By definition, physiotherapy is the study of movements. The purpose of this glossary is to give more information on the subject. By that, I mean to learn more about the different tools that physiotherapist usually use. This glossary also have for purpose to learn more about subjects and themes that are important for this profession.
ankle
noun
The part or joint connecting the foot with the leg.
Example: Jennie fell downstairs, breaking her ankle.
fr: cheville
care
noun
The provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something.
Example: Even though F. tularensis is a category three organism which should be handled with utmost care, it still causes laboratory acquired infections.
fr: soin
clinical
adjective
Relating to the observation and treatment of actual patients rather than theoretical or laboratory studies.
Example: The different types and clinical symptoms of tularemia, demonstrates the generalized symptoms of tularemia.
fr: clinique
conjunction
noun
Tissue that connects different parts of the body.
Example: These two methods when used in conjunction are relatively successful but, are not effective when used separately.
fr: conjonction
disability
noun
A disability is any condition of the body or mind that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities and interact with the world around them.
Example: A health professional is 'a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability'.
fr: handicap
disease
noun
A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that has a known cause and a distinctive group of symptoms, signs, or anatomical changes.
Example: Plague is a rare disease.
fr: maladie
dystrophy
noun
A disorder in which an organ or tissue of the body wastes away.
Example: There was scaling on her feet and toenail dystrophy was present.
fr: distrophie
emphysema
noun
Emphysema is a lung condition that causes shortness of breath.
Example: Father was a miner and died of emphysema .
fr: emphysème
endocrinology
noun
Endocrinology is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones.
Example: The first edition was essential to establishing endocrinology as a distinct medical specialty.
fr: endocrinologie
exercise
noun
Activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness.
Example: Exercise improves your heart and lung power.
fr: exercice
geriatric
adjective
Relating to old people, especially with regard to their healthcare.
Example: He is attending physician in internal medicine and geriatric medicine at St. Luke's Hospital.
fr: gérontologie
healthcare
noun
Example: The candidate promises a healthcare reform that will address several systemic failures.
fr: soins de santé
heart
noun
A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
Example: Those which are homozygous for the gene will die in early childhood from coronary heart disease.
fr: cœur
injury
noun
An injury is any physiological damage to living tissue caused by immediate physical stress.
Example: She suffered an injury to her back.
fr: Blessure
medicine
noun
The science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
Example: He made distinguished contributions to pathology and medicine.
fr: médecine
patient
noun
A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.
Example: Many patients in the hospital were more ill than I was.
fr: patient
stroke
noun
Stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death.
Example: He has never had a STROKE , diabetes or family history of diabetes.
fr: accident vasculaire cérébral
surgery
noun
The branch of medical practice that treats injuries, diseases, and deformities by the physical removal, repair, or readjustment of organs and tissues, often involving cutting into the body.
Example: Midline abdominal scar with 3 transverse incisions from previous abdominal surgery.
fr: chirurgie
therapy
noun
A treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder.
Example: The growth of this pool of knowledge will aid in the increased use of monoclonal antibodies as a therapy for diseases and ailments such as arthritis and cancers.
fr: thérapie
treatment
noun
Medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury.
Example: I'm receiving treatment for an injured shoulder.
