TWIST: Is damage caused to a body part, as a result of turning or bending it too much, or in the wrong direction (torcedura) SPRAINS: is a type of injury that happens when a person abruptly stretches or turns a joint too much (esguince) ARTHRITIS: Is a disease where the joints are swollen and painful HIP REPLACEMENT: Is a surgical operation. The hip joint is replaced by an implant that is similar to the previous biological structure STROKE: is a medical condition in which a tube taking blood to the brain suddenly becomes blocked or bursts (derrame) BRAIN INJURY: is when there is a change in brain function due to factors like an outside force, a stroke, or destruction of brain cells (lesión cerebral) OSTEOPOROSIS: is a disease that affects the bones. It makes them weaker and more likely to fracture PARKINSON´S DISEASE: is an illness affecting the central nervous system. Symptoms include shaking, slow voluntary movements. JOINT PLAY: is a movement that occurs between two bones that meet in the joint ROLLING: rodamiento SLIDING: is to move smoothly and quickly across a surface, while continuing to touch it, or to cause something to move in this way (deslizamiento) SPINNING: is to rapidly turn around and around or to cause something to move in this way COMPRESSION: is the process of pressing or squeezing something so that it decreases in size AMPLITUDE: is half of the full height of a wave and is used to assess how strong a wave is CAST: is a rigid casing, usually made of gauze, which is used to protect and immobilize a diseased or broken body part in order to help it heal (escayola) INFLAMMATORY PHASE: is the initial phase of bone healing, characterized as a local response to cellular injury REPARATIVE PHASE: Is the period, some days after a fracture, in which cells form new tissue to help restore the bones REMODELING PHASE: is the last phase of bone healing, which takes approximately three to five years ROM: Is the distance that a joint can move when it is flexed or extended (rango de movimiento) FRACTURES: is breaking or rupture of bone tissue SPINAL COLUMN: Is the series of articulated vertebrae that comprise the backbone LUMBAR: It is located between the lower ribs and the pelvis HERNIATION: Is a change in the shape of tissues that causes it to rupture and bulge beyond its normal perimeter PROLAPSE: Is a rupture in a disk that causes the nuclear material of intervertebral disk to leak into the vertebral canal FREE SEQUESTRATION: refers to a condition where a fragment of the intervertebral disk has broken free and moved (hernia discal) CERVICAL: Is located in the neck THORACIC: It is located in the twelve vertebrae that compose the middle section
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