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Terms you may encounter during your care.
Acupressure
Also Known As (AKA) - Myofascial
Release utilizes hands-on stimulation of acupuncture points. The goals of
treatment include decrease muscle spasm, metabolic residue and calcific
infiltration. Additionally, there is an increase of lymphatic and vascular
circulation, thus promoting the healing process.
AKA Manipulation, CMT - An
Adjustment is the procedure done to move a bone in its relationship to its bony
neighbor.
Healthcare services provided on
an outpatient basis. No overnight stay in a hospital is required. The services
of ambulatory care centers, hospital outpatient departments, physician office
and home healthcare services fall under this heading.
A health insurance payment
mechanism in which a fixed amount is paid per person to cover services over a
period of time; a fixed, per capita payment.
Chiropractic is a branch of the
healing arts that is concerned with human health and disease processes. Doctors
of Chiropractic are physicians who consider man as an integrated being and give
special attention to the physiological and biochemical aspects including
structural, spinal, musculoskeletal, neurological, vascular, nutritional,
emotional and environmental relationships.
The percentage of the balance of
covered medical expenses that a beneficiary must pay after the deductible.
The sum of co-insurance and
deductibles. Alternatively, a fixed dollar amount per service that is the
responsibility of the beneficiary.
The specific amount of covered
medical expenses that a beneficiary must pay before receiving benefits.
A condition that results in the
abnormal protrusion (bulging), herniation or prolapse of a vertebral disc from
its normal position in the vertebral column. The displaced disc may exert force
on a nearby nerve root causing the typical neurologic symptoms of radiating pain
(to an extremity), numbness, tingling and weakness. Recurrent episodes of severe
back pain are common.
Any system of delivering health
services where the plan receives a capitated payment for providing all medically
necessary care to its enrolled members. It often involves a defined system of
providers with some form of contractual arrangement with the plan.
The use of manual techniques to
achieve or increase health and well-being. Massage therapy encompasses a wide
variety of techniques based on methods that have been around for thousands of
years. All use touch to help the body heal itself.
An inflammation of the thin layer
of fibrous tissue (fascia) that surrounds a muscle and attaches it to the bone.
A term used to describe a
hospital, physician, or group of physicians.
A tearing injury to ligaments.
Sprains can be minor, with only a slight stress to the ligament or may be severe
with total separation of a ligament that supports a joint. There are varying
degrees and severities of strains.
A tearing injury to muscle.
Usually causes some amount of bleeding within the muscle tissue. There are
varying degrees and severities of strains.
An unhealthy situation that
occurs when one or more vertebrae are misaligned as they relate to the vertebrae
above and below. This situation could be sub clinical (in its early stages you
feel now pain or discomfort) or cause debilitating complaints and symptoms. Long
term subluxation can cause degenerative arthritis and loss of function in the
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