treatments and therapist

analgesic

a druh that relieves pain

antiarthritic

a drug that opposes joint inflammation

anti-inflammatory

a drug that opposes inflammation

antipyretic

a drug that opposes fever

orthotics

a device that aids in the straightening or stabilizing of part of the body

prosthesis

a device that is added to a body to replace a missing part of lost function

carpectomy

removal of all or part of the wrist

costectomy

removal of a rib

craniectomy

removal of a portion of the skull

craniotomy

removal of a portion of the skull

external fixation

the fixation of a fractured bone from the outside

internal fixation

the fixation of a fractured bone from the inside

closed reduction

realignment of broken bone ends and splinting of bone

open reduction

returning bones to their proper position through the use of surgery

metacarpectomy

removal of a bone in the hand

ostectomy

removal of a bone

osteectomy

removal of a bone

osteoclasia

surgical breaking of a bone

osteoplasty

reconstruction of the bone

osteotomy

incision into the bone

spondylosyndesis

fusing together of the vertebrae

sternotomy

incision into the sternum

tasrectomy

removal of all or portion of the ankle

tarsoclasia

surgical fracture of the ankle

fasciectomy

removal of fascia

fasciodesis

binding of fascia

fascioplasty

reconstruction of fascia

fasciorrhaphy

suturing of fascia

fasciatomy

surgical incision of fascia

myectomy

removal of muscle

myodesis

binding of a muscle

myomectomy

removal of muscle tumor

myoplasty

muscle reconstruction

myorrhaphy

muscle suture

myotomy

surgical incision into a muscle

tendectomy

removal of a tendon

tendoplasty

reconstruction of a tendon

tenodesis

binding of a tendon

tenolysis

freeing/loosening a tendon

tenoectomy

removal of a tendon

tenoplasty

reconstruction of a tendon

tenorrhaphy

suture of a tendon

tenotomy

incision into a tendon