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💢Trapezius Muscle Pain 💢

The trapezius is one of the upper back muscles.It is a large triangular muscle that runs from the occipital bone in the skull to the thoracic spine in the back.It extends to the width of the shoulders. 🌀Muscle Functions 👉Upper trapezius: Primary functions are cervical extension, lateral flexion, rotation, and scapular elevation (what would look… Continue reading 💢Trapezius Muscle Pain 💢

Blood Supply of Spinal Cord

S P I N A L C O R D B L O O D S U P P L Y⁣⁣⁣ ✅ Overview⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Blood supply to the spinal cord. Spinal cord receives two sources of blood, the 2 posterior spinal arteries and the 1 anterior spinal artery. These arteries run along the spinal cord. The Anterior… Continue reading Blood Supply of Spinal Cord

Ulnar claw

An ulnar claw, also known as claw hand, or ‘spinster’s claw’ is a deformity or an abnormal attitude of the hand that develops due to ulnar nerve damage causing paralysis of the lumbricals. A claw hand presents with a hyperextension at the metacarpophalangeal joints and flexion at the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints of the… Continue reading Ulnar claw

MYOFASCIA PAIN

🛑MYOFASCIA PAIN MYOFASCIA is a compound word combining fascia and muscles[M-Y-O (for muscles + fascia)]. It means fascia, or a layer of tissues that separate muscle layers. The myofascia serve as a boundary that separates the muscles from the cutaneous tissue (Skin). Due to repetitively or continuous usage of a particular muscle or muscle groups,the… Continue reading MYOFASCIA PAIN

SHOULDER SUBLUXATION

✅ SHOULDER SUBLUXATION It is the most Commonest condition associated with Cerebrovascular Accident, CVA, and mostly seen in the hemiplegic upper extremity. It is characterized by inferior displacement of the glenohumeral joint, creating a separation between the humeral head and the glenoid fossa. This is due to weakness in the Shoulder stabilizers, following the disconnection… Continue reading SHOULDER SUBLUXATION

Physiotherapy for torticollis

🔴 PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR TORTICOLLIS 🌔 TECHNIQUES: ➡️MANUAL STRETCHING➡️ MASSAGE➡️KINESIO TAPING➡️AROM EXERCISES➡️PROPER HANDLING TECHNIQUES. No matter the type of torticollis, the baby’s neck flexes or turns abnormally leading to imbalances in the neck muscles especially the Sternocleidomastoid muscle. The affected part of the neck will have shortened, strong muscles whilst the opposite side will have stretched,… Continue reading Physiotherapy for torticollis

Infantile torticollis

✅INFANTILE TORTICOLLIS⭕What do you know about torticollis??? This is said to be a Torticollis which affect the infant. Torticollis affect adults too but mostly affect infants.Infantile torticollis can affect infants from birth and after birth. It occurs when one of the sternocleidomastoid muscles of the neck gets contracted and becomes very shortened or tight. When… Continue reading Infantile torticollis

Trochanteric Bursitis

Trochanteric #bursitis is the most common cause of hip pain. It is the inflammation (swelling) of the bursa (fluid-filled sac near a joint) at the outside (lateral) point of the hip known as the greater trochanter. ♦️ Causes ▪️Gender : #Women more commonly affected than men. ▪️Overweight / #obesity ▪️Trauma : e.g. #injury of the… Continue reading Trochanteric Bursitis