« March 2007 | | May 2007 »
Posted On: April 30, 2007

POST-CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME

POST-CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME:
A set of symptoms experienced by many people following a concussion. The symptoms can include amnesia, confusion, difficulty concentrating, headaches, dizziness, impaired balance, nausea, fatigue, inability to sleep, sensitivity to light or noise, ringing in the ears, blurred vision, decreased sense of taste, smell or hearing, anxiety, irritability and depression. It may last for several months.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 30, 2007

PHYSICAL THERAPY

PHYSICAL THERAPY:
The treatment of injury or other dysfunction through the use of therapeutic exercise and other modalities for the purpose of restoring normal function. Also referred to as physiotherapy.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 29, 2007

POSTERIOR

POSTERIOR:
The back side. The opposite of anterior.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 28, 2007

POST-TRAUMATIC AMNESIA

POST-TRAUMATIC AMNESIA:
Amnesia caused by trauma.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 27, 2007

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER:
This is an anxiety disorder, or severe and ongoing reaction, affecting people who have witnessed a traumatic event. The symptoms may include nightmares, flashbacks, insomnia, irritability, memory loss, hyper vigilance, excessive startle response, anxiety and clinical depression. This is also called post traumatic stress syndrome.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 26, 2007

POSTURE

POSTURE:
The position of the body or body parts.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 25, 2007

PRE-MORBID CONDITION

PRE-MORBID CONDITION:
The characteristics of a patient before the injury, disease or other disorder occurred.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 24, 2007

PROGNOSIS

PROGNOSIS:
The process of forecasting the probable course and outcome of a disease or disorder.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 23, 2007

PROXIMAL

PROXIMAL:
Closest to a point of reference, such as nearest to a point of origin or point of attachment.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 22, 2007

PRONE

PRONE:
Lying face down.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 21, 2007

PROTRUDING DISC

PROTRUDING DISC:
The same as a disc bulge.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 20, 2007

QUADRIPARESIS

QUADRIPARESIS:
A weakness of all four limbs.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 19, 2007

QUADRIPLEGIA

QUADRIPLEGIA:
Paralysis from the neck or upper chest area down including all four limbs.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 18, 2007

RADICLE

RADICLE:
A small branch of a nerve or blood vessel.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 17, 2007

RADICULAR

RADICULAR:
Pertaining to a radicle or to the nerve root.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 16, 2007

RADICULAR PAIN

RADICULAR PAIN:
Pain originating in the nerve root.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 15, 2007

RADICULITIS

RADICULITIS:
Inflammation of the nerve root.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 14, 2007

RADICULOPATHY

RADICULOPATHY:
Damage, disease or dysfunction of a nerve root causing numbness, muscle weakness and/or loss of reflex.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 13, 2007

RANGE OF MOTION

RANGE OF MOTION:
The measurement of the distance between the flexed position and extended position of a particular joint or group of muscles.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 12, 2007

REFLEX

REFLEX:
An automatic or involuntary neuromuscular action.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 11, 2007

REHABILITATION

REHABILITATION:
To restore a function or to restore to good health.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 10, 2007

RESPIRATOR

RESPIRATOR:
A mechanical device used to supply oxygen or an mixture or oxygen and carbon dioxide to a person for breathing. Also called a ventilator.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 9, 2007

RESTRICTION

RESTRICTION:
A limitation.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 8, 2007

RIB

RIB:
Any of 12 paired bones extending from the spine to or near the sternum.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 7, 2007

RHIZOTOMY

RHIZOTOMY:
An interruption of the a cranial or spinal nerve root.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 6, 2007

ROTATOR CUFF

ROTATOR CUFF:
A group of four muscles and tendons that secures the arm to the shoulder stabilizes the shoulder and permits rotation of the arm. The rotator cuff can become frayed or torn by trauma, frequent use or wear and tear, causing pain and restricted movement. This is a frequent injury of baseball pitchers.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 5, 2007

SACROILIAC

SACROILIAC:
Pertaining to the sacrum and ilium, or the joint between them.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 5, 2007

HYPOTONIA

HYPOTONIA:
An abnormally low degree of muscle tone, often resulting in reduced muscle strength.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 4, 2007

SACRUM

SACRUM:
A triangular shaped bone immediately below the lumbar spine and above the coccyx, and between the hip bones. It forms part of the pelvis .


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 3, 2007

SCAPULA

SCAPULA:
The large flat bone, which forms the back side of the shoulder, also known as the shoulder blade.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 2, 2007

SCAR

SCAR:
Fibrous tissue that replaces normal tissue after the healing of a wound.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
Posted On: April 1, 2007

SCIATICA

SCIATICA:
A form of neuralgia along the sciatic nerve usually causing pain to radiate into the buttock and lower limb. It is most commonly the result of a herniated disc.


The Farber Law Group represents people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. Our practices areas include: wrongful death; serious personal injuries; motor vehicle accidents; malpractice; nursing home neglect and abuse; burn injuries; traumatic brain injury; spinal cord injury; dangerous products; slip, trip and fall; foodborne illness; construction accidents. Contact us today for a free case consultation.

Posted by The Farber Law Group | | Email This Post

Posted In: Medical Terms Glossary

| Share
« March 2007 | | May 2007 »

Subscribe

Subscribe to the blogs's ATOM feed Subscribe to the RSS feed
Add to your Google Home Page or Google Reader Add to your My Yahoo!
Add to your My MSN Add to your My AOL
Add to your My Feedster Add to your NewsGator
Add to your Bloglines Add to your News Burst
Add to your Rojo Add to your Pluck

Contact Us

Farber Law Group Blogs

Recent Entries

Legal Blogs