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  2. Hypnic jerk - Wikipedia

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    A hypnic jerk, hypnagogic jerk, sleep start, sleep twitch, myoclonic jerk, or night start is a brief and sudden involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body which occurs when a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing the person to jump and awaken suddenly for a moment.

  3. Vibrating shuttle - Wikipedia

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    A vibrating shuttle is a bobbin driver design used in home lockstitch sewing machines during the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. It supplanted earlier transverse shuttle designs, but was itself supplanted by rotating shuttle designs.

  4. What Muscles Are Used in Jumping Jacks? Trainers Break It Down

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    "The deltoids are located at the top of the arm and cover the shoulder joint," Julom explains. "When doing jumping jacks, the arms move up and down, engaging the deltoids and building strength and ...

  5. Hypertonia - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms associated with central nervous systems disorders are classified into positive and negative categories. Positive symptoms include those that increase muscle activity through hyper-excitability of the stretch reflex (i.e., rigidity and spasticity) where negative symptoms include those of insufficient muscle activity (i.e. weakness) and reduced motor function. [5]

  6. Here’s why everyone’s jumping on the trampoline fitness craze ...

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    But if you’re using 2022 to reset and shed the pounds, you might want to consider a cardio workout that’s great for all ages and fitness levels: the craze that’ll make you kick up your heels ...

  7. Why Scaling Back On Your Workouts Is The Key To Bigger ... - AOL

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    Don’t just jump back into your regular programming willy-nilly after a rest period—you’ll want to gradually ramp your volume and workouts back up so your body doesn’t take on too much ...

  8. Kohnstamm's phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    The arm will involuntarily rise. Russian scientists Victor Gurfinkel, Mikhail Lebedev and Yuri Levick used Kohnstamm's phenomenon to activate tonogenic structures in humans and thereby demonstrate postural automatisms, such as neck reflexes.

  9. Camptocormia - Wikipedia

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    A clinical photograph showing a patient with the flexed posture. It can be abated when lying down. [1]Camptocormia, also known as bent spine syndrome (BSS), is a symptom of a multitude of diseases that is most commonly seen in the elderly.