoid bone. Those muscles which are above the hyoid bone are termed supra-hyoid muscles, & those below it are known as infra-hyoid muscles. This group of muscles takes part in the…
Adductor brevis strain
Introduction The Adductor Brevis is the flat, triangular muscle that is found in the inner thigh. This muscle runs from the pubis to the medial aspect of the femur. Together with the adductor Longus, adductor Magnus, gracilis & pectineus muscles, it comprises a group of muscles called the adductor muscles of the thigh. These inner…
