acute
injury with sudden pain
Chronic
Injury with pain for awhile
Atrophy
Wasting away due to the degenerating of cells, decrease in size of tissue
Hypertrophy
enlargement or an organ/tissue from increase size of cells
Hyper-mobility
able to move joints more places than the average person
hypo-mobility
unable to move joints as much as the average person
dislocation
a joint that isn't in its original position anymore
subluxation
a partial dislocation where the joint pops back into place right away
Sprain
stretching or tearing of a ligament
Ligaments
connects bone to bone a short band of tough flexible fibrous connective tissue
strain
stretching or tearing of a tendon
tendon
connects muscle to a bone flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous tissue
Contusion
a bruise/ a region of injured tissue/skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured.
Ecchymosis
discoloration
Edema
swelling, condition by access of watery fluid collecting in the cavities/tissue of body.
effusion
the escape of fluid from blood vessels or lymphatics in the tissue or cavity
Bursa
a fluid-filled sac decreases friction in a joint
Crepitus
a grating sound/sensation produced by friction between the bone and cartilage or fractured part of a bone
Hematoma
a solid swelling of clotted blood within tissue
inflammation
redness, swelling, pain, increased tempature in the tissue, and loss of friction/movement.
proprioception
spatial awareness messed up