Activity and Exercise Important Terms

Question 1

activity intolerance

Answer 1

type and amount of exercise or work that a person in able to perform without undue exertion or injury

Question 2

activities of daily living (ADLs)

Answer 2

activities usually performed in the course of a normal day in the patient’s life such as eating, dressing, bathing, brushing the teeth, or grooming

Question 3

body alignment

Answer 3

posture

Question 4

body mechanics

Answer 4

coordinated efforts of the musculoskeletal and nervous system to maintain proper balance, posture, and body alignment

Question 5

isotonic contractions

Answer 5

muscle contractions making the body move

Question 6

concentric tension

Answer 6

muscle shortening resulting in movement

Question 7

eccentric tension

Answer 7

lengthening of a muscle to control speed and directional movement

Question 8

isometric contraction

Answer 8

muscle tension or muscle work, but no shortening or lengthening

Question 9

proprioception

Answer 9

ability of the body to sense its position and movement in space

Question 10

stretch reflex

Answer 10

maintaining constancy of muscle length (if a book is placed in your hand)