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Chapter 27
Exercise and Activity
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abduction | moving body part away from body |
| Adduction | moving body part towards your body |
| Ambulation | act of walking |
| Atrophy | decrease in size (shrink), wasting away of tissue |
| Contracture | lack of joint mobility, caused by normal shortening of muscle |
| Deconditioning | loss of muscle strength from inactivity |
| Dorsiflexion | bending toes and foot up at ankle |
| Extension | straightening a body part |
| External rotation | turning joint outward |
| Flexion | bending a body part |
| Footdrop | the foot falls down at the ankle: permanent plantar flexion |
| Hyperextension | excessive straightening of a body part |
| Internal rotation | turning the joint inward |
| Orthostatic hypotension | abnormally low blood pressure, when the person suddenly stands up: postural hypo tension |
| Plantar flexion | the foot in bent , bending the foot down at the ankle |
| Postural hypotension | orthostatic hypotension |
| Pronation | turning the joint downward |
| Range of motion | movement of a joint to the extent possible without causing pain |
| Rotation | turning the joint |
| Supination | turning the joint upward |
| Syncope | a brief loss of consciousness, fainting |