Physical Agents / Tissue Healing (Allysa Jasper)
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| ambulation | walking or moving from one place to another
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| ambulatory | able to walk as opposed to being confined to bed or a wheelchair
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| brace | an orthopedic devic used to support and hold a part of the body in the correct postion to allow functioning and healing
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| compress | a soft, moist, absorbent cloth that is folded in several layers and applied to a part of the body in the local application of heat and cold
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| edema | the retention of fluid n the tissues, resulting in swelling
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| erythema | reddening of the skin cause by dilation of superficial blood vessels in the skin
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| exudate | a discharge produced by the body's tissues
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| long arm cast | a cast the extends from the axilla to the fngers of the hand, usyally with a ben din the elbow
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| long leg cast | a cast the extends from the midthigh to the toes
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| maceration | the softening and breaking down of the skin as a result of prolonged exposure to moisture
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| orthopedist | a physician who specializes in the diagnosis & treatment of disorders of the musculoskeletal system (bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles & nerves)
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| short arm cast | a cast the extends from below the elbow to the fingers
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| short leg cast | a cast that begins just below the knee and extends to the toes
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| soak | the direct immersion of a body part in water or a medicated soultion
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| splint | an orthopedic device used to support and immobilized a part of the body
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| sprain | trauma to a joint that cause injury to the ligaments
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| strain | an overstretching of a muscule caused by trauma
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| suppuration | the process of pus formation
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