Glossary
Congenital : Congenital is a term, which denotes Acquired by birth.Posture : The normal alignment of all the segments of the body or position of the body.
Idiopathic : Un known cause.
Stretching : This is a manual method of lengthening the shortened structures like muscles, ligaments, tendons causing deformity.
Deformity : Deformity is a change in shape of body or part of a body compared to the normal shape.
Orthopedics : This is a Medical specialty, which is related to diagnosis and treatment of diseases of Musculo- skeletal system.
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Physiotherapy : Physiotherapy uses physical agents like heat, cold, light to relieve pain, mobilize joints and to regain physical fitness.
Hot packs : A specialized fabric pack is immersed in hot water of moderate and bearable temperature is placed over the painful areas to relieve pain in physiotherapy.
Neck collar : The collar supports the neck and relieves pain.
Pediatrics : This is a branch of medicine, which deals with diagnosis and treatment of diseases in children.
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Scoliosis : This is a deformity of the spine, where the spinal curvature is deviated to one side from its normal alignment.
Computer Tomography (CT) scan : This is a X- ray procedure enhanced by computer the results are three dimensioned scan through a body part showing bone and body tissue.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) : This is a diagnostic method, which uses magnetic resonance to give out the image of the scanned structure.
