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9 Cards in this Set
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Active Range of Motion
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performed by the resident
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Ambulation
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moving about or walking in an upright position
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Assistive Device
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Apparatus that enables an individual to perform activities by compensating for a disability
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Immobilize
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cause a part of the body to be immovable (casts, splints)
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Passive Range of Motion
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is performed by a health care worker when a resident is unable to carry out such movements, or when active range of motion is medically contraindicated
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Potential
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capable of development into actuality
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Prosthesis
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an artificial substitute for a missing body part
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Restoration / Rehabilitation
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process of restoring a disabled individual to the highest level of physical, psychological, social and economic functioning possible
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Range of Motion (ROM) exercises
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a series of exercises designed to move each joint through its range
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