Stress, Trauma, & Infection
fibromyalgia
widespread non-articular pain of the torso, extremities, and face
myofibrosis
tissue is replaced by fibrous tissue
myasthenia gravis
fatigue and muscle weakness resulting from a defect in the conduction of nerve impulses
dislocation
the displacement of a bone, usually from sudden injury
sprain
injury to a joint that causes pain and disability, with the severity depending on the degree of injury to ligaments or tendons
strain
excessive use of a part of the body to the extent that it is injuredor trauma to a muscle caused by violent contraction or excessive forcible stretch
myocele
a condition in which muscle protrudes through its fascial covering
also called fascial hernia
tendonitis
tendinitis
inflammation of a tendon
herniated disk
disks between vertebrae become diseased and sometimes rupture which can press on the spinal cord or on a spinal nerve, causing pain sometimes called slipped disk
paraplegia
paralysis of the lower portion of the body and of both legs
quadriplegia
tetraplegia
paralysis of the arms and legs
paresis
motor weakness or partial paralysis
paraparesis
partial paralysis of the lower limbs
quadriparesis
tetraparesis
partial paralysis that affects all four limbs
compound fracture
bone broken, and protrudes through opening in the skin
simple fracture
bone broken, but does not protrude through the skin
cellulitis
acute spreading inflammation of the deep subcutaneous tissues
myocellulitis
acute spreading inflammation of the deep subcutaneous tissues and involving muscle
osteitis
inflammation of a bone, may be caused by infection, degeneration, or trauma
osteomyelitis
an infection of the bone and bone marrow and is caused by infectious microorganisms
osteochondritis
inflammation of bone and cartilage and tends to attack the bone forming (ossification) centers of the skeleton