Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

aquileano

English translation:

ankle jerk reflex/ Achilles reflex

Added to glossary by Marie Wilson
Dec 13, 2017 17:13
6 yrs ago
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Spanish term

aquileano

Spanish to English Medical Medical: Health Care
This is a report on an MRI given for lumbar sciatica. Here is the phrase for context:

Por el momento se determina lumbociatica izquierda con disminución del aquileano izquierdo y disminución de los espacios L4-5 and L5-S1
Change log

Mar 27, 2018 07:40: Marie Wilson Created KOG entry

Discussion

Ellen Kraus Dec 13, 2017:
could it be the reduced Reflex of the left aquilian ?
Examen físico : se encontró contractura muscular paravertebral, con maniobras de elongación ciática positiva, dolor a la hiperextensión y latero flexión del tronco, así como disminución del reflejo osteotendinoso aquiliano izquierdo con respecto al derecho

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ankle jerk reflex/ Achilles reflex

This is about the ankle jerk reflex ... reflejo aquiliano. Aquileano should be aquiliano.

Reflejo aquiliano. by Cain Rose on Prezi
https://prezi.com/74gxubo7uqra/reflejo-aquiliano/
Apr 13, 2015 - Reflejo aquiliano. Percusión directa sobre el tendón de Aquiles con la pierna en flexión y el pie levantado de la punta a posición neutra (horizontal) con el examinador; puede tomarse con el paciente acostado, sentado o arrodillado en una silla. Flexión plantar del pie

Ankle jerk reflex - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankle_jerk_reflex
The ankle jerk reflex, also known as the Achilles reflex, occurs when the Achilles tendon is tapped while the foot is dorsiflexed. It is a type of stretch reflex that tests the function of the gastrocnemius muscle and the nerve that supplies it. A positive result would be the jerking of the foot towards its plantar surface.

Low Back Pain and Leg Pain (Sciatica) | Diagnosis and Treatment ...
https://www.spineuniverse.com › Conditions › Back Pain › Low Back Pain
Oct 26, 2017 - Decreased Achilles reflex (heel); Sensory loss of the lateral (side) foot and the small toe; Weakness of the gastrocnemius (calf muscle), gluteus maximus (buttock muscle), plantar flexor (enables you to point your foot), and great toe; Pain down the back of the leg into the bottom or side of the foot ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Neil Ashby
2 hrs
Thank you, Neil.
agree JohnMcDove : Never rains in California... except in the last 96 days we got some... gone under the bridge. /../ You're wellcome, Marie. Yup, there was nothing esoteric in "96 days", just that I happen to see your answer... ;-)
96 days
Thanks again, John. Another question saved from eternal limbo. I will never understand this business of not bothering to close questions. En fin, cada loco con su tema ;-)
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Achilles

Like the Achilles tendon, no?

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Note added at 17 mins (2017-12-13 17:30:22 GMT)
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"...distributed to the Achilles, lumbar and cervical spine..."

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Note added at 19 mins (2017-12-13 17:32:21 GMT)
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@Marie: Your answer wasn't there when I posted mine.
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21 mins

reduced left Achilles tendon reflex

what I found puzzling at first, was the unusual spelling of aquillian
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