ACUPUNCTURE.................................................14 A family of procedures involving the stimulation of anatomical locations on or in the skin by a variety of techniques.
ALLERGY..........................................................14 Study of hypersensitivity induced by exposure to environmental antigens (atopic allergy or contact dermatitis) or through drug allergies.
ANESTHESIOLOGY.............................................14 Medical study of how to eliminate pain and sensation in people undergoing surgery & other medical procedures.
ARTHRITIS CARE...............................................15 Pertaining to inflammation of the joints.
AUDIOLOGY/ HEARING HEALTH CARE & HEARING AIDS...............................................15
The study of hearing, especially hearing defects and their treatment, and are provided by audiologists who treat those with hearing loss and proactively prevent related damage, and/or provide a body worn apparatus designed to amplify sounds for the wearer.
CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE..............................15 Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels.
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY....................................15 Study of observable responses a person makes to any situation and various methodologies to break the cycles of chemical abuse.
CHIROPrACTICS................................................15 Medical facilitators who treat illness, muscular soreness & body movement disorders by manipulation of the joints & muscles
DERMATOLOGY.................................................16
HEALTH CARE CENTERS......................................23 A specific location where the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being is offered by the medical, nursing and allied health care professions.
HEMATOLOGY...................................................24 Study of the morphology of the blood and blood forming tissues.
HOME HEALTH / IN-HOME CARE..........................24 Health care or supportive care provided in the patient’s home by licensed personnel OR care provided by healthcare professionals.
HOSPICE..........................................................25
OPTOMETRY.....................................................30 The practice or profession of examining the eyes for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
ORAL SURGERY.................................................31 Dentistry dealing with diagnosis, surgical & adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries & deformities of oral & maxillofacial regions.
ORTHODONTICS................................................31 Practice of using devices to move teeth or adjust underlying bone (as in braces).
A program of care and support for the terminally ill.
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY......................................31
HOSPITALS.......................................................25 An institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
Medicine dealing with use of surgery to remedy disorders in joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage & related structures of the foot or leg.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.......................................25
ORTHOTIST/PROSTHETIST..................................32
A disease with the potential of transmission from one person or species to another. Specialty of the general medicine of internal organs.
A person who measures, designs, fabricates, fits, or services devices intended to be fitted to a person with a disability, or support persons with a disability or to replace external parts due to amputation, congenital deformities or absences.
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES......................26
OSTEOPOROSIS.................................................32
INTERNAL MEDICINE.........................................25
Materials designed to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical conditions.
Disease of bone that leads to an increased risk of fracture.
NEONATOLOGY.................................................27
The studies of illnesses of the ears, nose & throat.
A subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant.
OTOLARYNGOLOGY...........................................32 PAIN MANAGEMENT..........................................34
NEPHROLOGY...................................................27
Specialty providing the latest medical & interventional treatments for acute & chronic pain from disease or injury.
Dialysis is the process of cleansing the blood by passing it through a special machine. Dialysis is necessary when the kidneys are not able to filter the blood.
NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY..................................27
PATHOLOGY.....................................................34
Surgical specialty that involves the surgical management of the nervous system.
Branch of medicine dealing with disease, especially its structure & effects on the body.
ENDOCRINOLOGY..............................................17
NEUROLOGY.....................................................27
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY.......................................34
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY..........................................27
Medical practice dealing with children and all types of tooth decay & hygiene including many types of preventative and corrective surgeries.
Medicine specializing in the treatment of skin disorders.
DIALYSIS..........................................................16
The study of hormones, their receptors, the intracellular signaling pathways they invoke, and the diseases and conditions associated with them.
ENDODONTICS..................................................17 A dental specialty concerned with the maintenance of the dental pulp in a state of health and the treatment of the pulp cavity (pulp chamber and pulp canal).
FAMILY PRACTICE.............................................17 Medical specialty dealing with primary health care for the entire family.
GASTROENTEROLOGY........................................20 Diagnosis/treatment of diseases & disorders affecting the stomach, intestines & associated organs.
GENERAL DENTISTRY.........................................20 Medical practice dealing with all types of tooth decay & hygiene including many types of preventative/corrective surgeries.
GENERAL SURGERY...........................................23
Surgical specialty that involves surgical management of diseases of the bowel, gallbladder, stomach and other digestive organs.
HAND SURGERY................................................23 Surgery on the hands, wrists or on applicable muscles, ligaments or tissue.
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Branch of medical study in disease and malfunction of the kidney.
Branch of science that explores the treatment of the nervous system. The study of how the structure and function of the brain relate to specific psychological processes and overt behaviors.
NON-SURGICAL SPINAL DECOMPRESSION............27 Long term back pain relief in a non-operative closed procedure offering stabilization through paraspinal muscle strengthening.
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY...............................27 Specialties dealing with pregnancy, childbirth & recovery & the diagnosis/treatment of disorders affecting the reproductive organs.
PEDIATRICS......................................................34 Specialty dealing with the health, growth & development of infants, children & adolescents.
PERIODONTICS.................................................35 Dental specialty dealing with treatment of tissues that support, attach & surround teeth & treatment/prevention of disease of these tissues.
OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE..................................30
PHYSICAL MED & REHABILITATION......................35
Specialty dealing in the treatment of patients with occupational and/ or environmental illness/injury.
Specialty dealing with use of physical agents, mechanical apparatus & manipulation in rehabilitating diseased/injured patients.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY...................................30
PHYSICAL THERAPY..........................................36
The use of productive or creative activity in the treatment or rehabilitation of physically, cognitively, or emotionally disabled people.
A branch of rehabilitative health that uses specially designed exercises and equipment to help patients regain or improve their physical abilities.
ONCOLOGY.......................................................30
PLASTIC SURGERY.............................................36
OPHTHAMOLOGY..............................................30
Surgical specialty/procedure dealing with the restoration, construction, reconstruction or improvement in the shape/appearance of body structures that are missing, defective, damaged or misshapen.
Medical research and treatment of cancer.
Study of diseases and treatments of the eyes.