Tension: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for tension

Urinary Stress Incontinence

Abstract We present a technique that allows postoperative adjustment of the sling tension in female patients with urinary stress incontinence (USI). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the ambulatory, minimally invasive tension-free vaginal tape procedure in women scheduled for incontinence surgery. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

INTRODUCTION: A study was performed to determine which patients' characteristics before tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) for stress incontinence are predictive of a failed [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Heelspur

A percentage increase in body weight causes the same percentage increase in tension in the fascia. [heelspurs.com]

As the foot rolls inward excessively when walking, it flattens the foot, lengthens the arch, and puts added tension on the plantar fascia. [footandankleassoc.com]

This moment of maximum tension is increased and "sharpened" (it increases suddenly) if there is lack of flexibility in the calf muscles. [heelspurs.com]

Bruxism

Reduce tension and stress. [smilefortworth.com]

The increased muscle tension caused by grinding and clenching also often leads to facial pain, tension type headaches and other painful symptoms. [grindcare.com]

Acupuncture may relieve the jaw tension associated with both bruxism and TMJ. [encyclopedia.com]

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder

"If it's a style of yoga where people get aggressive and pushy, you'll just end up bringing more tension into the head and neck." [yogajournal.com]

[…] joint) disorders and associated jaw tension and pain. [facialesthetics.org]

These tension headaches are often around the temples and may feel as though a tight band is wrapped around the head. [lafayetteindental.com]

Musculoskeletal Lower Back Pain

[…] symptom of underlying (in most cases musculoskeletal) problems. [2] following: Vertebrae misalignment, which can cause nerve interference (also called subluxation), [3] muscle tension [en.wikipedia.org]

Low back pain describes tension, soreness and stiffness in the lower half of the back. Around 8 in 10 people will have back pain during their lives. [sheffield.ac.uk]

Common MSDs include: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Tendonitis, Muscle / Tendon strain, Ligament Sprain, Tension Neck Syndrome etc. [exerciseright.com.au]

Migraine

Botulinum toxin A was associated with fewer chronic tension-type headaches per month vs methylprednisolone injections (SMD, 2.5; 95% CI, 3.5 to 1.5). [oadoi.org]

[…] association between use of botulinum toxin A and reduction in the number of episodic migraine (n 1838, 0.05 headaches per month; 95% CI, 0.26 to 0.36; 9 studies) or chronic tension-type [oadoi.org]

[…] with placebo was associated with a small to modest benefit for chronic daily headaches and chronic migraines but was not associated with fewer episodic migraine or chronic tension-type [oadoi.org]

Anxiety Disorder

Generalized anxiety disorder : This disorder involves excessive, unrealistic worry and tension, even if there is little or nothing to provoke the anxiety. [web.archive.org]

This disorder is characterized by at least 6 months of pervasive and excessive anxiety; recurring worry about common events; and physical symptoms, such as muscle tension, [doi.org]

During a routine visit, a 59-year-old woman, who describes herself as a lifetime “worrier” and has a family history of depression, reports having restless sleep, muscle tension [doi.org]

Cervicogenic Headache

Tension headache has been subclassified into 2 main categories: episodic tension-type headache (ETTH) and chronic tension-type headache (CTTH). [patientcareonline.com]

Abstract Blink reflex R2 amplitude was investigated in seven patients with cervicogenic headache (CEH), 12 patients with chronic tension-type headache, 23 patients with migraine [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Side-locked unilaterality of pain was found in all forms, but to differing extents - 20.8% in migraine, 12.5% in tension-type headache, while it was a mandatory criterion [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Atelectasis

The surfactant has phospholipid dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine, which prevents lung collapse by reducing the surface tension of the alveoli. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Glaucoma

Aim: To present diagnostic particularities, assessment of prognosis, and the need for treatment in a case of normal-tension glaucoma. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Normal-Tension Glaucoma Related Articles What Is Normal-Tension Glaucoma? [emedicinehealth.com]

