To help you recover: 1  Rest if you have severe pain. Otherwise, stay active. 2  Try using a heating pad on a low or medium setting for 15 to 20 minutes every 2 or 3 hours. Try a warm shower in place of one session with the heating pad. 3  Do the exercises that your doctor or physical therapist suggests.
Named after A. von Wassermann. The Wassermann test is based on the ability of blood serum of syphilitic patients to form a complex with the appropriate antigen that absorbs complement (a component of normal serum); erythrocytes of sheepâs blood serve as the antigen, and the antibody is human blood serum.
Timed Up and Go test. The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) is a simple test used to assess a person's mobility and requires both static and dynamic balance. It uses the time that a person takes to rise from a chair, walk three meters, turn around, walk back to the chair, and sit down.