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Active and Passive Range of Motion. Active Range of Motion (AROM). This is the space in which you move a part of your body by using your muscles. You make the effort without outside help. For ...
Shoulders: Doorway chest stretch. If a partner is assisting with this exercise, they will move your arms through the motion. Bend your elbow to 90 degrees and line your forearm in an upright ...
pain relief. improved mobility. enhanced strength and flexibility. increased balance and coordination. faster recovery from injuries or surgeries. prevention of future difficulties. education on ...
Gait training is a type of physical therapy. It can help improve your ability to stand and walk. Your doctor may recommend gait training if you’ve had an illness or injury that affects your ...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels. CVDs constitute a class of diseases that includes: coronary artery diseases (e.g. angina, heart attack), heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, congenital heart disease, valvular heart disease, carditis, aortic aneurysms, peripheral artery disease ...
Abbreviations are used very frequently in medicine. They boost efficiency as long as they are used intelligently. The advantages of brevity should be weighed against the possibilities of obfuscation (making the communication harder for others to understand) and ambiguity (having more than one possible interpretation).
Gait training or gait rehabilitation is the act of learning how to walk, either as a child, or, more frequently, after sustaining an injury or disability.Normal human gait is a complex process, which happens due to co-ordinated movements of the whole of the body, requiring the whole of Central Nervous System - the brain and spinal cord, to function properly.
Soft-tissue mobilization therapy is used to treat some kinds of soft tissue injuries. It’s a type of manual therapy. Some people believe it can help: relax tense muscles. reduce scar tissue ...