Muscle Strain, or \"pulling a muscle\", may result from overuse injuries or from

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Muscle Strain, or "pulling a muscle", may result from overuse injuries or from trauma. Typically muscle strain results in pain around the muscle with movement and with pressure. Predict which muscle or muscles may be strained from pain in each of the following locations: a Lateral thigh _______ b Posterior arm _______ c Lateral neck _______ d Abdomen just medial to the midline _______ e Anterolateral leg _______ f Thoracic region just medial to the vertebral column _______ Neuromuscular diseases may lead to a condition called drop foot, in which a patient is unable to dorsiflex his or her foot. Which muscle(s) do you think is/are involved in this condition? Which muscles may have to compensate for lack of dorsiflexion during walking? Explain. One of the most commonly performed orthopedic surgeries is rotator cuff repair. Often this involves removing and reattaching the deltoid muscle at is insertion. What functional impairment would be present after this procedure? What exercises could a physical therapist use to recondition the deltoid muscle?

Explanation / Answer

1a) Lateral thigh pain could occur due to injury or strain in the quadriceps muscles at the front.

b)Posterior arm pain will occur due to strain in triceps muscle.

c) In lateral neck pain, the "stiff neck" muscle or the levator scapula gets straied

d)The abdominal internal oblique muscle

e) Tibialis anterior muscle

f) The erector spinae muscle

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