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Isometric exercises
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Exercise where there is muscle contraction w/o moving the joint
(muscle length does not change) Good for casts |
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Isokinetic Exercises
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Involve muscle contraction or tension agst resistance.
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Aerobic Exercise
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Activity during which amount of O2 taken in the body is greater than that used to perform activity.
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Anaerobic Exercise
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Used in endurance training for athletes such as weight lifting and sprinting
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Anabolism
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Protein synthesis
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Catabolism
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Protein Breakdown
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ankylosed
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permanently immobile
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Atrophy
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unused muscles decrease in size
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Base of support
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the foundation on which the body rests.
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Center of gravity
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the point which all of the body's mass is centered
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Contracture
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Permanent shortening of the muscle
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Crepitation
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Palpable or audible crackling or grating sensation produced by joint motion.
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Orthopneic position
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client sits in bed or on side of bed with an overbed table across the lap
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Dorsal recumbent position
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the client's head and shoulders are slightly elevated on a small pillow.
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Supine position
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flat, head and shoulders not elevated.
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Prone position
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client lies on abdomen with the head turned to one side.
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Lateral position
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side lying position.
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Sims Position
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the client assumes a posture halfway between lateral and prone
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Embolus
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An object that has moved from its place of origin, causing obstruction to circulation elsewhere.
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thrombophlebitis
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A clot that is loosely attached to an inflamed vein wall.
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Orthostatic hypotension
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Blood pools in the lower extremeties & central blood pressure drops. (during prolonged immobility)
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flaccid
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w/o muscle tone
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Hypertrophy
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Muscles enlarge due to strenuous exercise
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Lordosis
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an exaggerated anterior/inward curvature of the lumbar spine
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Proprioception
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awareness of posture, movement and changes in equilibrium
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Valsalva maneuver
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holding the breath and straining against a closed glottis
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