Overfeeding a rapidly growing large - breed dog can contribute to
skeletal diseases such as osteochondrosis and hip dysplasia.
Not exact matches
Post-race, the blood of a marathoner can paint a picture of
diseased organs and biochemical decay thanks to compounds tossed off by the
skeletal muscle, heart, and liver,
such as troponin, a cardiac enzyme whose elevation signals trauma to the heart.
Researchers at the University of Louisville have discovered a mechanism involved in
skeletal muscle repair that may enable clinicians to boost the effectiveness of adult stem cell therapies for
diseases such as muscular dystrophy.
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive (FOP) is a rare, but devastating genetic
disease where bone is grown within soft tissue,
such as
skeletal muscle.
Ischemia / reperfusion injury underlies health issues
such as heart attack, stroke, and numerous other ailments including
diseases of the kidney, liver,
skeletal muscles, and more.
We suggest these observations will have therapeutic implications for
skeletal myopathies and systemic
diseases such as diabetes and obesity and for the aged population, in which reduced endurance impacts mortality and activities of daily living (57); as well as societal implications in terms of altering athletic performance.
Collectively, our work has led to novel pathophysiologic and therapeutic insights for
diseases,
such as heart failure, aortic aneurysms, diabetes, and
skeletal myopathies.
This expertise includes diagnosis as well as surgical and nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of problems
such as
skeletal deformities, musculoskeletal
diseases, and traumatic injuries.
Veterinary acupuncture is prescribed for a variety of conditions ranging from reproductive problems in cows, to musculo
skeletal problems
such as paralysis or disc pathology in horses and dogs, as well as skin
disease and feline asthma in cats, and diarrhoea and incontinence in pets.
Obesity is a common health problem for dogs and cats of all ages, increasing the risk of serious
diseases and health problems,
such as diabetes, arthritis, and cardiovascular, respiratory, and muscular -
skeletal disorders.
It can be difficult to make a positive diagnosis since other problems,
such as drug reactions, cancer, kidney
disease, muscular
skeletal disorders can all have many of the same signs or symptoms.
Chondrodysplasia, a heritable
skeletal disorder that has been incorporated into the phenotype of many dog breeds [13], predisposes English bulldogs to
skeletal disorders
such as hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, luxating patella and shoulders, intervertebral disk
disease, cruciate ligament rupture, hemivertebra, torsional pelvic deformity and problems with normal copulation and parturition [14, 15].