Health The
state of optimal physical, mental and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.
Herniation Condition
of the intervertebral disc, whereby some of the material
which makes up the disc shifts to a position which
irritates the nearby nerve for that spinal area.
Home Therapy Activities
the patient can do, under the instructions of the
chiropractic physician, to assist in their recovery;
includes ice/heat, exercises, diet and moderation of
activities of daily living.
Homeostasis This
is the tendency to maintain, or the maintenance of,
normal, internal stability in an organism by coordinated
responses of the organ systems that automatically
compensate for changes in the organism.
Hypesthesia
An increased sensitivity to nerve stimulation