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Results 1 - 10 of 1,414 for muscle
  1. Caring for muscle spasticity or spasms 
    Muscle spasticity, or spasms, causes your muscles to become stiff or rigid. It can also cause exaggerated, deep tendon reflexes, like a knee-jerk reaction when your reflexes are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000063.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Muscle atrophy 
    Muscle atrophy is the wasting (thinning) or loss of muscle tissue. ... There are three types of muscle atrophy: physiologic, pathologic, and neurogenic. Physiologic atrophy is caused by not using the muscles enough. This type of atrophy can often ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003188.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Muscle aches 
    Muscle aches and pains are common and can involve more than one muscle. Muscle pain also can involve ligaments, tendons, and fascia. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003178.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Muscle twitching 
    Muscle twitches are fine movements of a small area of muscle. ... Muscle twitching is caused by minor muscle contractions in the area, or uncontrollable twitching of a muscle ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003296.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Muscle disorder 
    A muscle disorder causes patterns of weakness, loss of muscle tissue, electromyogram (EMG) findings, or biopsy results that suggest ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001220.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Eye muscle repair 
    Eye muscle repair is surgery to correct eye muscle problems that cause strabismus (crossed eyes). ... of this surgery is to restore the eye muscles to a proper position. This will help the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002961.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Muscle cramps 
    Muscle cramps are when a muscle gets tight (contracts) without you trying to tighten it, and it does not relax. Cramps may involve all or part of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003193.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Muscle biopsy 
    A muscle biopsy is the removal of a small piece of muscle tissue for examination. ... the biopsy area. There are two types of muscle biopsy: A needle biopsy involves inserting a needle ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003924.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Aging changes in the bones - muscles - joints 
    ... joint, synovial membranes around the joint, and fluid. Muscles provide the force and strength to move the ... brain, but is affected by changes in the muscles and joints. Changes in the muscles, joints, and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/004015.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Breast reconstruction - natural tissue 
    ... uses natural tissue, the breast is reshaped using muscle, skin, or fat from another part of your ... epigastric artery perforator flap (DIEP or DIEAP) Latissimus muscle flap Gluteal flap Transverse upper gracilis flap (TUG) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007404.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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