Support surface
... change their position approximately every 11.6 min-a phenomenon described by Keane as "minimum physiological mobility ... requirement." The deleterious effects of prolonged immobilization affect the heart, vascular system, musculoskeletal system, ...
List of MeSH codes
... cell phenomena, and immunity G05 - genetic processes G06 - biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition G07 - physiological ... musculoskeletal, neural, and ocular physiology G12 - chemical and pharmacologic phenomena G13 - genetic phenomena G14 - genetic ... A - Anatomy A01 - body regions (74 articles) A02 - musculoskeletal system (213 articles) A03 - digestive system (98 articles) ... musculoskeletal diseases C06 - digestive system diseases C07 - stomatognathic diseases C08 - respiratory tract diseases C09 - ...
Benzodiazepine dependence
Behavioral, cognitive, and physiological phenomena that are associated with the repeated use and that typically include a ... and musculoskeletal effects. The protracted withdrawal state may still occur despite slow titration of dosage. It is believed ... this phenomenon is known as kindling. Kindling phenomena are well established for repeated ethanol (alcohol) withdrawal; ...
Joint manipulation
This sound is believed to be the result of a phenomenon known as cavitation occurring within the synovial fluid of the joint. ... The clinical effects of joint manipulation have been shown to include: Temporary relief of musculoskeletal pain. Shortened time ... Physiological effects upon the central nervous system. No alteration of the position of the sacroiliac joint. Common side ... rather than the rolling or sliding that usually occurs during physiological motion), and that it is more mechanically efficient ...
Tremor
Enhanced physiological tremor is a strengthening of physiological tremor to more visible levels. It is generally not caused by ... This phenomenon gives rise to the possibility of an orthotic management of tremor.[citation needed] Starting from this ... the inefficiency in transmitting loads from the exoskeleton to the human musculo-skeletal system and (3) technological ... Physiological tremor occurs in every normal individual and has no clinical significance. It is rarely visible and may be ...
Electrical injury
... is a physiological reaction caused by electric current passing through the body. The injury depends on the ... When applied to the hand, electricity can cause involuntary muscle contraction, producing the "no-let-go" phenomenon, and ... Consequences of injury from electricity may include amputations, bone fractures and orthopedic and musculoskeletal injuries. If ... "Guinness World Records". Folliot, Dominigue (1998). "Electricity: Physiological Effects". Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health ...
Tensegrity
The musculoskeletal system consists of a continuous network of muscles and connective tissues, while the bones provide ... Donald E. Ingber has developed a theory of tensegrity to describe numerous phenomena observed in molecular biology. For ... although the comparison with inert materials within a biological framework has no widely accepted premise within physiological ... Tensegrity, The New Biomechanics". In Hutson, Michael; Ward, Adam (eds.). Oxford Textbook of Musculoskeletal Medicine. Oxford ...
Skeletal muscle
This phenomenon is called cross education.[citation needed] Every day between one and two percent of muscle is broken down and ... However, because of this angle, more fibers can be packed into the same muscle volume, increasing the physiological cross- ... Medicine portal Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy Hill's muscle model In vitro muscle testing Musculoskeletal injury ... Muscle force is proportional to physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA), and muscle velocity is proportional to muscle fiber ...
Human eye
An integrated physiological risk model with blink frequency, destabilization, and break-up of the eye tear film as inseparable ... This phenomenon indicates that perceived eye irritation is associated with an increase in blink frequency since the cornea and ... musculoskeletal burden, and impairment of the visual nervous system. Another factor that may be related is work stress. In ... phenomena may explain eye irritation among office workers in terms of occupational, climate, and eye-related physiological risk ...
Regeneration (biology)
This type of regeneration is common in physiological situations. Examples of physiological regeneration are the continual ... In order to prevent starvation a planarian will use their own cells for energy, this phenomenon is known as de-growth. Limb ... can involve complete regeneration of some musculoskeletal structure. Werber and Goldschmidt (1909) found that the goose and ... Similar to the physiological regeneration of hair in mammals, birds can regenerate their feathers in order to repair damaged ...
