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HhH/A: Abbreviation for Headache. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): A federal law passed in 1996 to help people buy and keep health insurance, even when they have serious health conditions. The law sets basic requirements that health insurance plans must meet, including keeping a person’s medical information private. Hearing: Proceedings at which a judge, arbitrator, or administrative officer makes determinations of fact or law after argument by both parties. Administrative hearings may be investigative or result in a final order or determination of the matter. Ex Parte hearing is when only one party is present, although notice of the hearing may be given to the other party. Hearsay: Refers to statements made by persons other than the person testifying. The statement is a mere repetition of what the witness has heard others say out of court, and is offered as proof in the matter on which the witness is testifying. Generally, hearsay evidence is not admissible and is excluded from consideration by the trier of fact; however, there are numerous exceptions. One exception to the rule is statements made for the purpose of medical diagnosis or treatment, including description of medical history, past or present pain, sensations, etc. Heel-Toe Gait: A physical examination maneuver wherein the patient is asked to walk on heels and then walk on toes across the room. Inability or difficulty walking on the heels suggests an L4-L5 motor radiculopathy. Difficulty walking on the toes suggests an S1 radiculopathy. Also, commonly used to test cerebellar function. Hellerwork: A method of deep tissue body work for 11 one-hour sessions. This technique is used to realign the body’s myofascial planes. Some degree of movement training is included. Each session covers a specific area of the body and discussion with a specific emotional focus.
Hemianopsia: Visual field cut. Blindness for one half of the field of vision. This is not the right or left eye, but the right or left half of vision in each eye. Hemiplegia: Paralysis of one side of the body as a result of injury to neurons carrying signals to muscles from the motor areas of the brain. Hemiparesis: Weakness of one side of the body. Herniated Disc: A rupture of the annulus fibrosis, through which the inner disc material (nucleus pulposus) extrudes. This may put pressure on the exiting spinal nerve and/or cause an inflammatory reaction leading to radiculopathy or weakness, numbness, and/or tingling in the arms or legs. Herniated Nucleus Pulposus: See Herniated Disc. Hung Jury: A jury which is unable to agree on a verdict after a suitable period of deliberation; sometimes referred to as a dead-locked jury. The result is a mistrial. Hyperabduction Test: A physical exam test for thoracic outletsyndrome. The arms are raised up to an overhead position to evaluate muscle compression on the neurological and vascular flow. Also called Wright’s Test. Hyperextension/Hyperflexion: Extreme bending backward and forward of the cervical spine from an acceleration/deceleration trauma. Hyperkyphosis: Abnormally increased spinal curve in the mid back. Hyperlordosis: An abnormally increased spinal curve in the neck or low back. Hypermobile Subluxation: An abnormal intervertebral joint condition in which the supporting tissues have been stretched or degenerated such that there is excess movement at that level. Hypertonicity: An increase in muscle tone or muscle tension. Hypoesthesia: Decreased sensitivity of the skin to touch. Hypolordosis: Loss of a normal spinal curve and straightening of the neck or low back. Often seen in the cervical spine after a rear-end auto impact. Hypotonicity: Decreased muscle tone or muscle tension. Hypoxia: Insufficient oxygen reaching the tissues of the body. |
Hematoma: The
collection of blood in tissues or a space following rupture of a blood vessel.