Understanding Common Musculoskeletal Conditions

What is Fibromyalgia primarily associated with?

• Chronic pain in muscles and soft tissues

• Inflammation of the bursae

• High blood pressure

• Skin disease

What symptom is most characteristic of Migraine?

• Loss of cartilage in synovial joints

• Severe throbbing pain usually on one side of the head

• Involuntary muscle contraction

• Distended veins

What does Tendinitis lead to?

• Distortion of the great toe

• Sideways curve of the spine

• Classic signs of inflammation

• Degeneration of myelin sheaths

What is a Herniated Disc?

• A sideways curve of the spine

• Nucleus pulposus extending beyond the vertebral body margin

• Inflammation of the periosteum

• Overdeveloped lumbar curve

What is Sciatica commonly associated with?

• Irritation of the sciatic nerve

• Inflammation of tissues outside the musculoskeletal system

• Damage to the epithelial lining of the esophagus

• A condition involving the arterioles in hands and feet

What is the most common presentation of shin splints known as?

• Hyperkyphosis

• Degenerative Disc Disease

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome

What does Carpal Tunnel Syndrome result from?

• Autoimmune attack on synovial membranes

• Entrapment of the median nerve

• Degenerative arthritis of the spine

• Chronic exposure to digestive juices

What is Rheumatoid Arthritis characterized by?

• Degeneration of myelin sheaths

• Autoimmune attack on synovial membranes

• Distended, twisted veins

• Overdeveloped thoracic curve

What is the primary symptom of Plantar Fasciitis?

• Involuntary contraction of voluntary muscle

• Loss of healthy cartilage in joints

• Pain at the the calcaneus to the proximal phalanges on the plantar surface of the foot

• Severe throbbing pain in the head

What condition is Tennis Elbow associated with?

• Inflammation of the bursae

• High blood pressure

• Sideways curve of the spine

• Overuse of elbow muscles and tendons