Diffuse Spasm Research Articles

VALUE OF CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT IN CERVICOBRACHIAL PAIN

The complaint of pain in the neck, shoulders and extending into the arm is of relatively frequent occurrence. It is believed that the cause or combination of causes which can bring on these symptoms is not widely understood and, therefore, it is the purpose of this paper to review the various etiologic factors that may produce cervicobrachial pain, and in particular to stress the favorable results obtained by conservative treatment. To avoid confusion, I have arbitrarily omitted consideration of patients with symptoms resulting from pathologic changes in the shoulder such as subacromial bursitis or a tear in the musculotendinous cuff; i. e., conditions which do not cause interference with the neurovascular structures. I wish to emphasize, however, agreement with Freiberg 1 that lesions of the shoulder girdle may initiate cervicobrachial pain by concomitant diffuse muscle spasm accompanying the lesion. Such pain may likewise follow voluntary splinting of the affected arm

Diffuse spasm of the lower half of the esophagus

It is the purpose of this paper to call attention to a group of cases of esophageal occlusion in the distal portion due to diffuse spasm. A brief review of the facts and controversial points concerning the anatomic and physiologic characteristics of the esophagus is presented. It is of interest to note that spasm of the distal portion of the esophagus can be produced experimentally by the stimulation of various nerves. Spasm has been observed clinically secondary to organic lesions of the esophagus, stomach, gall bladder and biliary tract and in cases of organic heart disease. Spasm of the distal part of the esophagus occurs among certain nervous individuals when they are placed under emotional strain.

TREMORS OF THE NEW-BORN (BIRTH SHOCK), TETANY AND NERVOUS DISTURBANCES IN CHILDREN

For many years, new-born infants have been seen in tetanic states. The onset usually consists of fine tremor-like manifestations, which continue with growing intensity until the definite symptom complex of tetany has developed. Before the nervous irritability is noted, this fine tremor-like movement, known as the Moro reflex, can be brought out by the Moro sign; i. e., the simultaneous striking of the palms of both hands on the table, one on each side of the infant, usually starts a crying spell, and the upper and lower extremities of the infant begin to quiver. This irritability becomes more frequent and in cases in which there is severe involvement it is constant. There is increased sensitivity to all sensory impressions, such as sudden touch, disturbance of the nursery bed and loud sounds. In addition, there are usually diffuse or localized spasms of the skeletal muscles, both tonic and clonic, a positive

ON THE CAUSES OF THE ORDERLY PROGRESS OF THE PERISTALTIC MOVEMENTS IN THE ŒSOPHAGUS

ArticleON THE CAUSES OF THE ORDERLY PROGRESS OF THE PERISTALTIC MOVEMENTS IN THE ŒSOPHAGUSS. J. MeltzerS. J. MeltzerFrom the Physiological Laboratory of Columbia University, at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New YorkPublished Online:01 Mar 1899https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1899.2.3.266MoreSectionsPDF (929 KB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation Cited ByThe enteric nervous systemGastrointestinal Motor Function21 June 2018Coordination of Rhythmic Movements23 June 2017Effectiveness of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Patients With Dysphagia With Medullary InfarctionArchives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 97, No. 3BIBLIOGRAPHYBrainstem Control of Deglutition: Swallowing Pattern Generator25 July 2012EsophagusPerspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia), Vol. 21, No. 2Response of the Upper Esophageal Sphincter to Esophageal Distension Is Affected by Posture, Velocity, Volume, and Composition of the InfusateGastroenterology, Vol. 142, No. 4Theory of gastric CO2 ventilation and its control during respiratory acidosis: Implications for central chemosensitivity, pH regulation, and diseases causing chronic CO2 retentionRespiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, Vol. 175, No. 2Vagal Afferent Nerve Stimulated Reflexes in the GI Tract4 December 2009Effects of injecting GABAergic agents into the medullary reticular formation upon swallowing induced by the superior laryngeal nerve stimulation in decerebrate catsNeuroscience Research, Vol. 51, No. 4Enteric co-innervation of motor endplates in the esophagus: state of the art ten years after24 February 2005 | Histochemistry and Cell Biology, Vol. 123, No. 2Mechanisms of reflexes induced by esophageal distensionIvan M. 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Diffuse Spasm of the Lower Part of the Esophagus.28 June 2016 | Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, Vol. 43, No. 4Physiologie der SpeiseröhreSchlucken More from this issue > Volume 2Issue 3March 1899Pages 266-272 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1899 by American Physiological Societyhttps://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1899.2.3.266History Published online 1 March 1899 Published in print 1 March 1899 Metrics