A subtype of striated muscle, attached by TENDONS to the SKELETON. Skeletal muscles are innervated and their movement can be consciously controlled. They are also called voluntary muscles
Muscle Spasticity -- physiopathology : Upper motor neurone syndrome and spasticity : clinical management and neurophysiology / edited by Michael P. Barnes and Garth R. Johnson
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Muscle Spasticity -- surgery : Neurosurgery for spasticity : a practical guide for treating children and adults / Marc Sindou, George Georgoulis, Patrick Mertens
A process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction occurs by a sliding filament mechanism whereby actin filaments slide inward among the myosin filaments
Muscle strength -- Comparative studies. : The influence of static strength and intramuscular occlusion on relative endurance in pre- and postpubescent children / by Marjorie Lorraine Jones
Muscle strength -- Measurement. : The measurement of muscle power : an evaluation of the validity of existing measures of muscle power used in physical education / by Denis John Glencross
Exercises that stretch the muscle fibers with the aim to increase muscle-tendon FLEXIBILITY, improve RANGE OF MOTION or musculoskeletal function, and prevent injuries. There are various types of stretching techniques including active, passive (relaxed), static, dynamic (gentle), ballistic (forced), isometric, and others
A major orthodox system of Hindu philosophy based on Sankhya (metaphysical dualism) but differing from it in being theistic and characterized by the teaching of raja-yoga as a practical method of liberating the self. It includes a system of exercises for attaining bodily or mental control and well-being with liberation of the self and union with the universal spirit. (From Webster, 3d ed)