Physical Medicine and Rehab/Podiatry Terms For Medical Transcriptionists
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
bed-to-wheelchair transfers
broad-based cane
broad-based gait
buddy strap/splint
Bunny boot
calcaneal stance
chin tuck technique (dysphagia patients)
compensatory techniques
contact guard assistance
CPM (continuous passive motion) device
dependent for all self-care activities
dressing stick
eggcrate mattress
electrical stimulation
elevating leg rest
energy conservation techniques and pacing
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
maximal assistance, moderate assistance, minimal assistance
maximal assistance for grooming
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 cord injury orientation session
spinal precautions
standard leg rest
standby to contact guard assistance
supervised level with
swing-through gait
swing-through phase of ambulation
team conference
TED hose
Thera-Band
therapeutic recreation
toe-touch weightbearing status
toilet-to-tub/shower transfers
total dependence
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
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
