disuse muscular atrophy

Japanese: disuse muscular atrophy(英語表記)disusemuscularatrophy
disuse muscular atrophy

…It is well known that muscles develop and thicken when we exercise, but conversely, if we do not use muscles for a long period of time, they will atrophy. This is called disuse muscular atrophy. It is common in daily life to experience atrophy of the muscles in the immobilized area after a fracture or other injury that requires a plaster cast, or to experience atrophy of the muscles in the lower limbs when bed rest is required due to various illnesses, resulting in a decrease in the strength required to stand or walk. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "disuse muscular atrophy" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また,運動をすると筋肉がよく発達して太くなることはよく知られているが,逆に筋肉を長い期間使わないでいると萎縮が生ずる。これを廃用性筋萎縮disuse muscular atrophyという。骨折などを生じたためにギプス固定をしていた後に固定していた部分の筋肉が萎縮したり,いろいろな病気で臥床安静を保たなければならなかったときに,下肢の筋肉が萎縮して細くなり立ったり歩いたりするときの力が弱まってしまったりするようなことは,日常よく経験されることである。…

※「disuse muscular atrophy」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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