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Abductor
When a muscle contracts and moves an arm, leg, figer, toe away from the body it is an abductor. When it moves it towards the body it's called an adductor.
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: abductor?
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A 31-year old asked:
What's a way to exercise my hip abductors?
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A 38-year old asked:
If you have high arches, should your adductors or abductors tend to be tight?
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A 36-year old asked:
How to know if you tore hip abductors?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Can botox damage your vocal cords .I have abductor dysphonia?
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A 22-year old asked:
What are complications associated with getting a botox injection for an abductor contracture?
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A 45-year old female asked:
I have abductor dysphonia.Treated about 4 monthly wit botox injections which work.My prof.Does it under g.A always & microlarynoscopy.Is this unusual?
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A female asked:
I have a burning sensation in my abductor pollicis brevis muscle, what could this be and what can i do to help it go away?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Deep cat scratch on abductor pollcis 8 weeks ago. I have deep aching pain in the muscle occasionally. Will it heal? What can i do to heal it faster?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Damaged my nerve on abductor pollicis. Looks like the muscle has atrophy. Is it neurogenic atrophy? Can i get neurogenic atrophy on my abductor poll?
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A 31-year old asked:
Why would my doctor suggest getting botox for an abductor contracture?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Can botox injected into your vocal cords under ga for abductor type dysphonia do longterm damage?
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A 62-year old male asked:
I had right hip abductor mechanism repair 3 weeks ago, with instruction for no weight bearing and abduction for 6 weeks. When should it feel normal?
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A 45-year old male asked:
My right hip sometimes pains and feels like its coming out . It is worse when im using the abductor machine at gym. The pain is on the side of my hip and slightly towards the back?
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A 58-year old asked:
I pulled the abductor muscle, and now my knee hurts - when will it go away?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Abductor digiti minimi pain in left hand going up towards my elbow. Is it just pulled?
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A 42-year old female asked:
My abductor pollicis brevis muscle on both hands has been hurting for almost a year and on outside of Palm it is a blue color. What could be wrong?
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A 23-year old male asked:
For two weeks I've been experiencing body wide muscle fasciculations, and now my abductor hallucis wont stop at all, and I have upper back pain, help.
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A 23-year old female asked:
Cat scratched my abductor pollicis muscle 8 weeks ago. I still get deep muscle ache occasionally. Will it heal? What can i do to heal faster?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Yellow bruise appeared anteriorly on my forearm. I hav tendinosis of my abductor pollicis longis. They arent in the same spot, but are they related?
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A 45-year old female asked:
I noticed that whenever I tap any of my (both) thumbs on abductor thenar part,this muscle twitches and jumps.I am worried I have als.Should I get emg?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Dr gave me 1cm heel lift for r leg. I wore for halfa day.now have pain inner r thigh abductor muscle area when I walk. Muscle strain?Anything serious?
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A 63-year old female asked:
Have severe pain, numbness, tingling, weakness, loss of grip in left hand. I had an MRI & one paragraph states: Extensor Compartments: There is severe tendinosis with high grade partial tearing of the abductor police longus tendon distal ...
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A 49-year old male asked:
I had cortisone injection 2 weeks ago for frozen shoulder and impingement.Now, i can't abduct my shoulder past 30 degrees. It's stuck with pain. Why?
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A 52-year old female asked:
Shoulder pain Can't abduct past 10" from body Thinking supraspinatus inflamed Nothing happened to hurt it Can't get into dr for another 2 wks Afraid of getting frozen shoulder Hard to sleep. Painful. ?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I have been having pain in what seems to be my femoral artery. It hurts when I abduct my right leg and it's a sharp pain.
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A 37-year old female asked:
What would cause a loss of range of motion in a hip? I am unable to abduct left hip. Upper leg muscles feel weak, leg feels "stuck" when i abduct.
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A 37-year old female asked:
Unable to abduct upper left leg due to worsening muscle weakness. Lower back pain x6 yrs. Mri spine "not bad" mild disc herniation l4/l5/s1. Now what?
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A female asked:
With a tailbone injury can you do strength training w weights ie squats,leg press, hip abducter and cardio - elliptical?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Am I dying?
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