Question 1

how does immobility of the muscular and skeletal systems occur?

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Several ways.: Injury, disease (stroke), treatment (cast), severe mental illness like depression or catatonic states.  What specifically do you want to know?

Question 2

which experts treat the muscular and skeletal system?

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Musculoskeletal issu: Family Docs are typically first point of contact for vast majority of conditions &amp; complaints, including musculoskeletal. In fact, we probably see more back pain complaints than all other specialties combined. Sports Medicine, Orthopedics &amp; Pain Management are also involved in treating musculoskeletal conditions.

Question 3

how do the skeletal, muscular, nervous, and cardiovascular system work together?

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Works in Harmony: Quite a question for 400 characters or less! the human body ( and all plants and animals in nature for that matter ) are complex systems that work in balance with their environment.  There are structural components (musculo  / skeletal) as well as energetic and regulatory components (gi/ cardiovascular / neuro) with multiple layers of feedback systems to allow the organism to thrive.

Question 4

i was wondering what are diseases of the muscular system?

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Muscular system ia: frequently affected by local trauma, but can also be a more global issue such as rhabdomyolysis or malignant hyperthermia or may be affected by a primary muscle disorder such as Muscular Dystrophy.  Nerve muscle issues would include the myasthenia syndromes and myasthenia gravis. Nerve issues which lead to muscle dysfunction would include stroke, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, et.

Question 5

ativan (lorazepam) prescribed for muscular skeletal pain?

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Muscle relaxant: Benzodiazepines like Ativan (lorazepam) don't treat pain directly.  But they can help 2 other ways: by decreasing the mental suffering associated with pain, and by helping muscles relax.  Remember that like other benzos, Ativan is habit-forming if used daily and consistently over time; once tolerance develops it can be hard to stop.  It's quite safe if used occasionally at low doses.

Question 6

how does age and sex affect muscular system?

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See details: After age 35 a male will lose about 4 lbs of muscle each decade unless strength training is done to presume muscle fiber size.

Question 7

what can be done for severe muscular skeletal pain?

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Exercise: For non-neuropathic musculoskeletal pain, treatment consists of up to 72 hours of rest, followed by stretches and exercise.  Talk to your doctor about the specifics.

Question 8

what are some disorders that can affect the muscular system?

Accepted Answer

Muscle disorder: Rhambdomyolysis from exercise injury, phosphate deficiency. Polimyositis (autoimmune disease), neurological disease involving motor neuron such as ALS, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory polyneuropathy. Endocrine disease such as severe hypothyroidism or adrenal insufficiency, and more. The differential is very wide.

Question 9

i need to know what's an example of a disease of the muscular system?

Accepted Answer

Muscular dystrophy: Muscular dystrophy and about one hundred other diseases.

Question 10

what would be one disease that can take place in the muscular system?

Accepted Answer

Polymyositis: Polymyositis and about one hundred other diseases.

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