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ANTALGIC ATTITUDE [3 records]

Record 1 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Antalgic inclination toward the side of pain.

OBS

... two facts are of primary importance in the evaluation of a patient: the side of sciatic pain distribution and the side of antalgic inclination (i.e., whether the patient leans toward or away from the side of pain).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Inclinaison latérale du tronc du côté de la douleur.

CONT

Lorsqu'on peut examiner le malade [atteint de sciatique] debout, il existe une position antalgique, d'une part en légère flexion antérieure, d'autre part penché latéralement soit du côté de la sciatique (attitude antalgique directe), soit plus souvent du côté opposé (attitude antalgique croisée).

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Antalgic inclination away from the side of pain.

OBS

... two facts are of primary importance in the evaluation of a patient: the side of sciatic pain distribution and the side of antalgic inclination (i.e., whether the patient leans toward or away from the side of pain).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Inclinaison latérale du tronc du côté opposé à la douleur.

CONT

Lorsqu'on peut examiner le malade [atteint de sciatique] debout, il existe une position antalgique, d'une part en légère flexion antérieure, d'autre part penché latéralement soit du côté de la sciatique (attitude antalgique directe), soit plus souvent du côté opposé (attitude antalgique croisée).

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
CONT

The pain is aggravated by any movement outside of her antalgic position and [the 38-year-old female homemaker] is not able to find any position, movement, or activity that provide[s] substantial relief.

OBS

antalgic : counteracting or avoiding pain, as a posture or gait assumed so as to lessen pain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Position que le malade adopte spontanément pour atténuer une douleur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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