Diagnostics
The removal of a small piece of living tissue for microscopic examination.
What is biopsy?
Treatment to rehabilitate a patient who has experienced an illness or injury. Common methods include exercise; hydrotherapy (water therapy), ultrasound; and diathermy (DIGH-uh-THER-mee), 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?
anterior cruciate ligament
What is the meaning of ACL?
muscle pain
What is myalgia or myodynia?
Process in which radiographic images of a specific section of the body are taken from multiple angles. A computer analyzes the images to identify muscular injury or disease. CT scans provide more detailed imagery than standard X-rays.
What is computerized tomography (CT)?
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 analgesic?
certified fitness trainer
What is the meaning of CFT?
Malignant tumor of smooth muscle.
What is leiomyosarcoma?
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. Assisted ROM exercises require minor assistance due to mild weakness, pain, or stiffness. A physical therapist performs passive ROM exercises on a person who requires total assistance to do the exercises.
What is range-of-motion?
A drug prescribed to suppress smooth-muscle contractions of the bladder, stomach, or intestine.
What is antispasmodic or anticholinergic?
rhabdomyosarcoma
What is the meaning of RMS?
Loss of muscle mass, strength, and function as a result of aging.
What is sarcopenia?
Evaluation of involuntary muscular responses with a reflex hammer. Patients under heavy sedation or in a deep coma do not show these reflexes.
What is deep tendon reflexes (DTR)?
Incision to the tendon, usually to repair a deformity caused by a shortened muscle.
What is tenotomy?
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?
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
What is the meaning of DMD?
The measurement of range of motion in a joint.
What is geniometry?
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.
What is nuclear medicine imaging (NMI)?
Most common first-aid treatment for muscular injuries; often referred to as “RICE.”
What is Rest Ice Compression Elevation (RICE)?
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. This group of drugs is set apart from other drugs that have the same properties because they are nonsteroidal. (Steroidal drugs have narcotic effects and may lead to addiction.)
What is nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)?
carpal tunnel syndrome
What is CTS?
ambulate (walk)
What is the meaning of amb?