Key Terms
What is an injury caused by damage to tendons or muscles?
Strain
What is a fracture in which the broken bone has moved out of alignment?
Displaced fracture
What is a chronic condition of pain and tenderness of the muscles and joints?
Fibromyalgia
What is a progressive disease that causes muscle atrophy (wasting) and eventually leads to death?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
What is how a person walks?
Gait
What is an injury caused by damage to ligaments, or the bands that connect bones?
Sprain
What is a fracture in which the break remains in alignment?
Nondisplaced fracture
What is a condition in which impulses from the nerves are not transmitted properly to the musculoskeletal system; causes muscle weakness?
Myasthenia gravis
What is the surgical removal of some or all of a body part?
Amputation
What is an instrument used to measure the range of motion of a joint?
Goniometer
What is a broken bone.
Fracture
What is a partial fracture common in young children due to the softer structure of their bones?
Greenstick fracture
What is an injury that occurs when a bone is pulled out of its attachment point?
Dislocation
What is a device that replaces a body part that is missing or deformed because of an accident, injury, illness, or birth defect?
Prosthetic device
What is paralysis on one side of the body?
Hemiplegia
What is a broken bone that does not break the skin?
Closed fracture
What is the wasting away, decreasing in size, and weakening of muscles from lack of use?
Atrophy
What is a term referring to a number of progressive diseases that cause a variety of physical disabilities due to muscle weakness?
Muscular dystrophy (MD)
What is warmth, itching, or tingling from a body part that has been amputated?
Phantom sensation
What is a weakness on one side of the body?
Hemiparesis
What is a broken bone that penetrates the skin; also known as a compound fracture?
Open fracture
What is the permanent and often painful shortening of a muscle or tendon, usually due to a lack of activity?
Contracture
What is in health care, a word to describe a condition that continually gets worse or deteriorates?
Progressive
What is pain in a limb (or extremity) that has been amputated. gait: how a person walks?
Phantom limb pain
What is the application of heat to an affected area for the relief of pain?
Thermotherapy