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| Maintaining optimal body position. |
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| Effect of rubbing or the resistance that a moving body meets from the surface on which it moves. |
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AKA - Articulation
Connection between bones. |
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| Awareness of the position of the body and its parts and is dependent on impulses from the inner ear and from receptors in joints and ligaments. |
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| Manner or style of walking, including rhythm, cadence, and speed. |
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| Head of bed is elevated between 45 to 60 degrees. |
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| Head of bed is elevated to 90 degrees. |
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| Head of bed is elevated to 30 degrees. |
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| Patient rests on their back. |
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| Weakness or paralysis of muscles that prevents people from lifting the front part of the foot. |
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| Semi-prone on the right or left side with the opposite arm, thigh, and knee flexed and resting on the bed. Weight is on the anterior ilium, humerus and clavicle. |
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A drop in blood pressure of 20mmHg or more systolic and 10mmHg or more diastolic when rising from a sitting position.
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| Alternately bearing weight on one or both legs and on the crutches. |
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