Connective tissue is any type of biological tissue with an extensive extracellular matrix and often serves to support, bind together, and protect organs. There are four basic types: Bone contains specialized cells called osteocytes embedded in a mineralized extracellular matrix, and functions for general support. Blood functions in transport. Its extracellular matrix is the blood plasma, which transports dissolved nutrients, hormones, and carbon dioxide in the form of bicarbonate. The main cellular component is r ...

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• Connective tissue - Disorders of connective tissue

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CONNECTIVE TISSUE MASSAGE

Also known as bindegewebsmassage, these techniques are designed to specifically affect the connective tissue of the body. Connective tissue massage was developed in Germany by Elizabeth Dicke. After diagnosis of a serious medical problem, she experimented with different types of massage on herself. She found when she applied light pressure through the skin and connective tissue in one area of the body, there was a related effect at a distant site.

From Alternative Healing, by Hugh Burroughs and Mark Kastner: “The technique consists of the massage therapist subtly hooking her fingers into the skin and superficial connective tissue while performing a dragging or pulling stroke that somewhat stretches the skin. Connective tissue massage leaves a visible mark that looks somewhat like an abrasion or burn, but which goes away without leaving a scar.”

In Germany, it is considered a physical therapy technique; in many parts of Europe, it is considered a medical technique. In the United States, connective tissue massage is taught in many massage schools.

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Connective Tissue Therapy (CTT): Spiritual mode of bodywork developed by Paul and Nancy Marcus. It helps to free stagnant energy.

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Cartilage is a type of dense connective tissue. Cartilage is composed of cells called chondrocytes which are dispersed in a firm gel-like ground substance, called the matrix. Cartilage is avascular (contains no blood vessels) and nutrients are diffused through the matrix. Cartilage is found in the joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, in the throat and between intervertebral disks. There are three main types of cartilage: hyaline, elastic and fibrocartilage. Cartilage - Composition. Much like other conne ...

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• Cartilage - Cells
• Cartilage - Fibers
• Cartilage - Matrix
• Cartilage - Types of cartilage
• Cartilage - Hyaline cartilage
• Cartilage - Elastic cartilage
• Cartilage - Fibrocartilage
• Cartilage - Growth and development
• Cartilage - Chondrification
• Cartilage - Mineralisation
• Cartilage - Appositional
• Cartilage - Interstitial
• Cartilage - Cartilage in fetal development
• Cartilage - Diseases / Medicine
• Cartilage - Fibrocartilage
• Cartilage - Invertebrate cartilage

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Biological tissue is a substance made up of cells that perform a similar function. The study of tissues is known as histology, or, in connection with disease, histopathology. The classical tools for studying the tissues are the wax block, the tissue stain, and the optical microscope, though developments in electron microscopy, immunofluorescence, and frozen sections have all adde ...

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Adipose tissue is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the body. It has an important endocrine function in producing recently-discovered hormones such as leptin, resistin and TNFα. Adipose tissue - Anatomical features. Adipose tissue is primarily located beneath the skin, but is also found around internal organs. In the skin, it accumulates in the deepest level, the subcutaneous la ...

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• Adipose tissue - Physiology
• Adipose tissue - Cultural and social role

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Dinosaurs are vertebrate animals that range from reptile-like to bird-like.[1] Dinosaurs dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing around 230 million years ago. 65 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period, all non-avian dinosaurs became extinct. Dinosaurs still exist today in the line of birds (avian dinosaurs). Knowledge about dinosaurs is derived from both fossil and non-fossil records, includ ...

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• Dinosaur - Definition
• Dinosaur - Size
• Dinosaur - Behavior
• Dinosaur - Study of dinosaurs
• Dinosaur - Classification
• Dinosaur - Order Saurischia
• Dinosaur - †Order Ornithischia
• Dinosaur - Evolution
• Dinosaur - Areas of debate
• Dinosaur - Warm-blooded?
• Dinosaur - Feathered dinosaurs and the bird connection
• Dinosaur - Evidence for Cenozoic dinosaurs
• Dinosaur - Bringing dinosaurs back to life
• Dinosaur - Discovery of probable soft tissue from dinosaur fossils
• Dinosaur - Extinction theories
• Dinosaur - Asteroid collision
• Dinosaur - The Oort cloud
• Dinosaur - Environment changes
• Dinosaur - History of discovery
• Dinosaur - In popular culture
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Cooper's ligaments are the connective tissue in the breast that holds them up. As any ligament, over time, they may lose strength and tension in the elderly—especially so in females. That makes the breast hang down with the years. Samuel Shem (author of the "House of God") called them "Cooper's Droopers" in this state of tension. Other related archivesHouse of God, Samuel Shem, breast, connective tissue

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Muscle is a contractile form of tissue. It is one of the four major tissue types, the other three being epithelium, connective tissue and nervous tissue. Muscle contraction is used to move parts of the body, as well as to move substances within the body. Muscle - Types. There are three general types of muscle: Cardiac muscle is a specialized kind of muscle found only within the heart. It cannot get tired and is "involuntary". Skeletal muscle or "voluntary muscle" is anchored by tendons ...

