Laser helps pets with arthritis by reducing inflammation and pain in the joints, and helps with
related muscle dysfunction.
Not exact matches
Instability and Pain in the hip, back and pelvis are often
related to pelvic floor
muscle dysfunction - in the presence of pain, the pelvic floor
muscles may contract in an attempt to help stabilise and protect the painful joints.
Sirtuin activators, notably resveratrol (which activates both SIRT1 and PGC - 1α, and improves the functioning of the mitochondria) 23 24 have been shown to inhibit gene expression profiles associated with
muscle aging and age -
related cardiac
dysfunction in mice and may extend lifespan.25 26
The age -
related decline in growth hormone and associated IGF - 1 has been linked to age -
related muscle atrophy, increased adipose tissue, and neuronal
dysfunction.2, 9 In fact, growth hormone replacement therapy in elderly men has been shown to increase lean body mass.9 Growth hormone therapy (1 mg / day — for 5 months) has also been used to improve cognitive function in healthy adults and adults with mild cognitive impairment.10 While only modest amounts of growth hormone cross the blood - brain barrier, IGF - 1, which is actually responsible for the cognitive benefits, gets across just fine.
In addition to causing
muscle -
related signs and symptoms, these conditions are also associated with common spinal problems, especially as part of the «joint complex
dysfunction» (12).
Some athletes seemed to lose too much sodium, and this problem was found to be associated with
muscle dysfunction, and bone -
related problems such as stress fractures and low bone density.
Many large and small
muscles have relationships with the ligaments of the sacroiliac joint including the piriformis (see «piriformis syndrome», a condition often
related with sacroiliac joint
dysfunction), biceps femoris, gluteus maximus and minimus, erector spinae, latissimus dorsi, thoracolumbar fascia, and iliacus.
Dysfunction of the abdominals is a common cause of posture and gait irregularities,
muscle imbalance, and
related back, neck, pelvis, shoulder, and other injuries.
The 2 most common form of cardiac disease in an older dog is
related to the
dysfunction of the valve / s or the
muscle wall of the heart.