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- Isometric exercises: Good for strength training? - Mayo Clinic
Isometric exercises are tightening (contractions) of a specific muscle or group of muscles During isometric exercises, the muscle doesn't noticeably change length The affected joint also doesn't move Isometric exercises help maintain strength They can also build strength, but not effectively And they can be performed anywhere Examples include a leg lift or plank
- Muscle pain Causes - Mayo Clinic
The most common causes of muscle pain are tension, stress, overuse and minor injuries This type of pain is usually limited to just a few muscles or a small part of your body Muscle pain that is felt throughout your whole body is most often caused by an infection, such as the flu Other causes include more-serious conditions, such as some diseases or health conditions that affect the muscles
- Dystonia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
The muscle spasms can range from mild to more serious They may be painful, and they can affect the person's ability to complete daily tasks There's no cure for dystonia, but medicines and therapy can improve symptoms Surgery is sometimes used to disable or regulate nerves or certain brain regions in people with serious dystonia
- Myofascial pain syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Overview Myofascial pain syndrome is a long-term pain condition It involves some muscles and the thin cover of tissue that holds muscles in place, called fascia Pressure on these areas, called trigger points, causes pain Sometimes, the pain is felt in other parts of the body This is called referred pain The pain often is felt as shoulder pain, back pain, tension headaches and face pain
- Movement disorders - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
There are many types of movement disorders that cause different symptoms For example, dystonia causes muscle contractions that lead to twisting of the body Another movement disorder called chorea causes brief periods of quick involuntary movements that happen over and over Parkinsonism causes slowness of movement with stiffness, tremors or loss of balance Treatments may be available to
- Polymyalgia rheumatica - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory condition It causes joint and muscle pain and stiffness, mainly in the shoulders and hips Symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica (pol-e-my-AL-juh rue-MAT-ih-kuh) may begin quickly or come on over several days to weeks Symptoms are most often worse in the
- Polymyositis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Overview Polymyositis (pol-e-my-o-SY-tis) is a condition in which swelling and irritation, called inflammation, happens when the immune system attacks its own muscle tissues Polymyositis causes weakness of the muscles involved in body movement, called skeletal muscles Muscle weakness most often happens on both sides of the body at the same time
- Muscular dystrophy - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that causes muscles to become weaker and lose mass over time The condition is caused by changes in the genes that make proteins needed to form healthy muscles There are many types of muscular dystrophy Symptoms of the most common type start in childhood, mostly in boys Other types sometimes don't start until adulthood Medicines and other
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