Sentences with phrase «muscle weakness which»

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Biceps tendinitis (painful inflammation of the biceps tendon) and shoulder instability, in which structures that surround the shoulder joint do not work to maintain the ball within its socket, can all result from fatigue and weakness of the rotator cuff and muscles surrounding the shoulder blade.

Hypotonia or «floppy infant syndrome», which may occur with or without muscle weakness and cause abnormal control of the oropharyngeal structures, resulting in weak or uncoordinated sucking

The end result, which the new study helps to explain, is dysfunction of motor neurons that control muscle along with muscle atrophy and weakness.

Around one sixth of people in the UK aged over 75 have vitamin B12 deficiency, which when severe can lead to significant problems in the nervous system including muscle weakness, problems with walking, tiredness, and pins and needles, as well as depression and problems with memory and other important everyday cognitive functions.

It happens due to weaknesses in the structures supporting the bladder and bladder outlet (urethra), mainly the pelvic floor muscles, which then fail to stop urine leaking out when the bladder is under stress, such as when laughing or sneezing, or because of a weakness in the sphincter muscle which normally holds the urethra closed.

Ameisen points out, however, that the dosage of 30 milligrams a day given to study participants was far lower than his up to 270 - milligram daily dose, which studies had shown people could tolerate without displaying side effects such as somnolence and muscle weakness.

Using CRISPR / Cas9, the Hamon Center team was able to correct the genetic defect in a mouse model of DMD and thus prevent the development of features of the disease, which in boys causes progressive muscle weakness and degeneration, often along with breathing and heart complications.

It may also provide insight into diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which begins with muscle weakness in the extremities.

Peripheral nervous system complications of sepsis include two conditions, critical illness polyneuropathy and critical illness myopathy, which cause muscle weakness and inability to wean from a ventilator.

Symptoms of the disease, which typically appear in adolescence or early adulthood, include muscle weakness and decreased muscle size, loss of sensation and deformities in the feet and legs.

In addition to determining that humans use chemosignals to attract one another, the findings could one day be used to create new therapies to correct hormone imbalances — most notably alternatives to cortisol replacement, which is used in treat maladies such as Addison's disease (in which the adrenal glands fail to pump out enough cortisol, causing muscle weakness, weight loss and low blood pressure).

The study could inform new treatments for a set of conditions known as peripheral neuropathies, which are caused by damage to the cells in the PNS and can lead to extreme sensitivity to touch as well as numbness and muscle weakness.

Even without injuries, falls often lead to fear of falling, avoiding leaving the house and depression, which in turn often leads to inactivity, muscle weakness, impaired balance and gait, more falls and more social isolation.

The motor problems consist of muscle weakness and paralysis, which is progressive and is usually fatal within 3 to 5 years after onset of the disease.

Results from this model show evidence of myopathy and muscle weakness in the absence of neuron loss, which further indicate the intrinsic role of SMN in the muscle.

A typical feature includes weakness of the foot and lower leg muscles, which may result in foot drop and a high - stepped gait with frequent tripping or falling.

Although statins are generally well tolerated, side effects can include muscle pain or weakness and liver damage (which is usually reversible).

Bell's palsy occurs when a nerve in the face becomes swollen or inflamed, triggering symptoms like muscle weakness, drooling, a drooping eyelid or corner of the mouth, twitching, or paralysis, which can come on quickly.

Many of us work our abs, but neglect to work the lower back, which can lead to muscle weakness and imbalance.

Another consequence of low aldosterone is electrolyte imbalance and cell dehydration, which both have negative effects on almost all physiological reactions in the body: aside from salt cravings, low blood pressure and light - headedness, patients with adrenal fatigue often experience an irregular heart beat, lethargy, muscle weakness, and increased thirst.

Spores of Clostridium botulinum bacteria — found in dirt and dust, which can contaminate honey — may lead to infant botulism and produce a toxin inside the body that can cause muscle weakness and breathing problems.

Although as a class, the statin drugs are remarkably safe, there is concerning new evidence I reviewed in my video Statin Muscle Toxicity that even people who don't experience pain or weakness on cholesterol - lowering statin drugs may be suffering muscle damage, which may increase the risk of falls in older men and Muscle Toxicity that even people who don't experience pain or weakness on cholesterol - lowering statin drugs may be suffering muscle damage, which may increase the risk of falls in older men and muscle damage, which may increase the risk of falls in older men and women.

The findings, which were published online Sept. 3 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, could lead to new therapies for age - related muscle weakness and atrophy.

