Traction Terms Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Medical Terminology has 14 clues. Answers range from 5 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
_________ is the process of pulling apart or pulling.
____________is the separation of surfaces by extension without injury or dislocation of a joint.
A__________ can be described as a push or a pull.
An advantage of ___________ is that the patient controls the parameters.
__________ __________is traction that is completed by a machine.
A patient can use their own weight to provide________________ traction.
______________ traction is completed by the therapist.
__________ is a resistive force that opposes movement.
___________ is the protrusion of the intervertebral disc from its normal anatomic position.
Care should be taken to use the ____________ amount of force that is clinically necessary during cervical traction.
_________ __________ ________determines the traction force on the target tissue.
When performing mechanical cervical traction the head should be in 25 deg of cervical ___________ .
Is pregnancy is a precaution/contraindication to traction?
Is osteoporosis is a contraindication/precaution to traction?
