What is Deltoid muscle ? The Deltoid muscle is a thick, triangular shoulder muscle. The muscle has a wide origin starting from the clavicle, acromion and spine of scapula. It passes inferiorly surrounding the glenohumeral joint on all sides and inserts onto the humerus. Deltoid muscle name base on shape to the Greek letter ‘delta’…
Neck to Shoulder pain can be caused by a number of factors including muscle strain, ligament sprains, arthritis, or a “pinched” nerve. Approximately 10 percent of adults have neck to Shoulder pain at any one time. The majority of patients, regardless of the cause of pain, recover with conservative Physiotherapy treatment. Pain severity may not…
The quadriceps Muscle (The quadricep Femoris or Knee extensor Muscle) is a large muscle group that are located at the Front Of Thigh and the four muscles Group That Makes One of the Strongest Muscle Of The Lower Limb (located on the front of the thigh). The quadriceps femoris main function is a hip flexor…
Introduction : Causes: Symptoms : Spasticity feel like: Diagnosis : Modified ashwarth scale examination : Scale Description 0 No increase in tone 1 Slight increase in tone, Catch & release at end ROM 1+ Slight increase in tone, Catch & release and resistance through rest ROM ( 1/ 2 ROM ) 2 More marked increase…
What is Spasticity in legs ? Causes of Spasticity in Leg : Symptoms of Spasticity in leg : Spasticity in the Leg mainly seen in flexor group of Muscles. eg. Calf and Hamstring muscle spasticity are most common. Trigger spasticity in leg : Spasticity in legs look like : Muscle spasticity feel like: Complications of…
Spasticity & Rigidity Spasticity is a lesion of the pyramidal tract or damage to corticospinal tracts. Rigidity is a lesion of extrapyramidal tracts, commonly the basal ganglia, and also a lesion of the mesencephalon and spinal cord. COMPARISON OF SPASTICITY & RIGIDITY : NO. SPASTICITY RIGIDITY 1 Spasticity is a condition in which there is an…
What is spastic quadriplegia? What are the Causes of spastic quadriplegia? Which are the Symptoms of spastic quadriplegia ? COMPLICATIONS : Diagnosis : DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS : Spastic Hypertonia : symptoms : Physiotherapy examination : General examination : Vital signs : Higher examination : Spastic Quadriplegia Medical Treatment : Anti-Spasticity Medicines commonly prescribed by Your doctors,…
What is a Spasticity? Anatomy and Etiology: The Inhibitory System The Excitatory System Different Lesions and Their Presentations: Normal Corticospinal Tract Lesion Internal Capsule Lesion Incomplete Spinal Cord Lesion Complete Spinal Cord Lesion Spasticity Symptoms: CLINICAL PRESENTATION: DIAGNOSIS: Neurophysiological approaches to measurement: Tendon jerks : H – REFLEX F waves Outcome measures : Useful objective…
INTRODUCTION : Mechanism : Causes: Symptoms : Causes : Hemiplegia causes death : Brain and Nervous System Infections : DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Difference between hemiplegia and hemiparesis : Difference between hemiplegia and stroke : Hemiplegia affects the brain : Hemiplegia a form of cerebral palsy : Left hemiplegia : History and examination : Physiotherapy examination :…
Quadriceps muscle Pain are due to muscles tightness are most cause of pain in Front Part of Thigh. This can leads to difficulty in performing day to Day activity like Walking, Cross leg sitting, running and stair climbing. Sometimes the Quadriceps pain can occur after trauma or an injury. Other times, it may starts for…
