Common tests, procedures, and treatments associated with the muscular – Human Kinetics
Human Kinetics Logo

Purchase or Access Ebooks, Continuing Education, and Digital Products

Shop for and access ebooks, continuing education, and other digital materials here on the Human Kinetics website.

Login Canada Logo

Purchase Print Books

Browse all print books here on our site. When you're ready to purchase, click the partner link on the product page to complete your order with our Canada partner, Login Canada.

Human Kinetics Logo

Purchase Courses or Access Digital Products

If you are looking to purchase online videos, online courses or to access previously purchased digital products please press continue.

Mare Nostrum Logo

Purchase Print Products or Ebooks

Human Kinetics print books and Ebooks are now distributed by Mare Nostrum, throughout the UK, Europe, Africa and Middle East, delivered to you from their warehouse. Please visit our new UK website to purchase Human Kinetics printed or ebooks.

Feedback Icon Feedback Get $15 Off

Common tests, procedures, and treatments associated with the muscular system

This is an excerpt from The Medical Terminology Book by Laura S. Kabiri.

How should we treat our strains and tendinitis issues? With rice, of course! I don’t mean stir-fry takeout from my favorite restaurant . . . although it IS delicious, and comfort food is a real thing that does make me feel better. RICE is an acronym for rest, ice, compression, and elevation and is a first-line treatment for any “-itis” or minor inflammatory condition or injury. Activity modification (e.g., moving to an appropriate desk setup and off the couch) and orthotics can help, as well. For more serious injuries, further imaging and testing or surgery may also be needed. Take a look at common procedures and treatments for the muscular system in table 4.9.

MD Musings 4.1 You never realize how much you take things for granted until you lose them. This is certainly the case with movement and neuromuscular disorders. We humans take moving around, even going places we do not particularly want to go, like the Department of Motor Vehicles, for granted. Yet when you see patients or loved ones with movement and neuromuscular disorders, you appreciate the amount of intricate coordination between mind and body that it takes to move normally, from little to big movements. Providers try to find out why individuals have trouble moving, whether it is muscle, nerves, joints, or whatever the case may be, to work with other specialists (like therapist colleagues) to get the patient rehabilitated successfully.
Table 4.9 Common Tests, Procedures, and Treatments Associated With the Muscular System
More Excerpts From The Medical Terminology Book

SHOP

    HK INSIDER

    Get the latest insights with regular newsletters, plus periodic product information and special insider offers.

    JOIN NOW
    Back to top