Conditions
Pain in the joint
Arthralgia
Chronic arthritis that affects multiple joints, mainly the small peripheral joints
Rheumatoid arthritis
Bending the foot upward at the ankle
dorsiflexion
A surgical puncture of a joint with a needle for the purpose of withdrawing fluid
arthrocentesis
Another name for the trunk of the body
torso
An acute, inflammatory infections transmitted through the bite of a deer tick
Lyme disease
An injury to the body of the muscle or attached tendon
Strain
a bending motion
flexion
surgical repair of a joint
arthroplasty
The term viscous means
sticky, gelatin-like
A genetically transmitted disorder that is characterized by progressive weakness and muscle degeneration without evidence of nerve involvement
Muscular Dystrophy
Form of acute arthritis, characterized by inflammation of the first metatarsal join of the great toe
Gout
Moving a bone on its own axis
rotation
Manually forcing a joint back into its original position, without an incision
closed reduction
Think sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers the entire muscle
fascia
The medical term for wasting away, literally "without development"
atrophy
Abnormal enlargement at the base of the great toe
Bunion
A straightening motion
extension
ORIF
open reduction internal fixation
The space between two connecting bones
joint space (or joint cavity, or articulation)
An abnormal, permanent bending of a joint in a fixed position
Contracture
Cystic tumor developing on a tendon, often on the back of the wrist
ganglion
act of turning the palm down
pronation
Process of recording the strength of the contraction of a muscle when stimulated by an electrical current
electromyography
Clicking or crackling sounds heard upon joint movement
crepitation