Question | Answer |
anti-inflammatory | drug that reduces inflammation |
bone marrow | soft substance inside bones |
cartilage | hard, but flexible, substance which forms part of the skeleton |
bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi (tubes connecting the windpipe to the lungs; also the smaller tubes within the lungs) |
diathermy | production of heat in a part of the body by means of high-frequency electric current passed from electrodes placed on the skin |
disc | rounded flattened structure such as an intervertebral disc(back bone) |
hydrotherapy | treatment using water, eg baths |
ligaments | tough band of fibrous tissue that links two bones together at a joint (joint capsule) |
manipulation | use of the hands to produce movement of bones, joints or soft tissues as part of treatment |
massage | manipulation of the soft tissue of the body |
menopause | the end of reproductive life in women when menstruation finally stops |
metabolism | the sum of all chemical and physical changes that take place within the body and enable its continued growth and functioning |
osteoporosis | abnormality in which bones become dense and brittle and tend to fracture; common in the elderly |
platelets | small disc-shaped bodies in the blood which paly an important role in coagulation |
percussion | diagnostic technique for examining the chest or abdomen by tapping it with the fingers and listening to the resonace of the sound produced |
postural drainage | technique that enables a person whose lungs are clogged with sputum to drain them |
respiratory system | the organs and tissues that enable air to pass in and out of the body (lungs), ie breathing |
sputum (phlegm) | mucous material released from glands in the walls of the main airways in the lungs |
tendon | tough cord that attaches the end of a muscle to a bone |
TENS | Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation - pain relief by the application of tiny electrical impulses to nerve endings under the skin |
ultrasound | ultrasound waves - sound waves of extremely high frequency that cannot be heard by the human ear |