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Magnetic resonance imaging

Imaging using magnetic fields and radio waves, particularly useful for discs, the spinal cord and...

Magnetic susceptibility artifact

MRI distortion or signal loss caused by local magnetic susceptibility differences, particularly near metal, air...

Manual therapy

Hands-on techniques applied to joints or soft tissues and integrated into care as appropriate.Lire cette...

Massage therapy

Use of hands-on soft-tissue techniques for relaxation, comfort or symptom management.Lire cette fiche en françaisIn...

Mass effect

Mass effect is a change in the position or shape of a structure caused by...

Mechanical pain

Pain whose intensity changes with movement, posture or loading; this pattern does not identify a...

Mechanoreception

Detection of mechanical stimuli such as pressure, stretch or vibration by receptors that convert them...

Mechanotransduction

Conversion of mechanical forces into biochemical cellular responses, contributing to tissue adaptation to its environment.Lire...

Meningocele

Malformation in which meninges and cerebrospinal fluid protrude through a spinal defect, without spinal cord...

Meyerding grade

The Meyerding grade classifies how far one vertebra has slipped relative to the vertebra below...