Equine Pathology Workbook

CHAPTER 15 REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. List some conditions in which massage therapy is CI’d. ___________________________

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2. Define the following:

a. Contusion _________________________________________________________

b. Hypertonicity ______________________________________________________

c. Myalgia ___________________________________________________________

d. Myasthenia ________________________________________________________

e. Myositis __________________________________________________________

f. Myotonia _________________________________________________________

3. How does scar tissue affect muscle pathologically? ______________________________

4. What is the difference between a spasm & a cramp? _____________________________

5. What is a contracture? What are some examples? _______________________________

6. Describe the differences between disuse & neurogenic atrophy.

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