Core muscles strengthening exercises is a great exercise to improve stability of trunk and many health benefits and also reduce the risk of Back pain. What is core muscles strengthening exercises? Your core muscles are used in flexion, extension, rotation, abdominal bracing, pelvic tilting, and even the way your shoulder blades move. Most People usually…
What is meaning of the word Bell’s Palsy ?orDefinition of Bell’s Palsy : It is the condition defined as a : Sudden weakness in the facial muscles of half side of the face caused by dysfunction or affection of facial nerve. So it results in a inability to perform movement of muscles of affected side…
Introduction of William’s flexion exercises : The William’s flexion exercises are also known as Williams exercises or William’s lumbar exercises. It is most commonly used to treat patient’s low back pain. It helps to improve or increase lumbar flexion range . As well as helpful to strengthen gluteal and abdominal muscle strength. This type of…
Definition of above elbow amputation : An above elbow amputation(Transhumaral amputation) is the removal of the arm above the elbow joint. The levels of above-elbow amputations(Transhumaral amputation) can be separated into three categories, high amputation near the shoulder joint (metaphyseal), mid-upper arm (diaphyseal), or near the elbow joint (supracondylar) Indication Of Above Elbow Amputation: Trauma…
Williams flexion exercises are recommended by a Physiotherapist when anyone has a Back pain-related condition that helps to improve the strength of the Back flexors muscles and mobility mainly flexion of the lower lumbar spine. Introduction In which conditions you can use William’s Flexion exercises? Goals of William’s flexion exercises: Following are the goals of…
Paraplegia is the result of spinal cord damage. The spinal cord is located in the spinal canal and is part of the central nervous system. It passes on information between the brain and the body. If damage occurs, the line is interrupted and usually cannot be restored. In terms of the extent of the injury,…
Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) refers to a group of muscular dystrophies which is autosomal recessively-inherited muscle diseases that become apparent at or near birth around age 2. They are a group of heterogeneous disorders characterized by muscle weakness and the different changes on muscle biopsy that ranges from myopathic to dystrophic due to the age…
Definition of Lower Limb Amputation Lower limb amputation is the removal of a leg, foot, or toes from the body. These body parts are called extremities. Amputations are done either by surgery or they occur by trauma to the body. Indication Of Lower Limb Amputation: Level Of Lower Limb Amputation: Below Knee Amputation : Definition…
Semitendinosus Muscle Anatomy Semitendinosus muscle is one of 3 Hamstring group muscles that are located backside of the thigh and is responsible for the flexion of the knee. Other Hamstring muscles are the biceps femoris and semimembranosus. All three muscles (semimembranosus, semitendinosus, and biceps femoris) are part of the hamstring muscles. Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus are…
Brachialis Tendonitis is a condition in which inflammation of Brachialis muscle and tendon causes pain to the affected arm with swelling. The brachialis muscle is located under the biceps brachii in the arm. It works mainly as a forearm flexion movement, it is considered one of the strongest elbow flexors. It is seen mostly in…
