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| attacked by disease; afflicted |
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| act of walking or being able to walk |
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| piece of equipment (eg crutch, cane, or walker) used to provide support or stability for a person when walking |
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| wooden or metal crutches, adjustable or nonadjustable, that fit under a person's upper arms and into the axilla with a handpiece to grasp |
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| cane with three or four feet that forms a wider BOS than the single crutch tip; also referred to as a three- or four-footed, quad, or hemi cane |
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| backward flexion or bending, as of the hand or foot; for example, when the top of the foot (dorsum) approaches the lower leg or ankle, dorsiflexion has occurred |
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| wooden or metal crutches with a full or half cuff that fits over a person's forearms and with a handpiece to grasp; also known as Lofstrand or Canadian crutches |
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| repetitive, alternate, reciprocal forward movement of an ambulation aid (eg a crutch or cane) and a person's opposite LE |
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| activites identified by an individual as essential to support the person's physical and psychological well-being and to create a personal sense of well-being |
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| manner or style of walking |
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| object or apparatus that immobilizes or prevents motion, such as a cast or brace |
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| check constantly on a given condition or phenomenon, such as BP, HR, RR |
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| wooden or metal bars, adjustable or nonadjustable, that are horizontal and prallel to each other and attached to vertical uprights to provide a stable, nonmobile support for a person who requires an ambulation aid |
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| lower portion of the trunk of the body |
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| wooden or metal crutches with an adjustable or nonadjustable platform for a person's forearm to rest on and aid in weight bearing |
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| corresponding but reversed on both sides |
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| vertical piece of wood joining two steps; the back of the steps |
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| pertaining to the scapula |
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| long and pointed bony projection |
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| three-one-point gait (PWB-Partial weight bearing) |
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| one LE is FWB and the opposite LE is PWB; bilateral canes, crutches, or a walker is used to partially support the body weight as the person bears weight on the PWB LE; the FWB LE advances independtly, and the ambulation aids and PWB LE advance simultaneously |
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| three-point gait (NWB- non weight bearing) |
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| one LE is FWB, and the opposite LE is NWB; bilateral crutches or a walker is used to support the person's weight when the weight bearing LE advances |
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| use of three points as supports, such as a cane or crutch tips and a person's feet, with the tips in front of and to the side of the person's feet to form a BOS when the person stands |
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| broad, flat surface on the femur at the upper end of its lateral surface (greater trochanter) |
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| repetitive, simultaneous, reciprocal forward movement of an ambulation aid (crutch or cane) and a person's opposite LE |
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| pertaining to the ulna, one of the two bones of the forearm |
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| ambulation aid, usually with four contacts that are placed on the floor and a frame to support the patient's weight and provide stability during ambulation |
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