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PT Skills Vocab 22&5
Physical Therapy Skills Vocab (Chapter 22 and 7)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| contracture | a tightening and shortening of a muscle, resulting in a permanent flexing of a joint |
| transfer (gait) belt | a band of fabric or leather that is positioned around the patient's waist; helps provide additional support for the patient |
| crutches | artificial supports that assist a patient who needs help walking |
| cane | an assisitive device that provides balance and support |
| walker | a four-legged device that provides support; different styles include standard, folding, rolling, and platform |
| cryotherapy | the use of cold for treatment; administered to relieve pain, reduce swelling, reduce body temperature, and control bleeding |
| moist cold applications | cold and moist or wet against the skin. Examples are cold compresses, packs, and soaks. |
| dry cold applications | cold and dry against the skin. Examples are ice bags, ice collars, and hypothermia blankets |
| ice bags/collars | special containers filled with ice. |
| hypothermia (thermal) blanket | contains coils that are filled with cool fluid, and is used to reduce high body temperatures |
| thermotherapy | the use of heat for treatment |
| moist heat applications | warm and wet against the skin; more penetrating and more effective in relieving pain than dry heat appplications |
| sitz baths | provide warm moist heat to the perineal and rectal area; they are used after birth and after rectal surgery to provide comfort |
| hydrocollator packs | gel-filled packs that are warmed in a water bath at a high temperature; frequently used prior to ROM exercises |
| paraffin wax treatments | used for chronic joint diseases, such as arthritis |
| dry heat applications | warm and dry against the skin. Examples are warm-water bags, heating pads, thermal blankets, aquamatic pads, and heat lamps |
| warm-water bags | special containers filled with warm water to provide heat to body parts. |
| aquathermia pads | small pads that contain coils that fill with warm water |
| vasodilation | caused by heat applications; blood vessels in the area become larger (dilated) |
| vasoconstriction | caused by cold applications; blood vessels in the area become smaller (constricted) |
| abduction | moving a part away from the midline of the body |
| adduction | moving a part towards the midline of the body |
| flexion | bending a body joint |
| extension | straightening a body joint |
| hyperextension | excessive straightening of a body part |
| rotation | moving a body part around its own axis, for example, turning the head from side to side |
| circumduction | moving in a circle at a joint, or moving one end of a body part in a circle while the other end remains stationary; involves all movements of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation |
| pronation | turning a body part downward (turning palm down) |
| supination | turning a body part upward (turning palm up) |
| opposition | touching each of the fingers with the tip of the thumb |
| inversion | turning a body part inward |
| eversion | turning a body part outward |
| dorsiflexion | bending backward (bending the foot toward the knee) |
| plantar flexion | bending forward (straightening the foot away from the knee) |
| radial deviation | moving toward the thumb side of the hand |
| ulnar deviation | moving toward the little finger side of the hand |
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