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English translation: ankle jerk reflex/ Achilles reflex

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Spanish term or phrase:aquileano
English translation: ankle jerk reflex/ Achilles reflex
Entered by: Marie Wilson

17:13 Dec 13, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
Spanish term or phrase: aquileano
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
Caiman
United States
Local time: 07:50
ankle jerk reflex/ Achilles reflex
Explanation:
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 ...
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Marie Wilson
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Local time: 13:50
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4 +2ankle jerk reflex/ Achilles reflex
Marie Wilson
3reduced left Achilles tendon reflex
Ellen Kraus
1Achilles
neilmac


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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ankle jerk reflex/ Achilles reflex


Explanation:
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 ...

Marie Wilson
Spain
Local time: 13:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 86
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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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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
Achilles


Explanation:
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.


    https://www.healsci.com/blog/deep-dive-superficial-back-myofascial-line
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 13:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 116
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
reduced left Achilles tendon reflex


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

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 13:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 3
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