Sentences with phrase «by involuntary muscle»

The actual seizure, characterized by involuntary muscle tone and movement.

Not exact matches

Hiccups are caused by involuntary synchronous contractions of the diaphragm as well as of the muscles of the intercostal space, which mimic a quick inhalation.

I keep my own digestion moving by triggering the involuntary digestive muscles in peristalsis — moving the contents of my stomach along because I'm still moving my mouth and tongue, which are the beginning of my digestive tract.

Priometric exercises are a combination of involuntary reflex followed by rapid volitional muscle contraction.

Characterized by painful, involuntary contraction of the vaginal muscles, the cause is a mystery, though it may be the result of past trauma, like sexual abuse.

While the force exerted by isolated single muscle fibers does not increase after strength training, the specific tension (the ratio of involuntary strength - to - size of the muscle does (Erskine et al. 2011).

Using the strict definition, voluntary activation refers to the percentage of involuntary force production that can be exerted by an agonist muscle group, most commonly using the interpolated twitch technique (Shield & Zhou, 2004).

Involuntary muscle contractions caused by the shock can damage muscles, tendons, ligaments, and even bone.