The fact that they had healed in a deformed mass of callous with contractures that prevented him opening the hand or moving it in any useful way was apparently not remarked upon. ❋ Unknown (2009)
GHATAN: That ` s a machine that ` s moving him passively to prevent contractures. ❋ Unknown (2008)
In this animation, actually, removing all that scar, removing the contractures that sort of pulled his eyes and his lips all together and getting that out of there, but also to take these tissue expanders and place them along his right cheek and along his neck. ❋ Unknown (2007)
She may have contractures in some of the limbs they spared in this operation so something else she will have to deal with and she may need reposition of one of the organs, her kidney she has was her twin's kidney at one point. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Sometimes those contractures need to be released surgically and new grafts put in. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Swollen, painful joints; muscular atrophy; and joint contractures may make it difficult for us to masturbate or make love in some positions. ❋ The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective (2005)
The contractures are not allowing you to put your foot flat down, so you walk on the side of it. ❋ Carole Fletcher (2005)
As her caregiver back then, and then I saw her fairly recently, I wouldn't say much of her condition had changed, probably some loss of body mass, you know maybe, the contractures (ph) her awareness, hadn't seemed any different to me at all. ❋ Unknown (2005)
It appears that a lot of pain problems, however, are related to muscle contractures and injecting botox into these contracted muscles may relieve that pain. ❋ Unknown (2003)
He froze, worried about the excruciating contractures that occasionally racked the muscles that were still connected to extant nerves. ❋ Jeffery Deaver (2001)
“If I get angry I could start spasming or get contractures,” Rhyme pointed out testily. ❋ Jeffery Deaver (2001)
· As soon as the fever drops, start exercises to prevent contractures and return strength. ❋ Unknown (1999)
Correction of advanced contractures, whether through exercises, casts, or surgery (or a combination), is costly, takes time and causes discomfort. ❋ Unknown (1999)
It looks as if his hips, knees, and feet cannot straighten (contractures). ❋ Unknown (1999)
If the contractures cannot be straightened by gradual stretching, he may need surgery. ❋ Unknown (1999)
Range-of-motion testing, especially where you think there might be contractures. ❋ Unknown (1999)
He usually keeps it bent, and he tends to develop contractures of the hip or knee ❋ Unknown (1999)
Husband: Your mother looks looks so pissed off right now.
Wife: Nope, she is smiling.
Husband: Yeah, but she has a huge [frown]; it looks like an upside down U, like the old dude in Up.
Wife: Oh, that's because [hse] has the [mother-in-law's contracture]. ❋ MILFwithMILcontracture (2010)
