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chapter 21 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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rehabilitation | care given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an illness, surgery or injury |
restorative care | care given after rehabilitation to maintain a person's function, improve quality of life, and increase independence |
range of motion (ROM) | exercise that put a particular joint through its full arc of motion |
active range of motion (AROM) | exercises that put a joint through its full arc of motion that are performed by the affected person alone, without outside assistance |
passive range of motion (PROM) | exercise to put a joint through its full arc of motion but that are performed by a person with some help from the affected person |
abduction | moving a body part away from the midline of the body |
adduction | moving a body part toward the midline of the body |
extension | straightening a body part |
flexion | bending a body part |
dorsiflexion | bending backward |
rotation | turning a joint |
pronation | turning downward |
supination | turning upward |
opposition | toughing the thumb to any other finger |