Painful neuropathies - Painful neuropathies are the inflammation and degeneration
of peripheral nerves. This condition is a common complication
of diabetes, affecting 60% - 70% of diabetics. Common symptoms
include pain in the lower limbs, which can involve severe pain
in both legs. Current treatment is focused on relieving painful
symptoms. Painful neuropathies may be successfully treated with
APT Neurostimulation or APT Intrathecal.
Paraplegia - Paralysis
of the legs and lower part of the body.
Paravertebral height difference - With the trunk flexed 90° at the hips, the
difference in height between the posterior rib cage of the convex
and concave side of the curvature in millimeters.
Pedicle - Bony
process projecting backward from the body of a vertebra, which
connects with the lamina on either side.
Pelvic inclination - Deviation of the pelvic outlet from the vertical
in the sagittal plane. Measured as an angle from the line starting
from the top of the sacrum to the top of the pubis and a line
perpendicular to the lateral edge of the radiograph.
Pelvic obliquity - Deviation of the pelvis from the horizontal in
the frontal plane. Fixed pelvic obliquities can be attributable
to contractures either above or below the pelvis.
Percutaneous - Effected
or performed through the skin.
Periosteum - A
specialized connective tissue which covers all of the bones in
the body. This tissue can also form new bone.
Peripheral nerve injury - Peripheral Nerve Injury is a condition in which
damage to a specific nerve(s) causes pain. Peripheral Nerve Injury
may cause considerable pain in the arms or legs and may be successfully
treated with APT Neurostimulation.
Peripheral nerve stimulation - Peripheral Nerve Stimulation uses a small radio
frequency system that is surgically placed under the skin to
send mild electrical impulses to the specific nerve that's causing
pain. The electrical impulses are delivered through a lead (a
special medical wire) that is also surgically placed. These electrical
impulses block the signal of pain from reaching the brain.
Physical therapy - Treatment consisting of exercising specific body
parts in an effort to strengthen, regain range of motion in,
relearn movement in and/or rehabilitate the musculoskeletal system
in order to improve function.
Pia mater - The
delicate and highly vascular membrane of connective tissue lying
internal to the arachnoïd and dura mater.
Plasticity - Property
of a material to permanently deform when it is loaded beyond
its elastic range.
Plexus - Network
of anastomosing or interlacing blood vessels or nerves.
Polyneuritis - Inflammation
of two or more peripheral nerves at the same time.
Posterior - Back
of the body or situated nearer the back of the body.
Posterior fusion - a technique of stabilizing two or more vertebra
by bone grafting.
Posterior Longitudinal Ligament - Arises from the posterior aspect of the base of
the occipital bone, covers the dens and runs over the posterior
surface of all vertebral bodies down to the coccyx.
Primary curve - The
first or earliest curve to appear.
Prone - Lying
face down on the abdomen.
Pseudoarthrosis - A
false joint that forms following an ununited fracture of fusion.
