Glossary
Abduction |
move away from midline |
Adduction |
move toward midline |
Anterior |
situated to the front |
Cervical |
refers to the neck |
Chronic |
permanent, long lasting (generally longer than 6 months) |
Distal |
distant from the body |
Don |
to put on |
Doff |
to take off |
Dorsal |
on the back |
Dysmelia |
congenital malformation of an extremity |
Epicondylitis |
inflammation of the epicondyles of the humerus (tennis elbow, golfer's elbow) |
Femur |
thigh-bone |
Fibular |
lateral(outside) bone of the lower leg |
Genu |
knee |
Hallux |
Big Toe |
Inferior |
Situated below |
Inversion |
intorsion (generally refers to the ankle -moving soles of feet toward each other) |
Kyphosis |
hump back, opposite of lordosis |
Lateral |
situated to the side, outside of |
Lordosis |
hollow back, opposite of kyphosis |
Lumbar |
lower back, between ribs and hips |
Malleolus |
ankle bonesdistal prominence of the tibia and fibula |
Medial |
situated to the middle (inside), inside of |
Metatarsalgia |
inflammation and pain at the ball of the foot |
Plantar |
refers to the sole of the foot |
Plantar Fasciitis |
inflammation of the plantar fascia, a thick band of tissue that supports the arch of the foot, running from the heel bone to the toes and typically causing pain in the heel |
Posterior |
situated to the rear, behind |
Pronation |
an internal rotation, refers to the foot or hand |
Proximal |
close to the body |
Residual Limb |
the remaining portion of persons arm or leg |
Sever's Disease |
inflammation of the growth plate in the heel, causing heel pain and typically affecting kids during a growth spurt |
Shrinker |
a sock that applies compression on a residual limb to reduce swelling, typically worn by new amputees |
Socket |
connects your residual limb to the prosthesis |
Superior |
situated toward the top/upper side |
Supination |
an external rotation, refers to the foot or hand |
Talus |
ankle bone, articulates with tibia/fibula |
Tibia |
medial(inside) bone of lower leg, lower bone of knee joint |
Valgus |
joint angled toward midline (ie. knock-kneed) |
Varus |
joint angled away from midline (ie. bow-legged) |