Reciprocal inhibition
The phenomenon is fleeting, incomplete, and weak. For example, when the triceps brachii is stimulated, the biceps is ... 1996a Mechanical and physiological responses to lengthening with and without pre-isometric contraction in human skeletal muscle ... Yearbook of Academy of Applied Osteopathy 1961, Indianapolis, p 58 Solomonow M 2009 Ligaments: A source of musculoskeletal ...
Effect of spaceflight on the human body
The majority of current data comes from missions of short duration and so some of the long-term physiological effects of living ... Another effect is known as cosmic ray visual phenomena. [a] NASA survey of 300 male and female astronauts, about 23 percent of ... Lewandowski, B. E.; Pennline, J. A.; Stalker, A. R.; Mulugeta, L.; Myers, J. G. (April 11, 2011). Musculoskeletal Modeling ... To prevent some of these adverse physiological effects, the ISS is equipped with two treadmills (including the COLBERT), and ...
Outline of applied science
Space Science - discipline encompassing the fields of study that involve space exploration and the study of natural phenomena ... Pathophysiology - study of the changes of normal mechanical, physiological, and biochemical functions, either caused by a ... Physical therapy - Military Physical Therapists working with patients on balance problems, orthopedic/musculoskeletal injuries ... Building science - collection of scientific knowledge that focuses on the analysis and control of the physical phenomena ...
Elastic mechanisms in animals
Experimenters explain this phenomenon by the idea that muscles are susceptible to damage when actively lengthened and this ... The American Physiological Society(2010): 109:396-404. Print. Claverie, Thomas et al. "Modularity and Scaling in Fast Movements ... In addition, in vivo experiments it has been found that the elastic mechanism gives protection to musculoskeletal structure ... This phenomenon has been observed in numerous vertebrate behaviors, one of the most notable being jumping. Observed in ...
Occupational stress
Physiological reactions to stress can have consequences for health over time. Researchers have been studying how stress affects ... Stereotype threat is a phenomenon that can have effects on everyone, it highly depends on the situation the individual is. Some ... Research indicates that job stress increases the risk for development of back and upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders. ... There are a number of physiological reactions to stress including the following: Blood is shunted to the brain and large muscle ...
Vertebral subluxation
Considering this phenomenon, Seaman suggests that the chiropractic concept of joint complex (somatic) dysfunction should be ... A subluxation is a health concern that manifests in the skeletal joints, and, through complex anatomical and physiological ... musculoskeletal) vs. visceral (organ) dysfunction represents a challenge for both the medical and chiropractic physician. The ... Nansel D, Szlazak M (1995). "Somatic dysfunction and the phenomenon of visceral disease simulation: a probable explanation for ...
Guided imagery
The evidence that it is effective for non-musculoskeletal pain is encouraging but not definitive. Evidence and explanations for ... Shapiro, D. H. Jnr., 'Overview: Clinical and physiological comparison of meditation with other self-control strategies'. In ... Intrusive images and intrusive thoughts as different phenomena: Two experimental studies. Memory, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 76-84. ... Posadzki, P; Lewandowski, W; Terry, R; Ernst, E; Stearns, A (July 2012). "Guided imagery for non-musculoskeletal pain: a ...
Reticular formation
The physiological change from a state of deep sleep to wakefulness is reversible and mediated by the ARAS. The ventrolateral ... The descending reticulospinal tracts are one of four major cortical pathways to the spinal cord for musculoskeletal activity. ... Iwańczuk W, Guźniczak P (2015). "Neurophysiological foundations of sleep, arousal, awareness and consciousness phenomena. Part ... These results suggest some relationship between ARAS circuits and physiological pain pathways. Some pathologies of the ARAS may ...
Biomechanics
With growing understanding of the physiological behavior of living tissues, researchers are able to advance the field of tissue ... In other words, the mechanical characteristics of these materials rely on physical phenomena occurring in multiple levels, from ... Musculoskeletal & orthopedic biomechanics Rehabilitation Soft body dynamics Sports biomechanics Aristotle, a student of Plato ... He not only saw animal's bodies as mechanical systems, but pursued questions such as the physiological difference between ...
