Radial: On the side of the radius which is
the arm bone nearest the thumb.
Radiculopaty:
Pain, numbness, and weakness in the distribution of a spinal
nerve.
Radiofrequency
lesion: A lesion of the nerve carried out with the
controlled heat that is actuated by the administration of
radiofrequency energy down a speciallized needle.
RBRVS:
Resource-Based relative Value Scale. A federal-government-based
method of assessing the work and training involved in a medical
procedure for the purpose of proposing an appropriate relative
charge or a price for the medical procedure.
Referred
pain: Pain experienced at a location different from
the injury causing the pain, usually due to neurological relationships
in the spinal cord.
Reflex
sympathetic dystrophy: Abnormality of the autonomic
nervous system causing burning pain, temperature and color
changes in the skin, often associated with nerve imitation
and nerve injury - see also Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
Reinnervation:
The arrival of a new nerves to replace damaged nerves for
the supply of muscle and skin.
Rejection,
immune: An attack by the body on an implant.
Relative
value units (RVUs): A numerical system for describing
the value of a medical procedure for the purpose of assignning
a price or charge.
Resorbable
suture or implant: Meant to be dissolved naturally
by the body.
Resorbable
suture or implant: Meant to be dissolved naturally
by the body.
Retroperitoneal:
Tissues in the space between the posterior body wall and the
peritoneal cavity (containing the intestines).
Retrospective
review: An analysis of outcome or success with a
medical treatment based on reviewing medical records that
were prepared without prior plan for carrying out research
or a study.
Rolfing:
A type of manual treatment for health and/or to relieve pain.
Rootlets:
the small initial branches of nerves arising in the spinal
cord that join together to form nerve roots and ultimately
peripheral nerves.
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