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Physical therapy and Prosthesis

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Difference between Physical therapy and Prosthesis

Physical therapy vs. Prosthesis

Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is one of the allied health professions that, by using mechanical force and movements (bio-mechanics or kinesiology), manual therapy, exercise therapy, and electrotherapy, remediates impairments and promotes mobility and function. In medicine, a prosthesis (plural: prostheses; from Ancient Greek prosthesis, "addition, application, attachment") is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through trauma, disease, or congenital conditions.

Similarities between Physical therapy and Prosthesis

Physical therapy and Prosthesis have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Activities of daily living, Alzheimer's disease, Amputation, Cerebral palsy, Medicine, Muscle, Stroke.

Activities of daily living

Activities of daily living (ADLs or ADL) is a term used in healthcare to refer to people's daily self care activities.

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Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD), also referred to simply as Alzheimer's, is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time.

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Amputation

Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery.

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Cerebral palsy

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood.

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Medicine

Medicine is the science and practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

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Muscle

Muscle is a soft tissue found in most animals.

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Stroke

A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death.

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Physical therapy and Prosthesis Comparison

Physical therapy has 126 relations, while Prosthesis has 127. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 2.77% = 7 / (126 + 127).

References

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