Chapter 17 Dynamics of health

Assistive device

Medical equipment designed to help patients with disabilities perform everyday tasks and activities.

Deep tissue massage

A form of massage therapy that targets large muscle groups to relieve pain and tension.

Electrical stimulation

Use of a low-voltage electrical current to stimulate nerves for relief of pain.

Evidence-based practice

Use of scientific evidence to guide practice decisions.

Orthotic and prosthetic technician

One who provides technical support to a certified individual in creating, repairing, and maintaining orthoses and prostheses.

Orthotics and prosthetics (O&P)

The evaluation, fabrication, and custom fitting of artificial limbs and orthopedic braces.

Orthotist

One who designs and fits corrective braces, inserts, and supports for body parts that need straightening or other curative functions.

Outcomes assessment

The use of standardized, objective measures to gauge a patient's functionality at various stages of treatment.

Paraffin bath

A form of pain relief that uses heated wax for medical purposes.

Pedorthist

One who selects, modifies, or creates footwear to address conditions of the foot and ankle.

Photosensitivity

Sensitivity to light from the sun.

Physical therapist

Professional trained to provide services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities.

Physical therapist aide

A professional who helps make therapy sessions productive, under the direct supervision of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant.

Physical therapist assistant

Under the direction and supervision of physical therapists, he or she provides part of a patient's treatment.

Physical therapy

The treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery.

Prosthetist

One who designs, measures, fits, and adjusts artificial limbs for amputees and devices for people with musculotheral or neurological conditions.

Rehabilitation

The restoration of a person to normal or near-normal function after a physical or mental illness, including chemical addiction.

Research

Collecting of information about a particular subject.

Soft tissue mobilization

A form of therapy that seeks to loosen tightness and minimize pain through application of pressure and manual manipulation.

Sports medicine

Specialty concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports.

Tests and measurements

Methods of evaluating physical capacity and health.

Therapeutic exercise

Medically recommended physical activity designed to improve function, address an impairment, or improve quality of life.

Assistive device

Medical equipment designed to help patients with disabilities perform everyday tasks and activities.

Deep tissue massage

A form of massage therapy that targets large muscle groups to relieve pain and tension.

Electrical stimulation

Use of a low-voltage electrical current to stimulate nerves for relief of pain.

Evidence-based practice

Use of scientific evidence to guide practice decisions.

Orthotic and prosthetic technician

One who provides technical support to a certified individual in creating, repairing, and maintaining orthoses and prostheses.

Orthotics and prosthetics (O&P)

The evaluation, fabrication, and custom fitting of artificial limbs and orthopedic braces.

Orthotist

One who designs and fits corrective braces, inserts, and supports for body parts that need straightening or other curative functions.

Outcomes assessment

The use of standardized, objective measures to gauge a patient's functionality at various stages of treatment.

Paraffin bath

A form of pain relief that uses heated wax for medical purposes.

Pedorthist

One who selects, modifies, or creates footwear to address conditions of the foot and ankle.

Photosensitivity

Sensitivity to light from the sun.

Physical therapist

Professional trained to provide services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities.

Physical therapist aide

A professional who helps make therapy sessions productive, under the direct supervision of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant.

Physical therapist assistant

Under the direction and supervision of physical therapists, he or she provides part of a patient's treatment.

Physical therapy

The treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery.

Prosthetist

One who designs, measures, fits, and adjusts artificial limbs for amputees and devices for people with musculotheral or neurological conditions.

Rehabilitation

The restoration of a person to normal or near-normal function after a physical or mental illness, including chemical addiction.

Research

Collecting of information about a particular subject.

Soft tissue mobilization

A form of therapy that seeks to loosen tightness and minimize pain through application of pressure and manual manipulation.

Sports medicine

Specialty concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports.

Tests and measurements

Methods of evaluating physical capacity and health.

Therapeutic exercise

Medically recommended physical activity designed to improve function, address an impairment, or improve quality of life.