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Activities usually performed in the course of a normal day such as eating, dressing and bathing.
What are Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
100
The study of human work including how the requirements for performing work and the work environment affect the musculoskeletal and nervous systems
What is ergonomics?
100
Branch of medicine focused on restoring function, mostly for patients who have musculoskeletal and nervous system problems
What is physical medicine?
100
Term that means using cold for therapeutic purposes
What is cryotherapy?
100
Treatments such as exercise and massage to restore movement to joints and soft tissue
What is mobilization?
200
Modification of equipment or devices to improve the function and independence of a person with a disability.
What is adaptive equipment?
200
Use of precise and coordinated movements in such activities like writing, buttoning your shirt or using scissors
What are fine motor skills?
200
Artificial devices such as limbs and joints that replace a missing body part
What are prosthetics?
200
Using heat for therapeutic purposes
What is thermotherapy?
200
Therapists putting a patient's joints through available range of motion without assistance from the patient
What is passive range of motion?
300
Another term for an arm
What is an upper extremity?
300
Another term for a person's manner of walking.
What is gait?
300
Range of movement of a joint from max flexion to max extension
What is range of motion?
300
Assisting a patient to learn to walk again or how to use an assistive device to walk
What is gait training?
300
The use of ultrasound waves to introduce medication across the skin and into the subcutaneous tissues
What is phonophoresis?
400
Term that means the process of treatment and exercise that can help a person with a disability attain maximum function and well-being.
What is rehabilitation?
400
Use of large muscle groups that coordinate body movements such as walking, running, jumping and balance
What are gross motor skills?
400
1. Exercises a patient performs without assistance. 2. A bath in which there are continuous jets of hot water reaching the body surfaces
1. What are active exercises? 2. What is a whirlpool?
400
1. Removal of dead or damaged tissue from a wound, commonly performed for burn therapy. 2. Use of high-frequency sound waves to create heat in soft tissues under the skin. It is particularly useful for injuries to muscles, tendons and ligaments, as well as for muscle spasms
1. What is debridement? 2. What is ultrasound therapy?
400
Process of pulling or drawing on a joint of the body, usually with a mechanical device
What is traction?
500
1. Another term for legs 2. Use of good posture and position while performing activities of daily living to prevent injury and stress on body parts.
1. What is a lower extremity? 2. What is body mechanics?
500
1. A term meaning having normal movement of all body parts. 2. The use of equipment such as splints, braces etc. to support a paralyzed muscle, promote specific motion or correct musculoskeletal deformities
1. What is mobility? 2. What is orthotics?
500
1. Range of motion for joints that a patient is able to perform without assistance from someone else. 2. Exercises where the patient works against resistance applied to a muscle to increase strength
1. What is active range of motion? 2. What are active resistance exercises?
500
1. Application of warm water as a therapeutic treatment. 2. Kneading or applying pressure by hands to a part of the patient's body to promote muscle relaxation and reduce tension
1. What is hydrotherapy? 2. What is massage?
500
1. The application of an electric current to a peripheral nerve to relieve pain. 2. Managing pain through a variety of means including medications, biofeedback and mechanical devices
1. What is TENS Unit: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. 2. What is pain control?
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