Sentences with phrase «joint stiffening»

Matthew Brown, a skeletal geneticist at the University of Oxford says the gene is «a really hot candidate for [human] chondrocalcinosis,» a rare genetic form of joint stiffening that leads to crystal deposition and shows a similarly imbalanced pyrophosphate distribution in the joints.

During the Apollo missions, three days of abbreviated moonwalks was about the limit before zippers balked, joints stiffened, and connectors began to clog.

As the tissues around the joint stiffen, scar tissue forms and limits the functional use of the arm, making it increasingly difficult to reach overhead or scratch your back.

Inevitably, muscles grow weaker and joints stiffen up.

As a result, the joints stiffen and the muscles tighten.

It took me 6 months to recover, my joints stiffened.

This is becoming increasingly important as my joints stiffen and it gets harder to bend.

As they approach their senior years, their joints stiffen, which can be painful.

This often means they're prone to weight gain as they get older and, as their muscles weaken and joints stiffen, they can be more susceptible to injury.

As the disease progresses the joints stiffen, bones fuse and movement becomes more difficult and extremely painful.

Not exact matches

The suit, for example, may automatically sense when to stiffen and relax at key body joints to help prevent injury, as well as augment the work done by muscles to help counter the negative impacts of fatigue on performance and injury.

This makes the tendon run more parallel to other joints that cross the midfoot, and allows apes to grasp with great power without stiffening these other flexible joints.

My pubic bones have hardened and my joints have stiffened.

This is a very easy position that nicely stretches the whole body from head to toes, including the shoulders, chest, hips and knees, providing a great relief for those stiffened joints.

When protein is deficient, the reserve is tapped, resulting in stiffening joints and tightening muscles.

Stiffening (frozen) phase - During the second phase the shoulder joint will begin to stiffen up.

This creates less space in the shoulder joint itself, as well as stiffening the upper traps and scalenes.

The car's monocoque chassis has been modified to accommodate a roll - cage and extra bracing to stiffen the body - in - white while bespoke side members and a joint - welded subframe are included on the list of upgrades.

The springs and dampers are upgraded to racing specification with stiffened front and rear anti-roll bars and the option for rose - jointed wishbones.

The suspension was been lowered and the double wishbone suspension has been rose jointed and fitted with two - way adjustable Koni dampers and stiffened competition springs.

The new Subaru Global Platform integrates new framework with optimized cross sections and highly - stiffened joints between structures to enhance straight - line stability, agility, and ride comfort while suppressing noise, vibration and harshness.

For example, just the control arms, wheel carriers, axle subframes and stiffening plate of the double - joint spring - strut front axle weigh five kilograms less than would be the case with a conventional steel construction.

under the hood, an aluminum stiffening plate and increased the number of bolted joints between the subframe and the front suspension.

Take 10 - 15 minute walks 5 days a week to lubricate stiffening joints.

Pay special attention to both elderly and arthritic dogs, as their joints may stiffen in the cold, making their movements more awkward and painful.

Another way to look at this is that mental «stiffness» ultimately contributes to stiffening of the physical joints.

• Macadamia nuts can make dogs sick, with symptoms including severe lethargy, vomiting, increased temperature, tremors, stiffened joints, and loss of limb control — particularly the rear legs — for two days after consumption.

When the air pressure starts to drop, tissues swell and stiffen, which can make normal joint pain even worse.