Evaluation Flashcards
cause of injury or disease
etiology
mechanical description of the cause
mechanism
structural and functional chnages that result from the injury process
pathology
perceptible chnage in an athletes body or its functions that indicate injury or disease
symptom
objective, definitive and obvious indicator for a specific condition
sign
denotes the name of a specific condition
diagnosis
systematic method of diagnosing a disorder that lacks unique symptoms or signs
differential diagnosis
predicted outcome of injury
prognosis
conditions following and resulting form a disease or injury; development of an additional condition as a complication of an existing disease/injury
sequel
group of symptoms that indicate a condition or disease
syndrome
complete ROM against gravity with full resistance; normal
grade 5
complete ROM against gravity with some resistance; good
grade 4
complete ROM against gravity with no resistance; fair
grade 3
complete ROM with gravity omitted; poor
grade 2
evidence of slight contractile with no joint motion; trace
grade 1
no evidence of muscle contractility
grade 0