Hypotonia a condition of diminished tone of the

Hypotonia A condition of diminished tone of the skeletal
muscles.
Impingement syndrome Inflammed and swollen tendons are caught in the
narrow space between the bones within the
shoulder joint.
Insertion The point where the muscle ends by attaching to a
bone or tendon.
Intermittent claudication Pain in the leg muscles that occurs during exercise
and is relieved by rest.
Muscular dystrophy A group of more than 30 genetic diseases that are
characterized by progressive weakness and
degeneration of the skeletal muscles that control
movement, without affecting the nervous system.
Myasthenia gravis A chronic autoimmune disease that affects the
neuromuscular junction and produces serious
weakness of voluntary muscles.
Myocele The herniation (protrusion) of muscle substance
through a tear in the fascia surrounding it.
Myoclonus The quick involuntary jerking of a muscle or group
of muscles.
Myofascial release A specialized soft-tissue manipulation technique
used to ease the pain of conditions such as
fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome,
movement restrictions, temporomandibular joint
disorders, and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Myolysis The degeneration of muscle tissue.
Myoparesis Weakness or slight muscular paralysis.
Myorrhaphy Surgical suturing of a muscle.
Neuromuscular Pertaining to the relationship between a nerve and
muscle.
Oblique Slanted or at an angle.
Origin The point where the muscle begins, located
nearest the midline of the body or on a less
movable part of the skeleton.
Paralysis The loss of sensation and voluntary muscle
movements in a muscle through disease or injury
to its nerve supply.