Significance of Intrinsic muscles
Intrinsic muscles, as described in Ayurveda and health sciences, are vital for movement and stability. They include those of the spine, which are active during the shoulder stand. In the hands and feet, intrinsic muscles control joint movements, working with extrinsic muscles to achieve actions. Physiotherapy often targets the intrinsic muscles of the feet to improve function. These muscles are important in reflexes, recovery of movement, and can be involved in conditions like the intrinsic plus hand.
Synonyms: Internal muscles, Deep muscles, Intrinsic muscles of the hand
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Hindu concept of 'Intrinsic muscles'
In Hinduism, intrinsic muscles, specifically those of the spine, are vital for performing the shoulder stand. These muscles, including various spinal and neck muscles, work to maintain balance and prevent the legs from toppling forward during the asana.
From: Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
(1) Intrinsic muscles of the spine, including intertransversarii, interspinalis, rotatores, multifidi, spinalis, semispinalis, splenius capitis and cervicis, longissimus, and iliocostalis, are active during the shoulder stand to keep the legs from falling toward the face.[1]
The concept of Intrinsic muscles in scientific sources
Intrinsic muscles, found in the hands and feet, are crucial for movement and coordination. They trigger reflexes and are targeted in physiotherapy. Issues like overacting muscles and weakness can lead to deformities, emphasizing the importance of these muscles.
From: South African Journal of Physiotherapy
(1) Intrinsic muscles of the feet are particularly targeted during physiotherapy treatment, with simple maintenance exercises being prescribed to improve their function.[2] (2) The text refers to intrinsic muscles in the context of the foot and hand, and discusses how the stretch of these muscles can trigger reflexes and contribute to the recovery of movement and coordination, and the need to utilize them.[3] (3) Muscles located within the hand that control the movements of the joints, working with extrinsic muscles to achieve the hand's various actions.[4] (4) These are muscles.[5] (5) The muscles which overact and cause deformities, and a weakness of extensors and compensatory over-function of the intrinsics seems to be the basis for the production of an intrinsic plus hand.[6]
From: South African Family Practice
(1) These are muscles that are seldom affected by the condition, and removing the pisiform subperiosteally results in very little functional loss.[7]
From: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
(1) Increasing the vertical load on the foot increases the activities of its 'intrinsic muscles', which can control deformation of the longitudinal arch.[8]