{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Glossary","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary","author_name":"Glossary","author_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/author\/adminglossary\/","title":"Myotonia - Definition of Myotonia","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CvlatafaTx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/myotonia\/\">Myotonia<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/myotonia\/embed\/#?secret=CvlatafaTx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Myotonia&#8221; &#8212; Glossary\" data-secret=\"CvlatafaTx\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"A neuromuscular condition that demonstrates increased muscle irritability and contractility accompanied by an impaired ability of the muscle to relax.Any disorder involving sustained, involuntary contractions of muscle.Muscle tension; sometimes resulting in muscles contractions and spasms increases during sexual arousal.Difficulty in relaxing a muscle after exercise.Inability of a muscle to relax readily after use, a symptom seen in diseases such as myotonic dystrophy, a form of muscular dystrophy, and myotonia congenita.Condition in which a muscle or group of muscles has abnormally prolonged contractions, not readily relaxing after contraction.A type of dystonia characterized by an inability to relax a muscle.A disorder of abnormally prolonged contractions of a muscle or group of muscles. Myotonia is a symptom of disorders such as myotonic muscular dystrophy.A disorder of the muscle fibers that results in abnormally prolonged contractions. The patient has difficulty in relaxing a movement (e.g. his grip) after \u00a3my vigorous effort. It is a feature of a hereditary condition starting in infancy or early childhood (myotonia congenita) and of a form of muscular dystrophy (dystrophia myotonica).A condition in which the muscles, though possessed of normal power, contract only very slowly. The stiffness disappears as the muscles are used.Tonic spasm of a muscle or temporary rigidity after muscular contraction.The incapacity of a muscle to unwind even after the necessity for contraction has ended is known as myotonia. This phenomenon is a characteristic of myotonic dystrophy, a type of muscular dystrophy."}