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| movement of the limb away from the midline of the body |
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| rounded cavity on the right and left lateral sides of the pelvic bone |
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| the movement of a limb toward the midline |
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| palpation technique used to detect fluid or examine floating body structures by using the hand to push against the body |
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| small, synovial fluid filled sacs that protect ligaments from friction |
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| tarsal bone of the foot also known as the heel bone |
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| bones joined by cartilage |
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| movement of a limb in a circle |
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| this is the movement in which the elevated part is moved downward to its original position |
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| flexion of the ankle so thatthe superior aspect of the foot moves in an upward direction |
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| lifting or moving superiorly along a frontal plane |
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| movement in which the sole of the foot is turned laterally |
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| bending movement around a joint that increases the angle between the bone of the limb at the joint |
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| bones joined by fibrous tissue |
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| bending movement that decreases the angle of the joint and brings the articulating bones closer together |
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| a partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone from trauma |
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| the simplest type of joint movements. one flat bone surface glides or slips over another similar surface. the bones are merely displaced in relation to one another. |
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| great toe is abnormally adducted at the metatarsophalangeal joint |
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| bending of the joint beyond 180 degrees |
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| movement in which the sole of the foot is turned medially or inward |
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| the point where two or more bones in the body meet |
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| exaggerated thoracic dorsal curve that causes asymmetry between the sides of the posterior thorax |
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| exaggerated lumbar curve of the spine that compensates for pregnancy, obesity, or other skeletal changes |
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| movement of touching the thumb to the tips of the other fingers of the same hand. used to test carpal tunnel |
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| extension of the ankle (pointing toes) away from the body |
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| movement of the forearm so that thepalm faces down posteriorly or inferiorly |
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| nonangular anterior movement in a transverse plane |
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| nonangular posterior movement in a transverse plane (opposite of protraction) |
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| lateral curvature of te lumbar or thoracic spine that is more common in children with neuromuscular problems |
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| partial dislocation of the bones in a joint such as the head of the radius that occurs when a child is being dangled by his or her hands |
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| movement of the forearm so that the palm faces up anteriorly or superiorly |
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| bones seperated by a fluid filled joint cavity |
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| tough fibrous bands that attach muscle to bone or muscle to muscle |
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| gout related hard nodules that may appear over the joint |
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kyphosis
may result from congenital abnormality, rheumatic conditions, compression freactures, or other disease processes including syphilis, tuberculosis and rickets |
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scoliosis
may occur congenitally or as a result of disease or injury. in addition it can occur from habitual improper posture, unequal leg length, weakening of masculature, and chronic head tilting in visual disorders. functional scoliosis is flexible however it is visble when standing. structural scoliosis is irreversible and visble when standing and bending |
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lordosis
occurs in pregnancy and in obesity to compensate for the protuberance of the abdomen |
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Rotator Cuff Tear
more common after age 40, rotator cuff tears arise from repeated impingement, injury, or falls. findings include muscle atrophy of the infraspinatus and suprasinatus, tenderness, and pain. impaired abduction of the glenohumeral joint occurs with a complete tear of the supraspinatus tendon |
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