3 functions of muscles
- Movement
- Warmth (produce heat)
- Posture (maintain posture)
- Warmth (produce heat)
- Posture (maintain posture)
3 types of muscle tissue
- Skeletal (Voluntary)
- Smooth (Involuntary)
- Cardiac (Involuntary)
- Smooth (Involuntary)
- Cardiac (Involuntary)
SKeletal muscle (Anterior/Posterior view)
Muscle Disorders
fibrositis
Inflammation of connective tissue.
Cause: Unknown. Possibly an imbalance in brain chemicals or an autoimmune disorder.
Cause: Unknown. Possibly an imbalance in brain chemicals or an autoimmune disorder.
muscular dystrophy
Deterioration of muscle tissue that progresses over time.
Cause: defects in certain genes, with type determined by the abnormal gene.
Cause: defects in certain genes, with type determined by the abnormal gene.
myositis ossificans
A condition in which bone forms in and replaces muscle tissue as a result of trauma.
Cause: This most commonly occurs due to a collision with another player during contact sports such as football or rugby, or from an impact from a ball in sports such as hockey or cricket.
Cause: This most commonly occurs due to a collision with another player during contact sports such as football or rugby, or from an impact from a ball in sports such as hockey or cricket.
hematoma
A blood-filled swollen area; a goose-egg caused by bleeding under the tissues.
Cause: by a break in the wall of a blood vessel.
Cause: by a break in the wall of a blood vessel.
contusion
A soft tissue injury caused by seepage of blood into tissue; a bruise.
Cause: injuries related to sports
Cause: injuries related to sports
Health Care Professionals
- Athletic Trainer- Specializes in care and prevention of athletic injuries
- Myologist- diagnoses and treats abnormal patterns of the mouth and face caused by such as thumb sucking, tongue thrusting
- Physical Therapist- work with accident victims and people who suffer from disabling conditons
- Sports Medicine Assistant- works specially with athletes
- Tenotomist- specializes in tenotomies (surgical cutting or division of a tendon.)