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R radiculitis - pain which radiates through a particular nerve distribution radiculopathy - pain and neurologic deficit caused by injury to a nerve root radiologist - a physician who is specialized in radiographic medicine that performs and interprets selective spinal tests such as CT scans, X-rays, discograms, myelograms, MRI’s, and injections range of motion - measurement of the extent to which a joint can go through all its normal spectrum of movements referred pain - pain felt in a body part that is distant from the pain origin; the origin and the body part may share a common nerve pathway sacrum - the part of the spinal column that is directly connected with and forms a part of the pelvis by articulation with the ilia; the dorsal wall of the pelvis; it is consists of five fused vertebrae diminishing in size to the apex at the lower end which bears the coccyx scar tissue - fibrotic tissue that is vascular, pale, contracted, and occurs with healing sciatica - a pain that originates along the sciatic nerve scoliosis - a lateral, or sideways, curvature and rotation of the back bones (vertebrae), giving the appearance that the person is leaning to one side soft tissues - the ligaments, tendons, and muscles in the musculoskeletal system somatosensory - refers to sensory signals from all tissues of the body including skin, viscera, muscles, and joints spine - a column in the body consisting of 33 vertebrae spinal column - the spinal column is a bony structure, very similar to a suit of armor, that protects the delicate spinal cord and the associated nerves |
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