Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
contracturas musculares alteradas
English translation:
abnormal muscle contractions
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Timothy Barton
Jun 13, 2005 10:38
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contracturas musculares alteradas
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La toxina tetánica es una neurotoxina de la misma familia que las neurotoxinas botulínicas, responsables del botulismo. Estas últimas han sido utilizadas de forma terapéutica con éxito en el tratamiento de patologías debidas a **contracturas musculares alteradas**, como el estrabismo, la parálisis cerebral, la contractura anal, o el tortícolis.
Would this be "impaired muscle contractions"?
Would this be "impaired muscle contractions"?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | abnormal muscle contractions |
Maria Teijido
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| 4 | altered muscle contraction patterns / dynamics OR altered muscular contraction |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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Maria Teijido
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abnormal muscle contractions
I think "impaired" would suggest that the contraction capacity is diminished when in fact in these diseases that is not necessarily the case... It is altered or dysfunctional, so that sometimes muscles are contracted when they shouldn't.
I would say "abnormal". Good luck.
I would say "abnormal". Good luck.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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altered muscle contraction patterns / dynamics OR altered muscular contraction
... in the nonaffected shoulder with respect to a healthy population indicate
**altered muscle contraction patterns** , resulting in improper function. ...
www.amjphysmedrehab.com/pt/re/ ajpmr/fulltext.00002060-200502000.html
ANOTHER POSSIBILITY:
... voluntary activation in many patients with prior polio, a finding which could
not be explained by **altered muscle contraction dynamics** (10, 11, 40; cf. ...
physrev.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/81/4/1725
OR: Simply by making "contraction" singular and using the true adjective "muscular," the emphasis shifts to an overall pattern rather than an isolated series of contractions. A very subtle difference, I admit!
... occurs by changes in velar length, velar thickness, or other factors, such as
**altered muscular contraction** as a result of the repositioned levators. ...
www.plasreconsurg.com/pt/re/ prs/fulltext.00006534-200009030-00002.htm
**altered muscle contraction patterns** , resulting in improper function. ...
www.amjphysmedrehab.com/pt/re/ ajpmr/fulltext.00002060-200502000.html
ANOTHER POSSIBILITY:
... voluntary activation in many patients with prior polio, a finding which could
not be explained by **altered muscle contraction dynamics** (10, 11, 40; cf. ...
physrev.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/81/4/1725
OR: Simply by making "contraction" singular and using the true adjective "muscular," the emphasis shifts to an overall pattern rather than an isolated series of contractions. A very subtle difference, I admit!
... occurs by changes in velar length, velar thickness, or other factors, such as
**altered muscular contraction** as a result of the repositioned levators. ...
www.plasreconsurg.com/pt/re/ prs/fulltext.00006534-200009030-00002.htm
Discussion
"<neurology> A wry neck, a contracted state of the cervical muscles, producing twisting of the neck and an unnatural position of the head."