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ICD-9 Codes
— International Classification of Diseases Codes.
IME
— (Independent Medical Examination.) An examination arranged by a third party payer which is theoretically designed to impartially evaluate a patients disability or another doctor’s diagnosis or treatment plan.
Impairment
— A loss, alteration or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function.
Inferior
— Lower in position.
Inflammation
— A reaction of soft tissue due to injury that may include malfunction, discomfort, rise in temperature, swelling, and increased blood supply.
Injury Rehabilitation— The process of restoration of skills by a person who has had an illness or injury so as to regain maximum self-sufficiency and function in a normal or as near normal manner as possible. For example, rehabilitation after a stroke may help the patient walk again and speak clearly again.
The word comes from the Latin "rehabilitare" meaning to make fit again.
Initial Intensive Care
— A type of chiropractic care characterized by frequent visits for the purpose of eliminating or reducing the patients major complaint.
Insurance
— A policy in which you pay a company premiums to take the risk that they might have to pay you back a lot more for treatments necessary for symptom relief.
Interference
— Damage or deficit to the nervous system.
Intervertebral Disc
— Fibrocartilage padding between vertebral bodies that act as a shock absorber, with a pulpy center that acts as a ball-bearing.
Intervertebral Foramina
— The lateral opening through which spinal nerve roots exit the spinal column.
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