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Look up definitions for back and neck injury, and chronic pain terms that begin with the letter 'A'.
Allodynia
The nervous system processes both acute and chronic back or neck pain in a number of ways. Just what is allodynia?
Addiction
Addiction can occur to pain medication just as it can to alcohol and illegal substances. Addiction to pain killers occurs when the person uses the drug for reasons other than how it was intended.
Active Ingredient
As any medication label will tell you, the active ingredient in a drug is the chemical responsible for the purpose.
Active Trigger Points
Active trigger points are a very common posture problem. Active trigger points causes pain to muscles and may be associated with myofascial pain.
Agonist
The term agonist as it is used to describe drugs refers to the type of response the drug effects in the human body.
Appendicular Skeleton - The Skeleton of the Extremeties
Appendicular Skeleton - The Skeleton of the Extremeties
Anterior - Anatomical Term
Anterior, a Term Used to Describe a Location of a Bodily Structure Relative to the Other Structures.
Analgesics
Analgesics, such as asprin and NSAIDs, work to alleviate pain from acute injury and chronic pain conditions.
Aseptic Meningitis
Aseptic meningitis is a term relating to spinal meningitis.
Acute - Definition
Find the definition of acute and how acute pain differs from chronic pain.
Autonomic dysreflexia
Definition of the term autonomic dysreflexia
Arthritis
Defintion of arthritis.
Axial Skeleton Definition
Definition of axial skeleton
Atlantotaxial Instability
Definition of atlantotaxial instability
Ambulatory
Definition of ambulatory
Adherence Definition
Definition of adherence
Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Definition
Definition of the term Activities of Daily Living (ADL).
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Find the definition of and resources for the term ankylosing spondylitis.

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