Author: Glossary

Epilepsy in which the convulsive attacks are induced by music.  

Profession-related injuries, most commonly overuse injuries involving muscle-tendon units. The pain associated with this type of injury may be mild or severe enough to prevent use of the affected part. Those who play string instruments have more difficulty than those who use percussion instruments; women are more commonly affected than men. Focal dystonias may involve…

Composed of muscle and an aponeurosis of fibrous connective tissue.  

The mechanism by which all smooth, coordinated muscle activity occurs. Normally controlled involuntarily by the central nervous system, motor units are recruited and stimulated at an intensity needed to accomplish a desired activity.  

A nonspecific term used to describe general discomfort in a muscle or muscle group that is the result of disease, trauma, or exertion.  

The consumption of energy by all cells, including those of muscle tissue, in order to perform work. The source of chemical energy, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), is metabolized to adenosine diphosphate (ADP). If the energy requirement is short term, the ADP is converted back to ATP. This process goes at a rate too slow to keep…

A body image disorder principally experienced by males, characterized by excessive fear about one’s body size, especially a concern that one’s muscles are not large enough. Boys affected by muscle dysmorphia often take drugs, e.g., androgenic or anabolic steroids, to increase their body size. The syndrome is also known colloquially as bigorexia.