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Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are conditions of the locomotor system affecting muscles, tendons, nerves and periarticular structures, favored in particular by exertion, awkward postures, repetitive movements and work organization.
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Myofascial continuity refers to the anatomical connections through which connective tissue links a muscle to its neighbors and to other regions of the body, with no break between their sheaths.
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Myofascial force transmission refers to the transfer of part of the force produced by a muscle to neighboring connective tissues and muscles, outside its tendon.
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Myofascial pain syndrome is regional muscle pain associated with trigger points: highly sensitive spots, located within a taut band of muscle, where pressure reproduces the pain felt, sometimes at a distance.
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The myofibroblast is a connective tissue cell, most often derived from a fibroblast, that acquires the ability to contract. It helps close wounds but, if it persists, can contribute to fibrosis.
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A repertoire of positions and transitions in which the body can keep adjusting its balance and support.
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Nerve compression is the application of mechanical stress to a nerve by the tissues or structures that surround it. Depending on its intensity and duration, it can disrupt nerve circulation and conduction.
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Nerve gliding refers to the movement of a nerve relative to the surrounding tissues during movements of the limbs, the spine or the pelvis.
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In the SBNFA™ framework, nerve mechanical tolerance refers to the presumed functional capacity of a nerve and its surroundings to tolerate certain combinations of tension, compression, gliding and duration without triggering or worsening symptoms.
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Neuropathic pain is pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system.
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Neuroplasticity is the nervous system's ability to change its structure and function in response to experience, learning, injury or changes in the environment.
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Neurosensory deprogramming refers, in the functional model developed by Blue Portance from the work of Pierre Ivaldi, to the progressive loss of the nervous system’s ability to calibrate its response correctly based on the sensory information it actually receives.
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In the functional model developed by Blue Portance from the work of Pierre Ivaldi, neurosensory reprogramming refers to a gradual new learning process that allows the nervous system to rebuild a better-calibrated response to the sensory information it receives.
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Nociception is the process by which the nervous system detects and encodes stimuli that are potentially damaging to tissues. It is not the same as pain, which is an experience.
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Nociceptive pain is pain related to actual or threatened damage to non-neural tissue, resulting from the activation of nociceptors. The somatosensory nervous system is functioning normally.
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Nociplastic pain is pain arising from altered nociception, without clear evidence of tissue damage activating nociceptors, or of a lesion or disease of the somatosensory system sufficient to explain the pain.
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The obturator internus is a deep pelvic muscle involved in hip movement and stabilization. Its fascia is classically associated with the formation of Alcock's canal.
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The pelvic floor is a deep group of muscles and connective tissues located in the lower part of the pelvis. It contributes to the support of the pelvic organs, to sphincter function and to the mechanical coordination of the abdominopelvic complex.
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Pelvic incidence is an anatomical angle specific to each individual, fixed at skeletal maturity. It largely determines the sagittal organization of the pelvis and spine and does not vary with posture.
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Pelvic mobility is the pelvis's ability to change orientation relative to the spine and the femurs: forward or backward (anterior and posterior pelvic tilt), sideways (lateral tilt) and in rotation.
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Pelvic tilt (PT) is the angle that measures the orientation of the pelvis in the sagittal plane. It increases when the pelvis tilts posteriorly and decreases when it tilts anteriorly: it is a positional parameter, which varies with posture.
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The perineum is the region at the lower part of the pelvis, between the thighs. It includes skin, muscle, fascial, vascular and nerve structures, and it is also an area that may bear load when sitting.
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Peripheral sensitization is increased responsiveness and reduced threshold of peripheral nociceptive neurons to the stimulation of their receptive fields (IASP definition).
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A deep muscle of the pelvic-gluteal region connecting the sacrum to the femur and contributing in particular to rotation and stabilization of the hip.
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