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arthritis |
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- Arthritis is the name for irritation in a joint, which often becomes swollen, painful, and stiff. |
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Baker's cyst |
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- A Baker's cyst is an abnormal collection of joint fluid inside a sac that is located behind the knee. |
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carpal tunnel syndrome |
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- Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) refers to numbness, tingling, weakness, and discomfort in the wrist and hand. It is caused by compression of the median nerve at the wrist. |
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bunions |
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- A bunion is a bump, or fluid-filled sac, near the big toe joint. It may or may not involve movement of the big toe towards the second toe. |
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ageing |
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- Ageing is the process of growing older over time, and includes changes in both biology and psychology. Biology refers to the way the body functions in an environment, and psychology describes how the mind functions. How people age has to do with genetics, environment, and lifestyle over the lifetime. |
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bunion repair |
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- Bunion surgery is a surgical procedure performed on the great toe joint. The purpose is to correct a deformity of the great toe or to remove a painful bump, called a bunion, at its base. |
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hip joint replacement |
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- Hip joint replacement is a surgical procedure to replace the hip joint. The new joint is artificial, and has two parts. The first part is the hip's socket, called the acetabulum. This is a cup-shaped bone in the pelvis. The second part is the "ball" or head of the femur, also called the thighbone. |
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hammertoe |
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joint aspiration |
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- Synovial fluid is a liquid found in small amounts within the joints. This liquid is produced by the membrane lining the capsule of a joint, known as the synovial membrane. During a joint aspiration, the synovial fluid is drawn out using a needle, and looked at under a microscope. |
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joint x-ray |
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- A joint x-ray is a radiographic image of a place where bones in the body connect. Examples include the knee, elbow and ankle. X-rays consist of electromagnetic waves of energy. They penetrate the body to varying extents depending on the density of the structures being viewed. The result is back and white images of interior portions of the body. |
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joint pain |
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occupational therapy |
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- Occupational therapy (OT) helps people learn to take care of themselves when a health problem limits normal activity. Bathing, dressing, eating, fixing meals, doing housework, and managing personal business are taken for granted by most people. These tasks are called activities of daily living (ADLs). OT teaches a person how to do these tasks alone or with the help of special devices or other people. |
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neck pain |
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Paget's disease |
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leg pain |
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- Most people use the term "leg" to mean the entire area between the top of the thigh and the ankle. Pain can occur in this part of the body for many reasons. |
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sports for adults with disabilities |
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- A sport is a physical activity people do for pleasure. Generally sport involves competition. Participation in various sports benefits adults because activity: allows for fun builds a positive self-image connects people through competition helps people to meet other people of like interests and situations improves health, discipline, and confidence A disability is the lack of ability to function normally -- physically or mentally. Sports help to promote a focus on the adult's ability, not on his or her disability. |
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rheumatoid arthritis |
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- Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammation that can affect many joints, and even other systems of the body. |
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temporomandibular joint syndrome |
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water aerobics |
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- Water aerobics are exercises in which the basic principles of aerobics are transferred to water. Music sets the speed and rhythm of exercise movements. The heart rate is monitored before, during, and after exercise. The aerobic cycle of warm up, peak, maintain, taper, and cool down is just as important in the water. |
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Total knee replacement |
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- Knee joint replacement is surgery to replace a damaged or diseased knee joint with an artificial joint, or prosthesis. The goal is to improve the mobility and function of the knee joint and reduce pain. |
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