A suture loop was placed in the canal to apply tension to the trabecular meshwork. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Normal-Tension Glaucoma

While the excavation of the optic nerve head and the thinning of its rim appear in all kinds of glaucoma (with high tension and with normal tension, in Primary open angle [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] cases of high-tension glaucoma and 47 age-matched controls. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Diagnosis of normal-tension glaucoma (NTG), defined as glaucoma without a clearly abnormal IOP, depends on recognizing symptoms and signs associated with optic nerve vulnerability [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

Nerve tension caused by a valgus foot can cause symptoms that are identical to those of a circumferential nerve compression. [emedicine.medscape.com]

This is the only type that will stop arch collapse sufficiently to limit tension on the tibial nerve. [footankle.com]

The effects of foot position and load on tibial nerve tension. Foot Ankle Int. 1998 Feb. 19(2):73-8. [Medline]. Mann RA, DuVries HL, Inman VT, eds. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Overeating

When you overeat, you bring yourself ease, temporarily moving and softening the build up of tension from this emotional pain. [growinghumankindness.com]

Demanding jobs, marital tension, lack of sleep, too much to do, and too little time to do it create chronic stress, which makes you overeat. [mindbodygreen.com]

Sometimes, the fear and anger about the binge creates enough tension and overarousal to lead to another binge, and the cycle continues. [growinghumankindness.com]

Chronic Daily Headaches

What is tension-type headache? [doi.org]

[…] with migraine and tension-type headache included. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Participants 270 patients (74% women, mean age 43 (SD 13) years) with episodic or chronic tension-type headache. [doi.org]

Open-Angle Glaucoma

To investigate whether there are differences in retinal oxygen saturation in upper and lower visual field hemispheres in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and in normal-tension [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] high-pressure forms of open-angle glaucoma (OAG), and supports the theory that mitochondrial optic neuropathies may have a role in the group of diagnoses currently termed normal tension [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Brief Summary: Normal tension glaucoma (NTG) and chronic open angle glaucoma (COAG) occurring progressively with optimal conventional or intraocular pressure reducing surgery [clinicaltrials.gov]

Inguinal Hernia

' repair or 'tension-free' repair. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Moreover, open tension-free repair does not require expensive instruments or dedicated equipment, other than the prosthetic mesh. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Such wall with tension resists internal abdominal blows better than a wall without tension. [biomedcentral.com]

Chest Trauma

Obstructive shock and hypoxia are the results of a tension pneumothorax. If a tension pneumothorax worsens, a mediastinal shift will occur. [medictests.com]

Sentinel Chest Trauma Kit is a comprehensive set of products that deliver an enhanced level of user confidence and improve casualty outcomes when faced with symptoms of tension [combatmedicalsystems.com]

Crucial 1 Survey Differential Dx: Cardiac Tamponade vs Tension Pneumothorax Clinical Sign Cardiac Tamponade Tension Pneumothorax Blood Pressure Cardiac Tones Breath Sounds [slideshare.net]

Cystocele

OBJECTIVES: To study the quality of life and sexual function changes of women affected by severe cystocele and treated with the double transobturator tension-free approach [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

STUDY DESIGN: Polypropylene mesh was inserted in 63 women (in 1999-2001) from the retropubic space to under the bladder using a tension-free technique. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: The aim of this study was to compare the lower urinary tract symptom changes and surgical outcome between the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patella Fracture

Treatment with a tension band construct is indicated for transverse patella fractures without significant comminution. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Fig. 1 FiberWire tension band. [link.springer.com]

Indirect injury is more common and occurs when the patella fails in tension when the force exerted by the extensor mechanism exceeds that of the bone. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pneumothorax

[…] to tension. [doi.org]

No lab values are of use in the diagnosis of tension pneumothorax. [clinicaladvisor.com]

The most common cause of tension pneumothorax is penetrating trauma. [acls.com]

