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We discuss common musculoskeletal conditions of active women including those affecting the low back, knee, shoulder, and foot. We also discuss common stress fractures seen in women. Various treatment and prevention strategies are reviewed and include physical therapy, bracing, medications, and surgery.
20 lut 2024 · Neuromuscular disorders represent a broad range of conditions that involve dysfunction of peripheral nerves, muscles or the communication between them. This most often results in muscle weakness, muscle atrophy (loss) and disturbance of sensation (like numbness and tingling).
5 sty 2024 · Symptoms of myofascial pain syndrome may include: Deep, aching pain in a muscle. Pain that doesn't go away or gets worse. A tender knot in a muscle. Trouble sleeping due to pain. A general feeling of being not well, called malaise. Tiredness. Most people have muscle pain at times.
30 cze 2023 · People with muscle diseases may experience muscle weakness, problems with moving and balance, and other symptoms like numbness, droopy eyelids, and problems swallowing or breathing. Muscle diseases have many causes, including genetics and autoimmune conditions.
28 maj 2024 · Signs and symptoms of Poland syndrome commonly include absent (i.e., aplasia) or underdeveloped (i.e., hypoplasia) chest muscles on one side of the body. The absence of chest muscles (e.g., pectoral muscles), which normally attach to the breastbone, results in a chest wall deformity.
22 lut 2023 · ALS is a disease that makes your muscles weaken over time, including your arms and legs and the muscles you use to eat and breathe. Early signs include clumsiness, dropping things, and tripping or stumbling due to weakness in the arms and legs.
Symptoms generally begin in the legs. Rarely, PLS begins with weakness in the tongue or hands. Then weakness gradually moves down the spinal cord to the legs. However, symptoms vary from person to person. Symptoms may include: Stiffness, weakness and muscle spasms in the legs. This is known as spasticity.
