Diseases and Disorders
A numbness and tingling in the hand and arm caused by a pinched nerve in the wrist
What is carpal tunnel syndrome?
Surgical viewing of the joint
What is an arthropscopy?
Movement away from the body
What is abduction
A health profession that focuses primarily on restoring normal position, motion and function in the body's structures
What is chiropractic?
A bulging portion of the spine
What is a herniated disk?
A type of inflammatory arthritis that causes pain and swelling in your joints
What is gout?
Graphical imaging of the spine
What is myelography?
Rotational movement of the forearm that results in the palm facing posteriorly (when in the anatomic position)
What is pronation?
A foot pad or heel insert
What is orthotics?
The abbreviation RA stands for this
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
A tick-borne illness caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi
What is Lyme disease?
Electrical recording of the muscle
What is an electromyogram?
Type of movement at the ankle joint that involves turning outward the sole of the foot away from the body's midline
What is eversion?
medical professional devoted to the treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and related structures of the leg.
What is a podiatrist?
surgical procedure in which parts of the knee joint are replaced with artificial (prosthetic) parts
What is a total knee arthroplasty (replacement)
Narrowing of spaces in the spinal canal
What is spinal stenosis?
Extraction of a sample of the muscle
What is a muscle biopsy?
Movement that increases the angle between two body parts
What is extension?
an artificial device that replaces a missing body part
what is prosthesis?
Death of bone tissue
What is osteonecrosis?
Damage and pain caused by repeating the same motion over and over.
What is repetitive strain injury?
Tool used to assess bone turnover rate
What is bone markers?
Popping and clicking noises in a joint
What is crepitus?
branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders whose common feature is inflammation in the bones, muscles, joints, and internal organs
What is rheumatology?
Chronic autoimmune disorder in which antibodies destroy the communication between nerves and muscle, resulting in weakness of the skeletal muscles.
What is myasthenia gravis?