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| performed by the resident. |
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| moving about or walking in an upright position. |
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| apparatus that enables an individual to perform activities by compensating for a disability. |
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| cause a part of the body to be unmovable- (e.g., casts or splints applied to limbs). |
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| is performed by a health care worker when a resident is unable to carry out such movements, or when active range of motion is medically contraindicated. |
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| capable of development into actuality. |
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| an artificial substitute for a missing body part (e.g., dentures, artificial limbs). |
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| Restoration/Rehabilitation |
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| process of restoring a disabled individual to the highest level of physical, psychological, social and economic functioning possible. |
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| Range of Motion (ROM) exercises |
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| a series of exercises designed to move each joint through its range. |
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