Physical Medicine Terms

Physical Medicine & Rehab Terms:

abduction brace

abduction hip splint

abduction pillow

active-assisted range-of-motion exercise

activities of daily living

adaptive devices

American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) scale

ankle-foot orthosis or AFO

ankle-pump exercise

antidecubitus mattress

aquatic therapy

arm trough

aspiration precautions

assistive devices

balance board

bathroom equipment

bed mobility

bed rails

bedside commode

broad-based cane

broad-based gait

buddy strap/splint

Bunny boot

calcaneal stance

chin tuck technique (dysphagia patients)

contact guard assistance

CPM (continuous passive motion) device

dressing stick

eggcrate mattress

electrical stimulation

elevating leg rest

footdrop gait

front-wheel walker

functional transfers

gentle passive range of motion

give-way weakness

Glasgow coma scale score

grip strength

halo vest

hand grasp strength

handicap parking placard

HBO therapy

heel lift

hospital bed

Hoyer lift

hygiene, feeding, grooming, upper and lower body dressing, and transfer skills

joint laxity

Kydex jacket

lightweight wheelchair

LiteGait device

long handle shoe horn

long handle sponge

lumbosacral corset

Minerva vest

minimal/maximal assistance

modified independence level

moist heat therapy

Moon boot

motorized scooter

motorized wheelchair

one-person assistance, two-person assistance

oral motor control

parallel bars

passive resistive exercise

physical therapy, occupational therapy, rehab nursing, therapeutic

recreation

pregait and gait training

pressure relief ankle foot orthosis or PRAFO

psychomotor performance

quad cane

quad knobs and brake extenders

raised toilet seat

Rancho ankle foot control device

range of motion

recreational therapy

requires setup for

rickshaw rehabilitation exerciser

ROHO bed

rolling walker

safety awareness

self-care independence

self-care skills

self-propel wheelchairs

shoe lift

shower chair

single-point cane

sit to stand

sitting/standing balance

sliding board transfers

sock aid and reacher

spinal precautions

standard leg rest

supervised level with

swing-through gait

swing-through phase of ambulation

TED hose

Thera-Band

toe-touch weightbearing status

toilet-to-tub/shower transfers

trapeze

Trendelenburg gait

Vail bed

Venodyne boot

vibratory stimulation

weightbearing as tolerated

whirlpool therapy

PODIATRY TERMS:

ankle dorsiflexion

balls of feet Birkenstock orthotic/shoe bunion calcaneal cuboid joint collapse of the arch cryptotic nails curve-lasted shoe debride nails dystrophic nails exostosis first MJP functional hallux limitus gel heel lifts Haglund deformity

hallux HAV deformity heel pads heel protectors hyperostosis ingrown nails IPJ ossicle longitudinal arch metatarsus adductus deformity midtarsal joint sag navicula neutral calcaneal stance onychauxis onychocryptosis onychomycosis orthotics plantar fasciitis plantarflexed poststatic dyskinesia proprioceptive exercises raise and invert heels sinus tarsi area Spenco inserts

Superfeet orthotic insole too-many-toe sign tyloma underlapping toe varus rearfoot wedge visual gait analysis walking cast boot