Upper Back Pain

OUTCOMES: Electromyogram (EMG), Muscle tension rating, and pain intensity rating RESULTS: TTM were associated with significant decreases in EMG, muscle tension and pain intensity [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Heat Warmth is a simple self-treatment for muscle tension. [chirocentre.co.uk]

[…] nonparametric analysis (Wilcoxon signed rank test) and showed evidence of statistically significant reductions in neck, shoulder, and back stiffness and shoulder muscle tension [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hemopneumothorax

METHODS: Our tension model was modified to incorporate a persistent air leak and pleural blood. [emrescuesystems.com]

OBJECTIVE: Traumatic tension hemopneumothorax is fatal if not treated rapidly. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract This case report describes a patient with a subacute right-sided tension hemopneumothorax following an occult stab. [escholarship.org]

Tension Headache

What is tension-type headache? [doi.org]

Tension headache A woman experiencing a tension headache Specialty Neurology Tension headache, also known as tension-type headache (TTH) or stress headache, is the most common [en.wikipedia.org]

Tension-type headache is one of the most common primary headache disorders. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cervico-Occipital Neuralgia

Specific types of headaches examined include Chronic Migraine, Tension-Type, Chronic Cluster, Hypnic, Low-CSF Volume, and those headaches associated with Head Trauma, among [books.google.com]

Chronic neck tension is another common cause. [healthline.com]

This book covers all you need to know in order to understand: The causes and treatment approaches for the various different types of headaches including migraines, tension [bokus.com]

Acute Hyperventilation

[…] cue to : 1 Stop whatever you are doing and try to find a quiet place to sit down. 2 Close your eyes and focus on the word 'calm' in your mind. 3 Try to release some of the tension [depressionanxietyandsolutions.weebly.com]

[…] or dizziness should be checked by a doctor * Hyperventilation may be a response to emotional or environmental factors * The condition can cause changes to bodily systems, tension [familydoctor.co.nz]

The interrelation between oxygen and carbon dioxide tensions in the cerebrovascular response to hyperventilation in dogs. Thesis, Göteborg. [link.springer.com]

Agitated Depression

Psychiatr Clin North Am 1999;22:547-64): inner psychic tension (irritability), psychomotor agitation, and racing/crowded thoughts. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Depression in these 3 patients was caused by chronic (persistent) anxiety and tension. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This tension is also manifested as muscular tension or pains. Diastolic blood pressure is found typically increased to 90 or 100 mmHg. [onlineceucredit.com]

Insomnia

Keywords: Anxiety, Depression, Headache, Insomnia, Tension-type headache Background Tension-type headache (TTH) is the most common form of primary headache among the general [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Thus, trazodone is probably used for patients who develop not only insomnia, but also inner tension/anxiety during venlafaxine treatment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Edmund Jackson, aims to influence how anxious we feel by consciously working to reduce muscle tension. [edition.cnn.com]

Ventral Hernia

Primary closure of challenging hernias is often prohibited by severe lateral retraction and tension of the abdominal wall musculature. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A high rate of recurrence being the prime danger, a tension-free repair method using mesh is recommended. [bigearl.net]

It is potentially life threatening (1) because the ensuing entrapment and tension on bowel mesentery may lead to vasovagal shock or strangulation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pneumopericardium

Tension pneumopericardium is a rare disease that is very difficult to diagnose. A 3-year old child was run over by a minibus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pneumopericardium is relatively stable if it does not generate a tension effect on the heart. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Tension pneumopericardium requires emergent drainage of the pericardial sac. Failure to achieve rapid effective drainage may result in cardiac arrest. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patulous Eustachian Tube

Pregnancy alters opening pressures of the eustachian tube because of the change in surface tension; estrogens acting on prostaglandin E affect surfactant production. [emedicine.com]

In unaffected individuals, closure of the eustachian tube is maintained by luminal and extraluminal factors, which include intrinsic elasticity of the tube, surface tension [emedicine.com]