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• Muscle - Types
• Muscle - Anatomy
• Muscle - Physiology
• Muscle - Nervous control
• Muscle - Efferent leg
• Muscle - Afferent leg
• Muscle - Role in health and disease
• Muscle - Exercise
• Muscle - Disease
• Muscle - The strongest human muscle
• Muscle - Efficiency
• Muscle - Muscle evolution

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In alternative medicine, body work or massage therapy refers to any treatment which involves some form of touching or physical manipulation. It refers to massages or the application of pressure or vibration to the soft tissues of the body, including muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments, and joints. A survey released in May 2004 by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine focused on who used complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), what was used, and why it was used in the United State ...

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A venule is a small blood vessel that allows blood to return from the capillary beds to the larger blood vessels called veins. Venules have three layers: An inner endothelium composed of squamous epithelial cells that act as a membrane, a middle layer of muscle and elastic tissue and an outer layer of fibrous connective tissue. The middle layer is poorly developed so that venules have thinner wal ...

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Naprapathy is a branch of medicine, (manual medicine) that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions. Doctors of Naprapathy are connective tissue specialists. Naprapathic treatment consists of naprapathic manipulative techniques, adjunctive (additional) treatments, and nutritional counseling. See also. Chiropractic Osteopathy Manipulative therapy ...

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An animal glue is an adhesive that is created by prolonged boiling of animal connective tissue. These protein colloid glues are formed through hydrolysis of the collagen from skins, bones, tendons, and other tissues, similar to gelatin. The word "collagen" itself derives from Greek kolla, glue. Stereotypically, the animal in question is a horse, and horses that are euthanized are often said to have been sent to the glue factory. In fact, animal glue is produced from a variety of different animal species besides Including:

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• Animal glue - History

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Myofascial release refers to the manual technique for stretching the fascia with the aim to balance the body. Fascia is located between the skin and the underlying structure of muscle and bone, it is a seamless web of connective tissue that covers and connects the muscles, organs, and skeletal structures in our body. Muscle and fascia are united forming the myofascia system. Injuries, stress, trauma, and poor posture can cause restriction to fascia. Since fascia is an interconnected web, the restriction or tightness to fascia a ...

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Cirrhosis is a chronic disease of the liver in which liver tissue is replaced by connective tissue, resulting in the loss of liver function. Cirrhosis is caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol), metabolic problems, chronic viral hepatitis or other causes. Cirrhosis is sometimes referred to by its obsolete eponym Laennec's cirrhosis after René Laënnec. Cirrhosis is irreversible but treatment of the caus ...

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• Cirrhosis - Initial symptoms
• Cirrhosis - Complications
• Cirrhosis - Causes
• Cirrhosis - Diagnosis
• Cirrhosis - Pathology
• Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
• Cirrhosis - Treatment
• Cirrhosis - Epidemiology

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A sinus is a pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue, or an abnormal cavity or passage caused by the destruction of tissue. The term is applied to a large number and variety of structures in animals, such as:- The air cavities in the cranial bones, especially those near the nose and connecting to it. These are the paranasal sinuses and are usually what is meant when a person's "sinuses" are referred to. A dilated portion of a blood vein, such as inside the braincase. A chronically infected tract such as a fistula. Another name for the hemocoel, a space in organisms with open circu ...

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Capillaries are the smallest of a body's blood vessels, measuring 5-10 μm. They connect arteries and veins, and most closely interact with tissues. Capillaries have walls composed of a single layer of cells, the endothelium. This layer is so thin that molecules such as oxygen, water and lipids can pass through them by diffusion and enter the tissues. Waste products such as carbon dioxide and urea can diffuse back into the blood to be carried away for removal from the body. Capillary permeability can be increased by the release of cer ...

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A frenulum (or frenum) is a small fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far. There are frenula at several points of the body, including several in the mouth (frenulum linguae, f. labii superioris, f. labii inferioris of the tongue, upper and lower lips respectively), some in the digestive tract, and some connected to the external genitalia. In the female these include the frenulum clitoridis of the clitoris and the frenulum labiorum pudendi (aka. fourchett ...

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Bone healing or fracture healing is the repair of a fractured bone. Bone healing - Requirements for healing. While immobilisation and surgery may facilitate this process, the healing of a fracture still requires adequate physiological healing. In case of fracture, the chances of healing are determined to a large extent by the state of the periosteum (the connective tissue membrane covering the bone). This is the origin of the fibroblasts that participate in the healing of bone; ...

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ICD-10 Chapter M: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - M00-M25 Arthropathies. (M00) Pyogenic arthritis (M01) Direct infections of joint in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere (M02) Reactive arthropathies (M023) Reiter's disease (M03) Postinfective and reactive arthropathies in diseases classified elsewhere (M05) Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (M06) Other rheumatoid art ...

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ICD-10 Chapter M: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, ICD-10 Chapter M: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - M00-M99 - Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, ICD-10 Chapter M: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - M00-M25 Arthropathies, ICD-10 Chapter M: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - M30-M36 Systemic connective tissue disorders, ICD-10 Chapter M: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - M40-M54 Dorsopathies, ICD-10 Chapter M: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - M60-M79 Soft tissue disorders, ICD-10 Chapter M: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - M80-M90 Osteopathies, ICD-10 Chapter M: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - M91-M94 Chondropathies, ICD-10 Chapter M: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - M95-M99 Other disorders of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

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