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32 Cards in this Set
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Contracture |
The lack of joint mobility from abnormal shortening of muscle |
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Deconditioning |
Loss of muscle strength from inactivity |
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Dorsiflexion |
Bending toes and foot up at the ankle |
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Atrophy |
Decrease in size or wasting away of tissue |
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Extension |
Straightening a body part |
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External rotation |
Turning joint outward |
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Flexion |
Bending a body part |
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Footdrop |
Foot drops down at the anklepermanent plantar flexion |
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Hyperextension |
Excessive straightening of a body part |
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Internal rotation |
Turning the joint inward |
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Muscle atrophy |
Decrease in size wasting away of muscle |
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Orthosis |
Process of straightening or correcting a deformality |
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Orthotic |
A apparatus worn to support oe align weak body parts or to prevent or correct problems with musculoskeletal system |
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Plantar flexion |
Foot is bent with the toes pointing away from the leg |
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Prostheses |
Artificial teplacement for missing body part |
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Supination |
Turning palm outward |
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Abduction |
Movement of body away from the medial plane |
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Adduction |
Movement of body part towards the medial plane |
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Arthritis |
Joint inflammation |
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Arthroplasty |
Surgical teplacement of a joint |
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Back brace |
An apparatus worn to support or align weak back structures or prevent or correct problems with the musculoskeletal system in the back |
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Cartilage |
Connective tissue that cushions a joint |
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Fracture # or fx |
A broken bone |
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Gangrene |
Condition in which there is death of tissue |
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Gout |
Painful disease caused by accumulation od uric acid in the cartilage of a joint |
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Orthostatic hypotension |
Drop in blood pressure when client stands up |
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Osteoporosis |
Bone disorder in which the bone becomes porous or brittle |
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Pronation |
Turning palm downward |
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ROM |
Moving a joint to the extent possible without causing pain |
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Rehabilitation |
Process of resorting a client to the highest level of functioning possible through the use of therapy, exercise or other methods |
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Rotation |
Turning the joint |
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Syncope |
Brief loss of consciousness, fainting |
