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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Othopedics VS physical therapy
What is the difference between orthopedics and physical therapy?
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Orthopedics: the Medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system , esp. the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments. Physical Therapy involves certain exercises and movements to help a patient recover or retain function in certain body parts after an injury or disease process such as a stroke, etc.
- Orthopedics: the Medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system , esp.
- the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- Physical Therapy involves certain exercises and movements to help a patient recover or retain function in certain body parts after an injury or disease process such as a stroke, etc.
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Orthopedics:
the Medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, esp. the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
Physical Therapy
the Medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, esp. the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
Physical Therapy
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1 - the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints.
2 - therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities.
2 - therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities.
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So would you say that orthopedics is a 'study' while physical therapy is an actual 'practice'?
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