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| Abduction | Moving a body part away from the midline
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| Adduction | Moving a body part toward the midline
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| Extension | Straightening a body part
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| Flexion | Bending a body part
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| Dorsiflexion | Bending the toes and foot up at the ankle
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| Hyperextension | Excessive straightening of a body part
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| Opposition | Touching an opposite finger with the thumb
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| Pronation | Turning the joint downward
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| Internal Rotation | Turning the joint inward
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| External Rotation | Turing the joint outward
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| Pronation | Turning the joint downward
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| Rotation | Turning the joint
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| Supination | Turning the joint upward
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| Plantar Flexion | Bending the foot down at the ankle
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| Deviation | abduction and or adduction from the midline. Used for wrist motion
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| Inversion | Turning inward
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| Eversion | Turning outward
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| Contracture | the abnormal shortening of muscle that makes normal movement at the joint difficult or impossible
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| AROM | muscle movements produced by the patient's effort with little or no help from others
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| PROM | Exercises that are done for the individual by the health team member
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| Disability | Any lost, absent, or impaired physical or mental function
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| Prosthesis | An artificial replacement for a missing body part
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| Rehabilitation | The process of restoring the person to his or her highest possible level of function
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| Atrophy | A decrease in size or wasting away of tissue
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| Contracture | The lack of joint mobility caused by abnormal shortening of a muscle
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| Deconditioning | The loss of muscle strength as a result of inactivity
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| Orthostatic hypotension | An abnormally low blood pressure when the person suddenly stands
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| Footdrop | Another name for permanent plantar flexion
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| Syncope | Fainting
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| Ambulatoni | The act of walking
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| Footboard | Device that prevents plantar flexion
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| Trochanter Rolls | Adaptive device that prevents hips and legs from external rotation
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| Handgrips | Adaptive device that help to prevent contractures of the thumb, fingers and wrist
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| AAROM | Exercises that are done by the person with the assistance of the health team member
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