Medical and Chiropractic Glossary
At Advanced Medical of Twin Cities we believe that the more you understand the better you are in keeping yourself healthy, so we wanted to provide you with a simple glossary to make your road to constant good health as simple as possible.
Chiropractic Care and Adjustments
Chiropractic Adjustments are done to correct misaligned bones and joints that result in an improper functioning body.
Chiropractic Adjustments involve unlocking bones that are in improper position thereby relieving pain and improving your body's physical function.
Direct Pressure
In chiropractic and massage therapy direct pressure is the process of applying pressure or tension with a finger or similar means to a muscle for a period of time to release tension, tight tissue.
Golfer's Elbow
Golfer's elbow is a common term for a tendon-bone irritation on the pinky finger side of the elbow region. It is caused by repetitive and forceful wrist flexion.
Injury Rehabilitation
After suffering from an accident or injury there are times when the injured area does not promptly recover its full range of motion or strength. Injury rehabilitation treatment may include exercises, stretches, massage and more to speed up recovering back to a normal condition.
Medical Care
Medical Care is done for the prevention and treatment of illness and keeping ones body healthy.
Nutritional Deficiency
Nutritional deficiency is simply the lack or scarcity of a certain nutrient that the body needs to operate correctly. When a nutritional deficiency is present the body is more prone to illness and disease.
Orthopedic Massage
Orthopedic Massage is a type of massage that concentrates on reducing pain and restoring normal muscular function.
Orthopedic Massage may use many different forms of massage adopted for the individual patient needs.
Subluxation
Subluxation is simply a misalignment of one or more bones and joints.
When a misalignment (subluxation) is present in the vertebrae (your spine), this can impede the natural flows between your brain and organs resulting lack of physical wellness, pain and even illness.
Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow is a common term for a tendon-bone irritation on the thumb side of the elbow region.
Trigger Point
A trigger point is an area in a muscle that when pressed may cause pain or a twitching response in local or remote areas.
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