Natural scientific research in Canada
A recent phenomenon, systems biology, is the result of the merger of molecular and cell biology with systems and control theory ... physiological and molecular levels. In Quebec, McGill has established the Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics in Physiology and ... musculoskeletal health, diabetes, neuroscience, and public health. Research is conducted in cooperation with the pharmaceutical ... Certain types of problems and phenomena are so complex that they are not easily studied or understood through the lens of one ...
Adult development
Physiological abnormalities associated with AD include neurofibrillary plaques and tangles. Neuritic plaques, that target the ... These same external factors also influence genetic expression throughout adult life - a phenomenon known as genetic plasticity ... and larger organ and musculoskeletal levels. Sensory changes and degeneration begin to be common in midlife. Degeneration can ... "Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and selected musculoskeletal disorders in the United States". Arthritis and Rheumatism ...
Arthur Iberall
In: A. Iberall, A. Guyton (eds.). Regulation and Control in Physiological Systems, ISA, Pittsburgh, 1973. Iberall, A.S. On the ... Iberall, A.S. (1970). "Regarding periodic phenomena". Science. 168 (3927): 152. Bibcode:1970Sci...168..152I. doi:10.1126/ ... Cailliet went on to become the author of the widely known series of textbooks on musculoskeletal medicine, and some of his ... At General Technical Services, Iberall and Cardon solved problems such as physiological responses of mammals to high pressure ...
Food intolerance
This is a normal phenomenon, common to everyone. The resultant production of gas potentially results in bloating and flatulence ... A non-allergic food hypersensitivity is an abnormal physiological response. It can be difficult to determine the poorly ... Perceived food intolerance was unrelated to musculoskeletal pain and mood disorders. According to the RACP working group, " ... person has been repeatedly exposed to food proteins recognized as foreign by the immune system which is a normal physiological ...
Veiled chameleon
Thus, the musculoskeletal system of the feeding mechanisms grow with negative allometry relative to snout-vent length (SVL). ... This makes them an excellent model organism to study developmental and evolutionary phenomena. Young chameleons have a ... chameleons useful in providing information to study the molecular interaction at the tooth-bone interface in physiological and ...
Health survival paradox
The male-female health-survival paradox, also known as the morbidity-mortality paradox or gender paradox, is the phenomenon in ... While women report more symptoms and experience higher incidence of musculoskeletal and autoimmune disease, men have earlier ... Proposed explanations for the paradox range from genetic, hormonal, and physiological processes unique to females and males. ... Records of the female survival advantage can be traced back to the 18th century, but the phenomenon gained popularity and ...
Dry needling
... patterns to acupuncture meridians provides evidence that trigger points most likely represent the same physiological phenomenon ... but also other non-musculoskeletal issues that often cause pain. The distinction between trigger points and acupuncture points ... They assert that much of the basic physiological and biomechanical knowledge that dry needling utilizes is taught as part of ... Acupuncture and dry needling are similar in the underlying phenomenon and neural processes between trigger points and ...
Space medicine
NASA is also pushing the limits of ultrasound use regarding musculoskeletal problems as these are some of the most common and ... A variety of methods for combating this phenomenon are constantly under discussion. A partial list of remedies would include: ... "Beckman physiological and cardiovascular monitoring system". Science History Institute. Retrieved 31 July 2019. "When Space ... In 1951, NIIAM began to work on the first research work entitled "Physiological and hygienic substantiation of flight ...
Physical attractiveness
This phenomenon is called the "pink tax." However, attractiveness varies by society; in ancient China foot binding was ... Male musculo-skeletal characteristics Female body shape - Cumulative product of the human female skeletal structure and ... "Facial Shape Analysis Identifies Valid Cues to Aspects of Physiological Health in Caucasian, Asian, and African Populations". ... a psychological phenomenon called the Halo effect. From research done in the United States and United Kingdom, it was found ...
Manipulation under anesthesia
The table that follows provides detail concerning this phenomenon. Since the 1930s, spinal manipulation under anesthesia has ... BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 12: 184. doi:10.1186/1471-2474-12-184. PMC 3175211. PMID 21838865. Ipach, I; Schäfer, R; ... Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 17 (9): 605-9. PMID 7884331. Aspegren, D. D; Wright, R. E; Hemler, D. E ... Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 25 (8): E8-E17. doi:10.1067/mmt.2002.127072. PMID 12381983. Siehl D, ...