Men and women have huge differences in their body compositions, joint alignments and connective tissues, all of which affect their muscle strengths, weaknesses, and susceptibility to injury, says exercise physiologist and trainer Marta Montenegro, MS, CSCS.

If you don't know exactly which muscles are under reactive find a trainer or physical therapist that can determine your weaknesses and get the exercises necessary to develop those muscles.

They also notice weakness in their muscles which affects their day to day activities.

The reason for the limited use is because it can cause imbalances of electrolytes, which may cause heart and liver problems, muscle weakness, and many other damaging effects.

-- In 1949, American physical therapists Henry and Florence Kendall's first textbook on manual muscle testing appeared, which evaluated weakness in polio patients.

Symptoms and signs, which occur only in severe hypermagnesemia, may include muscle weakness or paralysis, dizziness, low blood pressure (hypotension), abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia), heart attack, coma or even death.

The most common symptoms of Diastasis Recti are the appearance of a belly bulge, a feeling of core «weakness», and compromised function of the deep core and pelvic floor muscles (which stabilize the pelvis and the spine) leading to hip, pelvic, and back pain or pelvic floor issues.

Then I started noticing some strange fatigue issues by September 2015 (8 - 9 months into Cycling), for the first time ever, I had gone out and was unable to complete the ride, my power had disappeared and my legs felt like jelly, strange considering this was only my third day on the bike, usually no would feel tiredness and muscle weakness kick in after 6 days which I would then take a rest day and after which I would be back to full strength.

In the case of lower back pain, chronic adrenal stress leads to weakness in the muscles which support the pelvis causing the pelvis to subluxate in a posterior direction.

Hip osteoarthritis has been associated with reduced hip abduction strength, which is indicative of gluteus medius weakness (Arokoski et al. 2002; Rasch et al. 2007; Suetta et al. 2007) as well as with compensatory increased gluteus medius muscle activity (Sims et al. 2002; Dwyer et al. 2013).

«The issue is typically weakness in the sphincter, which controls the opening to the bladder, or in the pelvic floor,» the muscles and ligaments that hold pelvic organs in place and support the bladder, says Kathleen C. Kobashi, MD, head of the section of urology and renal transplantation at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.

This causes weight to shift in the body and can increase the curvature of the spine, which is associated with muscle weakness.

However, many doctors suggest that you don't consume more than 8 ounces per day because it has been linked to low potassium levels which can cause muscle cramps or weakness and if it gets extreme can be dangerous.

I was born with a rare weakness in my muscles, which limits my movement sadly.

As arthritis pain develops, we find many of our pets are unable or unwilling to get as much exercise as they should, which then results in muscle weakness and loss of stamina.

Muscular dystrophy: a congenital and often inherited form of generalized muscle dysfunction which causes signs such as poor growth, weakness, abnormal gait, dificulty eating and swallowing, and muscle atrophy.

Generalized myopathy: a condition affecting all the muscles of the body which produces weakness.

Muscular weakness is another sign, which in later stages of the disease, leads to ataxia (failure of muscle coordination) in dogs.

Dogs with weakness in the pelvic limbs shift their weight cranially onto the thoracic limbs, which can create muscle knots and limited range of motion.

Both arthritis and obesity limit mobility, negatively affects cartilage, which in turn results in muscle atrophy and weakness.

Your cat or dog may have signs of muscle weaknesses and mental depression, which can be highly uncomfortable for your pet.

Suffering kittens will have muscle weakness in their rear ends which may make them unsteady and sway.

If there is excessive loss of potassium this can lead to generalized muscle weakness, paralytic ileus, and even cardiac arrhythmias which can adversely affect the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the cells.

Clinically affected dogs are often young (3 - 18 months of age) and present with poor weight gain, progressive peripheral neuropathy including ataxia, leg crossing, tremors and paresis which worsens with exercise.Behavioral changes, blindness, dementia, anorexia, cachexia, urinary incontinence and muscle weakness affecting all four limbs are usually present in terminal stages of the disease with death occurring 2 - 6 months after onset of clinical signs, necessitating euthanasia.

However, the defect in the communication channels between their nerves and skeletal muscles causes dogs with myasthenia gravis to suffer generalized muscle weakness, which is made worse with activity or exercise.

The application was brought by, and on behalf of, a retired psychologist suffering in the end stages of ALS, which is a degenerative neurological disease which causes increased weakness of the majority of the body's muscles ultimately causing paralysis.