Orthofix Cervical-Stim 2505 Patient Manual página 6

noninvasive: does not require placing an instrument or device through the
skin or body orifice to get treatment
nonunion fracture: failure of the pieces of a broken bone to bond together
osseous: having to do with bone, consisting of bone, or resembling bone
osteoporosis: progressive disease that causes thinning of the bones with
a decrease in bone mass
pacemaker: surgically implanted electronic device used to stimulate or
regulate contractions of the heart muscle
Paget's disease: a chronic bone disorder that typically results in enlarged,
deformed bones
PEMF: Pulsed ElectroMagnetic Field; a time-varying (pulsing) magnetic field;
an external coil that produces a magnetic field through which an electrical
charge is given
postoperative: following an operation
prospective randomized controlled clinical study: a forward-looking
study involving human beings in which half of the patients are, at random,
given a treatment and half are not
renal disease: permanent loss of most of the kidneys' ability to remove
waste and maintain fluid and chemical balance in the body
rheumatoid arthritis: a chronic disease resulting in stiffness and
inflammation of the joints, loss of mobility, weakness and deformity
spondylitis: inflammatory disease of the spine; inflammation of one or more
vertebrae of the spine
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