ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Palinstrophy

Palin trophy is a big grown-up word that helps describe something that happens when muscles in our body start to get weaker and smaller. This usually happens when we don't use our muscles as much as we used to or if we have a medical condition that affects our muscles.

Imagine you have a toy car that you play with all the time. The wheels on the car are strong and big because you play with it so much. Now imagine you stop playing with the car for a long time. The wheels on the car will start to get smaller and weaker because you are not using them as much. That's like what happens to our muscles when we stop using them or if we have a condition that affects them.

Sometimes, doctors can help us strengthen our muscles again by giving us exercises to do. Just like how we can make the wheels on our toy car bigger and stronger again by playing with it more! So, it's important to stay active and use our muscles as much as possible to prevent palin trophy from happening.