Scar tissue is tissue that develops when healthy skin is destroyed by trauma, such as a surgery, a burn, or an injury. Scars are thicker when they are repairing damage within skin's deeper layers. The color of scar tissue is often different than that of the surrounding skin.3 There are ...
Scar tissue replaces normal skin tissue after the skin is damaged. Though scar tissue is made up of the same substance as undamaged skin, it looks different because of the way the fibers in the tissue are arranged. Scars form every time the skin is damaged beyond its first layer, whether...
What is plantar fasciitis?Plantar fasciitis is swelling of the plantar fascia. The plantar fascia is a thick band of tissue that connects your heel bone to your toes. This part of your foot helps support the arch of your foot and absorbs shock. Tension and stress can cause small tears on...
as if it's in a vise which restricts movement. My physical therapist has been doing some deep tissue massage because she thinks that perhaps the fascia is not lying smoothly and is sort of bunched up, which is causing the constriction. Has anyone had a similar experience, or does anyone ...
They form when abdominal tissue pushes through a hole in an area of connective tissue called the Spigelian fascia. You might not notice a lump. These hernias are particularly likely to get incarcerated (stuck). Perineal hernia This hernia is also rare. It happens when abdominal tissue pokes th...
As the flexor digitorum longus originates not only on the body of the tibia bone but also on the fascia of the tibialis posterior — the sheath of fibrous tissue enveloping the muscle — and as its tendon runs concurrently with that of the tibialis posterior across the ankle joint, it becom...
Large milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) and small milkweed bugs (Lygaeus kalmii) are part of the true bugs (Hemiptera) family. Both species are characterized by their distinctiveorange and blackcolor patterns. Large milkweed bugs: ½ to ¾ inch long ...
Buck's fascia, which is named after the American Civil War-era plastic surgeon Gurdon Buck, actually acts as the envelope of the tunica albuginea. The penis is not the only part of the body with the tunica albuginea tissue. Its connective structure, the testis, also has this fibrous ...
The rat is moving from left to right on a familiar track. Spike trains for place fields of 13 CA3 pyramidal cells (color ticks, spikes of individual neurons) on the track are shown before (forward replay; left red box), during (middle), and after (reverse replay; right blue box) a ...
“If you’re dehydrated, muscle fibers and fascia are not going to slide correctly. And that’s where cramps can set in,” says McCall, the master trainer. Monitoring the color of your urine is a simple way to ensure you’re drinking enough water; if your pee is darker than lemonade,...