eval-definitions

abduction

away from midline

abrasion

scrape

acclimization

adjusting to conditions

acute

of sudden onset

active ROM

range of motion provided by patient

adduction

toward the midline

aerobic

with oxygen

alienation

disuse of an injured body part

anaerobic

without oxygen

anastamosis

a group of blood vessels

anatomical position

standing with arms supinated and to the sides

antalgic

painful gait

anterior

towards the front

aponeurosis

a fascia

apophysis

a traction epiphysis

arrhythmia

abnormal heart rhythm

atrophy

wasting away of a muscle

avulsion

tearing away

axilla

arm pit

bilateral

on both sides

bursa

a fluid filled sac

chondro

cartilage

chronic

injury over time

circumduction

circular range of motion

concentric

muscle contraction with muscle shortening

congenital

present since birth

contusion

a bruise

coxa

hip

crepitus

creaking or grinding

crus

lower leg

cubitus

elbow

cyanosis

bluish skin from lack of oxygen

deformity

abnormal anatomy

diagnosis

a drs opinion of an injury

diaphysis

the shaft of a bone

dislocation

disruption of the joint capsule

distal

further from the body

dorsal

back

DF

movement of foot towards shin

eccentric

muscular contraction with muscle lengthening

ecchymosis

bruising and discoloration

edema

swelling

effusion

swelling

endurance

resisted ROM over several repetitions

epiphysis

the end of long bones

epistaxis

nosebleed

eversion

a rolling of ankle to medial side

extension

increasing angle of a joint

external rotation

range of motion away from midline

etiology

cause of an injury

fascia

broad, strong connective tissue

flexibility

ability to go through a full ROM

flexion

decrease in joint angle

gait

walking pattern

genu

knee

hallux

big toe

hemarthrosis

bleeding in the joint

hematoma

bleeding in the tissue

hemorrhage

bleeding

homeostasis

bodys desire to maintain equilibrium

horizontal ABD

movement away from body in horizontal plane

horizontal ADD

movement towards the body in horizontal plane

hyper

excessive

hypertrophy

increased in size

hypo

low or beneath

idiopathic

of unknown origin

incontinence

inability to control bowel or bladder

infection

the invasion of the body by a foreign substance

inferior

lower

inflammation

the body’s response to irritation

inversion

ankle movement to lateral side

internal rotation

rotation towards midline

isokinetic

movement with accommodating resistance

isometric

strength training with no joint movement

isotonic

strength training with movement

itis

inflammation

kyphosis

abnormal curvature of the thoracic spine (hunch back)

lateral

towards the outside

laxity

increased movement in a joint

ligament

connects bone to bone

lordosis

abnormal curvature of the lumbar spine (swayback)

mechanism

how an injury happened

medial

towards the center

meniscus

cartilage in the knee

modality

a device that puts the body in the correct environment to hea

necrosis

tissue death

neuritis

inflammation of a neural structure

objective

what the examiner perceives about an injury

osteo

bony

palpation

feeling with the finger tips

passive ROM

ROM controlled by examiner

pathology

what is happening to body with an injury

pes cavus

high arch

pes planus

flat feet

physis

growth plate on a bone

plantar flexion

ankle movement with a pointing of the toe

posterior

towards the back

power

ability to move weight quickly

pronation

rotation of the forearm towards the midline

prone

lying on the stomach