Sentences with phrase «tissue structures of the body»

Canine Massage is a holistic, hands - on therapy that involves the manipulation of the soft tissue structures of the body to prevent and alleviate pain, discomfort, muscle spasms, and stress rather than masking the issues with analgesics.

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Search through 1000s of anatomical structures (tendons, arteries, veins, organs, etc.) and browse your body's system layers (including skin, skeletal, connective tissue and more).
In the 1800s biologists found they could see the microscopic structure of the body more clearly if they injected tissues with special dyes.
In order to function in the body, printed tissues need complex internal structures populated with living cells, or, in some cases, layers of cells on scaffolds.
Animals such as salamanders and planaria regenerate tissues by rekindling genetic mechanisms that guide the patterning of body structures during embryonic development.
In embryos, they guide differentiation from the single fertilized egg into all cells that form the different tissues and structures of the body.
Today stem cells have been used to grow ears, tracheae, and bladders; tomorrow it will be just about any tissue, any structure, of the human body.
The immune system does not normally attack «self» proteins, so by producing protein fragments, or peptides, that imitate the structure of those in the body's own tissues, viruses and bacteria may avoid destruction.
These cells — capable of generating all cell types in the body — could be used as the «Lego bricks» to build tissue constructs, larger structures of tissues, and potentially even micro-organs.
Contrast agents are often used to improve the visibility of radiology of soft tissues and internal body structures, especially in cardiovascular and cerebral diseases.
Contrast agents, injected into the patient during an MRI procedure and designed to be quickly cleared from the body by the kidneys afterwards, are needed to make fine details of organ structures, blood vessels, and other specific tissues clearly visible in the images.
With the wide range of size from newborns to teenagers, size is a particularly dominant factor for pediatric patients in computed tomography imaging of tissues and structures inside the body, note the authors.
Proteins are the essential building blocks of cells, making up the structure of different parts of the body as well as carrying out and regulating the functions of organs and tissues.
Typically, this involves creating a «scaffold» of natural or synthetic materials, seeding it with human stem cells that can differentiate themselves into particular tissue types, and providing the cells with nutrients and a physical environment that encourages them to take on the three - dimensional structures and functions of a particular body part.
By reconstructing the structured order of the living machinery of our tissues, these rejuvenation biotechnologies will restore the normal functioning of the body's cells and essential biomolecules, returning aging tissues to health and bringing back the body's youthful vigor.
The whole follicle structure sits on a pad of fibrous tissue called the Arao - Perkins body.
«To use stem cells for regenerative medicine, we must create constructs that resemble the structure and physiological functions of real tissues in the body,» said McDevitt.
Rejuvenation biotechnology is a new platform of biomedicines that apply the principles of regenerative medicine to the structure of the body at all levels: from organs and tissues, to cells, all the way down to the molecular structures within and surrounding them.
They do most of the work in cells and are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs.
Every time you eat, you're creating the foundation and tissue that make up the actual shape and structure of your body - and every time you exercise, you're simply putting the finishing touches on the beautiful physique you've sculpted with what you put in your mouth.
Perhaps less known is the effectiveness of massage therapy in treating deeper structures of the body such as ligaments, bones and joints, fascia, blood vessels, organs and other soft tissues of the body.
And that's getting me the resistance; it's building all of this connective tissue, the bone structure, coordinating the lower body to send that foot up.
Fascia is the sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue enveloping, separating and binding together muscles, organs and other soft structures of the body.
There are many different layers of fasciae within the body, but all layers include thin and elastic connective tissues that wrap around structures within the body.
Likewise, whenever we gain mass on our bodies, calories must pass through some sort of Black Box — they need to filter through a biochemical process to become our tissues and structures.
It is important to bear in mind that your muscles stabilize your joints and support the body's underlying structures of bones, nerves and other tissues.
If you were to construct a model of the human body you would need to create a skeletal structure that you then wrapped with soft tissue.
Body structures made from protein include skin, hair, nails, bones, connective tissue and of course skeletal muscle.
Since collagen is a fibrous protein that provides a supportive structure for the body's tissues, the loss of collagen causes the skin to lose elasticity and allows wrinkles to form.
Think about the structure of our bodies — it is protein that does the work of holding together our cells, organs, muscles, connective tissue and bones.
Protein is responsible for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's cells, tissues, and organs.
If you are gluten intolerant or have leaky gut syndrome, your body produces antibodies to tag gluten proteins for removal — and because the thyroid gland structure is so similar, thyroid tissue is tagged and attacked too in a case of mistaken identity.
Tissue composed of cells that line the cavities and surfaces of structures throughout the body.
Proteins are involved in pretty much every biological process — according to the National Institutes of Health, they «are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs» — so it's crucial for kids to get enough.
These products are intended to provide whole food nutrition to the body which may result in the benefit of normal and healthy tissue building, repair and enhancement of the normal structure and function of the body.
The effectiveness of loosening the fascia (fibrous connective tissue throughout all of the muscles, organs, and other soft structures of the body) has amazing results in the realignment of the entire body.
Fascia is a constituent of connective tissue (12) and surrounds all organs and body structures.
This structure helps to ease the body both into and out of the cleanse, and offers deep nourishment to the tissues afterwards.
An inflammation in the inner part of your dog's eye that is composed of the iris, ciliary body (a round structure located behind the iris), and the choroid (tissues behind the iris).
MRI uses radio waves and a powerful magnetic field to produce either a detailed three demensional picture or a two - dimensional «slice» of body structures, including tissues, organs, bones and nerves.
A hernia is caused by a body of tissue allowing itself through an opening in the structure walls that usually contain it.
The viral infection mostly targets the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts of dogs, although there is an increasing incidence of canine distemper that invades the brain and spinal cord as well as other organs and tissues of the body such as optic nerves, urogenital structures, and epithelial tissues.
Essential oils can and do still benefit these issues - as they can help the body to remove inflammation, support the body systems in repair, improve immune system function, relieve stress and discomfort, support the surrounding muscle and tissue structures, promote death of abnormal cells (apoptosis of tumor cells), provide antibacterial and antiviral actions, and more.
MRI uses a powerful magnetic field and radio frequency pulses to make the internal structures of the body, such as organs, bone, and soft tissues, visible on a computer screen.
We proposed to define «health care» to mean the provision of care, services, or supplies to a patient and to include any: (1) Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care, counseling, service, or procedure with respect to the physical or mental condition, or functional status, of a patient or affecting the structure or function of the body; (2) sale or dispensing of a drug, device, equipment, or other item pursuant to a prescription; or (3) procurement or banking of blood, sperm, organs, or any other tissue for administration to patients.
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