Eliminating a conditioned muscle spasm by external inhibition by an electric vibrator

1975 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela E. Butler ◽  
A. Salamy
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Spasm ◽  
External Inhibition

Jefferson fractures of the immature spine

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas AuYong ◽  
Joseph Piatt
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Head Injury ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Diagnostic Imaging ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Muscle Spasm ◽  
Spinal Trauma ◽  
Posterior Arch ◽  
Jefferson Fracture ◽  
Immature Spine

Jefferson fractures of the immature spine have received little attention in the study of pediatric spinal trauma. Fractures through synchondroses are a possibility in the immature spine, in addition to fractures through osseous portions of the vertebral ring, and they create opportunities for misinterpretation of diagnostic imaging. The authors describe 3 examples of Jefferson fractures in young children. All 3 cases featured fractures through an anterior synchondrosis in association with persistence of the posterior synchondrosis or a fracture of the posterior arch. The possibility of a Jefferson fracture should be considered for any child presenting with neck pain, cervical muscle spasm, or torticollis following a head injury, despite a seemingly normal cervical spine study. Jefferson fractures in young children are probably much more common than previously recognized.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MUSCLE SPASM

1944 ◽  
Vol 126 (11) ◽  
pp. 695 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. PLATO SCHWARTZ
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Spasm

scholarly journals METHODS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR STUDY IN A SPINAL INSULT

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 2565-2566
Author(s):  
Daniela Popova ◽  
Mariela Filipova
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Young People ◽  
Hemorrhagic Stroke ◽  
Muscle Spasm ◽  
Spinal Cord Tissue ◽  
Blood Diseases ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Ischemic Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal stroke is a disease that is rare in neurological practice. Affects young people, mostly at the age of 30 years [2]. It may be ischemic or haemorrhagic. Etiological, ischemic spinal stroke is caused by atherosclerosis of the aorta and blood vessels of the spinal cord, muscle spasm, vasculitis, pregnancy, hemangioma or hernia [3, 4]. Hemorrhagic stroke is caused by dysplasia, tumors and blood diseases involving increased bleeding [1]. Spinal infarction most commonly develops in the basal spinal artery pool, which is responsible for the blood supply of the anterior 2/3 of the spinal cord tissue. Often, the disease starts with a sudden back pain with an enigmatic nature (in the area of the thoracic segment - Th 8), a gradually occurring weakness in the limbs and hypestesia, pelvic-tangle disorders [5]. The gait is very difficult to impossible.Purpose of the study: To test neurological tests in patients with spinal ischemic spinal cord injury. Assess their accessibility and reliability.

scholarly journals Anesthesia Related Complications of Gastrointestinal Endoscopies; A Retrospective Descriptive Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Hormati ◽  
Abolfazl Mohammadbeigi ◽  
Seyed Mojtaba Mousavi ◽  
Mohammad Saeidi ◽  
Hamed Shafiee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Hemodynamic Instability ◽  
Muscle Spasm ◽  
Safe Procedure ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Endoscopic Procedures ◽  
Patients Satisfaction ◽  
Therapeutic Measures ◽  
Prolonged Apnea

BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures are widely used for diagnostic and therapeutic measures. Analgesia and sedation/anesthesia are inseparable parts of these studies and their related complications are inevitable. METHODS In a retrograde descriptive study in Shahid Beheshti Hospital, affiliated to Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran from March 2013 to March 2017, we gathered information regarding common anesthesia related complications and analyzed them. RESULTS 44659 procedures were performed during the study period and records of 21342 men (47.79%) and 23317 women (52.21%) were evaluated. Hemodynamic instability (9998; 22.39%), dysrhythmia (1600; 3.58%), desaturation (608; 1.36%), prolonged apnea (34; 0.08%), aspiration (43; 0.10%), postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) (636; 1.42%), headache (106; 0.24%), delirium (51; 0.11%), aphasia (1; 0.00%), masseter muscle spasm (1; 0.01%), myocardial infarction (2; 0.00%), and death (5; 0.01%) were seen in the patients. CONCLUSION Sedation/anesthesia is enough safe in gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures to enhance the patients’ satisfaction and cooperation. If anesthesia with spontaneous breathing and unsecure airway is selected for this purpose, vigilance of anesthesia provider will be the key element of uneventful and safe procedure.

scholarly journals Magnesium Sulphate For Tetanus, review of two cases

Medicinus ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Tirta Darmawan Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Autonomic Dysfunction ◽  
Magnesium Sulphate ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Muscle Spasm ◽  
World Health ◽  
Control Muscle ◽  
Hospitalization Period ◽  
Health Organization

<div class="WordSection1"><p><strong>Introduction</strong><strong>: </strong>Tetanus is critically ill disease with long term hospitalization period. It need to be carefully monitored, usually in intensive care unit and involves critical care physicians. Benzodiazepine is preferred by World Health Organization (WHO) for muscle spasm control in tetanus, but it will be less costly if magnesium sulphate can be used alone to control spasm and autonomic dysfunction in tetanus. We report a series of 2 tetanus cases that were treated using magnesium sulphate to provide a brief clinical description about the use of magnesium sulphate in tetanus. We also give a brief review on epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical findings, diagnosis, and treatment of tetanus to provide implications for intensive care physicians. Methods : Case series report</p><p><strong>Results : </strong>Two patients with tetanus was given magnesium sulphate infusion to control muscle spasm and autonomic dysfunction with good results as expected. Both of them were survive and discharged home in healthy condition.</p><p><strong>Conclusions :</strong></p><p>Magnesium sulphate can also be used to control muscle spasm and autonomic dysfunction although WHO recommend benzodiazepines for controlling muscle spasm. Intensive care physicians should have enough knowledge about tetanus and how it should be managed adequately to ensure survival from tetanus.</p></div>

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