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- verb Present participle of
splint .
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Examples
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"When the patient came into the clinic the next day," recalls physical therapist Brian Hagen, facility director at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for Sports Medicine, "he was in very significant pain from acute lower back muscle spasm, which is the body's way of 'splinting' itself to prevent further damage."
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He proudly told his parents of splinting an infant's leg, and after meeting a young orphaned boy in Haiti named D'James, tried to persuade his family to adopt him.
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Additionally, there are a variety of splinting options that may be recommended in order to best manage your child's spasticity.
Hand Splinting 2010
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However, spasticity is most commonly treated with passive range of motion (stretching) and splinting.
Hand Splinting 2010
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I tried splinting my hand for months - but it wouldn't heal - so I made an appointment with Dr. Mikola.
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And I didn't have to worry about the long-term side effects of the treatment, since they've been splinting broken bones for a while now.
mrissa: Hollywood broken leg theory mrissa 2010
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Democrats are counting on the TEA party splinting off into a third party, thereby taking votes from Republicans and watering down the conservative vote.
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In addition, buddy splinting the injured toe to the adjacent toe will provide additional immobilization and stability.
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In addition, buddy splinting the injured toe to the adjacent toe will provide additional immobilization and stability.
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Does the kit include a first-aid kit with splinting materials to repair the wrist you broke shooting .460 out of a short-barreled handgun?
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