Diagnistics
The removal of a small piece of living tissue for microscopic examination
What is Biopsy
Surgical repair of a muscle through plastic surgery.
What is myoplasty
A drug that relieves pain; includes nonprescription pain relievers, such as aspirin, and prescription pain relievers, such as hydrocodone.
What is analgestic
anterior crucial ligament
What is ACL
lateral collateral ligament
What is LCL
Evaluation of involuntary muscular responses with a reflex hammer.
What is deep tendon reflexes (DTR)
therapy
Treatment to rehabilitate a patient who has experienced an illness or injury. Common methods include exercise; hydrotherapy (water therapy), ultrasound; and diathermy, or deep heating of body tissues using a high-frequency electrical current.
What is physical therapy
A drug that reduces inflammation.
What is anti- inflammatory
activities of daily living
What is ADL
Pain suffix
-Algia
A graphic recording of the contraction of a muscle as a result of electrical stimulation.
What is electrocardiogram (EMG)
Incision to the tendon, usually to repair a deformity caused by a shortened muscle.
What is tenotomy
A drug prescribed to suppress smooth-muscle contractions of the bladder, stomach, or intestine.
What is antispasmodic
computerized axial tomography
What is CAT
also called myocardial (MIGH-oh-KAR-dee-uhl) muscle, is found only in the heart
Cardiac Muscle
The measurement of range of motion in a joint.
What is goniometry
Most common first-aid treatment for muscular injuries; often referred to as “RICE.”
What is Rest Ice Compression Elevation (RICE)
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.
What is narcotic
Ubtramuscular
What is IM
the ability to resume resting length when a stretching force is removed; for example, when a spring is stretched and then released, it returns to its original position.
What is elasticity
A noninvasive scanning test that involves use of an electromagnetic field and radio waves to visualize soft-tissue structures.
What is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Exercises performed to improve or maintain joint mobility and flexibility.
Whats is range of motion (ROM)
A group of drugs with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic (AN-tee-pigh-RET-ik) (fever-reducing) properties.
What is nonsteroidal
magnetic resonance imaging
What is MRI
fibrous cord of tissue that attaches bone to bone.
What is ligament