Occupational safety and health
Musculoskeletal injury (MSI) is the most common health hazard in for healthcare workers and in workplaces overall. Injuries can ... The research and regulation of occupational safety and health are a relatively recent phenomenon. As labor movements arose in ... the placing and maintenance of the worker in an occupational environment adapted to his physiological and psychological ... The outcome could be a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) or an acute back or joint injury. The risk can be expressed numerically ( ...
Effects of meditation
The psychological and physiological effects of meditation have been studied. In recent years, studies of meditation have ... Brown CA, Jones AK (March 2013). "Psychobiological correlates of improved mental health in patients with musculoskeletal pain ... Brown points to this as a possible explanation of the phenomenon: "[the higher rate of detection of single light flashes] ... "Changing Definitions of Meditation - Is there a Physiological Corollary? Skin temperature changes of a mental silence ...
Aspirin
... is sometimes used in veterinary medicine as an anticoagulant or to relieve pain associated with musculoskeletal ... Acetylation of cellular proteins is a well-established phenomenon in the regulation of protein function at the post- ... Physiological Reviews. 88 (4): 1547-65. doi:10.1152/physrev.00004.2008. PMID 18923189. S2CID 448875.. ... Complicating the use of aspirin for prevention is the phenomenon of aspirin resistance.[109][110] For people who are resistant ...
Amphibian
The musculoskeletal system is strong to enable it to support the head and body. The bones are fully ossified and the vertebrae ... The progeny feed on a skin layer that is specially developed by the adult in a phenomenon known as maternal dermatophagy. The ... Physiological Zoology. 64 (1): 212-231. doi:10.1086/physzool.64.1.30158520. JSTOR 30158520. S2CID 87191067. Archived from the ... vertebrates that do not maintain their body temperature through internal physiological processes. Their metabolic rate is low ...
Homeopathy
Some contend that the phenomenon of hormesis may support the idea of dilution increasing potency, but the dose-response ... An analysis of this survey concluded that most cases were self-prescribed for colds and musculoskeletal pain. Major retailers ... Kolisko L (1959). Physiologischer und physikalischer Nachweis der Wirksamkeit kleinster Entitäten [Physiological and physical ... because they do not originate from a substance but some other phenomenon presumed to have been "captured" by alcohol or lactose ...
Orgasm
There are many physiological responses during sexual activity, including a relaxed state created by prolactin, as well as ... In 1905, Freud stated that clitoral orgasms are purely an adolescent phenomenon and that upon reaching puberty, the proper ... General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal System, Volume 1. Thieme Medical Publishers. ISBN 978-3-13-142081-7. Retrieved December 15 ... The question centers around the clinical definition of orgasm, but this way of viewing orgasm is merely physiological, while ...
Notiomastodon
The physiological length of the ulna also corresponded to the approximate total length of the radius. The femur was 96 to 100 ... this was an important adaptive phenomenon. The Águas de Araxá site is significant as it has one of the largest collections of ... and determined that this genus should be separated from the South American gomphotheres due to its different musculoskeletal ...
Neural oscillation
This phenomenon is best seen in local field potentials which reflect the synchronous activity of local groups of neurons, but ... Simulations have shown that ongoing wave activity in cortex can elicit steady muscle force with physiological levels of EEG-EMG ... Kerkman JN, Daffertshofer A, Gollo LL, Breakspear M, Boonstra TW (June 2018). "Network structure of the human musculoskeletal ... These neurotransmitter systems affect the physiological state, e.g., wakefulness or arousal, and have a pronounced effect on ...
Aspirin
Complicating the use of aspirin for prevention is the phenomenon of aspirin resistance. For people who are resistant, aspirin's ... Aspirin is sometimes used in veterinary medicine as an anticoagulant or to relieve pain associated with musculoskeletal ... Physiological Reviews. 88 (4): 1547-65. doi:10.1152/physrev.00004.2008. PMID 18923189. S2CID 448875. Laine L, Maller ES, Yu C, ... Acetylation of cellular proteins is a well-established phenomenon in the regulation of protein function at the post- ...
