Diagnostics
The removal of a small piece of living tissue for microscopic examination.
Biopsy?
Surgical repair of a muscle through plastic surgery.
Treatment meaning?
A group of drugs with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic (AN-tee-pigh-RET-ik) (fever-reducing) properties. Aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen are common over-the-counter (OTC) NSAIDs.
what is nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)?
anterior cruciate ligament
What is ACL?
movement
kines/o, kinesi/o meaning?
A graphic recording of the contraction of a muscle as a result of electrical stimulation
What is electromyogram (EMG)?
Exercises performed to improve or maintain joint mobility and flexibility. People can perform active ROM exercises on their own.
range-of-motion (ROM) therapy?
A drug that reduces inflammation.
Anti-inflammatory?
Activities of daily living
what is ADL
Movement of a body part away from the midline of the body
what is abduction?
A noninvasive scanning test that involves use of an electromagnetic field and radio waves to visualize soft-tissue structures.
Meaning of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)?
Incision to the tendon, usually to repair a deformity caused by a shortened muscle.
Tenotomy definition?
A drug that relieves pain; includes nonprescription pain relievers, such as aspirin, and prescription pain relievers, such as hydrocodone.
Analgesic meaning?
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
DMD
Movement of a body part around its longitudinal axis—that is, lengthwise.
What is rotation?
Diagnostic imaging technique in which a radioactive substance and a special camera visualize structures and functions in the body. The radioactive substance is injected into or swallowed by the patient.
Meaning of nuclear medicine imaging (NMI)?
Most common first-aid treatment for muscular injuries; often referred to as “RICE.”
The meaning of Rest Ice Compression Elevation (RICE)?
A drug prescribed to suppress smooth-muscle contractions of the bladder, stomach, or intestine.
What is ntispasmodic or anticholinergic?
Intramuscular
IM
Excessive growth or abnormal enlargement of a muscle
Hypertrophy?
The measurement of range of motion in a joint.
Goniometry?
Treatment to rehabilitate a patient who has experienced an illness or injury.
Physical therapy definition?
A drug that, in moderate doses, slows down the central nervous system, relieves pain, and induces sleep. Taken in excess, narcotics produce unconsciousness, stupor, coma, and possibly death.
Narcotic meaning?
computed tomography; computerized tomography
CT
Weakness or slight paralysis on one side of the body.
Hemiparesis?