| General Terms |
| Term | Also Known As | Description |
| blister | | A blister occurs when the top layer of skin swells and fills with blood or other fluids. |
| bone | | Hard, rigid connective tissue that forms the structural support of the body. |
| osteophyte | bone spur | An osteophyte is extra or atypical bone growth that forms on normal bone tissue. |
| broken bone | | A broken bone is a bone that has fractured, cracked, snapped or split. |
| bursitis | | Bursitis is irritation and inflammation of the fluid-filled cushioning sac that covers the end of a bone. |
| calcification | | The process of tissue hardening and leading to bone formation because of an accumulation of calcium deposits from body fluids. |
| cartilage | | Tough, dense, flexible skeletal connective tissue that covers the ends of the bones in joints, provides a cushion and facilitates gliding action between the contact points, and also provides supportive structure, for example in the nose and ears. |
| clavus | callus or heloma | An excessive build-up of hard, thickened skin from repeated contact or pressure, usually on the feet or hands. |
| contusion | bruise | A contusion occurs when blood vessels are damaged or broken without skin breaking and blood mixes into adjacent tissue. |
| corn | | An irritated, calloused and cone-shaped mass of skin, usually on a toe, caused by pressure and friction. |
| cramp | spasm | An involuntary, sustained and often painful contraction, tightening, or over-shortening of a muscle. |
| cyst | | A closed, soft, semi-solid, thick sac in an organ or tissue that may contain air, fluid or other material. |
| degeneration | | Deterioration from the normal quality or damage to the healthy structure of a body part or system. |
| disease | | Disease is caused by a continuous specific irritation that interferes with, disorders, impairs or ceases functioning. |
| dislocation | | Dislocation occurs when a body part is misaligned or displaced from its normal position within a joint. |
| Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness | DOMS | Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness is muscle soreness, stiffness, fatigue and/or weakness that is felt within 12-72 hours after unusual movements that cause a muscle to forcefully contract while it lengthens. |
| entrapment | pinched nerve | Chronic compression of a nerve or group of nerves causing tingling, numbness, pain, or weakness. |
| fracture | | A fracture is a partial or complete crack or break in a bone or cartilage, usually caused by trauma or a weak body part. |
| heloma | callus or clavus | An excessive build-up of hard, thickened skin from repeated contact or pressure, usually on the feet or hands. |
| hernia | | A hernia is a bulge of an organ through a body part because soft tissue that holds it there is weak or torn. |
| impingement | | Impingement occurs when there is abnormal pressure, encroachment, or entrapment of one body part on or by another. |
| inflammation | swelling | Inflammation is a reaction of tissues to dilute, block or destroy irritated, injured, infected or diseased tissue and its invader. |
| injury | | An injury is physical damage, hurt or harm caused to the structure or function of the body by an outside force |
| ligament | | A tough, flexible band of strong, cord-like connective tissue that connects bones or cartilage; binds, aligns, provides stability to and strengthens joints; and holds tendons, muscles and organs in place. |
| muscle | | Elastic tissue consisting of bundles of cells or fibers that contract when stimulated and can pull on bones to make body parts move. |
| myofascial pain | | Myofascial pain is a sensation or symptom of physical discomfort, distress or suffering affecting the connective tissue of the body |
| nerve | | A bundle of fibers that conducts electrical impulses between the brain, spinal cord and other parts of the body. |
| pain | | A sensation or symptom of physical discomfort, distress, disorder, hurt, illness, injury, suffering, or agony. |
| pronation | | Turning a body part, usually a hand or foot, so that the palm faces downward or the foot is rotated inward. |
| rheumatic condition | | A rheumatic condition happens when there is inflammation, degeneration, or metabolic disturbance in a joint, muscle, bursa, tendon or connective tissue. |
| rupture | | A tear or break in soft tissue or an organ. |
| scar tissue | | Dense connective tissue that forms as part of the process of healing after an injury |
| slippage | | Slippage happens when an internal body part makes an undesired movement away from its original place. |
| soreness | tenderness | Discomfort or pain that is general, not sharp, more than momentary, and usually felt upon touch or movement on or of a body part. |
| spasm | cramp | An involuntary, sustained and often painful contraction, tightening, or over-shortening of a muscle. |
| sprain | pull, strain, or tear | A sprain occurs when a muscle, ligament or tendon is pulled or twisted enough to overstretch or start tearing. |
| spur | | A spur is an inflammation of connective tissue, or extra or atypical bone growth that forms on normal bone tissue. |
| syndrome | | A syndrome is signs, symptoms or conditions that occur together and suggest the presence or an increased chance of developing a certain disease, disorder or condition. |
| tenderness | soreness | Discomfort or pain that is general, not sharp, more than momentary, and usually felt upon touch or movement on or of a body part. |
| tendon | | A strong, fibrous band of dense cord-like tissue or connective fibers that connects muscle to bone and helps to move the muscle. |
| tendonitis | (also spelled as tendinitis) | Tendonitis is inflammation of a tendon and/or tendon covering, caused by repeated overuse, injury, or a rheumatic condition. |
| tendonopathy | (also spelled as tendinopathy) | Tendonopathy is degeneration of a tendon and/or tendon covering, caused by repeated overuse, injury, or a rheumatic condition. |
| thrombosis | | Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot that blocks the blood flow on or inside a blood vessel, vein, artery, or in the heart. |
| trauma | | A trauma is a physical injury caused by an external violent force or severe pressure of sudden shock or impact. |
| trigger points | | Trigger points are tender places in muscle or connective tissue at which relatively mild touch or pressure can cause pain. |
