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RrRadicular: Of or pertaining to a nerve root exiting the spinal cord. Radicular Pain: Pain caused by a radiculopathy or radiculitis. Radicular Symptoms: Sensations such as pain radiating down arms or legs. Symptoms may involve motor or sensory dysfunction. Radiculitis:Inflammation of a nerve root causing symptoms of pain in the distribution of that root. Radiculopathy:Dysfunction of a nerve root that can cause (1) numbness or tingling in a specific pattern corresponding to that nerve root or (2) muscle weakness in the muscles supplied by that nerve, or (3) loss of reflex associated with that nerve. Range of Motion: (ROM) The range of movement of a joint or a spinal area that is measured and compared to normal. Restrictions in the range of motion of a joint or spinal area indicates some type of dysfunction. Range of Motion Active: The muscles around the joint do the work to move it. Range of Motion Passive: Movement of a joint by means other than contraction of muscles around that joint (e.g., someone else moves the joint). Reasonable Accommodation: In general, a reasonable accommodation is a change that enables a person with a disability to have equal opportunities with people who do not have a disability. Examples of reasonable accommodations include adding a ramp so people using wheelchairs can get into a building, changing work schedules, and providing interpreters. Reasonable Medical Certainty: Standard for admission into evidence of opinions of a health care provider concerning his/her patient’s condition, diagnosis, or prognosis. A doctor’s opinion cannot be based on possibilities, but rather must be founded on probabilities. Reasonable medical certainty means “more probably than not.” Reasoning, Abstract: Requires that the individual recognize a phrase that has multiple meanings and select the meaning most appropriate to a given situation. The term “abstract” typically refers to concepts not readily apparent from the physical attributes of a given object or situation. Reconditioning: A supervised exercise program designed to promote physical conditioning through strength, flexibility, and increasing aerobic capacity. Referred Pain: Pain that originates in one part of the body, but is felt in another part of the body. Reflex Dystrophy: See Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. Reflexology: A therapy which connects various regions in the sole of the foot with different body parts. The theory is that life energy, or chi, is channeled through these zones. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: A clinically determined syndrome characterized by burning, atrophy, hypersensitivity, temperature changes in the affected area, and decreased range of motion. The cause is usually trauma. This has recently been renamed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Rehabilitation: Comprehensive program to reduce/overcome deficits following injury or illness and to assist the individual to attain the optimal level of mental and physical ability. Release: Waiver, relinquishment, or giving up a right, claim, or demand. Relevant Evidnece: Evidence having a tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action more or less probable than it would be without the evidence. Generally, only relevant evidence is admissible. Respirator/Ventilator: A machine that does the breathing work for an unresponsive person. It serves to deliver air in the appropriate percentage of oxygen and at the appropriate rate. The air is also humidified by the respirator. Respite Care : A means for taking over the care of a person temporarily (for a few hours to a few days) to provide a period of relief for the primary caregiver. Restriction: A term to describe limitation of movement of vertebral sections. Retrograde Amnesia: Inability to recall events prior to the accident; it may be a specific span of time or type of information. Retrolisthesis: A term which refers to a vertebral body which has moved backwards relative to the vertebral body below. Reversal: A radiographic term which describes a spinal curve which has been reversed to the opposite direction, e.g., the reversal of the normal lordotic curve of the cervical or lumbar spine. Revised Code of Washington (RCW): Compilation of statutory laws enacted by the Washington State legislature. Organized topically into volumes, containing chapters and sections. Rheumatoid Arthritis: A common type of inflammatory arthritis believed to be a result of an autoimmune process which primarily affects the joints of the hands and feet as well as the cervical spine.It can also affect all other joints in the body. It is characterized by pain, stiffness and swelling in the joints. Rhizotomy: The cutting or burning of a nerve root. See also Neurotomy. Roentgenometrics: A chiropractic technique which involves the study of x-rays by biomechanical analysis and measurement, using markers on static spinal views or acetate overlays on bending views. Rolfing: A manual therapy technique creates by Ida Rolf used to correct postureand integrate structure. The technique involves manual soft tissue manipulation to balance the body in the gravitational field.The 10 sessions are often completed in sequence followed by an integrating session. ROM: Abbreviation for Range of Motion. Roos Test: A test for thoracic outlet syndrome in which the shoulder is abducted to 90 and the shoulder joint is externally rotated. The fingers are then rapidly flexed and extended. If this test elicits arm pain, vascular thoracic outlet syndrome may be implicated. The pulse is also monitored. Rotated: An osteopathic, chiropractic, or manual treatment term which refers to a spinal vertebral segment which is rotationally out of position with respect to the vertebra below. The term rotated may apply to misposition of other skeletal parts. Rotator Cuff Impingement: Compression of any of the rotator cuff or tendonous fibers at the shoulder joint underneath the supraspinatus tendon. Rules of Evidence: Rules of law which determine which testimony, documents, etc. should be submitted for consideration by a judge or a jury, and the weight such evidence is to be given in determining a question of fact. |
