Chiropractic Terminology | I
ICD-9 Codes: International Classification of Diseases Codes. These codes are used to report the patient’s diagnosis to insurance companies.
Ice Massage: This form of massage therapy involves the application of ice to injured areas of the body. The ice is regularly repositioned in a circular motion. This cold treatment is known to alleviate pain and assist with inflammation, reduce the hypertonicity of muscles and improve joint and muscle function.
Ice Therapy: Ice therapy is also known as cryoptherapy. This therapy involves applying ice to affected painful areas of the body. This cold treatment is known to alleviate pain and assist with inflammation, reduce the hypertonicity of muscles and improve joint and muscle function.
Ideal Body Weight: A healthy weight is one that is right for your body type and height and is based on your body mass index (BMI) and the size of your hip circumference. A healthy weight is the weight your body naturally settles into when you consistently eat a nutritious diet and are physically active.
Immunity: The body’s resistance to disease or infection. The immune response is how your body recognizes and defends itself against bacteria, viruses, and substances that appear foreign and harmful.
Impairment: A reduction or loss of normal ability or function.
Imagery: This is also referred to as guided imagery and can prove to be a simple tool which can empower you to become a participant in your own healing. It involves the conscious use of your imagination to create positive images in order to bring about healthful changes. Imagery teaches you to use your imagination to reduce stress, relieve pain, and stimulate healing responses in your body. Research has shown that stress and tension can increase pain levels; learning to relax the body and mind can help you manage your pain and use the mind-body connection to improve your health. Soothing, uplifting images can actually slow your pulse and breathing and lower your blood pressure, as well as help trigger the release of hormones such as endorphins, which make you feel good and nurture your body's restorative powers.
Independent Medical Examination (IME): An IME may be conducted at the request of an employer or an insurance carrier to obtain an independent opinion of the clinical status of a patient. If the doctor performing the IME concludes that a patient’s medical condition is not related to a compensatable event, the insurer may then deny the claim and refuse payment.
Inferior: Anatomically this refers to lower in place or position or closer to the bottom or base.
Inflammation: This is an inflammatory response occurs when tissues are injured by bacteria, trauma, toxins, heat, or any other cause. As a result chemicals from the body’s white blood cells are released into the blood or affected tissues in an attempt to rid the body of foreign substances. This release of chemicals increases the blood flow to the area and may result in redness and warmth. Some of the chemicals cause leakage of fluid into the tissues and joints, resulting in swelling. The inflammatory process may stimulate nerves and cause pain. The increased number of cells and inflammatory substances within the joint may cause overall joint irritation, wearing down of cartilage and irritation and swelling of the joint lining.
Initial Intensive Care: This pain based care, also known as relief care is usually associated with providing immediate relief from some type of trauma, injury or other chief complaint. Chiropractic can provide immediate effective pain based solutions to your everyday lumps, bumps and bruises. After the pain is gone you can then decide if you want to feel even better and continue on with wellness care.
Innate Intelligence: A term first used by D. D. Palmer that describes the body’s inborn ability to self regulate and heal itself.
Instrument Adjustment: A spring loaded hand held instrument used by some chiropractors. This instrument utilizes a rapid pulse to tap the misaligned vertebrae back into place to restore normal spinal function. This device is commonly referred to as an activator.
Insulin: This is a hormone responsible for regulating carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body. Insulin causes cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from the blood.
Insurance: Health insurance is insurance against the risk of incurring medical expenses among individuals. An individual pays a premium to an insurance provider to take the risk of unknown future health care expenses.
Interference: This refers to the condition where Improper spinal positioning or motion places pressure on the spinal cord and the spinal nerves that transmit signals to the entire body. When you have improper or decreased nervous transmission dysfunction is inevitable. A chiropractic adjustment is one of the only methods of returning the vertebrae to its normal position where there is no interruption in the nervous system. Chiropractors are the only health profession that preserve and promote the delicate relationship between spinal and nervous system function.
Interferential Current (IFC): A form of electrical stimulation designed to reduce swelling and inflammation and provide palliative relief. The high frequency impulses penetrate deep into the tissues at the center of pain.
Intervertebral Disc: Between each vertebral body is a cushion called an intervertebral disc. Each disc absorbs the stress and shock the body incurs during movement and prevents the vertebrae from grinding against one another. Each disc is made up of two parts: the annulus fibrosis and the nucleus pulposus. The intervertebral discs are the largest structures in the body without a vascular supply. Through movement and osmosis, each disc absorbs needed nutrients.
Intervertebral Foramina: Also referred to as intervertebral foramen are small openings or holes formed between each vertebra. These holes provide space for the nerve roots to exit the spinal canal and to further branch out to form the peripheral nervous system.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): This is a disorder that leads to abdominal pain and cramping, changes in bowel movements and other symptoms. IBS can occur at any age, but it often begins in the teen years or early adulthood. It is twice as common in women as in men.
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