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Results 1 - 10 of 386 for Compression
  1. Compression stockings 
    You wear compression stockings to improve blood flow in the veins of your legs. Compression stockings gently squeeze your legs to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000597.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Compression fractures of the back 
    Compression fractures of the back are broken vertebrae. Vertebrae are the bones of the spine. ... and other minerals with age. Other causes of compression fractures may include: Trauma to the back Tumors ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000443.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. CPR - adult and child after onset of puberty 
    ... which provides oxygen to a person's lungs. Chest compressions, which keep the person's blood circulating. Permanent brain ... substitute for CPR training. The newest techniques emphasize compression over rescue breathing and airway management, reversing a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000013.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Spinal cord trauma 
    ... as from a motor vehicle collision or gunshot) Compression from twisting of the head, neck or back ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001066.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. CPR - infant 
    ... breathing, which provides oxygen to the lungs. Chest compressions, which keep the blood flowing. Permanent brain damage ... an accredited CPR course. The newest techniques emphasize compression over rescue breathing and airway, reversing long-standing ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000011.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. CPR - young child (age 1 year to onset of puberty) 
    ... which provides oxygen to a child's lungs Chest compressions, which keep the child's blood circulating Permanent brain ... an accredited CPR course. The newest techniques emphasize compression over rescue breathing and airway management, reversing a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000012.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Kyphoplasty 
    Kyphoplasty is used to treat painful compression fractures in the spine. In a compression fracture, all or part of a spine bone collapses. The procedure is also called balloon ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007511.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Spine Injuries and Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bone discs called vertebrae. The vertebrae protect your spinal cord and allow you to stand and bend. A number of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/spineinjuriesanddisorders.html - Health Topics
  9. Osteoporosis 
    ... almost anywhere in the spine. These are called compression fractures . They often occur without an injury. The ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000360.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Compression fracture (image) 
    In a compression fracture the body of the bone tissue of the vertebra collapses. This can occur because of trauma or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9212.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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