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Rehab and End-of-Life Care

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Abduction   moving a body part away from the midline of the body  
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Active Assisted Range of Motion   exercises to put a joint through its full arc of motion that are done by a resident with some help from a staff member  
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Adaptive Devices   special equipment that helps a person who is ill or disabled perform ADLs; also called assistive devices  
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Adduction   moving a body part toward the midline of the body  
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Dorsiflexion   bending backward  
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Extension   straightening a body part  
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Flexion   bending a body part  
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Foot Drop   weakness of muscles in the feet and ankles that interferes with the ability to flex the ankles and walk normally  
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Hyperextension   extending a joint beyond its normal range of motion  
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Opposition   touching the thumb to any other finger  
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Orthotic Devices   devices applied externally to limbs to support, protect, improve function, and prevent complications  
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Physiatrists   doctors who specialize in rehabilitation  
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Pronation   turning downward  
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Rehabilitation   care that is managed by professionals to restore a person to the highest possible level of functioning after an illness or injury  
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Restorative Care   care used after rehabilitation to maintain a person's function and increase independence  
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Rotation   turning the joint  
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Supination   turning upward  
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Anticipatory Grief   a period of mourning when the dying person or his family is expecting the death  
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Bereavement   the period following a loss in which mourning occurs  
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Complicated Grief   grief complicated by disorders or conditions, such as depression and substance abuse  
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Grief   a deeply emotional process that is a response to loss  
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Mourning   the period in which people work to adapt a loss; influenced by culture, tradition, and society  
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Palliative Care   care given to people who have serious, life-threatening diseases; goals are to control symptoms, reduce suffering, prevent side effects and complications, and maintain quality of life  
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Postmortem Care   care for the body after death  
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Rigor Mortis   Latin for "stiffness of death;" refers to the stiffness that occurs after death due to muscles becoming rigid  
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