Pectus excavatum
People may also experience chest and back pain, which is usually of musculoskeletal origin. In mild cases, cardiorespiratory ... but critics have suggested that the relapse rate may be high due to cartilage and bone displaying memory phenomenon. In 2016, ... no consensus has been reached based on newer physiological tests such as echocardiography of the presence or degree of ...
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
By inhibiting physiological COX activity, all NSAIDs increase the risk of kidney disease and, through a related mechanism, ... This phenomenon is likely responsible for the poor correlation between NSAID efficacy and plasma concentration observed in ... There is an argument over the benefits and risks of NSAIDs for treating chronic musculoskeletal pain. Each drug has a benefit- ... Derry S, Conaghan P, Da Silva JA, Wiffen PJ, Moore RA (April 2016). "Topical NSAIDs for chronic musculoskeletal pain in adults ...
List of topics characterized as pseudoscience
2012 phenomenon - a range of eschatological beliefs that cataclysmic or otherwise transformative events would occur on or ... Boyd, R. N. (27 May 2019). "Reduction of Physiological Effects of Alcohol Abuse By Substitution of a Harmless Alcohol Surrogate ... a form of alternative medicine mostly concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal ... Electronic voice phenomenon - purported communication by spirits through tape recorders and other electronic devices. Extra- ...
Frog
Most frogs are either proficient at jumping or are descended from ancestors that were, with much of the musculoskeletal ... The last aspect that makes this species of frog's calls unusual is that nonlinear acoustic phenomena are important components ... James, R. S.; Wilson, R. S. (2008). "Explosive jumping: extreme morphological and physiological specializations of Australian ... Lyttle, T. (1993). "Misuse and legend in the "toad licking" phenomenon". International Journal of the Addictions. 28 (6): 521- ...
Mindfulness
In Buddhist teachings, ultimate wisdom refers to gaining deep insight into all phenomena or "seeing things as they are." ... Research studies have also focused on the effects of mindfulness on the brain using neuroimaging techniques, physiological ... Brown CA, Jones AK (March 2013). "Psychobiological correlates of improved mental health in patients with musculoskeletal pain ... Vipassana also includes contemplation and reflection on phenomena as dukkha, anatta and anicca, and reflections on causation ...
Bioelectricity
McCaig, C. D. Electric Fields in Vertebrate Repair., (The Physiological Society, 1989). Yasuda, Iwao (1974). "Mechanical and ... suggesting active regulation of these electrical phenomena. For example, the wound electric currents are always the strongest ... diagnosis of lateral meningocele syndrome in a 55-year-old woman with symptoms of joint instability and chronic musculoskeletal ... Pietak, Alexis; Levin, Michael (2016). "Exploring Instructive Physiological Signaling with the Bioelectric Tissue Simulation ...
Biology
Together with the skeletal system, it forms the musculoskeletal system, which is responsible for the movement of vertebrate ... a phenomenon known as photoperiodism. In addition to light, plants can respond to other types of stimuli. For instance, plants ... in a cell or organism is called a metabolome and metabolomics is the study of the metabolome in relation to the physiological ...
Menstrual cycle
... and musculoskeletal system. The result can be subtle physiological and observable changes to women's athletic performance ... Periodic phenomena, Women's health, Human female reproductive system). ... Schjenken JE, Robertson SA (July 2020). "The female response to seminal fluid". Physiological Reviews (Review). 100 (3): 1077- ...
Buddhism and psychology
Jakob Håkansson, Exploring the phenomenon of empathy Winnicott Linda A. Nockler, The Spiritual and the Psychological Meet: ... Brown, CA; Jones, AKP (2013). "Psychobiological Correlates of Improved Mental Health in Patients With Musculoskeletal Pain ... correlates them with their objects and physiological bases, and shows how the different types of consciousness link up with ... or is at least an impermanent phenomenon, after which, during confession, the monk is considered sane by the sangha once more ...