This glossary contains the words people can use or define the field of study: physical therapy.
care
noun
the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something.
Example: If medical CARE is available for the treatment of a potentially deadly genotype, the strength of selection against the otherwise deleterious allele is negligible.
fr: se soucier
clinical
adjective
Relating to the observation and treatment of actual patients rather than theoretical or laboratory studies.
Example: Abstract Methods by which Helicobacter pylori contribute to disease are relatively unknown, but a link between infection and CLINICAL symptoms, such as gastric ulcer and cancer are clear.
fr: clinique
diagnosis
noun
The process of identifying a disease, condition, or injury from its signs and symptoms. A health history, physical exam, and tests, such as blood tests, imaging tests, and biopsies, may be used to help make a diagnosis.
Example: PTs use an individual's history and physical examination to arrive at a DIAGNOSIS and establish a management plan.
fr: diagnostic
disease prevention
noun
Primary Prevention—intervening before health effects occur, through. measures such as vaccinations, altering risky behaviors (poor eating. habits, tobacco use), and banning substances known to be associated.
Example: Health promotion and DISEASE PREVENTION programs can empower individuals to make healthier choices and reduce their risk of disease and disability.
fr: la prévention des maladies
Electrodiagnostic
noun
The medical subspecialty that applies neurophysiologic techniques for the evaluation of patients with potential impairment of the nervous, neuromuscular, and/or muscular systems.
Example: Investigations: ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC tests are used to scientifically confirm the diagnosis by showing the slowing of nerve conduction between the forearm and fingers.
fr: Électrodiagnostic
fitness
noun
One's ability to execute daily activities with optimal performance, endurance, and strength with the management of disease, fatigue, and stress and reduced sedentary behavior.
Example: The support of wellbeing and FITNESS assists an individual with being in the overall condition of wellbeing and prosperity.
fr: aptitude
intervention
noun
The act of interfering with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process.
Example: As her health worsened, her daughters considered staging an INTERVENTION.
fr: intervention
management
noun
The treatment or control of diseases, injuries, or disorders, or the care of patients who suffer from them.
Example: The use of combination chemotherapy in the MANAGEMENT of breast cancer.
fr: gestion
manual therapy
noun
A structured approach to delivering hands-on physical therapy within a biopsychosocial framework.
Example: Joint mobilization and manipulation are two of the most common types of MANUAL THERAPY techniques our physical therapists implement.
fr: thérapie manuelle
mobility
noun
The ability to move or be moved freely and easily.
Example: One of the most important things you can do to help someone with MOBILITY problems and fear of falling is to encourage physical activity.
fr: mobilité
musculoskeletal
adjective
Relating to or denoting the musculature and skeleton together.
Example: His chest, on examination (anteriorly and posteriorly), was symmetrical with no evidence of scars, asymmetry, or MUSCULOSKELETAL abnormality e.g. scoliosis.
fr: musculo-squelettique
neurology
noun
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system.
Example: Where appropriate you should contact by telephone patients who have been discharged home. was discharged on the having been given a NEUROLOGY outpatient follow-up appointment.
fr: neurologie
orthopedics
noun
The branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles.
Example: What is the hardest orthopedic surgery to perform?
From revising a failed previous joint replacement to addressing significant bone loss, complex reconstruction surgeries are among the most challenging in ORTHOPEDIC surgery.
fr: orthopédie
patient education
nouns
The process of influencing patient behavior and producing the changes in knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to maintain or improve health.
Example: This case has also highlighted the importance of PATIENT EDUCATION and the need to consider psychosocial factors such as unemployment when treating chronic asthmatics.
fr: éducation du patient
physical examination
noun
the process of evaluating objective anatomic findings through the use of observation, palpation, percussion, and auscultation.
Example: The findings to be looked for on PHYSICAL EXAMINATION to help decide the cause. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Highlight the findings most relevant to your clinical problem solving by underlining them He was a slim gentleman who was fully mobile.
fr: examen physique
physiotherapists
noun
A person qualified to treat disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise; a physical therapist.
Example: The clinics are multi-disciplinary and are usually staffed by specialist doctors, nurses, psychologists and or psychiatrists, social workers as well as with PHYSIOTHERAPISTS and dietitians with an interest in CF.
fr: physiothérapeutes
prescription
noun
an instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment.
Example: How ever the inequalities did not end there to try and offset the ever increasing cost of drugs which were being over prescribed PRESCRIPTION charges were brought in as a temporary measure, but in fact was never abandoned.
fr: ordonnance
prognosis
noun
The likely outcome or course of a disease; the chance of recovery or recurrence.
Example: A fracture that is not displaced or impacted carries a good PROGNOSIS.
fr: pronostic
rehabilitation
noun
The action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.
Example: In stroke REHABILITATION significant gains can be achieved in the days and weeks following stroke with therapeutic nursing intervention in combination with more formalised REHABILITATION regimes (Gibbon, 2002) thus nurses have a significant role (Mitchell & Moore, 2004).
fr: réhabilitation
sports medicine
noun
a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise.
Example: SPORT MEDECINE healthcare providers have special training to restore function to injured patients so they can get moving again as soon as possible.
fr: médecine du sport
treatment
noun
A session of medical care or the administration of a dose of medicine.
Example: TREATMENTS for chronic illnesses focus on reducing symptoms and preventing or delaying complications. If you stop treatment, these may occur more quickly, which could have a major impact not only on your quality of life, but also on your life expectancy.
