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| This is the complete extent of movement of which a joint is normally capable |
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| joint movement activated by the person |
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| fixation or immobilization of a joint |
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| decrease in the size of a body structure |
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| efficient use of the body as a machine and as a means of locomotion |
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| hard nonvascular connective tissue found in the joints as well as in the nose, ear, thorax, trachea, and larynx |
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| permanently contracted state of a muscle |
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| position in which the person sits on the edge of the bed with legs and feet dangling over the side of the bed |
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| active exertion of muscles involving the contraction and relaxation of muscle groups |
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| decreased muscle tone; synonym for hypotonicity |
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| complication resulting from extended plantar flexion |
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| exercise involving muscle contractions with resistance varying at a constant rate |
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| exercise in which muscle tension occurs without a significant change in muscle length |
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| movement in which muscles shorten (con-tract) and move |
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| tough fibrous bands that bind joints together and connect bones and cartilage |
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| negative nitrogen balance |
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| condition resulting in muscle wasting and decreased physical energy for movement and work (e.g., anorexia nervosa and certain cancers) |
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| nerve cells, which conduct impulses from one part of the body to another |
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| the correction or prevention of disorders of body structures used in locomotion |
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| condition characterized by loss of calcium from bone tissue |
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| absence of strength secondary to nervous impairment |
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| impaired muscle strength or weakness |
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| manual or mechanical means of moving the joints |
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| practice of designing equipment and work tasks to conform to the capability of the worker in relation to patient care |
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| strong, flexible, inelastic fibrous bands that attach muscle to bone |
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| normal, partially steady state of muscle contraction |
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