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An area within a joint’s range of motion that causes pain, representing compression, impingement, or abrasion of the underlying tissues Serving to relieve or reduce symptoms without curing Lack of color in the skin Feeling an injury with the finger Paralysis of lower portion of the body and of both legs A series of specific effects controlled by the brain that regulate smooth muscle contractions, slow the heart rate, and constrict the pupils Slight or incomplete paralysis Abnormal or morbid sensation such as itching or prickingThe sensation of numbness or tingling, often described as a “pins and needles” sensation, caused by compression of or a lesion to a peripheral nerve Movement that is performed completely by the examiner The Sesamoid bone found anterior to the knee joint; otherwise known as the kneecap The state of being freely open Science of the structural and functional manifestations of diseaseA condition produced by an injury or disease Mechanical forces that area applied to a living organism and adversely change the body’s structure and functionAbnormal motion and forces produced by the body, most often occurring secondary to trauma Specialist in the treatment of children’s diseases The bony structure formed by the joining of the three hip bones from each side (ilium, ischium, and pubis) anteriorly at the pubis symphis and Posteriorly with the sacrum An infection of the vagina that spreads to the cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes, and broad ligaments Connective tissue sheath or envelope encasing a bundle of muscle fibers (fascicle) Cyclist’s knee Inflammation of the lining surrounding the heart All nervous tissue lying outside the skull and vertebral column A fibrous membrane containing blood vessels covering the shafts of long bones A syndrome involving an insufficiency of arteries or veins in maintaining proper circulation A progressive smooth muscle contraction producing a wavelike motion that moves matter through the intestines Permitting the passage of a substance through a vessel wall A lowering of the medial foot caused by spasm of the peroneus longus muscle Kneading Destruction of injurious cells or particles by phagocytes (white blood cells) Bones of the fingers and toes Any one of the bones of the fingers and toes The method by which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated Science of drugs and their preparation, uses, and effects Introduction of ions of soluble salt into the body through ultrasound The use of therapeutic ultrasound to introduce medication into the body Unusual intolerance to light The eye’s intolerance to light Training directed at altering performance limitations due to the physical condition of the performer; involves improving the components of physical fitness, including muscular strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness Level of imposed stress within which tissue maintains its current status; muscle maintains the same force-generating capability, bone mineral content stays the same, and tendons and ligaments maintain their ability to withstand tensile stress Production of an electric current as a result of pressure on certain crystals Proximal Interphalangeal joint A Synovial joint formed by the gliding between two or more bones The weight-bearing surface of the foot Extension of the ankle; pointing the foot and toes Food, mucus, and bacteria that collect and harden on the exposed portions of the teeth; can harden into tartar Able to maintain its deformed shape when the stress causing the deformation is removed A string and pendulum that hangs perpendicular to surface Type of exercise that maximizes the myotatic, or stretch, reflex Collapse of a lung as a result of air in the pleural cavity Practitioner who specializes in the study and care of the foot Pain is produced when an injury site is palpated Ratio between transverse strain and strain in the axial direction for an object loaded axially Natural or synthetic substances formed by the combination of two or more molecules of the same substance Location of a point in space relative to some fixed point Toward the rear or back After childbirth Energy stored within an object due to its vertical position or deformation; expressed as units of force times units of length or as joules in SI; scalar quantity The dose of a drug that is required to produce a desired therapeutic effect Rate of doing work; work done divided by time; measured in units of work divided by units of time or expressed as watts in SI; a scalar quantity Osteoporosis of the scaphoid, resulting from a fracture or repeated trauma Loss of near vision as the result of aging External force divided by the area over which this force acts; measured in units of force divided by units of length squared or expressed as newtons per square meter in SI Spontaneous penile erection Initial first aid evaluation Axis about which an object’s moment of inertia is largest; axis about which an object’s moment of inertia is smallest; axis perpendicular to the two previously defined principal axes Pertaining to the interval between the initial disease rate and the onset of outward symptoms Prediction as to probable result of a disease or injuryThe course that a disease or injury is expected to take An object that has no external forces acting on it other than the force of gravity Motion that results when the only external force acting on an object is the force of gravity; the path a projectile follows is described as a parabolic curve Movement at the Radioulnar joints allowing for the palm to be turned downward Refers to preventions, preservation, or protection Guarding against injury or disease See elastic limit The ability to determine the position of a joint in spaceThe athlete’s ability to sense the position of one or more joints Stretching techniques that involve combinations of alternating contractions and stretching One of several receptors, each of which responds to stimuli elicited from within the body itself (e.g., the muscle spindles that invoke the myotatic, or stretch, reflex) Acidic lipid widely distributed in the body; in Musculoskeletal conditions it is concerned with vasodilation, a histamine-like effect; it is inhibited by aspirin Replacement of an absent body part with an artificial part; the artificial part Interacts with calcium to produce thrombin Movement of the vertebral borders of the scapula away from the spinal column Nearest to the point of referenceToward the midline of the body; the opposite of distal Severe itching Of psychic origin; that which originates in the mind Swelling of the lung and its tissues Consisting of or containing pusContaining pus |
| Pacinian corpuscle Painful arc Palliative Pallor Palpation Paraplegia Parasympathetic nervous system Paresis Paresthesia Passive range of motion Patella Patency Pathology Pathomechanics Pediatrician Pelvic girdle Pelvic inflammatory disease Perimysium Pes anserinus tendinitis Pericaditis Peripheral nervous system Periosteum Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) Peristalsis Permeable Peoneal spastic flatfoot Petrissage Phagocytosis Phalanges Phalanx Pharmacokinetics Pharmacology Phonophoresis Photophobia Physical training Physiologic loading zone Piezoelectric effect PIP Plane Synovial joint Plantar Plantarflexion Plaque Plastic Plumb line Plyometric exercise Pneumothorax Podiatrist Point tenderness Poisson’s ratio Polymers Position Posterior Postpartum Potential energy Potency Power Preiser’s disease Presbyopia Pressure Priapism Primary assessment Principal axis Prodromal Prognosis Projectile Projectile motion Pronation (forearm) Prophylactic Prophylaxis Proportional limit Proprioception Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) Proprioceptor Prostaglandin Prosthesis Prothromibin Protraction (scapular) Proximal Pruritus Psychogenic Pulmonary edema Purulent |