Chronic stress can occur in response to everday stressors that are ignored or poorly managed, as well as to exposure to traumatic events.
medial. [mÄâ²dÄÂ·Él]. Etymology: L, medius, middle. 1 pertaining to, situated in, or oriented toward the midline of the body. 2 pertaining to the tunica media, the middle layer of a blood vessel wall. Also mesial. adjective Toward the centre, middle, median, as of the body.
The medial collateral ligament ( MCL ) is a broad , thick band that runs down the inner part of the knee , from the femur ( thighbone ) to about four to six inches from the top of the tibia ( shinbone ) .The MCL 's primary function is to prevent the leg from over-extending inward , but it also is part of the mechanism that stabilizes the knee and ...